2020-02-27T13:36:24-06:00 2019-06-30 203985546 JOHNSON O'CONNOR FERON & CARUCCI LLP 101 EDGEWATER DRIVE SUITE 210 WAKEFIELD MA 01880 990 2018-07-01 237069432 CFA SOCIETY BOSTON INC CFAS 6174260270 2 FINANCIAL CTR STE 1010 60 S ST BOSTON MA 02111 JEANNE WOLF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6174260270 2019-12-20 1 JOSEPH M GISO CPA MST P00030126 7819143400 2019-12-10 96.230.50.122 2019-12-20 09:31:17 ES P 9EFD6D159D202A0741FC2E70A744A84443C946AA C2926380507EFA8A31F6F64CD0A9520ACA6BA46D 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z JEANNE WOLF 2 FINANCIAL CTR STE 1010 60 S ST BOSTON MA 02111 2255882 0 X WWW.CFABOSTON.ORG X 1946 MA TO BE A COMMUNITY OF INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS WHICH PROMOTES THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEST PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF CLIENTS AND THE BROADER INVESTING PUBLIC. 18 17 5 0 0 0 839900 865651 621279 759661 88592 105665 151623 188428 1701394 1919405 0 0 0 0 685981 714155 0 0 0 920348 1133258 1606329 1847413 95065 71992 4463942 4764884 341760 411881 4122182 4353003 X TO BE A COMMUNITY OF INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS WHICH PROMOTES THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS, BEST PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF CURRENT AND FUTURE MEMBERS TO BENEFIT CLIENTS AND THE BROADER INVESTING PUBLIC. 0 0 649161 357122 CFA SOCIETY BOSTON AND ITS MORE THAN 6,000 MEMBERS REPRESENT THE 5TH LARGEST SOCIETY OF CFA INSTITUTE'S 150 CFA SOCIETIES GLOBALLY. DELIVERING MEMBER VALUE REMAINS AT THE CORE OF WHAT THE SOCIETY OFFERS TO ITS MEMBERS. FROM NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES TO CAREER SERVICES TO COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO BRANDING AND AWARENESS, THERE IS A WAY FOR EVERYONE TO GET INVOLVED AND REALIZE VALUE. NETWORKING REMAINS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP, ACCORDING TO MEMBER SURVEYS. OUR HOLIDAY AND SUMMER NETWORKING RECEPTIONS PROVE TO BE AMONG OUR MOST POPULAR EVENTS. IN 2017, WE HOSTED FORMER CHAIR OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, DR. BEN BERNANKE, TO SPEAK. OVER 1100 MEMBERS ATTENDED AND USED THAT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AS WELL AS BUILD THEIR INVESTMENT PROFESSION KNOWLEDGE. CAREER SERVICES ARE ALSO A SIGNIFICANT BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP. CFA SOCIETY BOSTON OFFERS AN ONLINE JOB BOARD, WHICH CONNECTS EMPLOYERS WITH POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. IT IS THE MOST CLICKED PAGE ON THE WEBSITE. CFA SOCIETY BOSTON ALSO OFFERS A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, WHICH PAIRS INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES WITH YOUNG MEMBERS TO HELP GUIDE THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY THROUGH THE PROFESSION.GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH FINANCIAL LITERACY IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE SOCIETY'S OUTREACH. OVER 200 VOLUNTEERS REGULARLY DELIVER FINANCIAL EDUCATION PRESENTATIONS TO UNDERSERVED CONSTITUENTS. BRANDING AND AWARENESS REMAINS AT THE CORE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND WHAT THE CFA CHARTER STANDS FOR. A VERY SUCCESSFUL REBRANDING CAMPAIGN IN 2017 RESONATED WELL WITH MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL INVESTING PUBLIC, WITH MEMBER AND PUBLIC PERCEPTION RECEIVING HIGH MARKS.THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO GROW AND DIVERSIFY, AND OUR WOMEN IN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE HAS INTRODUCED A CONVERSATION AROUND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE INVESTMENT PROFESSION. GROWING AND PROMOTING THE PROFESSION REMAINS IMPORTANT AND RELEVANT, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN AUTOMATED TECHNOLOGIES ARE BECOMING MORE ADVANCED. WE HAVE AN EXTENSIVE UNIVERSITY OUTREACH PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PROFESSIONALS IS WELL-INFORMED AND EDUCATED. OVERALL THE SOCIETY CONTINUES TO GROW AND THRIVE. MEMBERS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE SOCIETY TO FURTHER THEIR CAREERS AND BECOME BETTER AND MORE ETHICAL PROFESSIONALS. 82152 402539 CFA SOCIETY BOSTON OFFERS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR MEMBERS TO FURTHER THEIR INVESTMENT PROFESSION COMPETENCY. FEATURING THOUGHT LEADERS FROM ALL ASPECTS OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, THE SOCIETY'S CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS ARE EDUCATIONAL, THOUGHT-PROVOKING AND EXTREMELY WELL-REGARDED BY MEMBERS. IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, THE SOCIETY OFFERED A FULL-LENGTH ESG (ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE) INVESTING CONFERENCE. AS ESG BECOMES MORE RELEVANT DUE TO INVESTOR DEMANDS, CFA SOCIETY BOSTON HELPS ITS MEMBERS REMAIN RELEVANT TO CLIENTS BY FEATURING ESG EXPERTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. ANOTHER AREA CFA SOCIETY BOSTON HAS BEEN CUTTING-EDGE FOR ITS MEMBERS HAS BEEN THROUGH OUR THOUGHT LEADERSHIP IN FINTECH. OUR INAUGURAL FINTECH CONFERENCE WAS HELD THIS YEAR, AND IT FEATURED ACADEMICS, TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVES AND INVESTMENT PROFESSIONALS DISCUSSING THE INTERSECTION OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. IN ADDITION TO CONFERENCES, THE SOCIETY ALSO OFFERS INDUSTRY ANALYSIS SEMINARS, CFA CANDIDATE PREP, AND ONLINE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH WEBINARS AND VIDEOS. OUR CFA PRACTICE EXAM IS USED BY CFA CANDIDATES GLOBALLY TO PREPARE FOR THE CFA EXAM. WE ALSO WORK WITH EDUCATIONAL PARTNERS TO DELIVER CANDIDATE EXAM PREP TO LOCAL CANDIDATES. OUR ANNUAL CIO ROUNDTABLE FEATURES INVESTMENT EXECUTIVES FROM ASSET OWNERS AND ASSET MANAGERS DISCUSSING TRENDS IN INVESTMENTS AND ASSET ALLOCATION. EDUCATION REMAINS AT THE CORE OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO. CONTINUING EDUCATION NOT ONLY MAKES THE PROFESSIONAL BETTER, IT MAKES FOR A BETTER PROFESSION. 731313 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 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 1 23 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X CFA SOCIETY BOSTON INC 6174260270 60 SOUTH STREET NO 1010 BOSTON MA 02111 ERINN KING CFA CHAIR 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL TROTSKY CFA VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRENT BELL CFA CHAIR, EDUCATION AND PROGRAMS / DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN FARRIS CFA TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LEAH HIRSHFIELD CFA SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEANNE WOLF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 210974 0 15691 JEFF AUGUSTINE CFA IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT STEWART CFA PAST CHAIR (19) 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE HOGUET CFA PAST CHAIR (20) 2.00 X 0 0 0 LISA L CHIOFFI CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HUGH CROWTHER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN PETERSEN CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH N SAMUELS CFA CAIA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 PETER A SULLIVAN CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE TODD CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 EMERY TRAHANCFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VITALY VEKSLER CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER YOUNG CFA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE FIELD MNG DIRECTOR, LEARNING & O 40.00 X 144279 0 13173 GEORGE DUDLEY DIR. OF MARKETING & COMMUN 40.00 X 126003 0 12378 481256 0 41242 3 0 1 0 0 865651 865651 EDUCATIONAL COURSES 611710 402539 402539 MEETINGS 611430 357122 357122 759661 120048 120048 153898 153898 322094 336477 -14383 -14383 -14383 JOB BOARD 900099 34530 34530 34530 1919405 759661 0 294093 551674 64390 26303 14718 57070 2561 53482 2681 85882 7232 16455 60645 97898 17584 4161 13510 9896 PROGRAM EVENTS AND SPEC 505215 EDUCATION AND CONFERENC 226098 BANK AND CREDIT CARD FE 18861 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 8407 2690 1847413 151620 230010 38484 50379 124033 96051 4098 7815 268841 252504 20847 16337 4124860 4364292 4463942 4764884 101110 112581 240650 299300 341760 411881 X 4122182 4353003 4122182 4353003 4463942 4764884 71992 158829 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 1 1 0 6909 5932 977 155788 146679 9109 106144 99893 6251 16337 UNEARNED MEMBERSHIP DUES 299300 299300 X 2078235 158830 158830 1919405 0 1919405 1847413 0 1847413 0 1847413 PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY REGULARLY REVIEWS AND EVALUATES ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN IN ITS FILED RETURNS AND RECOGNIZES THE BENEFIT FROM A TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED UPON AUDIT BASED SOLELY ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE TAX POSITION. THE SOCIETY FILES A FEDERAL TAX RETURN. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR THIS JURISDICTION IS GENERALLY THREE YEARS. THE SOCIETY HAS NO RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION AS OF JUNE 30, 2019. X X X X X 0 0 0 JEANNE WOLF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 175812 0 35162 0 0 0 0 0 15691 0 226665 0 0 0 STEPHANIE FIELD MNG DIRECTOR, LEARNING & O 125460 0 18819 0 0 0 0 0 13173 0 157452 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRIOR TO ITS FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORGANIZATION USES COMPARATIVE 990'S FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS, AND COMPENSATION SURVEYS TO ESTABLISH THE SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ANY OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVALIABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 12 - PART XII - LINE 2C NO CHANGE IN OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.