MARTHAS VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: MARTHAS VINEYARD MUSEUM INC (EIN 04-2160642)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-01
IRS object ID: 201602149349300120
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-01T09:07:03-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	043037870	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOLLUS LYNCH LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	89 SHREWSBURY STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	WORCESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01604	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042160642	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MART	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5086274441	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1310	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGARTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02539	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PHILIP WALLIS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5086274441	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-07-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	BARBARA E KING	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00005629	PTIN
Phone	5087557107	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-07-19	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-12-15 16:53:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PHILIP WALLIS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1310	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGARTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02539	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,453,662	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MVMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1923	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INSPIRES ALL PEOPLE TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THIS ISLAND AND ITS DIVERSE HERITAGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	24	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	24	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	25	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	172	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,480,316	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,163,257	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$211,874	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$180,015	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,834	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$3,846	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$42,295	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$43,009	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,653,729	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,304,109	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$775,756	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$799,308	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$192,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$165,000	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$450,877	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$823,321	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$729,065	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,791,077	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,693,373	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$137,348	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,610,736	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$6,404,565	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,024,174	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$28,268	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$37,141	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,376,297	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,987,033	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INSPIRES ALL PEOPLE TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND STRENGTHEN THEIR CONNECTIONS TO THIS ISLAND AND ITS DIVERSE HERITAGE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$883,013	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$192,584	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM & LIBRARY FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF LOCAL HISTORY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$883,013	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	31	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	25	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
DAF Excess Business Holdings	0	DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions	0	TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor	0	DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	24	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	24	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARGARET E MAYHEW	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5086274441	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	59 SCHOOL STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	EDGARTOWN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02539	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ELIZABETH BEIM
CHAIRMAN	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NAT BENJAMIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BLACKLOW
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARCIA MULFORD CINI
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES CURTIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA ALLEYNE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GAIL FARRISH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SKIP FINLEY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DALE GARTH
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVER AUBREY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIANNA FLANDERS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID LEBRETON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEIRDRE FRANK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HAWES WEINSTOCK
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PETER GEARHART
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHOEBE LEWIS
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CALVIN LINNEMANN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARK ALAN LOVEWELL
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUNE MANNING
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER MORSE
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENYS WORTMAN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRIS MURPHY
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES B RICHARDSON III
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD C WALKER III
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID NATHANS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$147,291	$0	$9,536
MARGARET E MAYHEW
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$64,774	$0	$6,632

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$212,065	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$16,168	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEMONT ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	477 CONGRESS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	PORTLAND	CityNm
State Abbreviation	ME	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$165,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$91,450	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$154,988	FundraisingAmt
Government Grants	$180,781	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$2,736,038	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$47,808	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,163,257	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADMISSIONS AND FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$180,015	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$180,015	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$180,015	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,846	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,846	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$81,145	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$154,988	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$136,723	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$55,578	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$55,578	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$25,399	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$12,830	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,569	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,569	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,304,109	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$192,584	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$51,732	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$684,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$389,216	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$165,712	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,812	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,524	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,971	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,889	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$11,664	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,044	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,151	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,837	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,056	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,035	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,035	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$165,000	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$165,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$57,687	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,963	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,385	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$45,339	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,449	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,048	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,299	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,274	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,784	TotalAmt
Program Services	$47,784	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,186	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,186	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EV	$210,708	$210,708
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENS	$136,029	$51,722	$31,195	$53,112
LIGHTHOUSES	$37,624	$37,624
SUPPLIES	$35,302	$7,657	$26,246	$1,399

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$124,962	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,816	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,676	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$34,470	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,693,373	TotalAmt
Program Services	$883,013	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$359,483	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$450,877	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$981,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,540,486	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,156,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,233,504	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,227	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,784	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,103	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,710	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,338	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,015	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,166,241	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$972,566	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,222,071	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,193,675	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,404,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,024,174	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,141	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,268	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,141	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,681,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,676,895	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,585,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,882,598	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$108,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$427,540	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,376,297	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,987,033	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,404,565	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,024,174	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,610,736	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,140,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,055,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,154,901	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,424,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,163,257	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,937,658	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,140,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,055,037	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,154,901	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,424,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,163,257	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,937,658	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,219,294	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$7,718,364	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$10,817	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,191	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,843	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,834	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,846	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$28,531	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,966,189	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,122,072	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.64500	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.67370	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$108,576	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$318,633	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$331	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance	$427,540	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,379,032	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,379,032	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,647,849	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$773,084	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$874,765	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$210,212	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$199,482	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,730	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,929,148	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,929,148	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$4,193,675	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,104,825	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$101,745	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$101,745	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,003,080	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$301,029	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$301,029	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,304,109	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,494,089	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$101,745	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$101,745	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,392,344	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$301,029	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$301,029	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,693,373	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:	AS ALLOWED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FOLLOWING THE PRACTICES OF MANY MUSEUMS, THE MUSEUM HAS NOT CAPITALIZED ITS COLLECTION OF ITEMS OF HISTORICAL NATURE AND OTHER RELATED OBJECTS PURCHASED OR DONATED. THE COLLECTION IS HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN. THE MUSEUM CONTINUALLY REVIEWS ITS COLLECTION AND MAY DE-ACCESS OR ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL ITEMS. EXPENDITURES FOR ADDITIONAL COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PRESENTED AS A REDUCTION IN THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF NET ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. THE MUSEUM HAS ESTABLISHED A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM ITEMS DE-ACCESSED TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION.
PART III, LINE 4:	MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM CONSISTS OF THE FORMER MARINE HOSPITAL/ST.PIERRE CAMP PROPERTY IN TISBURY AND THE EDGARTOWN CAMPUS INCLUDING THE COOKE HOUSE, THE PEASE HOUSE, THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY/FOSTER GALLERY, THE GAY HEAD LENS, THE CARRIAGE/BOAT SHED AND THE TRY WORKS REPRODUCTION. MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM ALSO HAS A STEWARDSHIP OF THE GAY HEAD, EAST CHOP AND EDGARTOWN LIGHTHOUSES. MARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM HAS PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITS THAT EXPLORE THE HISTORY, CULTURE, ART, NATURAL HISTORY AND LANDSCAPE OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD ISLAND. THE MUSEUM AND GALLERY ALSO OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF ADULT AND CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, EXHIBITS, AND EVENTS TO MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE MUSEUM'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF NATIONAL EDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES AND DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE MISSION OF THE MUSEUM. THE FUNDS ARE CURRENTLY HELD IN A MONEY MARKET ACCOUNT. THE MUSEUM HAS ADOPTED SPENDING POLICIES FOR ITS ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING FOR ITS PROGRAMS WHILE SEEKING TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. UNDER THIS POLICY, THE BOARD ESTABLISHES A BUDGETED APPROPRIATION AMOUNT FOR EXPENDITURE DURING THE YEAR.
PART X, LINE 2:	THE MUSEUM QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX IS REQUIRED. MANAGEMENT ANNUALLY REVIEWS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ALONG WITH ANY RELATED INTEREST AND PENALTIES AND BELIEVES THAT THE MUSEUM HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT, INDIVIDUALLY OR IN THE AGGREGATE UPON THE MUSEUM'S STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION, OR THE RELATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES OR CASH FLOWS. THE MUSEUM FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 12,830. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 88,915.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 301,029.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	COST OF GOODS SOLD 12,830. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 88,915.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSES 301,029.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	0	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEMONT ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	477 CONGRESS STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	04104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CAPITAL CAMPAIGN	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$165,000	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$165,000	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$165,000	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$165,000	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DISCOVERY WEEKEND	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$236,133	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$154,988	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$81,145	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$46,112	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$90,611	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$236,133	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$154,988	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$81,145	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$46,112	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$90,611	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$136,723	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$55,578	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID NATHANS	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$147,291	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$6,800	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$2,736	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$156,827	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	AUCTION ITEMS	0	$36,242	FMV
Yes (X)	EVENT ITEMS	0	$11,566	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A DRAFT COPY OF THE RETURN WILL BE CIRCULATED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING THE FINAL RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MUST NOTIFY THE BOARD WITH ANNUALLY WITH ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION IS SET BY REVIEWING JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, LENGTH OF SERVICE, COMPARABLE SALARIES THROUGH NEW ENGLAND MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INFORMATION AND LOCAL COMPARABLES (EMPLOYEES ONLY-OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ARE NOT COMPENSATED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	REQUESTS FOR INSPECTION OF THE RETURNS ARE FORWARDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR BUSINESS MANAGER WHO MAKE THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE RETURNS.