BRUCE MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
BRUCE MUSEUM INC (EIN 23-7105904)
Tax period
2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed
2018-03-15
IRS object ID
201840749349300449
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2018-03-15T13:04:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN271728945PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PKF O'Connor Davies LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13001 Summer Street 5th Floor EastAddressLine1Txt
CityStamfordCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN237105904EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BRUCE MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBRUCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2038690376PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE MUSEUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06830ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPeter C SuttonPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2038690376PhoneNum
Signature2018-03-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGarrett M higginsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2018-03-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address65.51.112.58IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2018-03-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal Officerpeter c suttonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE MUSEUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06830ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,549,692GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BRUCEMUSEUM.ORgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1970FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBruce Museum's exhibitions and educational programs advance the understanding of art and science.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body30VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent30VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee70TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers320TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$128,889TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$8,864NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,547,969PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,825,751CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$217,027PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$268,312CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,447,092PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,136,264CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$75,097PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$81,481CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$8,136,991PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$6,148,846CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$57,097PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,046,242CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,780,787PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,391,800CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,091,981PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,670,884CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,045,010PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$477,962CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$32,867,209TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$34,110,166TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,542,157TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,214,732TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$31,325,052NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$32,895,434NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,412,884ExpenseAmt
Revenue$304,300RevenueAmt
DescSee Schedule ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,412,884TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document17IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee70EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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
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Independent Voting Member30IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Business Name Line1BILL FERENCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone2034137525PhoneNum

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Address Line1THE BRUCE MUSEUM ONE MUSEUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (41 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert H Lawrence Jr
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Aundrea b Amine
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jan Rogers Kniffen
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
George E Crapple
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Patricia W Chadwick
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ingrid Delson
Secretary (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ann Vassiliou
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deborah simon
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kathy Georgas
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jacqueline Walker
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judith Wertheimer
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Leah Rukeyser
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lucile Glasebrook
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Kovner
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nathanial B Day
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sachiko Goodman
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Simone McEntire
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Tejpaul
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsy Ruprecht
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Allison Brant
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
charles M Royce
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diana Wierbicki
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kamie Lightburn
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Grunberg
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Mason
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole Reynolds
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Tesei
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sue anne Weinberg
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Byrne
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William Deutsch
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Deanna Mulligan
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sabrina Raquet
TRUSTEE (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA R ZOUBEK
TRUSTEE (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Lockhart III
TRUSTEE (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Murphy
TRUSTEE (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Felicity Kostakis
TRUSTEE (thru 06/2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter Sutton
Executive Director/CEO35.00Yes (X)$279,440$0$16,170
William F Ference
Director of Finance/CFO35.00Yes (X)$117,396$0$27,584
Susan Ball
Deputy Director (thru 06/2017)35.00$123,676$0$7,115Yes (X)
Whitney Rosenberg
Director of Development35.00$118,450$0$6,736Yes (X)
Anne Von Stuelpnagel
Director of Exhibitions35.00$103,925$0$28,422Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Eskew Dumez and Ripple
1 canal place 365 Canal StNew OrleansLA70130Architects$1,372,279
NST Systems Inc
2001 W Main Street Suite 130StamfordCT06902Information technology support$141,215
turner contruction co
50 waterview drivesheltonCT06484construction$110,000
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$441,776MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$671,069FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$901,756GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$2,811,150AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$521,114NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,825,751TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Admissions712110$209,655$209,655
workshop/program fees712110$58,657$58,657
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Exclusion$885,901ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$23,416RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$23,416RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$23,416TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$23,416ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$11,134,537SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$10,885,979SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$248,558SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$248,558TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$9,244UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$239,314ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$91,390FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$671,069ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$350,115FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$258,725TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$258,725ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$318,580GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$164,752CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$35,988RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$117,840UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Related Or Exempt Func Income$304,300RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$128,889UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$889,906ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$440,187TotalAmt
Program Services$317,507ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$102,136FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$1,596,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,212ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$492,774FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$71,263ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$22,150FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$334,960TotalAmt
Program Services$199,417ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,639ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$119,904FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,537TotalAmt
Program Services$210,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$454ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,482FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,825TotalAmt
Program Services$2,825ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,038TotalAmt
Program Services$31,108ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,669FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,815TotalAmt
Management And General$42,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,906TotalAmt
Program Services$71,098ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$186,808FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,396TotalAmt
Program Services$101,396ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$804,965TotalAmt
Program Services$776,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,091ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,632FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$185,062TotalAmt
Program Services$185,062ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$100,727TotalAmt
Program Services$100,151ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$576FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,758TotalAmt
Program Services$103,422ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$3,336FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,022TotalAmt
Program Services$4,022ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,027TotalAmt
Program Services$170,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,304FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,949TotalAmt
Program Services$98,949ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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misc operating expenses$124,555$100,761$5,352$18,442
exhibitions/collections$112,422$98,346$14,076
hospitality$100,563$94,610$5,953
honorarium$44,198$44,198

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,572TotalAmt
Program Services$35,572ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,670,884TotalAmt
Program Services$4,412,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,046,242FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,489BOYAmt
EOY$78,195EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,564,530BOYAmt
EOY$2,082,772EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,156,726BOYAmt
EOY$2,393,534EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,589BOYAmt
EOY$54,582EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,133BOYAmt
EOY$122,749EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,582,103LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,289,495LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,519,636BOYAmt
EOY$1,292,608EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,791,578BOYAmt
EOY$19,870,988EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,160,905BOYAmt
EOY$4,201,499EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,398,623BOYAmt
EOY$4,013,239EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,867,209BOYAmt
EOY$34,110,166EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,694BOYAmt
EOY$300,269EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$207,500BOYAmt
EOY$46,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$867,963BOYAmt
EOY$867,963EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,542,157BOYAmt
EOY$1,214,732EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,067,825BOYAmt
EOY$2,310,816EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$18,871,493BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,325,052BOYAmt
EOY$32,895,434EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,867,209BOYAmt
EOY$34,110,166EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$477,962ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets-$262,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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

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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$1,982,955CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,483,944CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,255,044CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,547,969CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,825,751CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,095,663TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$215,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$214,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$208,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$207,624CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$207,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,054,140TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,698,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,463,933CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,755,593CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,033,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,149,803TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,158,297SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$19,991,506PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$624,490CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,438,044CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,541,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,258,526CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$909,317CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,771,704TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$184,966CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$226,794CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$523,446TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$970TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$29,445,923TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,808,259GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
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Public Support PY1700.62810PublicSupportPY170Pct
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Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMiscellaneous income - 2014 Amount: $ 970.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$21,886,468BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$785,372ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,428,976InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,376,620OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,724,196EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,074,738BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$414,940ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$546,502InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,056,708OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$21,886,468EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$23,575,650BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$401,946ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$170,257InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,073,115OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,074,738EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,967,915BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$59,768ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,435,368InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$887,401OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$23,575,650EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,045,011BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$121,483ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,734,495InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$933,074OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$20,967,915EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.05540BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.80800PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.13660TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,086,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,828,909DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,257,686BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$436,122OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$401,200DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,922BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$59,386OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,292,608TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descalternative investmentsDesc
Book Value$4,201,499BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,201,499TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descmuseum expansion costsDesc
Book Value$4,013,239BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,013,239TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descrefundable contributionsDesc
Amt$867,963Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$867,963TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,063,305TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,354,420NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$87,987DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$514,867OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,957,274RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,106,031RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$42,815InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$42,815RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$6,148,846TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,230,923TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$87,987DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$514,867OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$602,854ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,628,069ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$42,815InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$42,815ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,670,884TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut owns the entire museum collection. The Organization operates the facility and organizes the exhibits per an agreement with the Town of Greenwich. The Organization provides security for the collection. It also performs restoration and preservation of collection as needed to maintain the collection for exhibition. Various collection items were donated to the Museum, which is owned by the Town, during the year ended June 30, 2017. Title to all objects in the collections of the Museum, and all additions thereto, is vested exclusively in the Town and is held in public trust. Accordingly, BMI did not recognize income from the donations of objects to the Museum's collection on the statement of changes in net assets.
Part V, Line 4:The Bruce Museum maintains various donor-restricted and board-designated funds whose purpose is to provide long term support for the Bruce Museum's mission and charitable programs.
Part X, Line 2:BMI recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Management has determined that BMI had no uncertain tax positions that would require financial statement recognition or disclosure. For information returns, BMI is no longer subject to examinations by the applicable taxing jurisdictions for periods prior to years ending June 30, 2014.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Events Expenses reported on part viii, line 8b 350,115. cost of goods sold reported on part viii, line 10b 164,752.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Special Events Expenses reported on part viii, line 8b 350,115. cost of goods sold reported on part viii, line 10b 164,752.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Renaissance BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$620,999GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$556,039CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$64,960GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$140,564RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$71,610FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$22,845EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,878OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ICON AWARDSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$62,655GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$55,355CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,300GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$17,654RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$984EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$9,163OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total2OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$78,805GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$59,675CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$19,130GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$17,899RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$3,181EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$13,337OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$762,459GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$671,069CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$91,390GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$176,117RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$71,610FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$27,010EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$75,378OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$350,115DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$258,725NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPeter SuttonPersonNm
TitleExecutive Director/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$279,440BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,990DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,180NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$295,610TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$521,114NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesaverage high/lowMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationcolumn (b) represents the number of contributors.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4aThe Museum was built originally as a private home in 1853 and was bequeathed to the Town of Greenwich, CT in 1908 by textile merchant Robert Moffat Bruce, who stipulated its use as a museum. The first exhibition at the Bruce Museum took place in 1912 and featured works by local artists known as the Greenwich Society of Artists, several of whom were members of the Cos Cob Art Colony. The Cos Cob School of American painting is now well established as an important part of the history of American art and it forms the nucleus of the Museum's holdings of paintings, watercolors, drawings, and notebooks by artists such as Leonard and Mina Ochtman, George Wharton Edwards, and Hobart Jacobs. Paralleling an interest in Connecticut painters and their works, early directors of the Bruce Museum pursued the development of the natural sciences, building particular strengths in the mineral and avian collections. The Bruce Museum was expanded in 1993 and includes nearly 8,000 square feet of exhibition space, comprised of one main gallery, three smaller galleries, and a lecture hall. The Museum operates under accreditation by the American Association of Museums. Successes in 2016-2017 The Bruce Museum is excited to share its many successes this year, including: -The Bruce mounted an exhibition focused on Impressionist Alfred Sisley. The show successfully drew record weekend attendance (exceeding 800 visitors per weekend). -Manager of School and Tour Services, Kathleen Holko, won the statewide 2017 Outstanding Museum Education Award, Art Educator of the Year from the CT Art Education Association; -The Bruce Museum's Audience Engagement and Interpretive Services team published an article in New England Museum's Association spring journal Museums Now; -The Museum's Science Curator was awarded National Science Foundation grants for research in avian paleontology; -The Museum reached its highest attendance in over five (5) years with 90,000 visitors; -The Bruce welcomed over 3,200 participants to our Youth and Family programs; a record for programs including Bruce Beginnings, Family Days, School Vacation Workshops -New this year, Bruce Beginnings Junior was established for visitors ages 10 months to 24 months. Programs feature playful learning for babies and caregivers, and help to develop comfort in Museum setting; -Sunday Programming has also been developed. It is free with admission, focused on both art and science, with hands-on activities for families. Exhibitions The Bruce Museum offered a variety art and science exhibitions in 2016-2017 that educated and engaged our diverse, community audience. Each exhibition featured world-class art, objects and artifacts that focused on the needs and interests of our visitors and our surrounding community. The following summarizes each of the exhibitions from 2016-2017: 1. Electricity 2. Electric Paris 3. iCreate 2016 4. Science In Motion: The photographic studies of eadweard muybridge, harold edgerton and berenice abbott 5. Flora and Fauna: Drawings by Francesca Anderson 6. Her Crowd: new art by women from our neighbors' private collections 7. small scales: lands of enchantment 8. towards abstraction, 1940-1985: brett weston photographs from the bruce museum collection 9. alfred sisley (1839-1899): impressionist master 10. Street smart: photographs of new york city, 1945-1980 11. canvas and cast: highlights from the bruce museum's art collection 12. last days of pangea: in the footsteps of dinosaurs Educational Programs The Bruce Museum's primary goal is to educate our visitors. The Museum's Audience Engagement and Interpretive Services department tailors each learning experience to match our targeted audience segments: families; adult appreciators; schools/educators; and donors/collectors. Highlights from the Museum's educational programming in 2016-2017 include the following: -Laura Stricker, Manager of Youth and Family Programs initiated a new program called Bruce Beginnings Jr., developed for toddlers, ages 10-24 months, and their caregivers. This monthly program creates a welcoming engaging experience in the Museum's exhibits. -In response to the high attendance at Bruce Beginnings programs, Laura started a special members-only session on Wednesday mornings. -Corinne Flax, Manager of School and Community Partnerships, organized and executed numerous museum-based professional development workshops for art teachers in multiple school districts. -Corinne Flax and Kathleen Holko, Manager of School and Tour Services, led workshop sessions for the Connecticut Science Teachers Association Conference, Connecticut Museum Educators Roundtable, and the Childcare Council of Westchester, Inc.
Form 990, Part IV, Line 8:The Town of Greenwich, Connecticut owns the entire museum collection. The Organization operates the facility and organizes the exhibits per an agreement with the Town of Greenwich. The Organization provides security for the collection. It also performs restoration and preservation of collection as needed to maintain the collection for exhibition.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Bruce Museum, Inc. can have the following classes of membership as the Board has authorized in the by laws: a) Individual Membership b) Corporate Membership (which may include a partnership, trust or other legal entity) c) Family Membership d) Patron Membership e) Benefactor Membership f) Robert Bruce Circle Membership Each membership in good standing is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the members. The persons who comprise a Family Membership - together is entitled to one vote on each matter. A membership may vote in person (through a duly authorized representative in the case of a Corporate Membership) or by valid proxy. Members are not entitled to receive a share of the organization's profits or excess dues or a share of the organization's net assets upon the organization's dissolution. The Board may, from time to time, modify or eliminate classes of membership, may establish other classes of membership, and qualifications and privileges applicable to each membership class.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe members of the Bruce Museum, Inc. elect the Trustees, other than the ex-officio Trustees, at the annual meeting of the members, by a majority vote of the members entitled to vote who are present in person or by written proxy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bBruce Museum, Inc. has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. The form 990 is provided to the Audit Committee for review, comments, and approval. Once the Audit Committee has approved the return, an electornic copy is distributed to the Board and it is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. A hard copy of the return is also distributed at a board meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach Trustee must conduct all of his or her activities in such a way as to avoid any conflict between the Trustee's personal interests and the policies, operations, or interests of the Museum. Trustees with special areas of interest within the Museum should understand that advocacy for those interests should be advanced only within the framework of the Museum's interests as a whole. In the event a conflict is unavoidable, the Trustee shall at all times act in a manner consistent with his or her fiduciary responsibility to the Museum and shall exercise particular care that no detriment or appearance of detriment to the Museum results from that conflict. A Trustee is considered to have a conflict of interest when the Trustee, or any member of his or her immediate family: (a) has a financial, personal, or professional interest which impairs or might appear to impair the Trustee's independence of judgment in the discharge of his or her responsibilities to the Museum. (b) could receive a material financial, personal, or professional benefit from knowledge of confidential Museum information. (c) would receive financial compensation for personal or professional services rendered to the Museum without the prior approval of the Board of Trustees. A Trustee should not vote on, approve, or recommend approval of a transaction between the Museum and that Trustee or immediate family member, and should disclose any potential conflict prior to a vote or other action. If such Trustee is present when a matter involving a potential conflict of interest is considered, he or she should leave the meeting during that discussion and/or the vote. A Trustee should, in general, communicate any administrative or managerial concerns to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees or to the Executive Director. In no case should a Trustee give direction to, or criticize directly, any Museum personnel. The staff guidelines are founded on the following general principles: The first loyalty of a staff member is to the Museum; conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof must be avoided; a professional staff position must not be used for personal gain; staff should at all times seek to maintain the Museum's good name in the community and avoid misuse or disparagement of its name, reputation, property or services; a staff member shall not pursue any course of action indirectly which if done directly would be proscribed by the Museum's code of ethics.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe executive committee conducts an annual performance review of the executive director. Compensation is based on the employee's performance and comparability data to the industry standards using the American Association of Museum's salary survey. The board approves the Executive Director's Compensation. The compensation approval is documented in a letter from the board of directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18Form 990 is available on www.Guidestar.org, www.charitynavigator.org, and www.eri-nonprofit-salaries.com FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE: BRUCEMUSEUM.ORG
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19financial statements, governing documents, Conflict of interest policy, form 990, and form 1023 are made available for public viewing upon written request at Bruce Museum, Inc. headquarters located at 1 Museum Drive, greenwich, connecticut, 06830.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:loss on uncollectible pledges -262,000.
Form 990. Part XI, Line 2c:The independent auditor is selected after a review and bidding process conducted by the audit committee. The audit committee reviews the financial statement and meets with the independent auditors before the audit report and financial statements are issued. Audit findings, if any, are communicated to the audit committee by the independent auditors. Audit committee considers the findings. Audit committee recommends corrective action, if in their judgement it is needed. There have been no changes in the process from the prior year.

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