TRUSTEES OF THE FORBES LIBRARY: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
TRUSTEES OF THE FORBES LIBRARY (EIN 04-6004208)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-15
IRS object ID
201711359349306406
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-15T12:54:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN134260189PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374AddressLine1Txt
CityHADLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046004208EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRUSTEES OF FORBES LIBRARYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTRUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4135871017PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERI BUCKHOUTPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4135871017PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBB D MORTON CFM CMA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00017527PTIN
Phone4135870099PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHERI BUCKHOUTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,429,154GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORBESLIBRARY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1894FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee66TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers25TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,298,572PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,244,848CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$42,216PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$82,958CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$235,470PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$101,348CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,576,258PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,429,154CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,069,005PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,086,530CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,682CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$530,303PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$566,792CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,599,308PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,653,322CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$23,050PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$224,168CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$8,055,560TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$47,971TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,231,757NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,007,589NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,478,863ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,327,806RevenueAmt
DescOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,478,863TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
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 Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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 Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee66EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
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 Line1CHERI BUCKHOUT TREASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4135852226PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
ELAINE REALL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATY WIGHT
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH TWAROG
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL CARRIER
PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARJORIE HESS
VICE PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHERI BUCKHOUT
TREASURER5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SHEIRER
SECRETARY3.00$3,176$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT MORIN
PAST TREASURER5.00$10,913$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$14,089TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,244,848AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,244,848TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES, FINES, OTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$82,958TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$82,958RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$82,958TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$101,348TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$101,348RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,429,154TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$184,306RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,086,530TotalAmt
Program Services$977,877ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$108,653ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,820TotalAmt
Management And General$16,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,500TotalAmt
Management And General$4,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,500TotalAmt
Management And General$7,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235TotalAmt
Management And General$235ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,113TotalAmt
Program Services$69,113ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,103TotalAmt
Management And General$3,103ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$242,025TotalAmt
Program Services$242,025ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$64,190$64,190
LIBRARY NETWORK FEE$44,179$44,179
SUBSCR., RECORDINGS, VI$29,811$29,811
COMPUTER$23,610$23,610

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,706TotalAmt
Program Services$28,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,966ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,682FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,653,322TotalAmt
Program Services$1,478,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$171,777ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,682FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$82,466EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$389,595BOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,154,718LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,897,649LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,110,234BOYAmt
EOY$3,257,069EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,731,928BOYAmt
EOY$4,716,025EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,231,757BOYAmt
EOY$8,055,560EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$47,971EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$47,971EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,555,455BOYAmt
EOY$6,331,287EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,676,302BOYAmt
EOY$1,676,302EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,231,757BOYAmt
EOY$8,007,589EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,231,757BOYAmt
EOY$8,055,560EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$224,168ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
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$1,280,323CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,207,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,352,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,298,572CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,244,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,384,300TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,280,323CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,207,952CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,352,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,298,572CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,244,848CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,384,300TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$6,384,300PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$163,806CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$163,870CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$253,159CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$235,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$101,348CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$917,653TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,301,953TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$271,190GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.87430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,154,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,897,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,257,069BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,257,069TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CREVIEW AT BOARD MEETINGS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AREVIEWED AT BOARD MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT LIBRARY

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