TRUSTEES OF THE FORBES LIBRARY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
TRUSTEES OF THE FORBES LIBRARY (EIN 04-6004208)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201631379349301423
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)
Return2016-05-16T08:30:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN134260189PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOISSELLE MORTON & WOLKOWICZ LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line148 BAY ROAD PO BOX 374AddressLine1Txt
CityHADLEYCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046004208EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRUSTEES OF FORBES LIBRARYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTRUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4135871017PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSCOTT MORINPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4135871017PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBB D MORTON CFM CMA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00017527PTIN
Phone4135870099PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSCOTT MORINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,576,258GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.FORBESLIBRARY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1894FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee58TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers136TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,352,605PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,298,572CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$71,010PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$42,216CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$253,159PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$235,470CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$449PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,677,223PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,576,258CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,035,876PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,069,005CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$14,294CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$494,987PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$530,303CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,530,863PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,599,308CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$146,360PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$23,050CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,254,807TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$8,231,757TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,254,807NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$8,231,757NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,425,396ExpenseAmt
DescOPERATION OF PUBLIC LIBRARYDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,425,396TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
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 Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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 Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee58EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed0EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCOTT MORIN TREASBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4135852226PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line120 WEST STAddressLine1Txt
CityNORTHAMPTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01060ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
BONNIE BURNHAM
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH TWAROG
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJORIE HESS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL CARRIER
PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER ROWE
VICE PRESIDENT3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT MORIN
TREASURER5.00$10,353$0$0Yes (X)
ELIZABETH SHEIRER
SECRETARY3.00$3,013$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$13,366TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$1,298,572AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,298,572TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEES, FINES, OTHERDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$42,216TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$42,216RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$42,216TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$235,470TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$235,470RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,576,258TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$277,686RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,069,005TotalAmt
Program Services$951,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,690FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,724TotalAmt
Program Services$59,385ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,672ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$667FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,193TotalAmt
Program Services$72,262ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$812FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,665TotalAmt
Program Services$1,665ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,525TotalAmt
Program Services$189,148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,252ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,125FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBSCR., RECORDINGS, VI$71,346$71,346
LIBRARY NETWORK FEE$45,484$45,484
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE$30,461$30,461
INVESTMENT ADVISORY FEE$16,675$16,675

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,230TotalAmt
Program Services$4,230ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,599,308TotalAmt
Program Services$1,425,396ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$159,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,294FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,072BOYAmt
EOY$389,595EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$6,765,858LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,655,624LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,049,115BOYAmt
EOY$3,110,234EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,846,620BOYAmt
EOY$4,731,928EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,254,807BOYAmt
EOY$8,231,757EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,578,505BOYAmt
EOY$6,555,455EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,676,302BOYAmt
EOY$1,676,302EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,254,807BOYAmt
EOY$8,231,757EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,254,807BOYAmt
EOY$8,231,757EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$23,050ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,301,711CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,280,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,207,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,352,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,298,572CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,441,163TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,301,711CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,280,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,207,952CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,352,605CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,298,572CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,441,163TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$6,441,163PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,334CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$163,806CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$163,870CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$253,159CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$235,470CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$874,639TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,315,802TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$264,402GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.88040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.91450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,765,858OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,655,624DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,110,234BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,110,234TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11REVIEWED AT BOARD MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CREVIEW AT BOARD MEETINGS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AREVIEWED AT BOARD MEETING
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT LIBRARY

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