MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INC (EIN 06-0653120)
Tax period
2014-05-01 to 2015-04-30
Filed
2016-02-29
IRS object ID
201610609349300036
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-29T15:24:24-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-04-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN221478099PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHNREZNICK LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 CHURCH STREET 12TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityHARTFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-05-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN060653120EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMYSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8605720711PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARTHA K WITHINGTONPersonNm
Person TitleCFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8605720711PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPAUL BALLASYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00852868PTIN
Phone9592007000PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSTEPHEN C WHITEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$39,954,965GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MYSTICSEAPORT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1929FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCTLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA MUSEUM THAT STRIVES TO INSPIRE AN ENDURING CONNECTION TO THE AMERICAN MARITIME EXPERIENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body32VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent31VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee458TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers619TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$6,781,117PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,751,080CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,736,511PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$6,030,872CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$3,636,418PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$8,365,165CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,280,771PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,503,861CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$17,434,817PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$24,650,978CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$426,262PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$506,085CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$10,629,107PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,464,242CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$2,263,036CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$9,868,555PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$10,350,575CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$20,923,924PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$22,320,902CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,489,107PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,330,076CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$92,939,513TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$92,244,776TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,016,430TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,257,801TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$88,923,083NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$86,986,975NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF THE MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM IS TO CREATE A BROAD, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF AMERICA AND THE SEA.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,812,991ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,025,731RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR EXPERIENCE - EACH YEAR MORE THAN 275,000 PEOPLE VISIT MYSTIC SEAPORT, THE MUSEUM OF AMERICA AND THE SEA. THE DEPARTMENTS AND DIVISIONS THAT HAVE PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE INCLUDE: VISITOR RECEPTION, EXHIBITIONS, INTERPRETATION PROGRAMS, AND MUSEUM STORES. THEY WELCOME VISITORS; PROVIDE FOR THEIR PHYSICAL NEEDS; OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND ILLUSTRATIVE PRODUCTS TO UNDERSCORE THE THEME OF AMERICA AND THE SEA; RESEARCH, DESIGN, PRODUCE AND CARE FOR EXHIBITS; RESEARCH, PLAN, AND CONDUCT A VARIED SEASONAL SCHEDULE OF PROGRAMS, ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,713,516ExpenseAmt
Grant$506,085GrantAmt
Revenue$1,632,542RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - MYSTIC SEAPORT OFFERS A VARIETY OF FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THE STORY OF AMERICA AND THE SEA IS MULTIDISCIPLINARY, AND OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCORPORATE HISTORY, ART, MUSIC, LITERATURE, SCIENCE, SOCIAL HISTORY, ANTHROPOLOGY, TECHNOLOGY, AND SKILLS.THE MUSEUM SERVES NEARLY 20,000 YOUNG PEOPLE IN SCHOOL GROUPS EVERY YEAR. STUDY PROGRAMS ARE ARRANGED FOR TEACHERS AND ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, SECONDARY SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, AND ARE SUPPLEMENTED BY ORIGINAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS AVAILABLE OVER THE WEB. THROUGH THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE/MYSTIC SEAPORT PROGRAM, UNDER-GRADUATE STUDENTS ATTEND A SEMESTER-LONG PROGRAM OF CLASSES IN MARITIME STUDIES, AND THE SUMMER MUNSON INSTITUTE OFFERS GRADUATE LEVEL MARITIME HISTORY COURSES.OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: SAIL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; CLASSES IN ASTRONOMY, CELESTIAL NAVIGATION, PILOTING AND DEAD RECKONING; BOAT BUILDING AND BOAT HANDLING, FIREPLACE COOKING, SMITHING AND WOOD CARVING. THERE ARE MUSEUM INTERNSHIPS, ELDERHOSTEL PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR THE VERY YOUNG IN OUR CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,990,023ExpenseAmt
Revenue$154,346RevenueAmt
DescCOLLECTIONS & RESEARCH - THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS HOLD OVER 2 MILLION ITEMS, INCLUDING VESSELS, HISTORIC BUILDINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, FILM AND VIDEO FOOTAGE, IMPRINTS, ART, TOOLS, AND ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE EIGHTEENTH, NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURIES. THE WATERCRAFT COLLECTION, THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ITS GENRE IN THE WORLD WITH OVER 480 VESSELS, INCLUDES 4 NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS: THE 1841 WHALING BARK CHARLES W. MORGAN, THE 1921 FISHING SCHOONER L. A. DUNTON, THE 1908 STEAM FERRY SABINO, AND THE NOANK WELL-SMACK EMMA C. BERRY. CURATORIAL WORK INCLUDES ACQUISITION, REGISTRATION, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION. THE HENRY B. DUPONT PRESERVATION SHIPYARD WAS ESTABLISHED TO ENABLE MYSTIC SEAPORT TO CARE FOR ITS HISTORIC WATERCRAFT. THE SHIPYARD IS ALSO AN EXHIBIT WHERE VISITORS CAN WATCH THE STAFF PERFORM THE WORK NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN AND RESTORE OUR WATERCRAFT COLLECTION, EMPHASIZING THE USE OF TRADITIONAL MATERIALS AND SKILLS. THE MUSEUM'S EXTENSIVE COLLECTIONS OF MARITIME ART AND ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND MOVING IMAGES, AND SHIPS PLANS ARE HOUSED ALONGSIDE THE G. W. BLUNT WHITE LIBRARY'S BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, CHARTS AND MAPS, ORAL HISTORIES, MICROFILM, LOG BOOKS, SHIPS REGISTERS AND MANUSCRIPTS IN A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY, THE COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER. STAFF AND COLLECTIONS ARE BROUGHT TOGETHER HERE IN A COORDINATED AND EFFECTIVE CONFIGURATION UNDER ONE ROOF. THE COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTER IS THE MUSEUM'S CENTER FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH IN AMERICAN MARITIME HISTORY, CULTURE AND SCIENCE, SERVING STUDENTS, MEMBERS, STAFF AND OUTSIDE SCHOLARS. THE MUSEUM ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO KNOWLEDGE OF MARITIME STUDIES AND SCHOLARSHIP THROUGH BOOK PUBLICATION, AND SYMPOSIA.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$15,516,530TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
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 Document182IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee458EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members32GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member31IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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 FldCTStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNJStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is FldPAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldRIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARTHA K WITHINGTONPersonNm
Phone8605720711PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line175 GREENMANVILLE AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMYSTICCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06355ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (39 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
J BARCLAY COLLINS II
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L W MCGRAW
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN R MUNGER
OUTGOING TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL S HUDNER
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN C WHITE
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$261,386$0$28,060
RICHARD C ARMSTRONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID R BECHTEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NATHANIEL P BENJAMIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MR JOHN G BRIM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER D BULAZEL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT L CAMBRIDGE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD W CLARY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON E COHEN
TREASURER 9/141.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM E COOK
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAARTEN C DEJONG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDER A DUBITSKY
OUTGOING TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
A SEARLE FIELD II
OUTGOING TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM D FORSTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER GLEYSTEEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES J HAMM
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH C HOOPES JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHESTER W KITCHINGS JR
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES MALLORY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHEILA MCCURDY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN MICHAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
B WARING PARTRIDGE IV
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON M PILALAS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES A ROBERTSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT B RODGERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND B STRONG III
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA T THORNE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD R VIETER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN W WATERHOUSE
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STANLEY T WELLS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA WITHINGTON
CFO40.00Yes (X)$214,073$0$33,244
MAUREEN HENNESSEY
ASST. SECRETARY35.00Yes (X)$54,700$0$12,602
ELIZABETH SAXE
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT40.00$190,185$0$9,148Yes (X)
CHRIS FREEMAN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$103,134$0$29,913Yes (X)
SUSAN FUNK
VP OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS40.00$145,559$0$36,600Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$969,037TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$149,567TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CENTERBROOK ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS LLP
PO BOX 955CENTERBROOKCT06409ARCHITECTURE$941,537
OUTTHINK LLC
PO BOX 8 8 RAILROAD AVEESSEXCT06426MEDIA MARKETING$668,617
COASTAL GOURMET INC
PO BOX 290WEST MYSTICCT06388CATERING$301,739
JOHN W BRISTOL & CO INC
48 WALL STNEW YORKNY10005INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$155,559
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K4CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,222,604MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$489,825FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$497,554GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$6,541,097AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,027,122NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,751,080TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
GATE ADMISSIONS713990$3,048,879$3,048,879
PROGRAM FEES713990$2,876,975$2,876,975
SALES OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS900099$105,018$105,018
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,030,872TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,190,505TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,190,505ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,325TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,325ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$1,091,635RealAmt
Personal$9,300PersonalAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$262,409RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$829,226RealAmt
Personal$9,300PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$838,526TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$838,526ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$21,556,910SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$14,324,775SecuritiesAmt
Other$57,475OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$7,232,135SecuritiesAmt
Other-$57,475OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,174,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,174,660ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$60,488FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$489,825ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$200,239FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$139,751TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$139,751ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$929,433GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$459,089CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$470,344TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$470,344RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$333,417TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$333,417RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$333,417OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$24,650,978TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,834,633RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,065,265ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$506,085TotalAmt
Program Services$506,085ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$594,347TotalAmt
Program Services$353,740ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$175,277ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,330FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,980,352TotalAmt
Program Services$5,342,520ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,650,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$987,368FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$229,003TotalAmt
Program Services$137,091ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,825ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,087FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,012,120TotalAmt
Program Services$605,900ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$295,345ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,875FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$648,420TotalAmt
Program Services$385,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$191,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,302FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,062TotalAmt
Management And General$70,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,500TotalAmt
Management And General$48,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,878TotalAmt
Management And General$118,878ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$534,063TotalAmt
Program Services$198,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$173,532ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$161,780FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,016TotalAmt
Program Services$112,478ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$250,001ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$73,537FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,411,952TotalAmt
Program Services$932,882ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$203,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$275,818FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$887,991TotalAmt
Program Services$42,078ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$845,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$582,475TotalAmt
Program Services$263,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$249,772FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,512TotalAmt
Management And General$15,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,774,036TotalAmt
Program Services$1,600,771ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$168,723ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,542FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$714,270TotalAmt
Program Services$253,408ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$460,862ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SERVICES$1,719,217$1,459,976$227,020$32,221
REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE$891,856$608,349$280,235$3,272
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SER$336,735$336,735
EQUIPMENT PURCHASE$204,921$184,702$20,054$165

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$604,091TotalAmt
Program Services$2,191,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$1,789,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$201,967FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,320,902TotalAmt
Program Services$15,516,530ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,541,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,263,036FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$403,286BOYAmt
EOY$411,656EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,816,647BOYAmt
EOY$6,931,314EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,843,310BOYAmt
EOY$3,059,925EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,500BOYAmt
EOY$301,597EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$542,016BOYAmt
EOY$467,698EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$56,663,768LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$36,118,318LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,339,933BOYAmt
EOY$20,545,450EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,666,359BOYAmt
EOY$56,434,878EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,047,462BOYAmt
EOY$4,092,258EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,939,513BOYAmt
EOY$92,244,776EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,013,352BOYAmt
EOY$1,567,975EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,874,527BOYAmt
EOY$3,068,241EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$128,551BOYAmt
EOY$121,585EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,016,430BOYAmt
EOY$5,257,801EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,288,520BOYAmt
EOY$21,831,548EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,115,273BOYAmt
EOY$27,304,513EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,519,290BOYAmt
EOY$37,850,914EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$88,923,083BOYAmt
EOY$86,986,975EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,939,513BOYAmt
EOY$92,244,776EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,330,076ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$4,435,145NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$168,961OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$13,028,893CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,730,528CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,399,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,781,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,751,080CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,690,619TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,028,893CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,730,528CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,399,001CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,781,117CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,751,080CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,690,619TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,134,068SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$38,556,551PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,089,098CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,169,866CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,303,484CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,295,907CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,292,765CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,151,120TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$358,509CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$134,609CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,034CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$169,915CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$393,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,168,972TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$57,010,711TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$34,061,204GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.67630PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.66140PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2010 AMOUNT: $ 358,509. 2011 AMOUNT: $ 134,609. 2012 AMOUNT: $ 112,034. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 169,915. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 333,417. FUNDRAISING - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 60,488.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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$118,878DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$118,878TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, PART IIB, LINE 1(G)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationLOBBYING WAS PROVIDED BY BEACON CONSULTING AND WILLIAM TURNER TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT PROGRAM SERVICES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preservation Public UseYes (X)PreservationPublicUseInd
Total Easements1TotalEasementsCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy MonitoringYes (1)WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement1.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$0ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd

Collection Used Other Purposes CollectionUsedOtherPurposesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Other PurposesYes (X)CollectionUsedOtherPurposesInd
Other PurposesLICENSING/PUBLICATION/PRODOtherPurposesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$49,381,821BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$381,288ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,787,044InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,908,807OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$45,641,346EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$44,656,207BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$358,252ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,380,019InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,012,657OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$49,381,821EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,768,514BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$118,933ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,251,959InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,483,199OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$44,656,207EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$42,335,288BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$742,216ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,843,717InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,152,707OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,768,514EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$36,774,567BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,405,431ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,300,082InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,144,792OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$42,335,288EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.73000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.27000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,213,025OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,213,025BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$27,273,888OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$17,968,446DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,305,442BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,110,950OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,094,074DepreciationAmt
Book Value$16,876BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,288,583OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,055,798DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,232,785BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,777,322OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,777,322BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,545,450TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescGIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATIONS, DEPOSITS, ETC.Desc
Amt$121,585Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$121,585TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,656,531TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$4,435,145NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$350,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,090,698OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$2,994,447RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$24,650,978RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$24,650,978TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,592,639TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$350,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$921,737OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,271,737ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,320,902ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$22,320,902TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE SAME METHOD FOR RECORDING EASEMENTS AS IT DOES FOR ITS COLLECTIONS. REFER TO RESPONSE TO SCHEDULE D PART III.
PART III, LINE 1A:THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTIONS. SUCH DONATIONS NEED NOT BE RECOGNIZED IF THEY ARE ADDED TO COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FINANCIAL GAIN; ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR AND PRESERVED; AND ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. ACCORDINGLY, PURCHASED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR OF PURCHASE AND NO REVENUE IS RECOGNIZED ON DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 400 WATERCRAFTS (INCLUDING 5 MAJOR VESSELS), 24 HISTORIC HOUSES AND BUILDINGS, 2000 SHIP MODELS, 1100 SCRIMSHAW PIECES, 5000 VIDEO TAPES, 1,500,000 FEET OF HISTORIC FILM AND A COLLECTION OF OVER 1,000,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF PRINTS, NAVIGATIONAL INSTRUMENTS, TOOLS, MARINE PAINTINGS AND OTHER MARITIME MEMORABILIA. IN ADDITION, THE COLLECTION CONTAINS LARGE QUANTITIES OF NONNAUTICAL FURNISHINGS FOR THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS, AS WELL AS SHIP AND BOAT PARTS, ENGINES AND SIMILAR OBJECTS. THE MUSEUM'S LIBRARY COLLECTION CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, 1,000,000 MANUSCRIPTS, 10,000 MAPS, WELL OVER 100,000 SHIP PLANS, 2,000 ROLLS OF MICROFILM AND 600 ORAL HISTORY TAPES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE PURPOSE OF THE ENDOWMENT IS TO SUPPORT THE CURRENT AND FUTURE MISSION OF MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT APRIL 30, 2015 AND 2014. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS PRIOR TO FISCAL YEAR 2012 ARE CLOSED AND MANAGEMENT CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, PROPOSED SETTLEMENTS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. IF THE MUSEUM HAD UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES, IT WOULD RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH ANY TAX MATTERS AS PART OF THE INCOME TAX PROVISION AND INCLUDE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES WITH THE RELATED TAX LIABILITY IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSE 262,409. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 200,239. COST OF INVENTORY 459,089. CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS & TRUSTS 168,961.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 262,409. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES 200,239. COST OF SALES 459,089.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1AMERICA AND THE SEA GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$465,100GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$430,100CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$35,000GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$106,573RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$44,309OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2WMS MYSTIC AUCTIONEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$76,020GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$56,520CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$19,500GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$44,451FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$2,000EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$1,044OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$9,193GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$3,205CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$5,988GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$1,862OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$550,313GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$489,825CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,488GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$106,573RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$44,451FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$2,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$47,215OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$200,239DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$139,751NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
THE WILLIAMS COLLEGE/MYSTIC SEAPORT MARITIME STUDIES PROGRAM OFFERED GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS TO FULL TIME COLLEGE STUDENTS BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS.21$470,162
THE BRILLIANT AT-SEA SAILING PROGRAM PROVIDED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS$11,646
THE CONRAD SAILING PROGRAM PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO YOUNG PEOPLE.$16,557
FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH IN MARITIME STUDIES WHICH INCLUDES MARITIME HISTORY, ART, POLICY, SCIENCE AND LITERATURE FOR BOTH GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS.4$6,640
EDUCATION SUMMER CAMPS$1,080

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationALL GRANTS AND SCHOLARHIPS ARE AWARDED BASED ON FINANCIAL NEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED FOR PARTICIPATION IN ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS. THE RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND THE PROGRAMS IN ORDER FOR THE GRANTS/SCHOLARSHIPS TO BE APPLICABLE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
STEPHEN C WHITE
PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$261,386$0$0$0$0$0$18,200$0$9,860$0$289,446$0$0$0
MARTHA WITHINGTON
CFO$214,073$0$0$0$0$0$8,864$0$24,380$0$247,317$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SAXE
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT$190,185$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,148$0$199,333$0$0$0
SUSAN FUNK
VP OF EDUCATION & PUBLIC PROGRAMS$145,559$0$0$0$0$0$6,500$0$30,100$0$182,159$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Boats And Planes BoatsAndPlanesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$515,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution43ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$512,122NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received5Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS ACCOUNTS WITH VARIOUS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WHICH ARE USED TO LIQUIDATE DONATED SECURITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS PAY DUES TO JOIN MYSTIC SEAPORT IN ORDER TO ACCESS COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. EACH MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE VOTE WHICH MAY BE GIVEN IN PERSON OR BY PROXY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AIN ALL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP, EACH ADULT 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER INCLUDED WITHIN THE MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE SEPARATELY ENTITLED TO VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHERE SHALL BE AN ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF MYSTIC SEAPORT MUSEUM FOR THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES TO SUCCEED THOSE WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AND FOR THE TRANSACTION OF SUCH OTHER BUSINESS AS MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE MEETING. SPECIAL MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS FOR ANY PURPOSE MAY BE CALLED BY (I) THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, OR (II) THE PRESIDENT, OR (III) IN THEIR ABSENCE, ANY VICE CHAIRMAN OR (IV) A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, AND SHALL BE CALLED AT ANY TIME BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR THE PRESIDENT, OR ANY VICE CHAIRMAN OR ANY OTHER OFFICER UPON THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF 100 MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AT SUCH MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE CFO WILL REVIEW THE FINAL 990 DRAFT FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY. WHEN SATISFIED THAT THE RETURN IS COMPLETE, IT WILL THEN BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW. UPON ACCEPTANCE OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THE 990 WILL BE ISSUED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH BOARD MEMBER AND SENIOR STAFF PERSON SIGNS AND DATES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS/HER TERM OF SERVICE AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. UPON DISCLOSURE OF A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST TO THE FULL BOARD, THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND IF SO THE BOARD SHALL DETERMINE BY MAJORITY VOTE TO AUTHORIZE OR REJECT THE TRANSACTION OR TAKE ANY OTHER ACTION DEEMED NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION STUDY OR SURVEY IS USED TO ESTABLISH THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO. THE COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES . THE CEO IS PROVIDED WITH A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THE CFO'S COMPENSATION IS SET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES USING COMPENSATION SURVEYS AND OTHER RESOURCES. OTHER OFFICER SALARIES ARE DETERMINED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AS PART OF THE BUDGETING PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN AN ANNUAL REPORT, AVAILABLE ON THE MYSTIC SEAPORT'S WEBSITE. THE FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON PUBLIC WEBSITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUES OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS AND TRUSTS 168,961. OTHER ADJUSTMENT
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAVE BEEN NO CHANGES MADE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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