BOSTON JEWISH FILM INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
BOSTON JEWISH FILM INC (EIN 04-3414850)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-10-11
IRS object ID
201812849349301316
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-10-11T12:42:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line150 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043414850EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172449899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 WATERTOWN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWEST NEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02465ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAYMIE SAKSPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172449899PhoneNum
Signature2018-09-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYEVGENIYA GORLOVSKY-SCHEPP CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01485484PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2018-09-25PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.238.141.162IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-09-25IPDt
IP Tm10:03:59IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdF4247996A0DFD92197EA51AEF4558D040C319DAAAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdD0D11AF730C84EA989067D997D1D7D43B936B30FAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJAYMIE SAKSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 WATERTOWN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWEST NEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02465ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$721,926GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BJFF.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BOSTON JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL CELEBRATES THE RICHNESS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FESTIVAL ENGAGES AND INSPIRES THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF JEWISH LIFE, VALUES AND CULTURE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body22VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent22VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee9TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers50TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$553,347PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$504,185CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$160,373PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$157,894CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,628PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,477CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$15,488PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$20,799CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$699,860PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$684,355CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$270,935PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$319,599CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$63,060CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$379,204PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$391,052CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$650,139PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$710,651CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$49,721PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$26,296CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$426,295TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$386,604TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$39,735TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$25,141TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$386,560NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$361,463NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSEE PART I, LINE 1MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$503,014ExpenseAmt
Revenue$155,778RevenueAmt
DescCELEBRATED THE RICHNESS OF THE JEWISH EXPERIENCE THROUGH FILM AND MEDIA, ENGAGING AND INSPIRING THE COMMUNITY TO EXPLORE THE FULL SPECTRUM OF JEWISH LIFE, VALUES AND CULTURE. OVER 12,000 TICKETS SOLD TO SCREENINGS THROUGHOUT THE GREATER BOSTON AREA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$94,479ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,116RevenueAmt
DescHOSTED REELABILITIES FILM FESTIVAL IN GREATER BOSTON, PROMOTING AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE LIVES, STORIES AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS OF PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT DISABILITIES FROM A VARIETY OF COMMUNITIES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$597,493TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 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 Document25IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
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
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members22GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member22IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
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 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 FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAYMIE SAKS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172449899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 WATERTOWN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWEST NEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02465ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
JUDITH L GANZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE FIELD PASTOR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE L WIDMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN SHULMAN
CLERK1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DEBRA ANKELES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM GOULD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BEVERLY BAVLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY LAPPIN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADAM RIEMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETTE ANN LIBBY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL G ROBERTS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAREN METSON
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
NANCY GOSSELS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK LOWENSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL COHEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURIE FEINBERG
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CYNTHIA MARCUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE K FORGOSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA RESNEK
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DOREEN BEINART
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY RAPHAEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA VOLMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAYMIE E SAKS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$84,152$0$4,401Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$84,152TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$4,401TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$35,120FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$469,065AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$504,185TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
TICKET REVENUE711300$141,089$141,089
OUT OF FEST SCREENINGS711300$16,805$16,805
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$157,894TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,477TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,477ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$58,370FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$35,120ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$37,571FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,799TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,799ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$684,355TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$157,894RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$22,276ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,450TotalAmt
Program Services$46,497ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,790ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,163FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$191,322TotalAmt
Program Services$191,322ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,249TotalAmt
Program Services$11,249ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,578TotalAmt
Program Services$22,592ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$797ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,189FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,400TotalAmt
Management And General$14,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,890TotalAmt
Management And General$8,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,279TotalAmt
Program Services$6,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$290ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$801FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,635TotalAmt
Program Services$40,489ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,430ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,716FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,485TotalAmt
Program Services$9,762ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,263FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,965TotalAmt
Program Services$5,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$675FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,658TotalAmt
Program Services$3,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$187ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$512FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER PROGRAM EVENTS$88,406$88,406
CONTRACTED SERVICES$40,525$28,949$11,576$0
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$33,684$27,596$6,088
FILM RENTALS$24,581$24,581

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,544TotalAmt
Program Services$90,689ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,202ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,653FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,651TotalAmt
Program Services$597,493ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,060FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,747BOYAmt
EOY$52,313EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,789BOYAmt
EOY$269,930EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,407BOYAmt
EOY$35,890EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,278BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,597BOYAmt
EOY$8,997EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$107,519LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$91,245LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,277BOYAmt
EOY$16,274EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,200BOYAmt
EOY$3,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,295BOYAmt
EOY$386,604EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,498BOYAmt
EOY$20,904EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,237BOYAmt
EOY$4,237EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,735BOYAmt
EOY$25,141EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$344,060BOYAmt
EOY$339,983EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,500BOYAmt
EOY$21,480EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,560BOYAmt
EOY$361,463EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$426,295BOYAmt
EOY$386,604EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$26,296ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,199OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$446,482CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$508,619CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$442,604CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$553,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$504,185CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,455,237TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$131,090CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,347CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,147CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,373CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$157,894CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$728,851TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$577,572CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$629,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$600,751CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$713,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$662,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,184,088TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,320TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,900CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,920CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,320TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$3,152,768PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,020CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,477CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,700TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,020CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,477CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,700TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$57TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$577,665CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$630,986CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$602,290CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$715,348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$663,556CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,189,845TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98840PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98860PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00180InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00140InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,613OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,157DepreciationAmt
Book Value$10,456BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,906OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$89,088DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,818BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,274TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED RENTDesc
Amt$4,237Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,237TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$748,571TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$26,645DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$37,571OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$64,216RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$684,355RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$684,355TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$773,668TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$25,446DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$37,571OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$63,017ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$710,651ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$710,651TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE FESTIVAL ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE FESTIVAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017. THE FESTIVAL'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES - SEE BELOW
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES - SEE BELOW
PART XI AND XII, LINE 2DSPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES ARE NETTED WITH SPECIAL EVENT REVENUE ON FORM 990, PART VIII, BUT ARE SHOWN GROSS ON THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$42,580GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$18,920CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$23,660GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,896RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,818FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$9,010EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,213OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPRING EVENTEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$50,910GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$16,200CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$34,710GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$6,135RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$9,999FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$93,490GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$35,120CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$58,370GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$13,031RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$12,817FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$9,510EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,213OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$37,571DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$20,799NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PRESENTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN TO THE FULL BOARD. THE BOARD MUST THEN VOTE TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT EACH YEAR. TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE, WE DO NOT HIRE ANY BOARD MEMBERS OR THEIR RELATIVES AS VENDORS, OR ACCEPT DONATIONS THAT REQUIRE PERFORMANCE EXCEPT FOR ESTABLISHED FESTIVAL SPONSORSHIPS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED, AN EXTERNAL HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTANT RESEARCHED SALARIES FOR COMPARABLE ROLES. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BOARD HAS DETERMINED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR'S SALARIES BASED ON AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS. OTHER EMPLOYEES' SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, WITH APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FORM 1023 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE 990 IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL WEBSITE AND GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EBOX OFFICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 21,830. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,830. VENUE RENTAL: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 18,186. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 18,186. PUBLICITY: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 12,525. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 12,525. VISITING ARTISTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 11,720. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,720. MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 9,520. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 448. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,232. TOTAL EXPENSES 11,200. CREDIT CARD FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 8,978. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 422. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,162. TOTAL EXPENSES 10,562. DIRECT MAILINGS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 6,348. TOTAL EXPENSES 6,348. MISCELLANEOUS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,753. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 177. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 486. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,416. POSTAGE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,100. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 99. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 272. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,471. RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,186. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 56. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 153. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,395. FESTIVAL EVENTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 891. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 891.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:OTHER CHANGES 1,199.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE COMMITTEE ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.