POLLY HILL ARBORETUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
POLLY HILL ARBORETUM INC (EIN 13-3873765)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-12
IRS object ID
201612869349301236
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-12T17:57:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN812173134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELIOTT MORRA CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line185 SALEM END LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityFRAMINGHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01702ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN133873765EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POLLY HILL ARBORETUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOLLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5086939426PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1809 STATE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityWEST TISBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02575ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY BOLANDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5086939426PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEliott Morra CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00247438PTIN
Phone6177758958PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTIMOTHY BOLANDPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$1,803,442GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.pollyhillarboretum.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1996FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCREATING AND MAINTAINING A WELL DOCUMENTED COLLECTION OF LIVING PLANTS. EDUCATING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES REGARDING THE LIVING COLLECTION. PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE FACILITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$183TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$4,317NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$764,545CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$889,759CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$0PYTotalRevenueAmt
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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$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Total Expenses$0PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,276,437CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$24,386TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$43,568TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,468,284NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSIONS OF THE ARBORETUM INCLUDE DEVELOPING, CREATING AND MAINTIANING A WELL DOCUMENTED COLLECTION OF LIVING PLANTS THAT WERE PROPOGATED BY MRS. POLLY HILL AND HAVE PROVED TO BE HARDY ON THE ISLAND OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD; PRESERVING AND CONSERVING THE ARBORETUM AND ITS GARDENS; PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THESE FACILITIES AND INSTRUCTING AND EDUCATING STUDENTS OF ALL AGES REGARDING BOTANY, GARDENING, HORTICULTURE AND TOPICS RELATED TO THE LIVING COLLECTIONS OF THE ARBORETUM.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$913,082ExpenseAmt
Revenue$57,366RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH AND STUDY OF PLANTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF GARDENING ANDHORTICULTURE PARTICULARY WITH REFERENCE TO RARE PLANTS GROWN INTHE ARBORETUM. INVITING AUTHORITES IN THE FIELD FOR CONSULTATIONAND GUIDANCE AND MAINTAINING DOCUMENTATION OF THE LIVING PLANTS.Desc

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Expense$11,689ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,527RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING VARIOUS PLANTS, GARDENING ANDHORTICULTURE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND LECTURES.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
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 Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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 Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
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 OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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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

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Business Name Line1BARBARA CONROYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5086939426PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Citywest tisburyCityNm
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ZIP02575ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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JOAN MARGOT SMITH RETIRED OCT 2015
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA HILL SLABY
DIRECTOR & TREASURER0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PRENTICE BOWSHER
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA KOHLBERG
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE SAWYERS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS SEDERHOLM
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN WASSERMAN
DIRECTOR & SECRETARY0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GARY MONTROWL
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HUNTER MOORMAN
DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT0.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD M REISCHE
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY BOLAND
EXEUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00$166,521$0$31,907Yes (X)
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MEMBERSHIPS900099$79,395$79,395
OTHER900099$69,743$69,743
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$246,040ExclusionAmt

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Securities$643,536SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$643,536SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$643,536TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$643,536ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$889,576ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,521TotalAmt
Program Services$74,934ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,957FundraisingAmt

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Total$382,173TotalAmt
Program Services$288,031ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$63,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,109FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Management And General$7,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,514FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$132,482TotalAmt
Program Services$102,984ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,851ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,647FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$108,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,611ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,697FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,558TotalAmt
Program Services$57,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,567FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS$125,749$103,036$15,899$6,814
PROFESSIONAL FEES$37,913$7,144$29,835$934
EDUCATION AND CONFERENC$29,679$26,236$1,870$1,573
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$25,818$14,487$307$11,024

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

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Total$127,533TotalAmt
Program Services$106,752ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,162ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,619FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$924,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$209,211ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$142,455FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$461,621BOYAmt
EOY$486,765EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$51,050BOYAmt
EOY$249,805EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$616,703BOYAmt
EOY$593,432EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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BOY$3,980BOYAmt
EOY$3,980EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$20,000BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,887,495LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,681,964LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$5,059,884BOYAmt
EOY$5,205,531EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$14,330,986BOYAmt
EOY$14,045,218EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$5,872,520BOYAmt
EOY$5,907,121EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,416,744BOYAmt
EOY$26,511,852EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$24,386BOYAmt
EOY$43,568EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,386BOYAmt
EOY$43,568EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,667,869BOYAmt
EOY$5,546,056EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,303,107BOYAmt
EOY$7,500,846EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,421,382BOYAmt
EOY$13,421,382EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,392,358BOYAmt
EOY$26,468,284EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,416,744BOYAmt
EOY$26,511,852EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$527,005ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$253,902NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Investment Expense-$197,177InvestmentExpenseAmt
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$957,643CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$620,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,633,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$632,740CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$843,940CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,688,857TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$620,967CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,633,567CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$632,740CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$843,940CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,688,857TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,697,173SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$2,991,684PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$139,375CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$248,350CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$258,766CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$438,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,191,599TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,880,456TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$245,764GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.20100PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.20960PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTHE ARBORETUM NORMALLY RECEIVES >35% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT. IT MAINTAINS A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE PUBLIC AND HAS BROAD-BASED SUPPORT. IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE ONE-TIME GIFT DESCRIBED BELOW, OR IF THE GIFT HAD BEEN EXCLUDED AS AN UNUSUAL GIFT, THE ARBORETUM WOULD HAVE PASSED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST WITH 47% PUBLIC SUPPORT IN 2013; 52% PUBLIC SUPPORT IN 2014; AND 39% PUBLC SUPPORT IN 2015 (CALCULATIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). EVEN WITH THIS DONATION THE ARBORETUM STILL RECEIVED 20%, 21% AND 21% OF ITS DONATIONS FROM PUBLIC SUPPORT IN 2015, 2014 AND 2013. PUBLIC SUPPORT ALSO ACCOUNTED FOR 36%, 41%, AND 53% IN 2012, 2011, AND 2010, RESPECTIVELY. THE ARBORETUM HAS FAILED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST ONLY BECAUSE OF A LARGE, ONE-TIME, DONATION MADE IN 2013. THE ARBORETUM HAS PASSED THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST IN EVERY YEAR PRIOR TO 2013 AND, EXCLUSIVE OF THIS ONE GIFT, INTENDS TO PASS IT AGAIN EVERY YEAR GOING FORWARD.DURING 2013 THE ARBORETUM RECEIVED A $10,000,000 GIFT FROM A FOUNDATION. THIS LARGE, ONE-TIME, GIFT WAS GIVEN IN 2013 AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF A PERSON WHO SAT ON THE BOARDS OF BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. THIS PERSON RETIRED FROM THE ARBORETUM'S BOARD IN OCTOBER 2015. AT THE TIME OF THE GIFT IT WAS HER WISH, AND THAT OF THE FOUNDATION, THAT THIS GIFT WOULD HELP SECURE THE FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE ARBORETUM INTO THE FUTURE. $9,000,000 OF THE DONATION WAS RESTRICTED TO THE ARBORETUM'S PERMANENT ENDOWMENT AND $1,000,000 WAS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED TO CREATE A MATCHING CHALLENGE GRANT. THE INTENT OF THE ENDOWMENT'S RESTRICTIONS IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SECURITY GOING FORWARD. THE $1,000,000 CHALLENGE GRANT WAS RESTRICTED TO EXPANDING THE ARBORETUMS EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES. THESE RESTRICTIONS DO NOT GIVE THE FOUNDATION ANY CONTROL OVER HOW OR WHEN THE ARBORETUM USES THESE FUNDS. FURTHER, IN 2015, THE ARBORETUM USED THE $1,000,000 GIFT AS MATCHING FUNDS TO HELP IT OBTAIN A GRANT FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPANDING ITS EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH FACILITIES.THE ARBORETUM COULD NOT EXCLUDE THE GIFT AS AN "UNUSUAL GIFT" BECAUSE WE DID NOT BELIEVE THAT THE FOUNDATION WAS A "DISINTERESTED PARTY". THE ARBORETUM RECEIVED GIFTS FROM THE FOUNDATION TOTALING $649,200 IN THE PRECEDING 4 YEARS AND A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE ARBORETUM AT THAT TIME WAS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF THE FOUNDATION. IF NOT FOR THIS RELATIONSHIP THIS DONATION WOULD HAVE BEEN EXCLUDED AS AN UNUSUAL GIFT. THIS BOARD MEMBER RETIRED FROM THE ARBORETUM'S BOARD IN OCTOBER, 2015. IT IS EXPECTED THAT DONATIONS FROM BOTH THE BOARD MEMBER AND THE FOUNDATION WILL GREATLY DIMINISH (THIER COMBINED DONATIONS TOTALLED $20,000 AND $20,000 IN 2015 AND 2014, RESPECTIVELY). NEITHER THE FORMER BOARD MEMBER NOR THE FOUNDATION THAT MADE THE GIFT HAS NOR WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO EXERCISE ANY CONTROL OVER THE ARBORETUM. THE BOARD OF THE ARBORETUM IS COMPRISED MAINLY OF NON-RELATED INDIVIDUALS FROM VARIOUS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS WHOSE COMMON BOND IS THEIR INTEREST IN MAINTAINING THE ARBORETUM AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC, AS CONSERVED, CULTIVATED LAND, AND FOR PUBLIC ENJOYMENT. IN DOING THIS THE BOARD REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC. THE ARBORETUM MAINTAINS A UNIQUE LIVING COLLECTION OF PLANTS THAT IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, FOR FREE, EVERY DAY FROM DAWN TO DUSK AND RUNS EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON A FREQUENT AND ON-GOING BASIS. WE BELIEVE, GIVEN THESE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, THAT THE ARBORETUM HAS PASSED THE 10%-FACTS-AND CIRCUMSTANCES PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Preservation Open SpaceYes (X)PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage60.00TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,520,289BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$470,543InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$654,036OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,336,796EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$18,763,403BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,246,910InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$490,024OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,520,289EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,550,027BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,562,528InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$349,152OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,763,403EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,196,343BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$649,921InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$306,237OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,550,027EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$7,558,315BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,650ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$113,331InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$274,291OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,196,343EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.15500BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.69000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.15500TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,377,232OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,377,232BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,075,912OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,344,488DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,731,424BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$299,381OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$222,491DepreciationAmt
Book Value$76,890BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,970OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$114,985DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,985BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,205,531TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescENDOWMENT LTD PARTNERSHIPDesc
Book Value$5,907,121BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,907,121TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,352,363TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$253,902NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$253,902RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,606,265RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$197,177InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$197,177RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,803,442TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,276,437TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,276,437ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,276,437TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Arboretum accounted for the proceeds as revenue in the year the easement was received.ExplanationTxt

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)
PersonTIMOTHY BOLANDPersonNm
TitleEXEUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$166,521BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$9,762DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,145NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$198,428TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY BOLANDPersonNm
Relationship With OrgEXECUTIVE DIRECTORRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeMORTGAGE ON RESIDENCELoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$651,792OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$593,432BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$593,432TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
990, PART V, LINE 3BTHE ARBORETUM HAS NOT FILED THE FORM 990T AS OF THE FILING OF THIS FORM 990, BUT WILL DO SO PRIOR TO THE DUE DATE OF THE FORM 990T. THE ARBORETUM MAY NOT RECEIVE THE K-1 WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE UBTI INFORMAITON UNTIL AFTER THE EXTENDED DUE DATE OF THE FORM 990. WHEN THAT OCCURS THE ARBORETUM WILL ESTIMATE THE INCOME ON THE FORM 990. IT WILL USE THE ACTUAL K-1, WHEN RECEIVED, TO PREPARE THE FORM 990T AND PAY ALL APPROPRIATE INCOME TAXES.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT, REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMITTEE AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cTHE ARBORETUM REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMEBRS TO FILL OUTFORMS, ANNUALLY, DISCLOSING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE COMPENSATION COMITTEE, MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, DETERMINES KEY EMPLOYEES SALARIES BY AN INDUSTRY SALARY REVIEW FROM GUIDESTAR. THE COMITTEE MEETS AND REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND DETERMINES APPROPRIATE SALARY.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19THE ARBORETUM WILL MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF ANY INTERESTED PARTY.

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