BEAVERTAIL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: BEAVERTAIL LIGHTHOUSE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION (EIN 05-0476508)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2020-08-24
IRS object ID: 202012379349300886
Schema version: 2017v2.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-08-24T12:10:05-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN	050499377	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Computerized Financials	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 Franklin St Unit 1C	AddressLine1Txt
City	Westerly	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02891	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	050476508	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Assoc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BEAV	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4014232698	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 83	AddressLine1Txt
City	Jamestown	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02835	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sandra M Paterson	PersonNm
Person Title	Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2020-08-24	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Susan R Gentile EA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01254116	PTIN
Phone	4015969179	PhoneNum
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-11-19 02:30:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$416,369	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncludedInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.beavertaillight.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Assoc	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation	1989	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	RI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Beavertail Lighthouse Musuem Association is dedicated to the education of the general public and preservation of Beavertail's historic buildings and rich history as a center for lighthouse development.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	61	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$367,103	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Investment Income	$9,498	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue	$15,449	CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$392,050	CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses	$36,025	CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$36,025	CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$356,025	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$752,664	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Beavertail Lighthouse Musuem Association is dedicated to the education of the general public and preservation of Beavertail's historic buildings and rich history as a center for lighthouse development.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$19,351	ExpenseAmt
Desc	At the close of 2017 Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association continued with their Capital Campaign and established an Endowment Fund of which over 50% of the $600,000 goal was attained by year end 2017. This investment fund will provide an annual income for BLMA preservation projects. As we move into 2018, BLMA celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding.	Desc

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Lighthouse tower restoration completion: after being awarded a grant of $227,000 from the Champlin Foundations in December 2007 and in April 2009 a $50,000 matching grant from the RI Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission, the BLMA hired the Abcore Restoration Company, Inc. of Narragansett, RI, to carry out restoration work in the summer and fall of 2009. The exterior stonework was repointed, and the lantern and interior were fully restored. At the same time, significant repairs were carried out on the two dwellings. The project was completed in October 2009 and a grand reopening inviting the public to enjoy its beauty.In 2013 approval was granted from the Coast Guard to open an original tower entrance that had been boarded up in the hallway of the musuem. This new entrance to the tower was completed and fire proof doors were installed. Changes to the electrical room at the base of the tower were made, and finanally in 2013 the hallway floors, walls, and hand rails were all refurbished. Most of this work was supported through funds from the Van Beuren Grant and tower vistor donations.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Building Restoration Capital Capaign: Additional building improvements to the Museum buildings including repairs and improvements to the Inn Keepers Quarters. In 2013 The building restorations will continue to out buildings on the Beavertail Light House property utilizing funds from capaign, grants, & personal donations.2013 was a year of great strides in museum expansion: with a new relocated larger gift shop, a point of sale system installed and operational in spring of 2013, renovations to the main musuem building keepers quarters, first floor kitchen removed and a new smaller compact kitchen was built on the second floor, a new theater and interactive rooms were completed. These three rooms in addition to 11 new wall storyboard panels increases the museum's exhibit venue and will provide Beavertail vistors new historical experiences. The theater seats 12 people and shows a continueous DVD loop with history of RI Lighthouses. The interactive room in the musuem contains a state of the art touch screen display providing visitors interactive electronic exhibit experience. The old lens room panels were completly redesigned with five historical wall panels with dimensional visual information story boards. These panels will provide vistors interesting information about lens technology that the old panels lacked.2015 Funds from the VanBuren Fund used for repairs to the keepers house.	Desc

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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Sandra M Paterson	PersonNm
Phone	4014232698	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	23 Fox Run	AddressLine1Txt
City	Jamestown	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02835	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Robert Dutson
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sandra M Paterson
Treasurer	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
C Richard Koster
Treasurer	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Clarice Willis
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Suzi Andrews
President	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dorrie Linn
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stewart Morgan
Vice President	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Varoujan Karentz
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nicole Contino
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steve Meade
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Diane Bakley
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda Warner
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joan Vessella
Secretary	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
David Smith
Director	0.00	0.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

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Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion	-$9,319	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion	-$9,319	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$2,121	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$100	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$428	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$428	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$6,304	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General	$1,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Maintenance	$3,452	$1,726	$1,726
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Management And General	$1,049	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General	$16,674	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$55,178	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,600	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,487	BOYAmt
EOY	$402,153	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$11,126	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$331,731	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$754,610	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY	$1,943	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$3	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,946	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$407,719	EOYAmt

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EOY	$39,206	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$305,739	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$752,664	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$396,654	BOYAmt
EOY	$754,610	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$356,025	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,354	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,564	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$27,465	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$174,880	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$287,572	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$34,060	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$36,925	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,353	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,751	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$174,666	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$65,369	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$71,279	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55,141	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$209,631	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$462,238	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$462,238	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$121	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$129	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$280	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$121	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$129	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$280	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$35	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$62	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year	$6	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$103	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$65,490	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$71,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$55,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$60,818	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$209,766	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$462,621	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99920	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99940	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00060	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00040	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$370,439	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$46,248	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$324,191	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$17,441	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$10,464	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,977	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,946	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,383	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$563	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$331,731	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Rounding	Desc
Amt	$3	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$3	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Captial Campaign	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$315,338	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$315,338	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$9,319	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$315,338	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$315,338	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$9,319	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$9,319	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$9,319	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2b - Fundraiser Additional Information	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Capital Campaign	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Champlin Foundation Grant Awarded in 2009 continued to utilize the last of this grant for general improvements in calendar year 2011. With this improvement grant the Beavertail Light House Musuem Association continued with its mission in the education of the general public and preservation of the historic buildings through various general and major improvments. These improvements included replaced windows and saches, metal work, and electrical improvments to the museum, the light house keepers quarters, and to the small garage that is utilized as educational building on the property. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: The Van Beuren Charitable Foundation Grant awarded in 2012 in the amount of $112,000 will be used for Beavertail Light House site preservation and museum expansion project. Another continued preservation effort of this historic site for the over 25,000 vistors annually to enjoy. The Van Beurn Grant continued in 2013 to be utilized for the museum and gift shop expansion and restoration for the over 35,000 vistors who visted the historical preserved site of Beavertail Light House Museum.The Van Beurn Grant continued in 2014 to be utilized for ther museum and gift shop restorations. The Story Board and Theater Room with a 44" wall mount touch screen was installed to provide an interactive experience for the over 39,000 vistors in 2014. Two new video modules have been added to the large touch screen display in the interactive room. They include the NewportIda Lewis Story and the Fog Signal Building Restoration. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Fog Signal Building Restoration: Year end 2013 closed with a a generous $12,975 matching grant from the Champlin Foundations for the external repair and restoration of te Fog Signal building. The building was built after the 1938 hurricane and used by the US Coast Guard until 1972 when the fog signal was automated and moved across the road. Recently the building has been used as a Naturalist Center and Aquarium during summer months opened to BLHMA vistors. The building now requires extensive repair and donations to help pay for the BLMA $12,975 match from the Champlin Foundations will be under way in 2014 to help fund this project. Year end 2014 the the exterior restoration of the Fog Signal Building and installation of two replica fog horns trumpets was completed. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Granite Stone Retrieval: The retrieval of a carved granite stone from the Harvey Payton Schooner wreck of 1859 began in 2015 and will continue in 2016 as a few setbacks were encountered in 2015 on this program project. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: Fresnel Lens Repair: In 2015 BLHM continue to access the repairs of damage that have occurred over the years to the Fresnel Lens Prisms & in 2016 they will continue to seek funds/grants for these repairs. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: In 2015 and continuing into 2016 members of the BLHM continue to design QR Project (Quick Response Codes), yet another educational learning tool. When completed vistors will be able to learn about BLHMA visual overlooks or subjects of interest by scanning a UP obtical lable on signs around the property. These UP lables will provide a link back to BLHMA's web site for more information about this historical site and it's surroundings. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 10: In 2016 and continuing into 2017 members & volunteers of the BLHM continue to promote the 2016/2017 Matching Gift Campaign asd it moves into high gear inviting members, the community, & vistors to contribute. For evey donation made there will be a matched dollar for dollar donation by local historian James Buttrick. Currently the funds have been designated for new educational programs, new building projects, & new equipment. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 11: At the close of 2017 Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association continued with their Capital Campaign and established an Endowment Fund of which over 50% of the $600,000 goal was attained by year end 2017. This investment fund will provide an annual income for BLMA preservation projects. As we move into 2018, BLMA celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	Organization has members. Members assist in supporting the 501-C3 through their membership fees. Members have voting rights.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders	The boards role and legal obligation is to oversee the administration (management) of the organization and ensure that the organization fulfills its mission. The Board Members meet monthly where they monitor, guide, and enable good management decisions on current topics and issues. The board generally utilizes a voting decision where by making powers regarding matters of policy, direction, strategy, and governance of the organization to authorize major transactions or other actions. The Board oversee matters critical to the health of the organization including involving fundamental matters such as the viability of its business model, the integrity of its internal systems and controls, and the accuracy of its financial statements. And lastly the Board Members steward the resources of the organization for the longer run by carefully reviewing annual budgets and evaluating operations and by encouraging foresight through several budget cycles, considering investments in light of future evolution, and planning for future capital needs.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address	Sandra Paterson, Treasurer23 Fox Run Jamestown, RI 02835
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	No review was or will be conducted.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection	Requests for forms 1023 and/or form 990/990EZ must be requested in writing and sent to PO Box 83, Jamestown, RI, 02835. The organization will respond to this inquire within 30 days from the date the written request is recieved. (A request that is faxed, e-mailed or sent by private courier is considered a written request.) Photo copy fees & U.S. Post Office postage is applicable for mailed request to requester.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	Requests for forms 1023 and/or form 990/990EZ must be requested in writing and sent to PO Box 83, Jamestown, RI, 02835. The organization will respond to this inquire within 30 days from the date the written request is recieved. (A request that is faxed, e-mailed or sent by private courier is considered a written request.) Photo copy fees & U.S. Post Office postage is applicable for mailed request to requester.