PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 38-6096477)
Tax period: 2012-06-01 to 2013-05-31
Filed: 2014-03-04
IRS object ID: 201400639349300510
Schema version: 2012v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

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

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-03-04T09:25:34-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-05-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCHULTZ & ASSOCIATES PLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	496 W ANN ARBOR TRL STE 205	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	481706262	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-06-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	386096477	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PLYM	NameControl
Phone	7344558940	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 S MAIN ST	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48170	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ELIZABETH KERSTENS	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	7344558940	Phone
Date Signed	2014-03-04	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JEFFREY W SCHULTZ CPA	Name
Phone	7343542380	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-03-04	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ELIZABETH KERSTENS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 S MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48170	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	385599	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.PLYMOUTHHISTORY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1955	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	PRESERVING, TEACHING AND PRESENTING HISTORY THROUGH INSPIRING MUSEUM EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	150	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	60771	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	69416	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	31678	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	34574	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	35342	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	37669	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	24346	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	37861	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	152137	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	179520	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	91070	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	90700	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	2730	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	149426	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	139110	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	240496	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	229810	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-88359	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-50290	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2607947	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2614207	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1052	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2607947	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2613155	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	PRESERVING, TEACHING AND PRESENTING HISTORY THROUGH INSPIRING MUSEUM EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	117631	Expense
Description	OPERATED AND MANAGED PUBLIC MUSEUM EXHIBITS INCLUDING HANDS-ON EXHIBITS FOR CHILDREN, LIFE-SIZE STREET-OF-SHOPS REFLECTING 19TH CENTURY LIFE IN PLYMOUTH AND THE STATE'S LARGEST ABRAHAM LINCOLN COLLECTION.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	15796	Expense
Description	OFFERED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT CURRICULUM-DRIVEN, MEAP SENSITIVE SOCIAL HISTORY CLASSES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	21199	Expense
Description	MAINTAINED MUSEUM ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS INCLUDING BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS AND RECORDS RELATING TO PLYMOUTH AND MICHIGAN HISTORY, CIVIL WAR HISTORY AND GENEAOLOGY	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	154626	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	false	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ELIZABETH KERSTENS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	7344558940	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 S MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	PLYMOUTH	City
State	MI	State
ZIP Code	48170	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
BEE FRIEDLANDER
PAST PRESIDE	0.50	X	0	0	0
MIKE PAPPAS
VICE PRESIDE	0.50	X	0	0	0	X
SALLY FEDUS
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0	X
JIM BURROUGHS
TREASURER	0.50	X	0	0	0	X
MARGARET DUNNING
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
PAM YOCKEY
PRESIDENT	0.50	X	0	0	0	X
DAN PACKER
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
WES GRAFF
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
AARON FRANK
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
JEFF ASHTON
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0
JIM VERMEULEN
DIRECTOR	0.50	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	12516	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	56900	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	69416	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS	611710	21538	21538
MUSEUM ADMISSIONS	453220	7394	7394
MUSEUM GIFT SHOP	611710	5642	5642

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	34574	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	38370	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$38,370	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	194626	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	195327	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-701	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-701	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-701	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	48613	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	10752	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	37861	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	179520	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	33873	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$38,370	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	82430	Total
Program Services	29500	ProgramServices
Management And General	52930	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8270	Total
Program Services	2959	ProgramServices
Management And General	5311	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3955	Total
Program Services	3955	ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7340	Total
Program Services	3181	ProgramServices
Management And General	3576	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	583	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38882	Total
Program Services	37183	ProgramServices
Management And General	1181	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	518	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	76915	Total
Program Services	73532	ProgramServices
Management And General	2614	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	769	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
PROG. MTRLS & SUPPLIES	6704	3023	3681
DUES, SUBS, & MEETINGS	3721	906	2213	602
EQUIP. REP & MAINT.	1593	387	948	258

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	229810	Total
Program Services	154626	ProgramServices
Management And General	72454	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2730	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	19476	BOY
EOY	49597	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1955	BOY
EOY	1971	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1048	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3346	BOY
EOY	3336	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2746056	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1302127	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1501309	BOY
EOY	1443929	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1081861	BOY
EOY	1114326	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2607947	BOY
EOY	2614207	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1052	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	1052	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1613917	BOY
EOY	1570788	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	58325	BOY
EOY	80103	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	935705	BOY
EOY	962264	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2607947	BOY
EOY	2613155	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2607947	BOY
EOY	2614207	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-50290	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	55498	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	119897	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	485358	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	52716	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	60771	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	69416	CurrentTaxYear
Total	788158	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	119897	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	485358	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	52716	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	60771	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	69416	CurrentTaxYear
Total	788158	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	788158	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	32855	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	31367	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	36017	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	35377	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	38370	CurrentTaxYear
Total	173986	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	962144	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	83187	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.81920	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.81650	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar Research	X	CollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch Prgrms	X	CollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1098686	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	45307	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	88404	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	82446	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1149951	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1140124	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	35062	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	8412	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	84912	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1098686	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	1135381	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	26009	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	35983	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	57249	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1140124	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	807686	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	370489	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	40478	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	83272	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	1135381	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.10000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.84000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.06000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	20000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	20000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	2726056	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1302127	Depreciation
Book Value	1423929	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1443929	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	235018	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	55498	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	55498	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	179520	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	179520	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	229810	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	229810	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	229810	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
TERMS FOR NOT REPORTING ASSETS PER SFAS 116	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTION ITEMS OR RECOGNIZE THEM AS REVENUES OR GAINS. COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES OF COLLECTION ITEMS TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTION.
COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS AND EXHIBITS ARTIFACTS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE PLYMOUTH AREA FROM 1825. MUSEUM ARCHIVES HOLD PAPER MATERIALS INCLUDING TAX RECORDS, BIRTH AND DEATH RECORDS, NEWSPAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CENSUS DATA AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIALS. THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	DEPRECIATION -76,915 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 76,915

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	DINNER AUCTION	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	32954	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	32954	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	7951	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	OTHER	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	15659	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	15659	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	2801	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	48613	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	48613	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	10752	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	10752	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	37861	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN PROMOTING THE PURPOSES OF THE ORGANIZATION IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP. APPLICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP ARE SUBJECT TO PAYMENT OF DUES.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	ELECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EACH DIRECTOR POSITION. A PLULARITY OF ALL MEMBER VOTES CAST, BY THOSE MEMBERS ELIGIBLE TO VOTE, ARE NECESSARY FOR ELECTION TO THAT POSITION.
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	ANNUAL DUES FOR MEMBERSHIP ARE RECOMMENDED BY THE BOARD.
DOCUMENTATION BY COMMITTEE	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B	THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES THAT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ENGAGES AN ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PREPARE FORM 990. THE FORM IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DURING A REGULAR BOARD MEETING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY IMMEDIATELY AND IN WRITING AS SOON AS HE OR SHE BECOMES AWARE OF ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IT IS THE POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT ITS BOARD MEMBERS, MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND MEMBERS OF ALL COMMITTEES, PANELS OR BOARDS SERVING THE ORGANIZATION, AND EMPLOYEES SHALL ANNUALLY SUBMIT IN WRITING TO THE PRESIDENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT IN THE FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF SUCH A DISCLOSURE IS MADE, A MAJORITY VOTE OF DISINTERESTED BOARD MEMBERS DETERMINES WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	REQUESTS FOR DOCUMENTS OPEN FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION SHOULD BE MADE IN WRITING.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	DEPRECIATION -76,915 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 76,915

PLYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

Activity3 Activity3

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Advertising Advertising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Occupancy Occupancy

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Current Year CurrentYear

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

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