BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAU INC (EIN 22-2673755)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-12
IRS object ID
201642259349300949
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-12T15:06:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042734675PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIEL DENNIS AND COMPANYLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1990 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDEDHAMCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02026ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN222673755EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BOSTON MUNICIPAL RESEARCH BUREAUBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172271900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 WASHINGTON STREET NO 854AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMUEL R TYLERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172271900PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-11SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonKRISTOFFER LANEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01446126PTIN
Phone6172629898PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-11PreparationDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSAMUEL R TYLERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 WASHINGTON STREET NO 854AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,276,258GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1985FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionMONITOR AND PUBLISH ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL ISSUES CONCERNING THE CITY OF BOSTON.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body67VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent66VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$620,360PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,113,203CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$19,031PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$16,893CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$33PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,000CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$639,424PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,131,096CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$528,052PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$87,200CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$617,747CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$121,532PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$513,349CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$73,997TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$76,448TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,422,086NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTO PROVIDE OBJECTIVE AND IMPARTIAL RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE MORE EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT FOR THE CITY OF BOSTON.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$370,208ExpenseAmt
Revenue$365,700RevenueAmt
DescIMPARTIAL AND OBJECTIVE RESEARCH IN PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATION AFFECTING THE CITY OF BOSTON. INFORM PUBLIC ABOUT FINANCING AND ASSIST OFFICIALS IN IMPROVING PUBLIC MANAGEMENTDesc
Total Program Service Expenses$370,208TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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 Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash 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 Document4IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee4EmployeeCnt
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 Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members67GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member66IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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 Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MR SAMUEL R TYLER PRESIDENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172271900PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1333 WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 854AddressLine1Txt
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ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (69 entries)

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THOMAS E SAMOLUK
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW J KIEFER
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA S AGAJANIAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT L BEAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID BEGELFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER T BOWMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD BALDINI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD CHIOFARO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH D ALVIANI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FERDINAND COLLOREDO-MANSFELD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA L BUCKLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE CURTIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE S DICARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RONALD M DRUKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUTH E FITCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE BURNS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID G FUBINI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAITLIN CAMPBELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT P GITTENS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSALIND E GORIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN CASEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN E DREW
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZABETH LEARY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY E HUBBARD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE Y JAXTIMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIERCE J HALEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS J KEADY JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM F KENNEDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATTHEW J KIEFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RODERICK J FRASER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN M LEVENTHAL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS T LINDE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE M LOVEJOY JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY E MINEHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH C MONTGOMERY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK B KERWIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
J KEITH MOTLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUSTIN HOLMES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY G MURNANE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN A NUCCI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS L P O'DONNEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN C PHELAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN B HYNES III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEAN RICHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CURTIS KEMENY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFFREY N SAVIANO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H SPURR JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER J ST ONGE III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES P TRAVERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN WARREN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID C WEINSTEIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY LATIMER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEEVAN RAMAPRIYA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE R MILLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS N O'BRIEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LEE PELTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERIC P KRAUSS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADAM J WEINER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN RIORDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAHMOOD MALIHI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICHOLAS K MOISE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS F NORTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK POLEBAUM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSE STANESA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES TIERNEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE WALSH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL R TYLER
PRESIDENT40.00$233,002$0$17,494Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$17,494TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$254,388FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$493,115AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,113,203TotalContributionsAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$1,000OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,002TotalAmt
Program Services$123,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$93,201ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,310FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$197,734TotalAmt
Program Services$151,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$41,674ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,057FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,310TotalAmt
Program Services$27,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,575ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,082FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,528TotalAmt
Program Services$18,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,419FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,973TotalAmt
Program Services$14,296ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,888FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,620TotalAmt
Program Services$7,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$559FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,441TotalAmt
Program Services$14,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,079FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,527TotalAmt
Program Services$2,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,419ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$218FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$454TotalAmt
Management And General$454ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,158TotalAmt
Program Services$2,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,303ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OTHER FACILITIES & UTIL$31,196$31,196
DUES, SUBSCRIPTIONS AND$8,354$2,618$5,334$402
PENSION ADMIN FEES$3,800$1,520$2,014$266
MISCELLANEOUS$650$357$271$22

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$617,747TotalAmt
Program Services$370,208ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$218,037ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,502FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$56,145BOYAmt
EOY$292,757EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$248,115EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,550BOYAmt
EOY$20,550EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,848BOYAmt
EOY$8,848EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$330,099LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$329,416LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,363BOYAmt
EOY$683EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$931,090BOYAmt
EOY$927,581EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,002,996BOYAmt
EOY$1,498,534EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,997BOYAmt
EOY$76,448EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,997BOYAmt
EOY$76,448EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$928,999BOYAmt
EOY$928,971EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$493,115EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$928,999BOYAmt
EOY$1,422,086EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,002,996BOYAmt
EOY$1,498,534EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$513,349ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$20,262NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$631,010CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$611,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$845,130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$620,360CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$765,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,473,410TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$631,010CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$611,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$845,130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$620,360CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$765,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,473,410TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$3,473,410PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,201CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,735CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,031CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$74,792TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$3,548,202TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.97890PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98050PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$155,545OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$155,545DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$174,554OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,871DepreciationAmt
Book Value$683BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$683TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET$74,853F
EQUITY SECURITIES$852,728F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$927,581TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,255,996TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$20,262NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$145,162OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$124,900RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,131,096RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,131,096TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$762,884TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$145,162OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$145,162ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$617,722ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$25OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$25ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$617,747TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE BUREAU IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, AND IS EXEMPT FROM STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER CHAPTER 180 OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS. UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, OF WHICH THERE WAS NONE FOR 2015, WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DO NOT REFLECT ANY PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE BUREAU EVALUATES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN ITS TAX RETURNS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS NOT DEEMED TO MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD, ALONG WITH ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTY THEREON WOULD BE RECORDED AS AN EXPENSE IN THE CURRENT YEAR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AT DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE BUREAU BELIEVES THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN ANY OF ITS OPEN TAX YEARS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:MISCELLANEOUS

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SHATTUCK AWARDSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$277,550GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$166,614CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$110,936GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$7,774RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$32,390FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$70,772OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2ANNUAL MEETINGEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$122,000GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$87,774CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$34,226GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$3,509RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$14,620FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$16,097OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$399,550GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$254,388CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$145,162GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$11,283RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$47,010FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$86,869OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$145,162DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSAMUEL R TYLERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$233,002BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$17,494NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$250,496TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES DECISIONS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE OFFICERS AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPOLICIES ARE SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION FILES FORM 990 WITH FORM PC WITH THE MASSACHUSETTS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DIVISION OF PUBLIC CHARITIES WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT DURING THE TAX YEAR.

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