BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3311403)
Tax period
2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed
2021-07-13
IRS object ID
202121949349300322
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-07-13T14:59:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 BOYLSTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN043311403EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172661492PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEVELYN BARNESPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURER AND CLERKPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172661492PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG KLEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6177610600PhoneNum
Preparation2021-07-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHRISTOPHER RUIGOMEZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1301 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,413,713GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOSTONPOPSJULY4TH.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATION, CONCERT, AND FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$2,193,402TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,286,111NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATION, CONCERT, AND FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH IN BOSTON, VIEWED BY THOUSANDS IN PERSON AND THROUGH THE MEDIA.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$276,533ExpenseAmt
DescTO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC CELEBRATION, CONCERT, AND FIREWORKS ON JULY 4TH. ON MARCH 11, 2020, THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION DECLARED THE OUTBREAK OF CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) A PANDEMIC. AS A RESULT, BOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS CONTINUED ITS JULY 4TH TRADITION WITH A FREE BROADCAST, SALUTE TO OUR HEROES, WHICH WAS BROADCAST ON BLOOMBERG TV AND RADIO, IN BOSTON ON WHDH-TV AND STREAMED ONLINE AND WAS VIEWED BY MORE THAN 400,000. THE PROGRAM PAID TRIBUTE TO FRONTLINE WORKERS, HONORED THOSE WHO HAVE DIED IN THE PANDEMIC, AND OF COURSE, CELEBRATED THE SHARED HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY. THE BROADCAST COMPILED HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST POPS JULY 4 CELEBRATIONS.Desc
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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 Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document30IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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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
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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
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Info In Schedule O Part VIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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PAMELA PICARD
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CHRISTOPHER RUIGOMEZ
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EVELYN BARNES
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CREATIVE ARTISTS AGENCY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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ServicesTALENT MANAGEMENTServicesDesc
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Total$157TotalAmt
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Total$4,200TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$1,600TotalAmt
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Total$15,583TotalAmt
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DescTELEVISION PRODUCTIONDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$328,184BOYAmt
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EOY$1,500,000EOYAmt

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BOY$235,770BOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$156,508LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$563,954BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$2,409,279BOYAmt
EOY$2,193,402EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,409,279BOYAmt
EOY$2,193,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY-$1,845,325BOYAmt
EOY-$2,013,889EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$3,300,000EOYAmt

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EOY$1,286,111EOYAmt

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BOY$563,954BOYAmt
EOY$3,479,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,131,436ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func IntYes (X)SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CITY OF BOSTONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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EIN046001380EIN
Organization Type6OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$0SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
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Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timely Provided DocumentsYes (1)TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd
Officers Close Relationship0OfficersCloseRelationshipInd
Supported Org Voice Investment0SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Governmental EntityYes (X)GovernmentalEntityInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VIBOSTON 4 CELEBRATIONS FOUNDATION, INC. (THE "FOUNDATION") WAS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS ON DECEMBER 4, 1995. ON MAY 22, 2012, THE FOUNDATION'S BY-LAWS AND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION WERE AMENDED AND RESTATED FOR THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING AND BENEFITING THE CITY OF BOSTON AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE FOUNDATION IS A NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE ANNUAL FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION ON BOSTON'S ESPLANADE. THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PRODUCE FREE PUBLIC EVENTS IN BOSTON. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE FOUNDATION IS RECEIVED PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF SPONSORSHIPS, GIFTS, GRANTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND BEQUESTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.
SECTION D, QUESTION 2THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED A CLOSE AND CONTINUOUS WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON BY ENGAGING IN PLANNING MEETINGS WITH VARIOUS CITY OF BOSTON AGENCIES FOR THE JULY 4TH EVENT.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$85,646OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$85,646DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$70,862OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$70,862DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
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Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,413,713RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,413,713TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$282,277ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$282,277TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATIONS RELATIVE TO INCOME THAT IS CONSIDERED RELATED AND UNRELATED AS ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS; HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION AND ITS FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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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
CHRISTOPHER RUIGOMEZ
PRESIDENT, TRUSTEE$0$164,264$0$0$0$1,473$0$5,344$0$29,251$0$200,332$0$0
EVELYN BARNES
TREASURER AND CLERK, TRUSTEE$0$283,716$0$0$0$0$0$8,400$0$29,233$0$321,349$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTED OF CHRISTOPHER RUIGOMEZ, EVELYN BARNES, PAMELA PICARD, AND RICHARD MACDONALD, ALL OF WHOM WERE OFFICERS AND/OR EMPLOYEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE RESPONSBILE FOR APPROVING DECISIONS OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVING DECISIONS OF THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL OF THE TRUSTEES PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, THE ORGANIZATION DISBURSES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES REQUIRING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EVERY YEAR A BUDGET IS PREPARED WHICH INCLUDES COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON COMPARATIVE INDUSTRY DATA. THE BUDGET AND COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE, UPON REQUEST, COPIES OF FORM 990 FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE FISCAL YEAR END AND COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART VIITHE COMPENSATION PAID TO CHRISTOPHER RUIGOMEZ AND EVELYN F. BARNES WAS PAID BY THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (BSO). THE COMPENSATION AMOUNTS LISTED ARE FOR THE 2019 CALENDAR YEAR.

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