FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INC (EIN 04-6045400)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201843179349305644
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)
Return2018-11-13T14:50:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line153 STATE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046045400EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRENBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6179120400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line153 MARLBOROUGH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARBARA BOUQUEGNEAUPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6179120400PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDOUGLAS FARRINGTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00370668PTIN
Phone6178075000PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-06PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address47.19.127.190IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-06IPDt
IP Tm13:03:14IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBARBARA BOUQUEGNEAUPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line153 MARLBOROUGH STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,266,747GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FRENCHCULTURALCENTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1945FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWITH ITS COLLECTION OF BOOKS, TAPES, AND DVDS FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, THE CENTER OFFERS COURSES, BOOK READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, COOKING AND WINE CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS, CONCERTS, AND LIBRARY AND TRANSLATION SERVICES IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers285TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$332,525PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$401,559CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Total Revenue$2,977,279CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Other Expenses$665,876CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,325,920PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,215,764CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$364,831PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,015,487ExpenseAmt
Grant$4,950GrantAmt
Revenue$870,053RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$254,722ExpenseAmt
Revenue$27,885RevenueAmt
DescCULTURAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.Desc

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Expense$245,396ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,285RevenueAmt
DescLIBRARY SERVICES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of 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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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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
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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ZEINA AOUN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA DE BRAGANCA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHARINE-MARY DONOVAN
TRUSTEE0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-FRANCOIS DUCREST
TRUSTEE/CLERK2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICK PREVOST
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCY SPRAYREGEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC VOGT
TRUSTEE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN GALANTE
TRUSTEE/CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
PIERRE SOREL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC WARD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALYSSA LEBEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HERVE SEDKY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN-LUC BOULNOIS
TRUSTEE/TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
STEPHEN MORMORIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GONZAGUE DE MONTRICHARD
TRUSTEE A/O 3/28/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLAS MASARD
TRUSTEE AS OF 12/12/171.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA BOUQUEGNEAU
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$121,928$0$10,199Yes (X)
MICHAEL RICHARD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER12.00$62,691$0$0Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityBOSTONCityNm
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ZIP02118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesARCHITECTSServicesDesc
Compensation$206,189CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$93,893MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$222,932FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$1,448,975AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$53,119NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,765,800TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION & TRANSLATION REVENUE611600$871,536$871,536
OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE611600$53,881$53,881
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Total Program Service Revenue$925,417TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$319,548ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$3,720RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$3,720RealAmt

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,040,320SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$958,309SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$82,011SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$82,011TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$82,011ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$331,159FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$122,960TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$122,960ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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DescOTHERDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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Exclusion$3,743ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,743OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$286,062ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$4,950TotalAmt
Program Services$4,950ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$194,818TotalAmt
Program Services$82,257ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,329ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,232FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,173,855TotalAmt
Program Services$903,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,066ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,449FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$1,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$157FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$42,348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,790FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$81,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,510FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$12,525ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$33,654TotalAmt
Management And General$33,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$64,212TotalAmt
Management And General$64,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$4,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$375FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,426TotalAmt
Program Services$10,241ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,282FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,041TotalAmt
Program Services$32,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,022FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,363TotalAmt
Program Services$28,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$759FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,893TotalAmt
Program Services$7,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,024FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,377TotalAmt
Program Services$889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,488ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,871TotalAmt
Program Services$64,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,503ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,837FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,969TotalAmt
Program Services$36,282ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,655ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,032FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$63,296$27,934$1,352$34,010
UTILITIES$49,422$44,130$3,807$1,485
BOOKS TAPES & SUBSCRIPT$46,153$45,987$91$75
PRINTING & GRAPHICS$11,134$4,374$3,935$2,825

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$137,031TotalAmt
Program Services$91,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,405FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,215,764TotalAmt
Program Services$1,515,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$514,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,269FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,031BOYAmt
EOY$488,839EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$36,704BOYAmt
EOY$695,738EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,639BOYAmt
EOY$87,872EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,049BOYAmt
EOY$3,157EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$71,048BOYAmt
EOY$67,090EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,039,669LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,691,925LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110,713BOYAmt
EOY$1,347,744EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,029,235BOYAmt
EOY$14,178,710EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,000BOYAmt
EOY$80,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,759BOYAmt
EOY$90,678EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,649,178BOYAmt
EOY$17,039,828EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,478BOYAmt
EOY$278,232EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$190,202BOYAmt
EOY$214,457EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$369,680BOYAmt
EOY$492,689EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,134,093BOYAmt
EOY$10,942,001EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,141BOYAmt
EOY$1,559,024EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,677,264BOYAmt
EOY$4,046,114EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,279,498BOYAmt
EOY$16,547,139EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,649,178BOYAmt
EOY$17,039,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$761,515ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,506,126NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$627,668CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$729,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$703,012CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$660,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,583,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,304,631TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$627,668CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$729,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$703,012CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$660,435CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,583,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,304,631TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,123,823SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$3,180,808PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$257,101CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$242,340CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$230,946CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$274,067CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$319,548CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,324,002TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$799CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,743CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,253TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$5,633,886TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$7,218,914GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56460PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.51740PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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$13,109,235BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$22,029ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,907,685InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$716,027OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$64,212AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$14,258,710EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,637,610BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$76,515ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,117,889InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$659,451OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$63,328AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,109,235EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,221,792BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$53,128ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$579,103OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$71,302AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$12,637,610EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,438,479BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$79,519ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$329,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$551,467OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$74,126AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,221,792EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,325,464BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$28,544ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,715,524InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$547,645OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$83,408AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$13,438,479EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.69160BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.28380PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.02470TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$37,635OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$37,635BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,276,653OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,388,785DepreciationAmt
Book Value$887,868BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$346,044OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$346,044BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$379,337OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$303,140DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,197BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,347,744TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,419,193TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,506,126NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,506,126RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,913,067RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$64,212InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$64,212RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,977,279TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,151,552TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,151,552ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$64,212InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$64,212ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,215,764TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: THE CENTER HAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000 FRENCH ITEMS (BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, AND PERIODICALS) THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. THESE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPITALIZED AS THEIR FAIR VALUE IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. COSTS OF ITEMS ADDED TO AND PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF ITEMS IN THIS COLLECTION ARE RECOGNIZED AS DECREASES OR INCREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. CIRCULATING ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPITALIZED BECAUSE THEIR ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES ARE LESS THAN ONE YEAR. OTHER PROPERTY: FROM TIME TO TIME, THE CENTER HAS RECEIVED VARIOUS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS OF PROPERTY (EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS, ETC.) FOR USE WITHIN THE CENTER. THESE HAVE NOT BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CENTER IS RECOGNIZED AS AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "CODE") WHEREBY ONLY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 512(A)(1) OF THE CODE, IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX. IN ADDITION, THE CENTER HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. THE CENTER RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS AND ASSESSES THE LIKELIHOOD, BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT, THAT TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. THE MEASUREMENT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS IS ADJUSTED WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, OR WHEN AN EVENT OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ARE CLASSIFIED AS INTEREST EXPENSE AND ADDITIONAL INCOME TAXES IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017 OR 2016. THE CENTER IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TOUR DE FRANCEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$284,354GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$177,504CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$106,850GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$1,325RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$41,330FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$56,721OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2BASTILLE DAYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$109,776GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$20,350CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$89,426GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$6,854RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$10,929FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$49,595EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$100,282OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$37,001GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$25,078CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$11,923GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$7,370RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$5,938FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$50,815OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$431,131GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$222,932CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$208,199GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$15,549RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$58,197FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$49,595EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$207,818OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$331,159DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$122,960NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$16,101NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution27ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$25,703NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesRETAIL VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescAUCTION ITEMSDesc
Contribution16ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,567NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesRETAIL VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BIN ADVANCE OF FILING, FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TRUSTEES. THE TRUSTEES ARE INVITED TO RAISE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. UPON THE RESOLUTION OF ANY SUCH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TRUSTEES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE TOPIC OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING. THE DISCUSSION INCLUDES MAKING TRUSTEES AWARE OF THE NEED TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, IN FACT OR APPEARANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AREGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WRITTEN OBJECTIVES DEVELOPED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD OF REVIEW ARE COMPARED TO THE DIRECTOR'S WRITTEN PERIOD-END SELF ASSESSMENT. THE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. FOLLOWING THIS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, THE CHAIR DISCUSSES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE HEADS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, RESPECTIVELY.

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