2022-08-01T13:23:23-05:00 2021-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2021-01-01 046042239 THE NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL CLUB INC NEWE 6085778672 22 DIVINITY AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 ROBERT WERNEREHL TREASURER 6085778672 2022-08-01 1 ROBERT WERNEREHL 999009999 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2022-08-01 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ROBERT WERNEREHL 22 DIVINITY AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 131166 0 X WWW.RHODORA.ORG X 1896 MA DISSEMINATION OF BOTANICAL INFORMATION 16 16 2 25 0 0 32613 35695 55920 65992 215372 27088 22 35 303927 128810 19219 19000 0 0 24211 33724 0 0 0 29568 33192 72998 85916 230929 42894 1728649 2099406 22706 15852 1705943 2083554 DISSEMINATION OF BOTANICAL INFORMATION 0 0 32308 43969 PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF RHODORA, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH. 1084 22023 MAINTAINED BOTANICAL LIBRARY AND HERBARIUM, BOTH AVAILABLE FOR USE BY BOTANICAL RESEARCHERS. 19000 19000 AWARDED FOUR MEHRHOFF AWARDS TOTALING $8,000; AWARDED FOUR SCHOLARSHIPS TOTALING $11,000. 52392 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 16 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA X THE ORGANIZATION 6085778672 22 DIVINITY AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 X MELANIE SCHORI EDITOR IN CHIEF 10.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAELA SCHMULL ASSOCIATE CURATOR 0.05 X 0 0 0 BRETT TROWBRIDGE FORMER COUNCILOR 3.90 X 0 0 0 JESSE BELLEMARE PRESIDENT 0.40 X X 0 0 0 NANCY M EYSTER-SMITH CORR. 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DONATIONS OF THE NEW SPECIMENS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1 MEHRHOFF AWARDS 4 8000 RESEARCH GRANTS 3 6000 JUNIOR FACULTY AWARDS 1 5000 FORM 990 SCHEDULE I PART III COLUMN B ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANTS ARE SPELLED OUT ONLINE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE. ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE FOR EACH GRANT TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. ANYONE ELIGIBLE MAY APPLY AND THERE ARE FULL APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS ONLINE. SOME GRANTS RESTRICT APPLICANTS TO HAVE CERTAIN ACADEMIC BACKGROUND EXPERIENCE. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR JUNIOR FACULTY AWARD IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO JUNIOR FACULTY IN A TENURE TRACK INSTITUTION. OTHERS REQUIRE GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS WHO ARE ACTIVELY ENROLLED. IN SOME CASES, REFERENCE LETTERS ARE REQUIRED. OTHER REQUIREMENTS ARE MADE CLEAR IN THE INSTRUCTIONS, INCLUDING DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS AND WHAT GRANT EXPENSES ARE PERMISSIBLE. INDEPENDENT COMMITTEES, IN A SEPARATE FUNCTION FROM NEBC COUNCIL ACTIVITIES, ARE FORMED FOR EACH GRANT, COMPOSED OF QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN INDEPENDENTLY JUDGE THE QUALITY OF EACH APPLICATION. COMMITTEE MEMBERS THEMSELVES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A GRANT. COMMITTEES DEVELOP THEIR OWN SET OF OBJECTIVE CRITERIA FOR THE APPLICATIONS. EACH APPLICATION IS RANKED NUMERICALLY AND INDEPENDENTLY BY EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER AND THE WINNERS DECIDED BASED UPON THIS RANKING. AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED PUBLICLY ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. WE MAINTAIN ACCOUNTING AND OTHER RECORDS TO DOCUMENT AND MONITOR THE USE OF THE GRANT FUNDS. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO FILE A FINAL REPORT, OR IN SOME CASES, PUBLISH A SCIENTIFIC PAPER IN OUR ACADEMIC JOURNAL "RHODORA." ANY GRANTEE WHO CANNOT COMPLETE THE PROJECT IS REQUIRED TO RETURN THE FUNDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ORGANIZATIONS' MEMBERS ARE THOSE THAT PAY DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS OF NEBC PRESENT AT OUR ANNUAL MEETING WHICH IS IN MARCH. A SLATE OF OFFICERS IS DRAWN UP BY A COMMITTEE THAT CONSISTS OF VOLUNTEERS (GENERAL MEMBERS AND OR COUNCIL MEMBERS) WHICH IS PRESENTED IN FEBRUARY AND VOTED ON IN MARCH. THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO ENTER ALTERNATE NAME(S) FOR COUNCIL POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST