BRUCE MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BRUCE MUSEUM INC (EIN 23-7105904)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-04-24
IRS object ID
201741149349300749
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)
Return2017-04-24T14:37:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 FL EASTAddressLine1Txt
CitySTAMFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06905ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Signature2017-04-21SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGARRETT M HIGGINSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00543209PTIN
Phone2033232400PhoneNum
Preparation2017-04-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

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$16,885,715GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body38VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent38VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee68TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers281TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$106,156TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$17,534NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,255,044PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$6,547,969CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,002,544PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$217,027CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,641,428PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,447,092CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$447,572PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$75,097CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,346,588PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$8,136,991CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$57,097CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,169,422PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,254,097CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$846,599CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,822,850PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,780,787CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$4,992,272PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,091,981CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$4,354,316PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,045,010CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$30,935,294TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$32,867,209TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$680,527TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,542,157TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$30,254,767NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$31,325,052NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionBRUCE MUSEUM INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF ART AND SCIENCE TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL PEOPLE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,047,098ExpenseAmt
Grant$57,097GrantAmt
Revenue$240,863RevenueAmt
DescSEE SCHEDULE ODesc
Total Program Service Expenses$4,047,098TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document19IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee68EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members38GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member38IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BILL FERENCEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2034137525PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1THE BRUCE MUSEUM ONE MUSEUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06830ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT H LAWRENCE JR
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD7.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIFFANY A BURNETTE
VICE CHAIR (THRU 06/2016)7.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON BRANT
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN VASSILIOU
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN WESTERBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES M ROYCE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBORAH SIMON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEANNA MULLIGAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA WIERBICKI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FELICITY KOSTAKIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY GEORGAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAMIE LIGHTBURN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACQUELINE WALKER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LOCKHART III
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES MURPHY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN WATLING III
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH WERTHEIMER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEORA R LEVY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA CHASE-JENKINS
TRUSTEE (THRU 06/2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LUCILE GLASEBROOK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA R ZOUBEK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL GRUNBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL MASON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOLLY SEGAL
TRUSTEE (THRU 06/2016)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHANIAL B DAY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE REYNOLDS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER TESEI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABRINA FORSYTHE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SABRINA RAQUET
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SACHIKO GOODMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SIMONE MCENTIRE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN LERQANGIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN TEJPAUL
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
PETER SUTTON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO35.00Yes (X)$268,327$0$15,615
WILLIAM F FERENCE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/CFO35.00Yes (X)$109,328$0$27,209
SUSAN BALL
DEPUTY DIRECTOR35.00$117,732$0$6,818Yes (X)
WHITNEY ROSENBERG
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT35.00$112,462$0$6,436Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$607,849TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$56,078TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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ESKEW DUMEZ AND RIPPLE
1 CANAL PLACE 365 CANAL STNEW ORLEANSLA70130ARCHITECTS$810,502
NST SYSTEMS INC
2001 W MAIN STREET SUITE 130STAMFORDCT06902INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT$108,258
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$442,125MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$787,151FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$889,376GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$4,429,317AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$212,642NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$6,547,969TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS712110$150,584$150,584
WORKSHOP/PROGRAM FEES712110$47,477$47,477
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$18,966$18,966
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$217,027TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,144,841TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,144,841ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$113,685RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$113,685RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$113,685TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$113,685ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,472,549SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,170,298SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$302,251SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$302,251TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$302,251ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$88,206FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$787,151ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$406,980FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$318,774TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$318,774ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$301,438GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$171,446CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$129,992TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$23,836RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$106,156UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,136,991TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$240,863RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$106,156UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,242,003ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,097TotalAmt
Program Services$57,097ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$414,531TotalAmt
Program Services$310,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,058FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,206,435TotalAmt
Program Services$1,638,583ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,320ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$477,532FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,556TotalAmt
Program Services$68,492ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,436FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$351,654TotalAmt
Program Services$315,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,786ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,490FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,921TotalAmt
Program Services$168,606ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,941ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,374FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,611TotalAmt
Program Services$4,703ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$27,908FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,164TotalAmt
Program Services$33,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,355ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,388FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,285TotalAmt
Management And General$2,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$101,371TotalAmt
Program Services$33,371ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$68,000FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$141,587TotalAmt
Program Services$139,600ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,887ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$100FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,164TotalAmt
Program Services$378,059ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,422ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,683FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$125,353TotalAmt
Program Services$117,733ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,620ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,841TotalAmt
Program Services$120,458ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$383FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,893TotalAmt
Program Services$88,266ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,957FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,636TotalAmt
Program Services$10,848ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,788FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$230,029TotalAmt
Program Services$170,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,501ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,306FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,313TotalAmt
Program Services$19,313ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EXHIBITIONS/COLLECTIONS$233,156$210,470$22,686
HOSPITALITY$84,908$64,007$11,455$9,446
MISC OPERATING EXPENSES$65,404$45,991$4,055$15,358
CLEANING & MAINTENANCE$52,072$52,072

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,091,981TotalAmt
Program Services$4,047,098ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$846,599FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,597BOYAmt
EOY$109,489EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,459,611BOYAmt
EOY$4,564,530EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,932,001BOYAmt
EOY$3,156,726EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,776BOYAmt
EOY$66,589EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,790BOYAmt
EOY$99,133EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$7,582,103LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,062,467LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,733,403BOYAmt
EOY$1,519,636EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,364,309BOYAmt
EOY$17,791,578EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,211,758BOYAmt
EOY$3,160,905EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$836,049BOYAmt
EOY$2,398,623EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,935,294BOYAmt
EOY$32,867,209EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$505,027BOYAmt
EOY$466,694EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$175,500BOYAmt
EOY$207,500EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$867,963EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$680,527BOYAmt
EOY$1,542,157EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,514,323BOYAmt
EOY$3,067,825EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,770,891BOYAmt
EOY$9,385,734EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,969,553BOYAmt
EOY$18,871,493EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,254,767BOYAmt
EOY$31,325,052EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,935,294BOYAmt
EOY$32,867,209EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,045,010ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$1,974,725NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
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$2,404,775CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,982,955CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,483,944CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,255,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,547,969CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,674,687TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$215,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$215,795CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$214,208CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$208,889CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$207,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,062,311TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,620,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,198,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,698,152CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,463,933CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,755,593CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,736,998TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$3,929,555SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,807,443PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$565,786CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$624,490CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,438,044CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,541,327CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,258,526CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,428,173TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,710CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$111,686CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$184,966CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$226,794CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$594,156TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$210CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,180TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$26,760,507TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,493,518GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62810PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.61830PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 - 2011 AMOUNT: $ 210. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 0. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 970. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 0.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$23,074,738BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$414,940ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$546,502InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,056,708OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$21,886,468EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,198,390BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$540,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$791,095InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$902,284OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$18,045,011EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.06830BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.84000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.09170TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,086,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,621,285DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,465,310BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$436,122OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$381,796DepreciationAmt
Book Value$54,326BookValueAmt

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$1,519,636TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTSDesc
Book Value$3,160,905BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,160,905TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMUSEUM EXPANSION COSTSDesc
Book Value$2,398,623BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,398,623TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

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$6,838,585TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$1,974,725NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$100,178DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$578,426OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$1,296,121RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,134,706RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$2,285InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$2,285RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,136,991TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,768,300TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$100,178DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$578,426OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$678,604ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,089,696ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$2,285InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$2,285ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,091,981TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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.
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, 2013.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 406,980. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 171,446.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 8B 406,980. COST OF GOODS SOLD REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 10B 171,446.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1RENAISSANCE BALLEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$711,306GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$664,456CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$46,850GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$134,210RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$120,213FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$19,190EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$36,716OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ICON AWARDSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$62,316GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$50,141CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$12,175GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$25,262RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$11,824FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$18,177OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total4OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$101,735GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$72,554CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$29,181GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$9,931RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events$16,159FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$2,576EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$12,722OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$875,357GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$787,151CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$88,206GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$169,403RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$148,196FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$21,766EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$67,615OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$406,980DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$318,774NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PARKS & RECREATION FOUNDATION OF THE TOWN OF GREENWICH CONNECTICUTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5147AddressLine1Txt
CityGREENWICHCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06831ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN061632592RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)3IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$57,097CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE ANIMAL SHELTERPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS RECORDS TO SUBSTANIATE THE AMOUNT OF THE GRANT GIVEN OUT. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT MONITOR THE FUNDS AFTER THE GRANT WAS MADE; THIS WAS A ONE-TIME, UNUSUAL EVENT FOR THE ORGANIZATION.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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPETER SUTTONPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$262,327BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$6,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,435DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,180NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$283,942TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPETER SUTTON RECEIVED A $6,000 BOARD DISCRETIONARY BONUS, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HIS 2015 FORM W-2.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution7ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$212,642NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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
ExplanationTHE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS IS REPORTED ON COLUMN (B).ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 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 2015-2016 THE BRUCE MUSEUM IS EXCITED TO SHARE ITS MANY SUCCESSES THIS YEAR, INCLUDING: -THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND INTERPRETIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT RECEIVED TWO AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION - ONE FROM THE LOIS BRONZ CHILDREN'S CENTER AND ONE FROM THE CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF FAIRFIELD COUNTY. -HIGHEST ATTENDANCE IN OVER FIVE (5) YEARS, WITH AN INCREASE OF 21% FROM FY 2015 TO FY 2016; -THE BRUCE MUSEUM RECEIVED ITS FIRST EVER NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT, AWARDED TO CURATOR OF SCIENCE, DR. DANIEL KSEPKA, TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AND OUTREACH RELATED TO PENGUIN EVOLUTION AND NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR CREATING EVOLUTIONARY TREES. -BRUCE BEGINNINGS, FOR OUR TODDLER VISITORS REACHED A RECORD 1,300 IN FY 2016; -BRUCE MOOSE ACTIVITY PACKS, DESIGNED FOR INDEPENDENT FAMILY EXPLORATION OF THE GALLERIES THAT ARE HANDS-ON AND INTERACTIVE WERE REMARKETED AND ARE GAINING IN POPULARITY; -EXPANSION OF FAMILY PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO INCLUDE DROP-IN SCIENCE AND ART EXPERIENCES; -THE MUSEUM WAS AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT TO RENOVATE THE PERMANENT SCIENCE GALLERIES IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A 21ST CENTURY AUDIENCE WITH A MORE LEARNER-CENTRIC EXPERIENCE. -THE BRUCE MUSEUM SEASIDE CENTER SAW AN INCREASE OF OVER 15% IN ATTENDANCE. THE CENTER REACHED OUT TO NEW GROUPS INCLUDING TOWN CAMPS THAT VISIT GREENWICH POINT AND GREENWICH YOUNG MARINERS FROM THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB. EXHIBITIONS THE BRUCE MUSEUM OFFERED A VARIETY ART AND SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS IN 2015-2016 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 IS A LIST OF THE EXHIBITIONS FROM 2015 - 2016: 1. MADAGASCAR: GHOSTS OF THE PAST 2. WALLS OF COLOR: THE MURALS OF HANS HOFMANN 3. ICREATE 2015 4. THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS: PRIDE 5. THEODORE NIERENBERG: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM HIS WORLD TRAVELS 6. CHARLES HAROLD DAVIS (1856-1933): MYSTIC IMPRESSIONIST 7. BJORN OKHOLM SKAARUP: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS 8. SECRETS OF FOSSIL LAKE 9. IMAGES OF THE CITY 10. FIERCE AND FRAGILE: BIG CATS IN THE ART OF ROBERT DALLET 11. AND STILL WE RISE: RACE, CULTURE AND VISUAL CONVERSATIONS 12. MIANUS RIVER GORGE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM ABRANOWICZ 13. WILD READING: ANIMALS IN CHILDREN'S BOOK ART 14. ELECTRICITY 15. ELECTRIC PARIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THE BRUCE MUSEUM'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO EDUCATE OUR VISITORS. THE MUSEUM'S AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND INTERPRETIVE SERVICES 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 2015-2016 INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: - THIS YEAR MARKED THE FIRST YEAR OF THE LORRAINE BLOCK DOCENT LECTURE SERIES. DOCENTS RECEIVED TRAINING IN TOUR TECHNIQUES FROM TOP MUSEUM EDUCATORS, INCLUDING RIKA BURNHAM, ROBERTA ALTMAN, AND JEN BROWN. - PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS CONTINUE TO GROW: NEIGHBORHOOD COLLABORATIVE, MUSEUM EDUCATION FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS, DELIVERED 70% MORE PROGRAMS THAN THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. - BRUCEMOBILE EDUCATORS WORKED WITH THE ENTIRE STUDENT BODY OF EASTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL, - EDUCATORS COLLABORATED WITH THE GREENWICH PUBLIC SCHOOLS' SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AND DELIVERED SCIENCE AND ART FOCUSED ENRICHMENT FOR ALL 2ND AND 4TH/5TH GRADE CLASSES DURING THE SIX WEEKS OF ENRICHMENT PROGRAMING. - THE MUSEUM AWARDED $5,300 IN BUS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING TO QUALIFIED SCHOOLS IN ORDER TO ALLEVIATE THEIR LARGEST EXPENSE RELATED TO MUSEUM FIELD TRIPS. - EVENING OPEN HOUSE EVENTS FOR TEACHERS PROVED TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL AVERAGING 30 TEACHERS PER EVENT. - THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED TWO AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION ONE FROM THE LOIS BRONZ CHILDREN'S CENTER AND ONE FROM THE FAIRFIELD CULTURAL ALLIANCE. - PHENOMENON SCIENCE INNOVATION FAIR: THE BRUCE MUSEUM LAUNCHED OUR ANNUAL PHENOMENON SCIENCE INNOVATION FAIR, SHOWCASING THE REMARKABLE RESEARCH GOING ON IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. TWELVE FINALISTS PRESENTED THEIR PROJECTS TO A PANEL OF FOUR JUDGES (EACH HOLDING A PHD IN THE SCIENCES) AND TO A LARGE CROWD OF VISITORS. OLIVIA HALILSEY, GREENWICH HIGH STUDENT AND 2015 GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR WINNER PRESENTED A KEYNOTE ADDRESS.
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 11BRUCE 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 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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