MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITIES & PUBLIC POLICY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR HUMANITIES & PUBLIC POLICY INC (EIN 22-2504778)
Tax period
2023-11-01 to 2024-10-31
Filed
2025-07-17
IRS object ID
202501989349301145
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-07-17T15:54:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-10-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN060903326PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WHITTLESEY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 BOBALA RDAddressLine1Txt
CityHOLYOKECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01040ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-11-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222504778EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS FOUNDATION FOR THEBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2HUMANITIES & PUBLIC POLICY INCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4135848440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 BRIDGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN BOYLESPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4135848440PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS DOWLINGPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01232667PTIN
Phone4135363970PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN BOYLESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 BRIDGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,058,392GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MASSHUMANITIES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1974FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE HUMANITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body18VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee13TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,254,123PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$3,967,185CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$92,245PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$91,207CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,346,368PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,058,392CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,207,291PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,230,839CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,101,228PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,276,056CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$514,662CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$936,369PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$914,808CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,244,888PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$3,421,703CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$101,480PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$636,689CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,755,618TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,920,035TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,473,045TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$800,275TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,282,573NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,119,760NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionWE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS TO TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES AND BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE COMMONWEALTH THROUGH THE HUMANITIES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,460,992ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,230,839GrantAmt
Revenue$0RevenueAmt
DescREGRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HUMANITIES PROJECTS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$2,460,992TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
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 Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee13EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members18GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DEEPIKA FERNANDESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4135848440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line166 BRIDGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndInstitutional TrusteeInstitutionalTrusteeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARITA RIVERO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIN WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH HALL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LARRY HOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE IMMERMAN
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
AARON VEGA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELLE TONI MCCOMB
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
KRISTIN MCGURN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GAGE MCWEENY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MELTSNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACOB MILLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KYERA SINGLETON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT CASPER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVE SLATERY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MUHAMMAD BURHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEENA CASWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL CHAMBERS II
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CJ CROWDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS GOODE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEO HWANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IMARI PARIS JEFFERIES
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRITTNEY WALLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN BOYLES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$139,398$0$46,094Yes (X)
JILL BREVIK
DIR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$110,985$0$41,613Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$250,383TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$87,707TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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$2,018,554GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,948,631AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$3,967,185TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$91,207TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$91,207ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,058,392TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$91,207ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,230,839TotalAmt
Program Services$1,230,839ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,276,056TotalAmt
Program Services$638,594ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$350,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$287,408FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$323,776TotalAmt
Program Services$191,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$104,299FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,744TotalAmt
Program Services$6,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,489FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,537TotalAmt
Program Services$13,356ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,158ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,023FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378,771TotalAmt
Program Services$316,539ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,167FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PRINTING$51,661$28,300$2,820$20,541
DUES, FEES AND SUBSCRIP$40,387$23,527$8,079$8,781
TELEPHONE AND INTERNET$20,932$11,893$6,085$2,954

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,421,703TotalAmt
Program Services$2,460,992ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$446,049ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$514,662FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,101,459BOYAmt
EOY$3,056,409EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,975BOYAmt
EOY$879,106EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,634BOYAmt
EOY$610,744EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$0LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,078,550BOYAmt
EOY$2,372,764EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,755,618BOYAmt
EOY$6,920,035EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327,760BOYAmt
EOY$188,197EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,145,285BOYAmt
EOY$612,078EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,473,045BOYAmt
EOY$800,275EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,018,618BOYAmt
EOY$2,409,140EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,263,955BOYAmt
EOY$3,710,620EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,282,573BOYAmt
EOY$6,119,760EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,755,618BOYAmt
EOY$6,920,035EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$636,689ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$200,498NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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 RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,292,798CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,819,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,276,737CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,757,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,967,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,113,583TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,292,798CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,819,522CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,276,737CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,757,341CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,967,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,113,583TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$14,113,583PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,148CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,319CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$137,841CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$69,986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$91,207CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$382,501TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,496,084TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97140PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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$2,060,785BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$513ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$408,776InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$118,444OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,351,630EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,080,672BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$19,233ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$55,683InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$94,803OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,060,785EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,660,761BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,435ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$473,986InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$107,538OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,080,672EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,155,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,511ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$493,496InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$2,660,761EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,090,662BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$116,103InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$51,011OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,257,776EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREFUNDABLE ADVANCEDesc
Amt$612,078Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$612,078TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,258,890TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$200,498NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$200,498RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,058,392RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,058,392TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,421,703TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,421,703ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,421,703TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:EARNINGS FROM THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS CAN BE USED FOR OPERATING ACTIVITES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NET WITH REVENUE
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES NET WITH REVENUE

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (52 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
360 HUNTINGTON AVEBOSTONMA02115041679980501C3$20,000$0HUMANITIES
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
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CONCORD MUSEUMCONCORD ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY
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SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE
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UU URBAN MINISTRY
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FREEDOM HOUSE INC
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LYNN MUSEUMLYNNARTS
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HITCHCOCK CENTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
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HISTORIC NEWTON
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MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE
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POLUS CENTER FOR SOCIAL & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC
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WELLSPRING HOUSE INC
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CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW ENGLAND
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SAVE THE HARBORSAVE THE BAY
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MULTICULTURAL AIDS COALITION
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VLA DANCE (FISCALLY SPONSORED BY BOSTON DANCE ALLIANCE)
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OLD NORTH FOUNDATION OF BOSTON INC
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THE NEW DANCE COMPLEX INC
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UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
VENTURE WAY CENTER 100 VENTURE WAYHADLEYMA010359450043167352501C3$11,440$0HUMANITIES
CONCORD PRISON OUTREACH INC
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SILKROAD
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DISABILITY POLICY CONSORTIUM INC
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PRX INC
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KUJALI INTERNATIONAL
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BLUES TO GREEN INC
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AFRICAN CULTURAL SERVICES INC
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SOUTH SUDANESE ENRICHMENT FOR FAMILIES (SSEF)
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HOLA CULTURA
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Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMASS HUMANITIES MONITORS ITS GRANTS BY REQUIRING ALL APPLICANTS TO SUBMIT A GRANT APPLICATION. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS ABOVE $2000 ARE EVALUATED AND APPROVED EITHER BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OR BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AFTER PRE-SELECTION BY A REVIEW COMMITTEE THAT INCLUDES A BOARD MEMBER. APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS UNDER $2000 ARE REVIEWED BY STAFF AND APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT FINAL REPORTS, INCLUDING FINAL EXPENSES. ANY ADDITIONAL REPORTING AND FOLLOW-UP IS DETERMINED BY THE SIZE OF THE AWARD AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY AS APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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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
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TitleDIR OF DEVELOPMENTTitleTxt
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Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$41,613NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE RECEIVES, REVIEWS AND APPROVES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND THEN SENDS IT TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE FORM BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12COFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY BECOME KNOWN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MASS HUMANITIES ANNUALLY AND MAKES ADJUSTMENTS DEEMED APPROPRIATE BASED UPON (1) THE RESULTS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW, (2) THE SALARY RANGE FOR STATE HUMANITIES COUNCIL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS REPORTED IN THE MOST RECENT FEDERATION OF STATE HUMANITIES COUNCILS' ANNUAL COUNCIL STAFF SALARY REPORT, AND (3) THE FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR STAFF SALARY INCREASES IN THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE INTERESTED PARTY.

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