BOSTONIAN SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BOSTONIAN SOCIETY INC (EIN 04-2103906)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-07-31
IRS object ID
201532129349300033
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-07-31T13:04:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042103906EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOSTONIAN SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177201713PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRAY HOEFLINGPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6177201713PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS F MULDOON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01561688PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2015-06-17PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerRAY HOEFLINGPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,159,960GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressBOSTONIANHISTORY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1881FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO STUDYING, AND PRESERVING BOSTON'S UNIQUELY IMPORTANT HISTORY, EMBODIED IN MATERIALS, RECORDS, AND STRUCTURES SUCH AS THE OLD STATE HOUSE, AND IN SHARING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS BORN HERE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body19VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent18VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee85TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers31TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$71,688TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$59,745NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$445,302PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$568,698CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$490,284PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$519,801CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$27,513PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$93,732CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$472,701PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$564,800CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,435,800PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,747,031CYTotalRevenueAmt
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$885,140PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$886,177CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$151,998CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$712,340PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$796,109CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,597,480PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,682,286CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$161,680PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$64,745CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,151,387TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,246,319TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$326,238TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$355,920TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,825,149NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,890,399NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO STUDYING, AND PRESERVING BOSTON'S UNIQUELY IMPORTANT HISTORY, EMBODIED IN MATERIALS, RECORDS, AND STRUCTURES SUCH AS THE OLD STATE HOUSE, AND IN SHARING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS BORN HERE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$632,425ExpenseAmt
Revenue$501,618RevenueAmt
DescPRESERVATION OF THE OLD STATE HOUSE AND OPERATION OF THE OLD STATEHOUSE MUSEUM TO PROMOTE THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE REVOLUTIONARY IDEASBORN HERE ESPECIALLY DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY ERA.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$552,138ExpenseAmt
Revenue$18,183RevenueAmt
DescOPERATIONS OF THE SOCIETY'S HISTORY DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES:PRESERVATION OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION AND ARCHIVES, DEVELOPMENT OFGALLERY PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ANDINTERPRETATION OF THE OLD STATE HOUSE AS A HISTORIC SITE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,184,563TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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 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 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 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 ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document9IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee85EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members19GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member18IndependentVotingMemberCnt
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 Enfrc0RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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 FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLINDA ATLAS DIRECTOR OF FINANCEPersonNm
Phone6177201713PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1206 WASHINGTON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JOSHUA YOUNG
CHAIR2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN W J LEMAY
PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR37.50Yes (X)Yes (X)$128,808$0$6,870
LAURENCE FITZMAURICE
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAY HOEFLING
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE WINTER
CLERK1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRENDA ADAMS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BUDDEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J CORDY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG CUNNINGHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MIGUEL DE BRAGANCA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER GORI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOAN C HULL
DIRECTOR EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES F HUNNEWELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT MACDONNELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA MALM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM MARTIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA MCNAMARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID K DEBONO SCHAFER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES TRACY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$128,808TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$6,870TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMODORE BUILDERSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 BRIDGE STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEWTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02458ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesGENERAL CONTRACTOR FOR WEST FACADE PROJEServicesDesc
Compensation$292,930CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$8,122MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$99,900GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$460,676AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$39,207NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$568,698TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSION FEES561520$501,618$501,618
PROGRAM EVENTS900099$13,406$13,406
FEES900099$4,777$4,777
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$519,801TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$31,517TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$31,517ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$959,694SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$897,479SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$62,215SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$62,215TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$62,215ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,080,250GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,515,450CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$564,800TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$71,688UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$493,112ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,747,031TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$519,801RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$71,688UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$586,844ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,345TotalAmt
Program Services$32,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,673ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,836FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$637,918TotalAmt
Program Services$450,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,088FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,853TotalAmt
Program Services$9,216ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,092ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,545FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,314TotalAmt
Program Services$19,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,492FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,747TotalAmt
Program Services$42,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,477FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,737TotalAmt
Management And General$31,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,758TotalAmt
Management And General$14,758ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,214TotalAmt
Program Services$34,049ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,124TotalAmt
Program Services$24,124ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,227TotalAmt
Program Services$6,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,995FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,893TotalAmt
Program Services$133,950ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,524TotalAmt
Management And General$4,524ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$236,012TotalAmt
Program Services$233,756ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$2,256FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,983TotalAmt
Program Services$6,075ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,908ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UBIT TAXES$21,400$21,400
FACILITY IMPROVEMENT AN$97,948$97,948
PROGRAM AND EVENT EXPEN$86,251$86,251
CULTIVATION$11,309$11,309

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,729TotalAmt
Program Services$7,058ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,671ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,682,286TotalAmt
Program Services$1,184,563ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$345,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$151,998FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,153BOYAmt
EOY$40,105EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,563,826BOYAmt
EOY$1,449,142EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,337BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,698BOYAmt
EOY$64,782EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,347BOYAmt
EOY$164,528EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,791BOYAmt
EOY$23,948EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,599,807LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,554,831LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$946,646BOYAmt
EOY$1,044,976EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,338,589BOYAmt
EOY$1,458,838EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,151,387BOYAmt
EOY$4,246,319EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$296,388BOYAmt
EOY$351,670EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,850BOYAmt
EOY$4,250EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$326,238BOYAmt
EOY$355,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,182,062BOYAmt
EOY$3,444,674EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$407,755BOYAmt
EOY$207,393EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,332BOYAmt
EOY$238,332EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,825,149BOYAmt
EOY$3,890,399EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,151,387BOYAmt
EOY$4,246,319EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$64,745ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$34,493NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$35,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$2OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$226,050CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$260,242CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$650,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$445,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$568,698CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,150,435TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,112,059CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,837,901CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,415,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,536,840CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,300,984CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,203,677TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$113,882CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$102,950CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$64,609CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$281,441TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,451,991CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,201,093CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,130,645CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,982,142CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,869,682CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,635,553TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$13,635,553PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,376CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,371CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,513CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,359TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,376CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,371CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,582CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,513CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$31,517CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,359TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,477,367CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,230,464CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,160,227CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,009,655CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,901,199CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,778,912TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98960PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98940PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01040InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01060InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$643,087BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,332InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$415,087OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$238,332EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$779,521BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$86,878ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$77,623InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$300,935OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$643,087EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$620,776BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$287,411ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,184InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$162,850OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$779,521EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$768,031BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$112,337ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,350InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$270,942OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$620,776EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,129,710BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$64,993ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$58,781InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$485,453OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$768,031EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,777,127OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$901,951DepreciationAmt
Book Value$875,176BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$745,458OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$587,611DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,847BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$77,222OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$65,269DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,953BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,044,976TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,727,596TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$34,493NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$51,216DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$21,400OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$4,677RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,732,273RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$14,758InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$14,758RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,747,031TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,697,344TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$51,216DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$51,216ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,646,128ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$14,758InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$21,400OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$36,158ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,682,286TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT DECEMBER 31, 2014.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UBIT TAXES NETTED WITH MERCHANDISING REVENUE, NET
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UBIT TAXES
PART III, LINE 1ACOLLECTION ITEMS CONSIST OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS AND DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. THERE WAS NO REVENUE FROM INSURANCE RECOVERIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014.
PART III, LINE 4THE BOSTONIAN SOCIETY'S COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 100,000 ITEMS IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA, INCLUDING OBJECTS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND BOOKS. WHILE ONLY A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING INSIDE THE OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, THOUSANDS OF OTHERS ARE VIEWABLE WORLDWIDE ON THE MUSEUM'S ONLINE DATABASES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SOCIETY'S RESEARCH LIBRARY IN DOWNTOWN BOSTON IS AVAILABLE TO ALL RESEARCHERS BY APPOINTMENT.
PART V, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF VARIOUS FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$39,207NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11WHEN THE 990 HAS BEEN COMPLETED IT IS E-MAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR HIS/HER REVIEW AND COMMENTS. THE TREASURER CLEARS ALL COMMENTS, THEN SIGNS AND FILES THE TAX RETURNS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD APPOINTS A SUBCOMMITTEE WHICH REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND MAKES A RECOMMENDATION AS TO SALARY AND BENEFIT AMOUNTS. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE IS CONSULTED TO ENSURE THAT ANY CHANGE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS EQUITABLE IN TERMS OF CHANGES TO OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ALSO COMPARES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY TO INDUSTRY SURVEYS SUCH AS THE NEMA SURVEY AND AD HOC ANALYSIS DONE BY THE HR CONSORTIUM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND MA FORM PC ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:PRIOR YEAR ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT -2.
PART XII, LINE 2CNO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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