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THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEW COMMONWEALTH INC (EIN 04-3271457)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201613209349309316
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)
Return2016-11-15T13:32:43-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043077056PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOODY FAMIGLIETTI & ANDRONICO LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 HIGHWOOD DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityTEWKSBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01876ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043271457EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE FOR A NEWBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2COMMONWEALTH INC D/B/A MASSINCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177426800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 BEACON STREET NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREG TORRESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172241703PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOYCE RIPIANZI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00548581PTIN
Phone9785575300PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGREG TORRESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 BEACON STREET NO 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,573,248GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressMASSINC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF THE MIDDLE CLASS AND TO HELP ALL CITIZENS ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAMActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$104,086TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$69,113NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,384,109PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,447,630CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$183,720PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$104,086CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$20,095PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$16,966CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,587,924PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,568,682CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$1,009,959PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$936,455CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$184,514CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$792,933PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$646,951CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,802,892PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,583,406CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$214,968PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$14,724CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$468,399TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$453,868TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$153,076TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$153,269TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$315,323NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$300,599NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMASS INC IS MOTIVATED BY A VISION OF A RENEWED COMMONWEALTH WHERE EVERY FAMILY CAN PURSUE THE AMERICAN DREAM. OUR MISSION IS TO DEVELOP A PUBLIC AGENDA FOR MASSACHUSETTS THAT PROMOTES THE GROWTH AND VITALITY OF THE MIDDLE CLASS. WE SEE THE MIDDLE CLASS AS THE BELLWETHER OF OUR STATE'S SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE MASSACHUSETTS A PLACE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND CIVIC VITALITY FOR ALL ITS CITIZENS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$812,111ExpenseAmt
Revenue$103,155RevenueAmt
DescMAGAZINE - TO ASSIST IN THE IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS, PRINCIPALLY BY DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PRESENTING EDUCATION FORUMS DESIGNED TO ADVICE KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC EVENTS & POLICIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$352,218ExpenseAmt
DescPOLICY - TO INSTRUCT AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WITH RESPECT TO EVENTS AND POLICIES OF CONCERN TO MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS, PRINCIPALLY BY CONDUCTING, SPONSORING, AND DISTRIBUTING NONPARTISAN ANALYSIS, STUDY AND RESEARCH, AND BY PRESENTING SIMILAR PROGRAMS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$93,214ExpenseAmt
DescOUTREACH - TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING PUBLIC SYMPOSIUM, REPORTS, A MAGAZINE, AND A WEBSITE, AND TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAMS OF THE ORGANIZATION.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,257,543TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
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 Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntYes (1)BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee16EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members25GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177426800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111 BEACON STREET SUITE 500AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

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ANN-ELLEN HORNIDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEGELFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW J CALAMARE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NEIL CHAYET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHILIP CONDON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN CURRAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GERI DENTERLEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK ERLICH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA FEINGOLD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT B FRASER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICK FYNTRILAKIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHANIE GARRETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM GREEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD HESTNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRIPP JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIETTE KAYYEM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS MCCREADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM P MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER NASSOUR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS PAPPAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN RICHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH W ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK E ROBINSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL SCANLON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY TORRES
PRESIDENT / CEO40.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LAUREN LOUISON
TREASURER / COO40.00$159,731$0$14,979Yes (X)
BRUCE MOHL
EDITOR & CLERK40.00$114,552$0$12,694Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$274,283TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$27,673TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,447,630AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,447,630TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADVERTISINGDesc
Business511120BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$104,086TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$104,086UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$104,086TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$7,624RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$4,566RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,058RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,058TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,058ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
MANAGEMENT FEES900099$9,230$9,230
INVESTMENT INCOME - MP900003$4,678$4,678
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$13,908OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,568,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$104,086UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$16,966ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$312,408TotalAmt
Program Services$190,111ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,884FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$527,411TotalAmt
Program Services$457,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,433ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,170FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$35,929TotalAmt
Program Services$32,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,641FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,707TotalAmt
Program Services$47,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,993ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,556FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,999TotalAmt
Program Services$11,540ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,610ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,849FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,301TotalAmt
Program Services$101,880ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,529ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,892FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$119TotalAmt
Program Services$92ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,310TotalAmt
Program Services$46,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,382FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,562TotalAmt
Program Services$4,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$549ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$692FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$128,871TotalAmt
Program Services$103,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,609FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,338TotalAmt
Program Services$5,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$913FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,420TotalAmt
Program Services$36,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,902FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,285TotalAmt
Program Services$18,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,298ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,898FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,060TotalAmt
Program Services$6,261ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$796ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,003FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
RESEARCH$101,300$101,300
PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO$65,969$51,246$6,512$8,211
POSTAGE$31,601$24,548$3,120$3,933
TELEPHONE$23,816$18,501$2,351$2,964

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,583,406TotalAmt
Program Services$1,257,543ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$141,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$184,514FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,123BOYAmt
EOY$77,056EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000BOYAmt
EOY$50,000EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,000BOYAmt
EOY$225,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,775BOYAmt
EOY$16,515EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$55,029LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$38,414LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,734BOYAmt
EOY$16,615EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,721BOYAmt
EOY$32,159EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,046BOYAmt
EOY$36,523EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,399BOYAmt
EOY$453,868EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,076BOYAmt
EOY$134,269EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,000BOYAmt
EOY$19,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,076BOYAmt
EOY$153,269EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,075,193BOYAmt
EOY-$1,007,263EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,390,516BOYAmt
EOY$1,307,862EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,323BOYAmt
EOY$300,599EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,399BOYAmt
EOY$453,868EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$14,724ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,243,833CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,500,840CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,978,934CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,384,304CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,447,630CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,555,541TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,400CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,797CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,854CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,722TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,258,233CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,514,471CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,984,731CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,391,344CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,464,484CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,613,263TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$358,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$539,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$524,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,614,700TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$809,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$358,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$539,750CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$382,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$524,200CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,614,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$5,998,563PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,146CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,678CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$107,693TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,146CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,502CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,678CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$107,693TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,258,233CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,545,617CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,039,098CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,408,846CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,469,162CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,720,956TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.68780PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.63680PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01130InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$55,029OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,414DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,615BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$16,615TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$32,159BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$32,159TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescWEBSITE DESIGN COSTS, NET OF ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATIONDesc
Book Value$36,523BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$36,523TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,957,995TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$410,845OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$410,845RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,547,150RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$21,532OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,532RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,568,682TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,964,850TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$485,444OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$485,444ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,479,406ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$104,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$104,000ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,583,406TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:MASSINC IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON TRADE OR BUSINESS PROFITS GENERATED BY ACTIVITIES RELATED TO MASSINC'S EXEMPT FUNCTION. MASSINC MAY BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES FOR PROFITS GENERATED FROM TRADE OR BUSINESS ACTIVITIES UNRELATED TO THE ITS EXEMPT FUNCTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT MASSINC HAS NOT GENERATED ANY PROFITS RELATIVE TO UNRELATED INCOME, FOR WHICH IT IS LIABLE FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION ASSESSES THE RECORDING OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BY EVALUATING THE MINIMUM RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE BEING RECOGNIZED AS A BENEFIT IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, IF ANY, IN ITS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE OF AFFILIATE 406,279. RENTAL EXPENSE FROM FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B 4,566.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL INCOME FROM CONSOLIDATED AFFILIATE 7,624. INCOME FROM INVESTMENT IN SUBSIDIARY 4,678. REVENUE FROM TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATE 9,230.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE FROM FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 6B 4,566. EXPENSES OF CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARY 480,878.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES FROM TRANSACTION WITH SUBSIDIARY 104,000.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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)
PersonLAUREN LOUISONPersonNm
TitleTREASURER / COOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$159,731BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$9,185DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$5,794NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$174,710TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSINC POLLING GROUP INC (MPG)BusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTHE ORGANIZATION OWNS 80% OF MPG AND HAS COMMON OFFICERSRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$104,000TransactionAmt
TransactionTHE ORGANIZATION PURCHASED SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $104,000 FROM MPG DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015.TransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesYes (1)SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS E-MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS ARE SENT TO THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS BEFORE FILING THE 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SENT TO DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT AND REVIEWED PRIOR TO THE FINAL BOARD MEETING EACH YEAR. AT THIS TIME THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, IN APPROVING THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION, APPROVES THE SALARY FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 99, PART XII, LINE 2C.THE ORGANIZATION HAS A COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBLITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSINC POLLING GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118 TREMONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273708972EIN
Primary ActivitiesCONDUCTS POLLING, MARKET RESEARCHPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$4,648ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets$32,159ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership0.80000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
MASSINC POLLING GROUP INC
N$7,624FMV OF RENT
MASSINC POLLING GROUP INC
M$104,000FMV OF SERVICES PERFORMED
MASSINC POLLING GROUP INC
L$9,230FMV OF SERVICES PERFORMED