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WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 23-7402125)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-14
IRS object ID
201833189349301803
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)
Return2018-11-14T07:58:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN060881630PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VAN BRUNT DUBIAGO & COMPANY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11100 SUMMER STREETAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP069055534ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237402125EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2032221424PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 AVERY PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06880ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT W MITCHELLPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2032221424PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-09SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM W WILSONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00633954PTIN
Phone2033590700PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-09PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address47.22.144.94IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-09IPDt
IP Tm09:20:10IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdA540EC83D2F489F9E1AF6E65B5ECF6671230949DAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdA540EC83D2F489F9E1AF6E65B5ECF6671230949DAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT W MITCHELLPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 AVERY PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$425,976GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWESTPORTHISTORY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1889FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionINSPIRE HOLISTIC DISCOVERY OF WESTPORT HISTORY, INCLUSIVE OF ITS COLLECTIVE HERITAGEActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body20VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent20VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee5TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers175TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$113,363PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$144,533CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$36,738PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$40,870CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$13,591PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$41,368CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$137,886PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$66,463CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$301,578PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$293,234CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$169,436PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$17,881CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$170,790PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$196,370CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$340,226PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$384,104CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$38,648PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$90,870CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,872,356TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,838,636TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$31,642TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$60,200TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,840,714NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,778,436NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionINSPIRE HOLISTIC DISCOVERY OF WESTPORT HISTORY, INCLUSIVE OF ITS COLLECTIVE HERITAGEMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,647ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,597RevenueAmt
DescPRESERVATION OF HISTORIC ARCHIVES, OBJECTS, ARTIFACTS AND COSTUMES IN MUSEUM-QUALITY SETTING FOR USE IN EXHIBITS, ONGOING PUBLIC AND INTERNAL RESEARCH, AND AS A SERVICE TO TOWN INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$70,145ExpenseAmt
Revenue$31,273RevenueAmt
DescCONDUCT LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL TOURS AND EXHIBITS ACROSS A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS RELATING TO WESTPORT HISTORY AS WELL AS THE LARGER ASSOCIATED HISTORY OF THE COUNTY AND THE STATE. THESE PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES SPAN K-12 AND OTHER AUDIENCES MOST AT LOW OR NO COST TO THE VISITOR.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$253,975ExpenseAmt
DescONGOING MAINTENANCE AND HISTORICALLY SENSITIVE MANAGEMENT OF A MUSEUM HOUSED IN A NATIONALLY REGISTERED PROPERTY, INCLUDING MAINTAINING COMFORTABLE SURROUNDINGS FOR VISITING CONSTITUENTS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$326,767TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document10IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee5EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members20GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member20IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PATRICIA WENTWORTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2032221424PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 AVERY PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTPORTCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06880ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ROBERT W MITCHELL
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD F GERBER
PAST PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA WENTWORTH
TREASURER10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAELA MACCOLL
SECRETARY10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARA KRASNE
DIRECTOR10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY AXTHELM
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL BLISS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES M CORGEL
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALICIA D'ANNA
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STACEY DANIELSON
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAY DIRNBERGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEIGH GAGE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD HYNES
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER JENNINGS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF KAUFMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAGGIE PARKHURST
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SVEN SELANDER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARCY SLEDGE
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY UNTERMEYER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERI WALSH
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$144,533AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$144,533TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM SERVICE REVENUDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$40,870TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,870RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$40,870TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,731TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,731ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$76,393SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$43,756SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$32,637SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$32,637ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$129,875FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$71,526FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$58,349TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$58,349ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$25,574GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$17,460CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,114TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,114ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$293,234TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$40,870RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$107,831ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$173,900TotalAmt
Program Services$146,076ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,129ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,695FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,834TotalAmt
Program Services$11,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$691FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,000TotalAmt
Program Services$6,720ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$400FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,000TotalAmt
Program Services$880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,405TotalAmt
Program Services$9,580ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$570FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,287TotalAmt
Program Services$1,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$142ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,419TotalAmt
Program Services$34,792ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,071FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,140TotalAmt
Program Services$11,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$657FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$37,914$31,848$4,170$1,896
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$25,502$25,502$0$0
OTHER EXPENSES$15,059$12,649$1,657$753
CONTRACT PERSONNEL/BOOK$11,814$9,924$1,299$591

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,830TotalAmt
Program Services$25,056ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,281ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,493FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$384,104TotalAmt
Program Services$326,767ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,881FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$81,970BOYAmt
EOY$55,987EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$390BOYAmt
EOY$40EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,295BOYAmt
EOY$26,327EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,403BOYAmt
EOY$7,571EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,274,948LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,015,516LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,300,851BOYAmt
EOY$1,259,432EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$413,684BOYAmt
EOY$456,428EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43,763BOYAmt
EOY$32,851EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,872,356BOYAmt
EOY$1,838,636EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,642BOYAmt
EOY$5,475EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,000BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,725EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,642BOYAmt
EOY$60,200EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,671,944BOYAmt
EOY$1,638,109EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,570BOYAmt
EOY$115,327EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,200BOYAmt
EOY$25,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,840,714BOYAmt
EOY$1,778,436EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,872,356BOYAmt
EOY$1,838,636EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$90,870ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$28,592NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83,912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,069CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$97,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,363CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$144,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$572,254TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$145,705CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$193,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$181,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$155,449CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$798,507TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$278,774CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$290,494CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$295,320CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$299,982CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,370,761TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$1,370,761PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,805CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,015CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,375CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,731CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,745TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,015CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,375CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,819CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,731CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,745TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,515CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,706CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,447CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,738CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$231,276TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$263,511CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$328,495CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$368,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$340,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$349,583CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,650,782TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.83040PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.82160PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02950InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.03100InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$32,851AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$446,970BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$43,744InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,596OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$485,118EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$431,671BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$15,930InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$369GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$1,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$446,970EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$439,622BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$895ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$7,846InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$431,671EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$424,258BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,364InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$880OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$120AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$439,622EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$396,624BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$53,156InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$508GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$25,906OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$124AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$424,258EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.73960BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.05150PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.20890TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$106,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$106,944BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,962,788OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$826,921DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,135,867BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$199,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$184,346DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,370BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,500OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,249DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,251BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,259,432TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$456,428BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$456,428TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED INCOMEDesc
Amt$4,725Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,725TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$321,826TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$28,592NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$28,592RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$293,234RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$293,234TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$384,104TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$384,104ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$384,104TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS COMPRISE HISTORICAL ARCHIVES; COSTUMES; AND OBJECTS AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL REGISTER BARN AND HOUSE LOCATED IN THE DOWNTOWN MERCANTILE AREA OF THE TOWN. THE HOUSE AND BARN PROVIDE VISITORS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW AND UNDERSTAND ONE OF THE FEW HISTORIC PROPERTIES WHOLLY INTACT WITHIN IN THE TOWN CENTER. WHS' ARCHIVES WHICH INCLUDE PAPER DOCUMENTS AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS, FILM REELS AND AUDIO PROVIDE RESEARCHERS TANGIBLE PRIMARY SOURCE EVIDENCE OF WESTPORT'S HISTORY AND ITS ROLE IN A LARGER HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF THE STATE AND THE NATION. ART, ARTIFACTS, OBJECTS AND COSTUMES ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO ENGAGE VISITORS WITH CONCRETE ITEMS TO DEMONSTRATE THE TOWN'S HISTORY IN AN ENGAGING WAY BY USING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL THUS FURTHERING WHS' MISSION OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT WESTPORT HERITAGE.
PART V, LINE 4:PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS-SUBJECT TO DONOR -IMPOSED STIPULATIONS THAT THEY BE RETAINED AND INVESTED PERMANENTLY BY THE SOCIETY. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS ARE RESTRICTED TO INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY, THE INCOME FROM WHICH IS EXPENDABLE TO SUPPORT HISTORICAL WRITING.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY APPLYING A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. MANAGEMENT HAS ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2017, THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY (OR ASSET) OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1HOLIDAY HOUSE TOUREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$20,141GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$20,141GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,633OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ANNUAL GALAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$61,043GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$61,043GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$19,268OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$48,691GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$48,691GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$50,625OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$129,875GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$129,875GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$71,526OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$71,526DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$58,349NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOCIETY HAS A BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ABOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BCOPY OF FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT WAS FILED
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY REVIEWS CONTRACTS AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES AND VENDORS TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS DID NOT CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR