NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC (EIN 04-2104740)
Tax period
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed
2023-09-20
IRS object ID
202302639349300815
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-09-20T13:58:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN820574075PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DI PESA & COMPANY CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 VICTORY ROAD 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTH QUINCYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02171ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042104740EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172666160PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN MACDONALDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172666160PhoneNum
Signature2023-09-20SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIANPersonFirstNm
Person LastMACDONALDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN OTERIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01234408PTIN
Phone6177867775PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN MACDONALDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$6,041,703GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NBP.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1929FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee63TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,054,443PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$766,115CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,571,776PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,216,521CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$550,701PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$205,168CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$226,348CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,176,920PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,414,152CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,077,518PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$424,607CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,522,202PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,280,824CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,599,720PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,480,074CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$577,200PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$65,922CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,542,006TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,847,154TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$272,555TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$302,707TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,269,451NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,544,447NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$81,224ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTES LITERACY FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH THE READBOOKS PROGRAMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$946,014ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,042,186RevenueAmt
DescPRODUCES TESTS AND TEXTBOOKS FOR USE IN SCHOOLS SO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS CAN HAVE THE SAME MATERIALS AS ALL OTHER STUDENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,392,449ExpenseAmt
Revenue$187,975RevenueAmt
DescPRODUCES PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS IN BRAILLE TO BENEFIT VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO RELY ON THESE PUBLICATIONS TO KEEP ABREAST OF CURRENT EVENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,051,441ExpenseAmt
Revenue$986,360RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,051,441TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$986,360TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,471,128TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document22IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee63EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The OrganizationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172666160PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 ST STEPHEN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DANNY HIRCE
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIKE BROWN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET ULWICK-SACCA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLIFF WATKIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM WLODKOWSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA SLAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEREMY KREAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY FRANCES BARRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISAMARIA MARTINEZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VIRGINIA BRENNAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SALLY BERNSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNY COHANE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL PARRAVANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERI HUTCHERSON
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN CONNORS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATE CROHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID KENNEDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE KERNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET LABRECK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL NOBLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI RUPP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE PIEROG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL RAEDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEAL ROSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREA TRAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH COUTU
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY DOE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TARA GEARHEART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH KRIMSKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO/CLERK40.00$226,923$0$31,429Yes (X)
KAREN LEWIS
TREASURER/CFO40.00$143,462$0$18,022Yes (X)
JOSEPH QUINTANILLA
V.P. OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$113,000$0$20,494Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$483,385TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$69,945TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$766,115AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$766,115TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES513130$2,042,186$2,042,186
CONTRACT REVENUE513130$986,360$986,360
PUBLICATION SALES513130$187,975$187,975
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,216,521TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$157,703TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$157,703ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,467,344SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,419,879SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$47,465SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$47,465TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$47,465ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$434,020FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$207,672FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$226,348TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$226,348ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,414,152TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,216,521RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$431,516ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$226,923TotalAmt
Program Services$68,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,077FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,426,282TotalAmt
Program Services$1,072,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$155,856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$197,938FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$463,510TotalAmt
Program Services$394,715ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,979FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,535TotalAmt
Program Services$46,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,282FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,680TotalAmt
Fundraising$8,680FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,255TotalAmt
Management And General$1,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,767TotalAmt
Management And General$19,767ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,957TotalAmt
Management And General$53,957ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,270TotalAmt
Program Services$58,868ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$13,402FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,420TotalAmt
Program Services$213,455ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,675FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,882TotalAmt
Program Services$661ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,812TotalAmt
Program Services$20,874ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,015ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,923FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,139TotalAmt
Program Services$60,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$53,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,402TotalAmt
Management And General$20,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BRAILLE PRODUCTION AND$820,276$809,411$1,405$9,460
DIRECT LABOR COST OF GO$583,592$583,203$389
HR SUPPORT$124,348$105,993$8,089$10,266
UTILITIES$38,483$38,483

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,541TotalAmt
Program Services$35,773ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,925FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,480,074TotalAmt
Program Services$3,471,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$584,339ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$424,607FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,036,294BOYAmt
EOY$896,396EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,439BOYAmt
EOY$255,088EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,253BOYAmt
EOY$76,987EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$861,253BOYAmt
EOY$902,596EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$448,257BOYAmt
EOY$489,015EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,859BOYAmt
EOY$84,577EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,112,892LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,922,970LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$954,122BOYAmt
EOY$1,189,922EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,703,529BOYAmt
EOY$5,952,573EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,542,006BOYAmt
EOY$9,847,154EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,076BOYAmt
EOY$292,214EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,479BOYAmt
EOY$10,493EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,555BOYAmt
EOY$302,707EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,838,568BOYAmt
EOY$9,115,109EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$430,883BOYAmt
EOY$429,338EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,269,451BOYAmt
EOY$9,544,447EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,542,006BOYAmt
EOY$9,847,154EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$65,922ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$659,082NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,015,837CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$800,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,493,341CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,054,443CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$992,463CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,357,038TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,439,620CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,783,806CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,692,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,571,776CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,216,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,703,840TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,455,457CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,584,760CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,185,458CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,626,219CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,208,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,060,878TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$24,060,878PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$107,599CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$123,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,703CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,537TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$107,599CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$123,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$136,522CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,703CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$626,537TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,563,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,708,495CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,286,436CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,762,741CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,366,687CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,687,415TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97460PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97720PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02540InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02280InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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$6,623,495BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$502,679InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$263,064OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,859,752EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,475,154BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250,178InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$181,837OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,623,495EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,946,402BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$347,463ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,576,785InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$343,573OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$51,923AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$6,475,154EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,416,189BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$70,992ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$114,544InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$375,144OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$51,091AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$4,946,402EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,347,214BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$345,987ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$194,559InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$423,849OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$47,722AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,416,189EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,950OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$33,950BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,727,158OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,035,163DepreciationAmt
Book Value$691,995BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,351,784OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$887,807DepreciationAmt
Book Value$463,977BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,189,922TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,701,113TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$659,082NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$659,082RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,360,195RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$53,957InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$53,957RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,414,152TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,426,117TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,426,117ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$53,957InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$53,957ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,480,074TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALA EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$359,351GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$359,351GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$202,215OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$74,669GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$74,669GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$5,457OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$434,020GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$434,020GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$207,672OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$207,672DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$226,348NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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 (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO/CLERK$226,923$0$0$0$0$0$13,615$0$17,814$0$258,352$0$0$0
KAREN LEWIS
TREASURER/CFO$143,462$0$0$0$0$0$8,608$0$9,414$0$161,484$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS TRUSTEES TO ELECT MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bBY TRUSTEE VOTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA COPY OF FROM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRIOR TO BEING FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES TRUSTEES AND STAFF MEMBERS TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM CONFIRMING RECEIPT AND ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE MADE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE TRUSTEES REVIEW SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND USE COMPARABLE SALARY RANGES FROM NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY SOURCES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

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