NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC (EIN 04-2104740)
Tax period
2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31
Filed
2022-09-26
IRS object ID
202222699349300227
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-09-26T11:54:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2021-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2022-09-22SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBRIANPersonFirstNm
Person LastMACDONALDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN OTERIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01234408PTIN
Phone6177867775PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$7,000,766GrossReceiptsAmt
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
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Voting Members Independent24VotingMembersIndependentCnt
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Total Volunteers75TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$1,493,341PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,054,443CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$3,571,776CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$269,233PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$550,701CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,368,211PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,176,920CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$449,094CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,683,949PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,522,202CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,358,253PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,599,720CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,009,958PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$577,200CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,240,796TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,542,006TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$311,458TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$272,555TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,929,338NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,269,451NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$102,685ExpenseAmt
DescPROMOTES LITERACY FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH THE READBOOKS PROGRAMS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,066,084ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,384,242RevenueAmt
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$1,357,405ExpenseAmt
Revenue$245,062RevenueAmt
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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,051,426ExpenseAmt
Revenue$974,197RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,051,426TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$974,197TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$3,577,600TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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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
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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
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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 (27 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
IAN CROSS
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (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 WOLK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH ABELY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY FRANCES BARRY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK SADECKI
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
CHRISTOPHER CAVALLERANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERI HUTCHERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (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
PAUL SCHROEDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW SULLIVAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT/CEO/CLERK40.00$202,207$0$28,052Yes (X)
KAREN LEWIS
TREASURER/CFO40.00$129,606$0$14,767Yes (X)
JOSEPH QUINTANILLA
V.P. OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$107,599$0$24,860Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$439,412TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$67,679TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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
Fundraising$137,166FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$917,277AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,054,443TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES511190$2,384,242$2,384,242
CONTRACT REVENUE511190$974,197$974,197
PUBLICATION SALES511190$213,337$213,337
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,571,776TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$136,522TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$136,522ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,075,683SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,661,504SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$414,179SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$414,179TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$414,179ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$162,342FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$137,166ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$162,342FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,176,920TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,571,776RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$550,701ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$202,207TotalAmt
Program Services$60,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,883ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,662FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,327,526TotalAmt
Program Services$994,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$144,082ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$189,355FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$381,300TotalAmt
Program Services$313,227ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,343ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,730FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,485TotalAmt
Program Services$131,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,389ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,672FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,645TotalAmt
Fundraising$29,645FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$637TotalAmt
Management And General$637ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,297TotalAmt
Management And General$26,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,930TotalAmt
Management And General$59,930ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$168,714TotalAmt
Program Services$134,675ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$34,039FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,969TotalAmt
Program Services$189,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,439ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,326FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,603TotalAmt
Program Services$937ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,666ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,822TotalAmt
Program Services$22,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,046FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$102,032TotalAmt
Program Services$49,707ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,912TotalAmt
Management And General$18,912ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BRAILLE PRODUCTION AND$889,814$876,090$2,195$11,529
DIRECT LABOR COST OF GO$621,063$619,754$1,309
HR SUPPORT$133,017$113,382$8,653$10,982
SHIPPING EXPENSES & OTH$43,376$30,048$13,328

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$55,371TotalAmt
Program Services$41,745ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,846ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,780FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,599,720TotalAmt
Program Services$3,577,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$573,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$449,094FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,204BOYAmt
EOY$1,036,294EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,178BOYAmt
EOY$349,439EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,086BOYAmt
EOY$102,253EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,515,879BOYAmt
EOY$861,253EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,056BOYAmt
EOY$448,257EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,067BOYAmt
EOY$86,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,810,873LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,856,751LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$956,559BOYAmt
EOY$954,122EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,205,767BOYAmt
EOY$6,703,529EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,240,796BOYAmt
EOY$10,542,006EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$298,763BOYAmt
EOY$265,076EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,444BOYAmt
EOY$7,479EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,251BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,458BOYAmt
EOY$272,555EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,511,582BOYAmt
EOY$9,838,568EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,756BOYAmt
EOY$430,883EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,929,338BOYAmt
EOY$10,269,451EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,240,796BOYAmt
EOY$10,542,006EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$577,200ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$237,087NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$978,502CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,015,837CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$800,954CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,493,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,054,443CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,343,077TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,356,536CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,439,620CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,783,806CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,692,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,571,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,843,855TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,335,038CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,455,457CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,584,760CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,185,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,626,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,186,932TotalAmt

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$24,186,932PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$96,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$123,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$136,522CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$565,266TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$96,432CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$123,735CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,978CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$136,522CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$565,266TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,431,470CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,563,056CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,708,495CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,286,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,762,741CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$24,752,198TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02280InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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$6,475,154BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$250,178InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$181,837OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,623,495EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,874,759BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$399,793ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$534,780InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$415,138OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$46,980AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,347,214EndYearBalanceAmt
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$1,675,157OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$981,913DepreciationAmt
Book Value$693,244BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,101,766OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$874,838DepreciationAmt
Book Value$226,928BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$954,122TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,939,837TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$237,083NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$237,083RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,176,920RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,176,920TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,539,790TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,539,790ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$59,930InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$59,930ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,599,720TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALA EVENTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$299,508GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$137,166CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$162,342GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$162,342OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$299,508GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$137,166CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$162,342GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$162,342OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$162,342DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN MACDONALDPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT/CEO/CLERKTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$202,207BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$12,076DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$15,976NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$230,259TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6THE ORGANIZATION ALLOWS TRUSTEES TO ELECT MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
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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