DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INC (EIN 04-3348183)
Tax period
2020-11-01 to 2021-10-31
Filed
2022-09-12
IRS object ID
202212559349302106
Schema version
2020v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-09-12T16:39:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14 BATTERYMARCH PARK SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityQUINCYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02169ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043348183EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUXBURY BAY MARITIME SCHOOL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDUXBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7819347555PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 263AAddressLine1Txt
CityDUXBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02331ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER HOOVERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7819347555PhoneNum
Signature2022-09-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPETERPersonFirstNm
Person LastHOOVERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSHANNON CROWLEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01594935PTIN
Phone7819821001PhoneNum
Preparation2022-09-09PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerANN MULLINSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 263AAddressLine1Txt
CityDUXBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02331ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,881,183GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DBMS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1997FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES, AND MEANS TO DUXBURY BAY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee83TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$368,811TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,098,107PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,560,031CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$641,556PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,020,527CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$11,073PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$513,470CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$120,949PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$367,169CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,871,685PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,461,197CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$13,033PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$30,288CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$946,477PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,240,923CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$127,269CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$857,771PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$946,194CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,817,281PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,217,405CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$54,404PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,243,792CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,017,500TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$14,304,736TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,071,692TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$213,928TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$12,945,808NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$14,090,808NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO CONNECT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ABILITIES AND MEANS TO DUXBURY BAY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT STIMULATE INDIVIDUAL GROWTH AND AN ENDURING LOVE AND APPRECIATION OF THE SEA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$452,182ExpenseAmt
Grant$7,215GrantAmt
Revenue$303,636RevenueAmt
DescSAILING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR ALL AGES WHICH FOLLOW A PROGRESSION FROM BASIC INSTRUCTION TO REFINED SAILING AND RACING SKILLS TO BUILD SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE NECESSARY TO FEEL AT HOME ON THE WATER. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 650 STUDENTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$698,793ExpenseAmt
Grant$10,342GrantAmt
Revenue$347,482RevenueAmt
DescROWING PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR ALL AGES ON BOTH A COMPETITIVE AND RECEREATIONAL LEVEL, FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 525 PARTICIPANTS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$671,411ExpenseAmt
Grant$12,731GrantAmt
Revenue$341,249RevenueAmt
DescMARITIME EDUCATION SERVICES INCLUDE A WIDE VARIETY OF BOTH WATER AND LAND BASED EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING MARINE SCIENCE, POWER BOATING, KAYAKING AND SUP CLASSES (APPROXIMATELY 600 PARTICIPANTS).Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,822,386TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingYes (1)SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee83EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDRA SPOLSINOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7819347555PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1457 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDUXBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02331ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
TONY CHAMBERLAIN UNTIL 0521
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FREDERIC CLIFFORD UNTIL 0521
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN DAHLEN UNTIL 0321
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES HEWITT III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHERMAN HOYT UNTIL 0521
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAUKE KITE-POWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER LAWRENCE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES LEONARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOLLY MORRIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY MUNCEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY POWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER QUIGLEY UNTIL 1021
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEANINE STANWOOD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER WELDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN MULLINS
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHARLES KANE JR
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER HOOVER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
VERONICA MCCARTHY
CLERK1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWARD LAWSON UNTIL 1220
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$165,495$0$5,853Yes (X)
ALEXANDRA SPOLSINO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR A/O 1/1/2140.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$165,495TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$5,853TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$489,819GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,070,212AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$269,095NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,560,031TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
MARITIME EDUCATION611600$369,409$341,249$28,160
ROWING611600$347,482$347,482
SAILING611600$303,636$303,636
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,020,527TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$37,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$37,314ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$499,846RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$258,474RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$241,372RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$241,372TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$271,479UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$30,107ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,517,261SecuritiesAmt
Other$48,866OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,053,537SecuritiesAmt
Other$36,434OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$463,724SecuritiesAmt
Other$12,432OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$476,156TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$476,156ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$100,386FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$44,094FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$56,292TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$56,292ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$96,952GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$27,447CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$69,505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$69,172UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$333ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,461,197TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$992,367RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$368,811UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$539,988ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,288TotalAmt
Program Services$30,288ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,697TotalAmt
Program Services$61,018ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,509FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$941,118TotalAmt
Program Services$805,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,256FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,681TotalAmt
Program Services$93,599ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,427ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,655FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,427TotalAmt
Program Services$76,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,923FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,781TotalAmt
Management And General$22,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt
Management And General$2,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,754TotalAmt
Program Services$3,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,254FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,111TotalAmt
Program Services$10,888ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,134FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,593TotalAmt
Program Services$55,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,272FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,201TotalAmt
Management And General$48,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,657TotalAmt
Program Services$482,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,950FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,395TotalAmt
Program Services$77,670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,633ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,092FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES AND OTHER$72,908$64,572$7,687$649
EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND MA$59,300$56,670$1,293$1,337
FEES AND PERMITS$28,994$5,016$20,740$3,238

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,217,405TotalAmt
Program Services$1,822,386ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$267,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127,269FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,504BOYAmt
EOY$214,787EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$650,822BOYAmt
EOY$162,952EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,084BOYAmt
EOY$4,300EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,739BOYAmt
EOY$14,223EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,861BOYAmt
EOY$109,375EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,842,025LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$5,340,260LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,682,249BOYAmt
EOY$11,501,765EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,518,241BOYAmt
EOY$2,297,334EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,017,500BOYAmt
EOY$14,304,736EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,453BOYAmt
EOY$65,122EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,770BOYAmt
EOY$148,806EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,904,469BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,071,692BOYAmt
EOY$213,928EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,252,955BOYAmt
EOY$13,885,825EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$692,853BOYAmt
EOY$204,983EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,945,808BOYAmt
EOY$14,090,808EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,017,500BOYAmt
EOY$14,304,736EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,243,792ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$98,792NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SchoolYes (X)SchoolInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$250AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$30,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,332,427OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,332,427BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,695,642OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,463,121DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,232,521BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$271,686OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$127,539DepreciationAmt
Book Value$144,147BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$385,111OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$210,498DepreciationAmt
Book Value$174,613BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,157,159OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,539,102DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,618,057BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,501,765TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,662,132TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$98,792NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$330,015OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$231,223RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,430,909RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$30,288OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$30,288RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,461,197TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,517,132TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$330,015OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$330,015ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,187,117ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$30,288OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$30,288ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,217,405TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 258,474. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44,094. COST OF GOODS SOLD 27,447.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 30,288.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 258,474. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 44,094. COST OF GOODS SOLD 27,447.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FINANCIAL AID 30,288.

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy StmtYes (1)NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmtInd
Policy Stmt In Brochures EtcYes (1)PolicyStmtInBrochuresEtcInd
Plcy Pblczd Via Broadcast MediaYes (1)PlcyPblczdViaBroadcastMediaInd
Maintain Racial Comp Recs0MaintainRacialCompRecsInd
Maintain Scholarships Recs0MaintainScholarshipsRecsInd
Maintain Cpy Of Brochures EtcYes (1)MaintainCpyOfBrochuresEtcInd
Maintain Cpy Of All SolYes (1)MaintainCpyOfAllSolInd
Discriminate Race Stdnts Rghts0DiscriminateRaceStdntsRghtsInd
Discriminate Race Admiss Plcy0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Emplm Fculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmFcultyInd
Discriminate Race Schs0DiscriminateRaceSchsInd
Discriminate Race Educ Plcy0DiscriminateRaceEducPlcyInd
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFcltsInd
Discriminate Race Athlt Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthltProgInd
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActyInd
Government Financial Aid RcvdYes (1)GovernmentFinancialAidRcvdInd
Government Financial Aid Rvkd0GovernmentFinancialAidRvkdInd
Compliance With Rev Proc7550Yes (1)ComplianceWithRevProc7550Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3THE SCHOOL PRIMARILY DRAWS ITS STUDENTS FROM DUXBURY, MA (68% IN 2020) AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. DUXBURY HAS RELATIVELY FEW RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS (APPROXIMATELY 2%). THE SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE IN ANY MANNER, AND USUALLY HAS ABOUT 88 OF ITS STUDENTS REPRESENTING RACIAL MINORITY GROUPS. IN ADDITION, THE SCHOOL USES AN ONLINE REGISTRATION SYSTEM FOR ENROLLING IN CLASSES WHICH MOST PARTICIPANTS USE TO SIGN UP FOR PROGRAMMING. THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY IS CLEARLY POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND READS AS FOLLOWS: "THE DUXBURY MARITIME SCHOOL ADMITS STUDENTS OF ANY RACE, COLOR. AND NATIONAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN". THE POLICY IS ALSO ON ALL BROCHURES OFFERED BY THE SCHOOL.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 4THE SCHOOL DOES NOT REQUEST OR MAINTAIN RECORDS INDICATING THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE STUDENT BODY, SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF.
SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ON 2/22/21 THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN OF $326,700 THAT HAS SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN FORGIVEN. DURING 2021 THE SCHOOL QUALIFIED FOR $489,819 OF EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDITS UNDER THE CARES ACT.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1COTB GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$97,386GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$97,386GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$204RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$16,850FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,700EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,673OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$3,000GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$3,000GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$19,667OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$100,386GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$100,386GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$204RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$16,850FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,700EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$25,340OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$44,094DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$56,292NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient42RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$30,288CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFINANCIAL AID IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY. FAMILIES COMPLETE AN APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THEIR LATEST TAX RETURN FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDWARD LAWSON UNTIL 1220PersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$140,495BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$25,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,853NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$171,348TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$250,152NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescIN-KIND PROFESSIONAL FEESDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$18,943NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesVALUE OF SERVICESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPART I, COLUMN (B) REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BEACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THE FORM 990. THEY ARE GIVEN 5 DAYS TO REVIEW AND RESPOND WITH COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED. THE FORM 990 IS GIVEN TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THIS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALEXANDRA SPOLSINO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MONITORS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON A REGULAR BASIS. THIS POLICY COVERS ALL DIRECTORS, PRINCIPAL OFFICERS, MEMBERS OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS ("INTERESTED PARTIES"). EACH INTERESTED PARTY MUST PROMPTLY REPORT SITUATIONS WHICH MAY CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHO WILL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IN ADDITION, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH INTERESTED PARTY MUST RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND MUST ALSO EXECUTE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE INTERESTED PERSON WITH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WILL NOT BE PART OF ANY BOARD DISCUSSIONS OR VOTES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONFLICT. BEFORE A RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION IS APPROVED, THE ORGANIZATION WILL GET COMPARABLE QUOTES FROM OTHER UNRELATED BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THE TRANSACTION IS REASONABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE AND FINANCE COMMITTEE DISCUSSED AND DOCUMENTED THEIR DETERMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REMUNERATION PACKAGE. THIS PROCESS INCLUDED COLLECTING AND STUDYING DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SCHOOL'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED WITHIN THE BUSINESS OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990 LINES 27 AND 28THE NET ASSETS FOR THE PRIOR PERIOD HAVE BEEN RESTATED. MANAGEMENT DETERMINED THAT TIME RESTRICTED DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF $650,822 WERE INCORRECTLY RELEASED FROM RESTRICTIONS DURING THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2020.

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