MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC (EIN 06-0653120)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201813199349308486
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-11-15T12:48:09-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN060653120EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMYSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8605720711PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHEN C WHITEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & TRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone8605720711PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL BALLASYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00852868PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-14PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.3.217.20IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-14IPDt
IP Tm12:31:54IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id896C1F5B5D42EC59A37A0D46A5820AA48C1A79EDAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEPHEN C WHITEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,491,832GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MYSTICSEAPORT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1929FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMYSTIC SEAPORT IS A MUSEUM THAT STRIVES TO INSPIRE AN ENDURING CONNECTION TO THE AMERICAN MARITIME EXPERIENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body34VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent33VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee421TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers651TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,466,424PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,684,005CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$4,863,821PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,094,585CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,068,031PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,013,375CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,221,726PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,511,867CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,620,002PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,303,832CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$33,427PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$34,159CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,824,797PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,650,964CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,335,121CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$6,474,767PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$9,064,471CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$14,332,991PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,749,594CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,287,011PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,445,762CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$92,882,450TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$95,042,012TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,083,653TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$6,268,420TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$85,798,797NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$88,773,592NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM IS TO CREATE A BROAD, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF AMERICA AND THE SEA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,925,584ExpenseAmt
Revenue$6,845,771RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR EXPERIENCE - EACH YEAR MORE THAN 275,000 PEOPLE VISIT MYSTIC SEAPORT, THE MUSEUM OF AMERICA AND THE SEA. THE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS THAT HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE INCLUDE: VISITOR SERVICES, EXHIBITIONS, INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS, AND MUSEUM STORES. THEY WELCOME VISITORS; PROVIDE FOR THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS; OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND ILLUSTRATIVE PRODUCTS TO UNDERSCORE THE THEME OF AMERICA AND THE SEA; RESEARCH, DESIGN, PRODUCE AND CARE FOR EXHIBITS; RESEARCH, PLAN, AND CONDUCT A VARIED SEASONAL SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,095,944ExpenseAmt
Grant$34,159GrantAmt
Revenue$602,537RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - MYSTIC SEAPORT OFFERS A VARIETY OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. EDUCATORS CAN CHOOSE FROM A VARIED MENU OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SELF-GUIDED EXPLORATION, GUIDED TOURS WITH HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, PLANETARIUM SHOWS, ROLEPLAYER OR CHANTEY PERFORMANCES, OVERNIGHT OR IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRIMARY SOURCE WORKSHOPS AND VIRTUAL PROGRAMS.THE MUSEUM SERVES OVER 40,000 STUDENTS AND ADULTS EACH YEAR. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WORKS WITH EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS TO PROVIDE A TAILORED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR CURRICULUM. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS, INCLUDING A WIDE VARIETY OF SAILING PROGRAMS ADN SUMMER CAMPS, IS ALSO AVAILABLE. IN ADDITION TO PRE-K THROUGH 12 AND SUMMER PROGRAMMING, MYSTIC SEAPORT ALSO HOSTS AN INTERDISCIPLINARY UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE SEMESTER PROGRAM CALLED THE MARITIME STUDIES PROGRAM OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE AND MYSTIC SEAPORT, AND A GRADUATE LEVEL PROGRAM DURING THE SUMMER CALLED THE MUNSON INSTITUTE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,764,929ExpenseAmt
Revenue$177,257RevenueAmt
DescCOLLECTIONS & RESEARCH - THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS HOLD OVER 2 MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING VESSELS, HISTORIC BUILDINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, FILM AND VIDEO FOOTAGE, IMPRINTS, ART, TOOLS, AND ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE EIGHTEENTH, NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES. THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION, THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITS GENRE IN THE WORLD WITH OVER 480 VESSELS, INCLUDES 4 NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS: THE 1841 WHALING BARK CHARLES W. MORGAN, THE 1921 FISHING SCHOONER L. A. DUNTON, THE 1908 STEAM FERRY SABINO, AND THE NOANK WELL-SMACK EMMA C. BERRY. CURATORIAL WORK INCLUDES ACQUISITION, REGISTRATION, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION. THE HENRY B. DUPONT PRESERVATION SHIPYARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE MYSTIC SEAPORT TO CARE FOR ITS HISTORIC WATERCRAFT. THE SHIPYARD IS ALSO AN EXHIBIT WHERE VISITORS CAN WATCH THE STAFF PERFORM THE WORK NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND RESTORE OUR WATERCRAFT COLLECTION, EMPHASIZING THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND SKILLS. THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF MARITIME ART AND ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND MOVING IMAGES, AND SHIPS PLANS ARE HOUSED ALONGSIDE THE G. W. BLUNT WHITE LIBRARY'S BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, CHARTS AND MAPS, ORAL HISTORIES, MICROFILM, LOG BOOKS, SHIPS REGISTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY, THE COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER. STAFF AND COLLECTIONS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER HERE IN A COORDINATED AND EFFECTIVE CONFIGURATION UNDER ONE ROOF. THE COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER IS THE MUSEUM'S CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY, CULTURE AND SCIENCE, SERVING STUDENTS, MEMBERS, STAFF AND OUTSIDE SCHOLARS. THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO KNOWLEDGE OF MARITIME STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH BOOK PUBLICATION, AND SYMPOSIA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$13,786,457TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document155IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee421EmployeeCnt
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
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members34GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member33IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldRIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEPHEN WHITEPersonNm
Phone8605720711PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ALEXANDER D BULAZEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA T THORNE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
B WARING PARTRIDGE IV
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN MICHAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES A ROBERTSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES J HAMM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES MALLORY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHESTER W KITCHINGS JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID R BECHTEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT L CAMBRIDGE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J BARCLAY COLLINS II
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
J ROBERT MANN JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON M PILALAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY S BENET
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH C HOOPES JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH S SIEGEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAARTEN C DEJONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL S HUDNER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL T MASIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER GLEYSTEEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND B STRONG III
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A ARMSTRONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD R VIETOR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD W CLARY
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBB ALLAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT A VINCENT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT B RODGERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L W MCGRAW
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON E COHEN
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
SHEILA MCCURDY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY T WELLS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN C WHITE
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE40.00Yes (X)$280,098$0$21,675Yes (X)
WILLIAM D FORSTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM E COOK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA WITHINGTON
CFO/ASST. TREASURER40.00$228,280$0$28,120Yes (X)
MAUREEN HENNESSEY
ASST. SECRETARY40.00$53,312$0$13,840Yes (X)
CHRIS FREEMAN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$109,278$0$23,880Yes (X)
ELISABETH SAXE
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT40.00$168,209$0$17,800Yes (X)
JOHN URBAN
DIR. OF MAJOR & PLANNED GIFTS40.00$108,985$0$4,359Yes (X)
NICHOLAS BELL
SR VP OF CURATIONAL AFFAIRS40.00$169,617$0$18,682Yes (X)
SUSAN FUNK
VP OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS40.00$195,101$0$33,938Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,312,880TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$162,294TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K8IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
OVERABOVE LLC
8 RAILROAD AVE PO BOX 8ESSEXCT06426MEDIA MARKETING$412,542
COASTAL GOURMET INC
PO BOX 290WEST MYSTICCT06388CATERING$398,427
CARBONE SMOLAN AGENCY LLC
22 WEST 19TH STREET 10TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10011MEDIA MARKETING$291,200
JOHN W BRISTOL & CO INC
48 WALL STNEW YORKNY10005INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$148,955
JOHN GRADE LLC
9704 BEACON AVENUE SOUTHSEATTLEWA98118EXHIBIT FABRICATION & INSTALLATION$103,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,565,233MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$347,693FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$218,424GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,552,655AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$392,854NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,684,005TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GATE ADMISSIONS713990$3,909,064$3,909,064
PROGRAM FEES713990$3,042,649$3,042,649
SALES OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS900099$142,872$142,872
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,094,585TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$930,296TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$930,296ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,203TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,203ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,301,122RealAmt
Personal$9,695PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$495,327RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$805,795RealAmt
Personal$9,695PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$815,490TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$815,490ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,835,015SecuritiesAmt
Other$431,780OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,574,462SecuritiesAmt
Other$609,254OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,260,553SecuritiesAmt
Other-$177,474OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,083,079TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,083,079ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$320,740FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$347,693ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$158,546FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$162,194TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$162,194ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$764,845GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$350,411CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$414,434TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$414,434RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS900099$114,435$114,435
AMISTAD REPAIR WORK900099$2,111$2,111
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$116,546OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$19,303,832TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,625,565RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,994,262ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,159TotalAmt
Program Services$34,159ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$603,523TotalAmt
Program Services$371,588ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$172,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,096FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,868,555TotalAmt
Program Services$5,461,196ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,545,332ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$862,027FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$268,018TotalAmt
Program Services$164,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,824FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,245,315TotalAmt
Program Services$765,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$346,232ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$133,925FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$665,553TotalAmt
Program Services$409,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$190,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,665FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$85,256TotalAmt
Management And General$85,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,700TotalAmt
Management And General$68,700ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,602TotalAmt
Management And General$34,602ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,479TotalAmt
Management And General$195,479ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$315,787TotalAmt
Program Services$30,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$161,895ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$123,039FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$354,774TotalAmt
Program Services$84,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$268,828ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,893FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$903,802TotalAmt
Program Services$520,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$150,592ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$232,808FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$917,936TotalAmt
Program Services$46,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$871,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$349,889TotalAmt
Program Services$129,528ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,975FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,266TotalAmt
Management And General$78,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,999,276TotalAmt
Program Services$1,918,206ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,677FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$616,312TotalAmt
Program Services$63,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$552,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$1,205,764$756,718$435,296$13,750
SERVICES$753,707$390,849$295,740$67,118
SPECIAL EVENT$509,887$509,887
CREDIT CARD FEES$225,411$29,181$191,026$5,204

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$449,623TotalAmt
Program Services$2,609,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$2,248,395ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,233FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,749,594TotalAmt
Program Services$13,786,457ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,628,016ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,335,121FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,517,075BOYAmt
EOY$1,145,781EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,112,262BOYAmt
EOY$4,884,127EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,199,782BOYAmt
EOY$4,327,535EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$273,398BOYAmt
EOY$195,012EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$411,837BOYAmt
EOY$732,156EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$67,971,075LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$41,257,467LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,000,538BOYAmt
EOY$26,713,608EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,498,721BOYAmt
EOY$52,785,644EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,868,837BOYAmt
EOY$4,258,149EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,882,450BOYAmt
EOY$95,042,012EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,635,016BOYAmt
EOY$844,954EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,574,370BOYAmt
EOY$2,601,666EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,815,433BOYAmt
EOY$2,764,561EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,834BOYAmt
EOY$57,239EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,083,653BOYAmt
EOY$6,268,420EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,639,293BOYAmt
EOY$25,214,713EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,178,246BOYAmt
EOY$24,887,995EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,981,258BOYAmt
EOY$38,670,884EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$85,798,797BOYAmt
EOY$88,773,592EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,882,450BOYAmt
EOY$95,042,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,445,762ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,852,720NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$567,837OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,781,117CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,101,080CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,230,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,466,424CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,684,005CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,262,691TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,781,117CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,101,080CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,230,065CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,466,424CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,684,005CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,262,691TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$117,879SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$40,144,812PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,295,907CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,314,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,119,935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,557,395CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,241,113CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,529,129TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,740CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,640CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$48,380TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$169,915CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$371,891CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$319,208CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$392,934CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$437,286CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,691,234TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$52,531,434TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$32,251,123GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.76420PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75550PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:MISCELLANEOUS - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 129,307. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 311,403. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 103,022. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 75,359. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 114,435. FUNDRAISING - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 40,608. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 60,488. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 36,000. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 150,457. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 320,740. AMISTAD REPAIRS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 180,186. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 167,118. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,111.
FORM 990 SCHEDULE ATHE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS ACCOUNTING PERIOD FROM AN APRIL YEAR END TO A DECEMBER YEAR END DURING 2016. THEREFORE 2016 IS A SHORT YEAR.

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$34,602DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$34,602TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, PART IIB, LINE 1(G)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING WAS PROVIDED BY BEACON CONSULTING AND WILLIAM TURNER TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesLICENSING/PUBLICATION/PRODOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,841,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$272,838ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,597,731InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,410,309OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$47,301,774EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,133,379BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$49,430ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,058,705InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,400,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,841,514EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,641,346BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$294,033ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$153,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,955,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,133,379EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,381,821BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$381,288ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,787,044InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,908,807OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$45,641,346EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,656,207BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$358,252ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,380,019InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,012,657OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$49,381,821EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.71500PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.28500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,099,762OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,099,762BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$42,218,410OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,874,287DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,344,123BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,307,351OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,891,263DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,416,088BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,345,552OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,491,917DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,853,635BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,713,608TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS, DEPOSITS, ETC.Desc
Amt$57,239Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$57,239TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,107,140TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,852,720NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$918,248OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,770,968RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,336,172RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$32,340OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$32,340RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,303,832TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,038,545TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$845,738OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$845,738ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,192,807ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$556,787OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$556,787ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,749,594TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE SAME METHOD FOR RECORDING EASEMENTS AS IT DOES FOR ITS COLLECTIONS. REFER TO RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE D PART III.
PART III, LINE 1A:THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTIONS. SUCH DONATIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED IF THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN; ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR OF PURCHASE AND NO REVENUE IS RECOGNIZED ON DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 400 WATERCRAFTS (INCLUDING 5 MAJOR VESSELS), 24 HISTORIC HOUSES AND BUILDINGS, 2000 SHIP MODELS, 1100 SCRIMSHAW PIECES, 5000 VIDEO TAPES, 1,500,000 FEET OF HISTORIC FILM AND A COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF PRINTS, NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS, MARINE PAINTINGS AND OTHER MARITIME MEMORABILIA. IN ADDITION, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS LARGE QUANTITIES OF NONNAUTICAL FURNISHINGS FOR THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS SHIP AND BOAT PARTS, ENGINES AND SIMILAR OBJECTS. THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY COLLECTION CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, 1,000,000 MANUSCRIPTS, 10,000 MAPS, WELL OVER 100,000 SHIP PLANS, 2,000 ROLLS OF MICROFILM AND 600 ORAL HISTORY TAPES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSION OF MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2014 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. IF THE MUSEUM HAD UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES, IT WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TAX MATTERS AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WITH THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS & TRUSTS 567,837. COST OF INVENTORY 350,411.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBTS -46,900. SPECIAL EVENT 509,887. RENTAL EXPENSES -495,327.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF SALES 350,411. RENTAL EXPENSES 495,327.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:BAD DEBTS 46,900. SPECIAL EVENT 509,887.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AMERICA AND THE SEA GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$668,433GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$347,693CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$320,740GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$6,023NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$60,944RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$4,195EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$87,384OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$668,433GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$347,693CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$320,740GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$6,023NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$60,944RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,195EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$87,384OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$158,546DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$162,194NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
THE BRILLIANT AT-SEA SAILING PROGRAM PROVIDED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS10$9,030
THE CONRAD SAILING PROGRAM PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG PEOPLE.50$18,379
FELLOWSHIPS IN MARITIME STUDIES3$5,860
SUMMER DAY CAMP5$800
SCHOOL & FAMILY PROGRAMS3$90

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS AND SCHOLARHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THE RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PROGRAMS IN ORDER FOR THE GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE APPLICABLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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 (5 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
STEPHEN C WHITE
PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE$280,098$0$0$0$0$0$10,532$0$11,143$0$301,773$0$0$0
MARTHA WITHINGTON
CFO/ASST. TREASURER$228,280$0$0$0$0$0$9,438$0$18,682$0$256,400$0$0$0
ELISABETH SAXE
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT$168,209$0$0$0$0$0$6,967$0$10,833$0$186,009$0$0$0
NICHOLAS BELL
SR VP OF CURATIONAL AFFAIRS$169,617$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$18,682$0$188,299$0$0$0
SUSAN FUNK
VP OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS$195,101$0$0$0$0$0$8,386$0$25,552$0$229,039$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$169,092NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$223,762NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received2Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS.
PART I, LINE 32B:THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ACCOUNTS WITH VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE USED TO LIQUIDATE DONATED SECURITIES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS PAY DUES TO JOIN MYSTIC SEAPORT IN ORDER TO ACCESS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. EACH MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE WHICH MAY BE GIVEN IN PERSON OR BY PROXY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AIN ALL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP, EACH ADULT 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER INCLUDED WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE SEPARATELY ENTITLED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHERE SHALL BE AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES TO SUCCEED THOSE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AND FOR THE TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS FOR ANY PURPOSE MAY BE CALLED BY (I) THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OR (II) THE PRESIDENT, OR (III) IN THEIR ABSENCE, ANY VICE CHAIRMAN OR (IV) A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SHALL BE CALLED AT ANY TIME BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR THE PRESIDENT, OR ANY VICE CHAIRMAN OR ANY OTHER OFFICER UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF 100 MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SUCH MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE CFO WILL REVIEW THE FINAL 990 DRAFT FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. WHEN SATISFIED THAT THE RETURN IS COMPLETE, IT WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE 990 WILL BE ISSUED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR STAFF PERSON SIGNS AND DATES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS/HER TERM OF SERVICE AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. UPON DISCLOSURE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE FULL BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IF SO THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE TRANSACTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE CEO IS PROVIDED WITH A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE CFO'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USING COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND OTHER RESOURCES. OTHER OFFICER SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT, EMAILED OUT TO MORE THAN 17,000 MEMBERS AND AVAILABLE ON MYSTIC SEAPORT'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUES OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS AND TRUSTS 567,837.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.
FORM 990 PART 1 PAGE 1THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS ACCOUNTING PERIOD FROM AN APRIL YEAR END TO A DECEMBER YEAR END DURING 2016. THEREFORE 2016 IS A SHORT YEAR AND NOT COMPARABLE TO 2017.

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