2024-04-23T11:33:48-05:00 2023-06-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 300 CROWN COLONY DRIVE SUITE 310 QUINCY MA 02169 990 2022-07-01 042108374 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MASS 6176460520 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 02215 CATHERINE ALLGOR PRESIDENT 6175361608 2024-04-19 1 CATHERINE ALLGOR 999009999 0 DANIELLE NIHILL P01350943 6179848100 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CATHERINE ALLGOR 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 02215 12193769 0 X WWW.MASSHIST.ORG X 1791 MA THE MHS SEEKS TO MAKE AMERICAN HISTORY RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE. 25 25 83 70 576370 94510 2135548 2392568 161800 90041 7198030 1133913 38031 82102 9533409 3698624 177913 232375 0 0 5030422 5731741 0 0 795413 3435242 3515624 8643577 9479740 889832 -5781116 141808297 141301396 2247858 2160729 139560439 139140667 X TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION BY COLLECTING AND COMMUNICATING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT FOSTER HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE. 0 0 5589662 232375 90041 AS THE NATIONS' FIRST HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MHS) STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S PAST AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATING THAT HISTORY IS NOT JUST A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO INDIVIDUALS LONG AGO BUT IS INTEGRAL TO THE FABRIC OF OUR DAILY LIVES. ITS COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN AMERICAN HISTORY. BEYOND RESEARCH, THE MHS OFFERS MANY WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDING ENGAGING PROGRAMS, THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, AND TEACHER WORKSHOPS.PLEASE SEE SCH. O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS & DESCRIPTIONS.COLLECTIONS - THE SOCIETY'S EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS TELL THE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH MILLIONS OF RARE AND UNIQUE DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND NATIONAL TREASURES, INCLUDING THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF THREE PRESIDENTS JOHN ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON. THROUGH ITS RESEARCH LIBRARY, ONLINE RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS, THE MHS MAKES ITS HOLDINGS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR COUNTRY. PAUL REVERE'S HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF HIS FAMOUS RIDE, THOMAS JEFFERSON'S AND JOHN ADAM'S MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ELBRIDGE GERRY'S ANNOTATED COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION ARE AMONG THE MANY ICONIC AMERICAN DOCUMENTS OF THE MHS. SPANNING FOUR CENTURIES, THE LETTERS, DIARIES, AND OTHER PERSONAL PAPERS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THEIR BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, NEWSPAPERS, ARTIFACTS, AND WORKS OF ART HAVE BECOME ESSENTIAL PRIMARY SOURCES FOR THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THE LIBRARY IS FREE AND OPEN TO RESEARCHERS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF INTEREST. THE LIBRARY DOES NOT LEND MATERIALS, BUT ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN USING THE COLLECTION CAN REGISTER AS A RESEARCHER AND USE MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY. IN MANY CASES, SELECTED MATERIALS CAN BE REPRODUCED AND SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT VISIT LIBRARY IN PERSON.EXHIBITIONS - THE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATE THE PERSPECTIVE AMERICAN HISTORY BRINGS TO OUR OWN TIME AND ILLUSTRATE HOW IT SUSTAINS OUR REPUBLIC AND GUIDES OUR FUTURE. AS A MAJOR HISTORY PRESENTATION VENUE FOR THE REGION, THE MHS PRODUCES EXHIBITIONS THAT ARE THEMATIC, TELL STORIES, AND EXPLORE HOW TURNING POINTS IN THE PAST ARE REFLECTED IN CULTURE TODAY. THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2023, VISITORS TO OUR BUILDING WERE ABLE TO ENJOY TWO EXHIBITIONS. PART 3 OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS: OBJECTS THAT FASCINATE, INTEREST & INSPIRE WAS OPEN FROM OCTOBER 10, 2022, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2023. AMONG THE ECLECTIC CROSS SECTION OF VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE ITEMS ON DISPLAY, VISITORS WERE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A 1692 PETITION TO SPARE A WOMAN'S LIFE, A PORTRAIT OF A SOLDIER WHOSE IMAGE WAS PRESERVED BUT NOT HIS NAME, A BRONZE HOT DOG PRESENTED AS A CAMPAIGN GIFT IN THE 20TH CENTURY, AND A WOODEN SCREW USED TO MAKE A MAMMOTH CHEESE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. ON MAY 1, 2023, WE OPENED MASSART AT 150: TRADITION AND INNOVATION. THE EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSART, THE FIRST INDEPENDENT PUBLICLY FUNDED ART AND DESIGN COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES. VISITORS WERE ABLE TO VIEW A RETROSPECTIVE OF STUDENT AND ALUMNI WORK CREATED IN RESPONSE TO A MASTERWORK PERFORMED BY HANDEL + HAYDN AND EXPLORE A SELECTION OF CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, ADVERTISING, EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND INNOVATIONS DESIGNED BY MASSART ALUMNI CURATED BY MASSART'S ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT.EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - CONTINUING TO DEVELOP A VIBRANT SELECTION OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENABLES THE MHS TO HELP ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S PAST AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT. WHERE OPINIONS VARY, THE MHS PROVIDES A FORUM FOR DEBATE. PROGRAMMING DESIGNED FOR BOTH GENERAL AND SCHOLARLY AUDIENCES ATTRACTED MORE THAN 8,290 ATTENDEES AT PROGRAMS, SEMINAR SESSIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 INCLUDING THE AASLH AWARD-WINNING SERIES ON DISABILITY IN THE AMERICAN PAST, OCTOBER 28, 2022; THE REVOLUTIONARY: SAMUEL ADAMS WITH STACY SCHIFF IN CONVERSATION WITH SARA GEORGINI; TEACHING WHITE SUPREMACY: AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC ORDEAL AND THE FORGING OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY WITH DONALD YACOVONE IN CONVERSATION WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.; AND LYDIA MARIA CHILD: A RADICAL AMERICAN LIFE WITH LYDIA MOLAND IN CONVERSATION WITH MEGAN MARSHALL. AS WELL, WE HOSTED PROGRAMS ON LOCAL LGBTQ+ HISTORY AND BOSTON'S LITTLE SYRIA NEIGHBORHOOD.RESEARCH THE SOCIETY STRIVES TO FOSTER A RESEARCH COMMUNITY THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTES THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION. WE OFFER AN EXCEPTIONAL RANGE OF RESOURCES FOR MAKING AND SHARING HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES INCLUDING PUBLIC TALKS, TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARLY SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND LIBRARY. WE AWARDED 59 FELLOWSHIPS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 INCLUDING MHS-NEH LONG-TERM, MHS SHORT-TERM, NERFC, TEACHER, AND STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS). EACH YEAR, THE MHS WELCOMES A WIDE VARIETY OF RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILY HISTORIANS TO PROFESSORS AND PULITZER PRIZEWINNING AUTHORS. THESE RESEARCHERS NETWORK, SHARE THEIR FINDINGS, AND EXCHANGE IDEAS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THERE WERE 2,440 RESEARCH VISITS FROM 705 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS FROM 35 STATES AND 13 COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE US.PUBLICATION AND DOCUMENTARY EDITING INCLUDING THE ADAMS PAPERS -THE MHS BEGAN PUBLISHING BOOKS IN 1792 AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING PUBLISHERS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE PRINTED BOOKS, ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, A NEWSLETTER, AND SCHOLARLY JOURNAL. THE MHS PUBLISHES PRINT AND ELECTRONIC WORKS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE CONTENT OF SOME OF ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THEM. AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE MHS MAINTAINS ITS OWN PUBLISHING PROGRAM AND HOSTS THE OFFICES OF THE ADAMS PAPERS EDITORIAL PROJECT. FOUNDED IN 1954, THE PROJECT PREPARES A COMPREHENSIVE EDITION, IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS, OF THE MANUSCRIPTS WRITTEN AND RECEIVED BY THREE GENERATION OF THE ADAMS FAMILY OF BRAINTREE AND QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. THE ADAMS FAMILY PAPERS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION AT THE MHS FORMS THE NUCLEUS OF THE PROJECT, ALTHOUGH THE EDITORS HAVE GATHERED MORE THAN 30,000 COPIES OF ADDITIONAL ADAMS WRITINGS FROM HUNDREDS OF LIBRARIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. TO DATE, NEARLY 60 PRINT VOLUMES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MOST OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS PART OF THE ADAMS PAPERS DIGITAL EDITION. 5589662 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 99 0 1 83 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 25 25 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X CATHERINE ALLGOR 6176460520 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 02215 MELINDA BARBER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH A CHANG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY COTT TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A EWALD TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANNETTE GORDON-REED TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN W HUNNEWELL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 G NATHANIEL JEPPSON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 RENE JONES TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT KWAK TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANTHONY H LENESS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE CRAIGE MCNAY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE NEE NELSON TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN O'LEARY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT G RIPLEY JR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL W SANDMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE BABSON JR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SEGEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD L WIDMER TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH BRYANT WITTENBERG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE ALLGOR PRESIDENT 35.00 X 287347 0 30054 NEWCOMB STILLWELL CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN C ADAMS VICE CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER F AMES VICE CHAIR 3.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD BALDINI TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 LEVIN H CAMPBELL JR SECRETARY 3.00 X 0 0 0 G MARSHALL MORIARTY CHAIR OF ADVISORS 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRENDA M LAWSON SENIOR VP OF COLLECTIONS & CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 151480 0 33430 PETER DRUMMEY CHIEF HISTORIAN & LIBRARIAN 35.00 X 143508 0 12296 SARA MARTIN EDITOR IN CHIEF 35.00 X 123486 0 13628 VICTORIA MCKAY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 35.00 X 110114 0 39202 KANISORN WONGSRICHANALAI DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH 35.00 X 116813 0 19354 932748 0 147964 6 0 1 0 WINTER STREET CFO LLC 125 ROCKY BROOK ROAD NORTH ANDOVER MA 01845 CFO CONSULTANT 153048 COMTEC SOLUTIONS LLC 100 ELMGROVE PART ROCHESTER NY 14624 IT SERVICES 130714 2 361247 2031321 296526 2392568 SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS 611600 57476 57476 READING ROOM REVENUE 900099 21508 21508 SALE OF PUBLICATIONS 513190 11057 11057 90041 100323 100323 41485 41485 6668 8074 -1406 -1406 -1406 9520661 8487071 1033590 1033590 576370 457220 OTHER INCOME 900099 42023 42023 42023 3698624 90041 576370 639645 232375 232375 324475 188196 136279 4362321 3436821 570032 355468 145277 110479 21563 13235 573702 452375 73943 47384 325966 243999 47475 34492 2456 2456 78230 78230 926990 926990 523945 52836 470609 500 60233 25118 27628 7487 214730 121170 45009 48551 436777 43340 389437 4000 26987 13603 12363 1021 27931 27931 33677 33677 484136 336433 82057 65646 96080 11280 84800 PROGRAM EXPENSES 290226 290051 175 PURCHASES OF COLLECTION 113921 113921 CULTIVATION EXPENSES 104717 11736 36431 56550 PRINTING 31281 10290 280 20711 63307 55904 3314 4089 9479740 5589662 3094665 795413 425349 386891 3124835 3209207 204370 130562 51680 41000 145977 199992 17949151 8454169 9769799 9494982 127669449 127469734 416838 369028 141808297 141301396 760848 833909 349660 335067 892815 792337 244535 199416 2247858 2160729 X 51651639 51570569 87908800 87570098 139560439 139140667 141808297 141301396 -5781116 5361344 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2830902 2939789 3770174 2135548 2392568 14068981 2830902 2939789 3770174 2135548 2392568 14068981 1689894 12379087 139293 130230 44621 29050 148476 491670 36340 28481 24104 14085 42023 145033 14705684 898340 0.84180 0.86680 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 36,340. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 28,481. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 24,104. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 14,085. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 42,023. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 127669448 253467 5587956 5927216 113921 127469734 137542351 60000 -5799985 3946173 186745 127669448 89532291 259450 51608214 3812183 45421 137542351 87613214 235571 5408354 3641368 83480 89532291 82595066 689193 7871247 3471403 70889 87613214 0.32552 0.14047 0.53402 0 0 200000 200000 470422 468152 2270 16533971 7630738 8903233 652367 355279 297088 92391 92391 9494982 SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 199416 199416 X 8027131 5361344 -113921 5247423 2779708 926990 -8074 918916 3698624 8446903 8074 8074 8438829 926990 113921 1040911 9479740 PART III, LINE 1A: THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASE OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR AS ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, REFERENCE WORKS, ART OBJECTS, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, HISTORIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUALLY. PART V, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY CLASSIFIES AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS (A) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF GIFTS DONATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, (B) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF SUBSEQUENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, AND (C) ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLICABLE DONOR'S GIFT INSTRUCTIONS AT THE TIME THE ACCUMULATION IS MADE TO THE FUND. THE SOCIETY HAS A POLICY OF APPROPRIATING FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR A PERCENTAGE OF INVESTED ASSETS COMPUTED ON A TRAILING 12-QUARTER QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF ITS ENDOWMENT ASSET MARKET VALUES. IN ESTABLISHING THIS POLICY, THE SOCIETY CONSIDERED THE LONG-TERM EXPECTED RETURNS ON ITS ENDOWMENT ASSETS. ACCORDINGLY, OVER THE LONG-TERM, THE SOCIETY EXPECTS THE SPENDING POLICY TO ALLOW ITS ENDOWMENT TO GROW AT A RATE IN EXCESS OF INFLATION. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. THE CUMULATIVE NET UNSPENT APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND TOGETHER WITH UNSPENT APPRECIATION ON UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION, EXCEPT BY THE EXPRESS APPROPRIATION ACTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C )(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SOCIETY IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM MASSACHUSETTS INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAD BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE SOCIETY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROCESS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS -113,921. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES -8,074. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSE 8,074. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS 113,921. CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 0 INVESTMENTS 15273212 0 0 0 0 0 0 15273212 0 15273212 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 FELLOWSHIPS 59 232375 N/A N/A PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE ITS LIBRARY. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO DISBURSING THE FINAL FELLOWSHIP PAYMENT, THE SOCIETY RECEIVES A REPORT FROM THE FELLOWS DETAILING THE COLLECTIONS MATERIALS USED AND HOW ACCESS TO THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS AIDED THEIR RESEARCH. X 1 1 X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CATHERINE ALLGOR PRESIDENT 287347 0 0 0 0 0 11683 0 18371 0 317401 0 0 0 BRENDA M LAWSON SENIOR VP OF COLLECTIONS & CONTENT D 151480 0 0 0 0 0 6353 0 27077 0 184910 0 0 0 PETER DRUMMEY CHIEF HISTORIAN & LIBRARIAN 143508 0 0 0 0 0 2600 0 9696 0 155804 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR CATHERINE ALLGOR, PRESIDENT. THE AMOUNT WAS PAID PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OUTLINED IN HER ORIGINAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER, IN CONSULTATION WITH OFFICERS APPROVE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION. PART I, LINE 4B CATHERINE ALLGOR - 457 PLAN EMPLOYEE SALARY DEFERRAL - $20,500 X 6 296526 FMV 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE CONTRIBUTORS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 DURING THE YEAR THE BOARD ENGAGED WITH WINTER STREET CFO, LLC TO PERFORM THE CFO WORK. WINTER STREET IS OVERSEEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS, KNOWN AS FELLOWS, AS WELL AS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, WHICH DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY IS GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE NOMINATED AND ELECTED. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL GOVERNANCE DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REQUIRING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SOCIETY REQUIRES THAT ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED COMPLETE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY QUESTIONAIRES AS THEY ARE COMPLETED ALONG WITH THE BOARD DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY, AND SUGGESTS ANY CONFLICTS TO GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. GENERAL COUNSEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING UP ON ANY POTENTIAL OR NOTED CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEN MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON HIS/HER COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED WAS IN 2023. EACH YEAR THE PRESIDENT, AS CEO, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND REPORTS HIS/HER DECISION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE PRESIDENT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED AS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED WAS IN 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND MASSACHUSETTS FORM PC ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AT MASSHIST.ORG. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CHARITIES.AGO.STATE.MA.US/CHARITIES/. THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. THE SOCIETY WILL MAKE PRINTED COPIES AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.