2014-04-12T08:00:29-05:00 2013-08-31 042571780 ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC 21 EAST MAIN STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2012-09-01 042104757 NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWE 6175365740 101 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 BRENTON SIMONS 6175365740 2014-04-02 1 JOHN R BUCKLEY CPA P00537319 5083669100 2014-04-01 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z BRENTON SIMONS 101 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 11419336 0 X AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG X 1845 MA AMERICA'S FOUNDING GENEALOGICAL ORGANIZATION (ESTABLISHED IN 1845), THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY IS THE NATION'S LEADING COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH. TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY IN AMERICA AND BEYOND, NEHGS EDUCATES, INSPIRES, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP, COLLECTIONS, AND EXPERTISE. 22 22 67 240 0 398416 2259617 5247586 2897590 3171463 789833 1867605 164335 139757 6111375 10426411 0 0 0 0 3900134 4362819 0 115400 1129077 3230592 3505996 7130726 7984215 -1019351 2442196 43184106 48823241 2812285 5765197 40371821 43058044 X TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY IN AMERICA AND BEYOND, NEHGS EDUCATES, INSPIRES, AND CONNECTS PEOPLE THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP, COLLECTIONS, AND EXPERTISE. HOLDING THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE COUNTRY, NEHGS IS THE NATION'S OLDEST AND LARGEST GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY. OUR WEBSITE, AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG, PROVIDES ACCESS TO THOUSANDS OF DATABASES AND SCHOLARLY RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE DISCOVER THEIR ANCESTRY. OUR EXPERT STAFF, WHO HELP RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS EXPLORE THEIR PAST AND THEIR FAMILIES UNIQUE PLACE IN HISTORY, SPECIALIZE IN EARLY AMERICAN, IRISH, ENGLAND, ITALIAN, SCOTTISH, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, ATLANTIC AND FRENCH CANADIAN, AND JEWISH GENEALOGY. LOCATED IN BOSTON, OUR RESEARCH LIBRARY HOUSES MILLIONS OF MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER RECORDS TO PRESERVE THE STORIES OF FAMILIES IN AMERICA. 0 0 1660795 514340 RESEARCH LIBRARY - ASSISTING MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS IN GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH. 1251596 WEBSITE - OPERATING AND MAINTAINING AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG 1242554 17685 PUBLICATIONS - PRODUCING BOOKS, JOURNALS, AND MAGAZINES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE SOCIETY'S PURPOSE. 703916 659781 TOURS AND SEMINARS - GENEALOGICAL TOURS AND PRESENTATIONS / SEMINARS FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS. 452184 1979657 MEMBER SERVICES - ASSISTING MEMBERS TO GET STARTED IN GENEALOGY. 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AS OF AUGUST 31, 2013, THE SOCIETY DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS TO REPORT. INFORMATION RETURNS FILED FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND MASSACHUSETTS AUTHORITIES. THE SOCIETY DOES NOT EXPECT THAT THE AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 21,921. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4 PART XI: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4 PART XII: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS PART V, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY DESIGNATES ONLY A PORTION OF THE SOCIETY'S CUMULATIVE INVESTMENT RETURN FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS; THE REMAINDER IS RETAINED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF FUTURE YEARS AND TO OFFSET POTENTIAL MARKET DECLINES. MASSACHUSETTS STATE LAW ALLOWS THE SOCIETY TO APPROPRIATE AS MUCH OF THE NET APPRECIATION AS IS PRUDENT CONSIDERING THE SOCIETY'S LONG AND SHORT-TERM NEEDS, PRESENT AND ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTED TOTAL RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENTS, PRICE LEVEL TRENDS, AND GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. UNDER THE SOCIETY'S SPENDING POLICY, 4.5 PERCENT OF THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE OF THE FAIR VALUE OF THE INVESTMENTS (EXCLUDING INVESTMENTS DESIGNATED AS CURRENT ASSETS) AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF THE PREVIOUS THREE FISCAL YEARS IS APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. IN THE EVENT OF A SIGNIFICANT MARKET DECLINE, THE SOCIETY WILL CONSIDER ALL FACTORS RELEVANT TO THE STATED GOAL IN DETERMINING ANY CHANGE TO THE APPROPRIATION AS ALLOWED BY UPMIFA. THE SOCIETY HAS AN INVESTMENT POLICY, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE SPENDING RATE, ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF RETURNS COMBINED WITH ASSET PROTECTION. ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS RESTRICTED BY DONORS THAT THE SOCIETY MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY. UNDER THE SOCIETY'S INVESTMENT POLICY AND SPENDING RATE, BOTH APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO PRODUCE AN INFLATION-ADJUSTED RETURN IN EXCESS OF THE SPENDING RATE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. ACTUAL RETURNS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR MAY VARY. TO SATISFY ITS LONG-TERM RATE-OF-RETURN OBJECTIVES, THE SOCIETY RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENTS RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING THE INVESTMENT MANAGERS OF THE SOCIETY'S PORTFOLIO. THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE'S STRATEGY IS TO INCLUDE A BENCHMARK-FREE ADVISOR WHO MAY USE A WIDE VARIETY OF INVESTMENT STRATEGIES TO MEET OR EXCEED THE U.S. CONSUMER PRICE INDEX PLUS 5% AND A HIGH-QUALITY DIVIDEND GROWTH STRATEGY OF MID- TO LARGE-CAP U.S. EQUITIES TO PRODUCE RESULTS COMPETITIVE WITH THE S&P 500. THE SOCIETY USES TWO LEGACY HEDGE FUNDS THAT WILL BE WOUND DOWN IN 2014 AND 2015 AND THE PROCEEDS WILL BE ADDED TO THE DIVIDEND-GROWTH STRATEGY AND THE BENCHMARK-FREE STRATEGY. THESE LATTER TWO STRATEGIES HAVE BEEN CHOSEN TO PROVIDE DOWNSIDE PROTECTION, LONG-TERM GROWTH OF ASSETS AND PROTECTION AGAINST INFLATION OVER THE MARKET CYCLE. SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4: THE NEHGS RESEARCH LIBRARY, LOCATED IN BOSTON, IS HOME TO MORE THAN 12 MILLION ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, RECORDS, MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, FAMILY PAPERS, BIBLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS DATING BACK MORE THAN FOUR CENTURIES. 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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING, ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO RE-SIGN THE SOCIETY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE SOCIETY'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND INDEPENDENT BOARD DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE SALARY OF OTHER OFFICERS IS DONE USING COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR LOCALLY FUNCTIONING INSTITUTIONS BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH REGULAR MAIL INQUIRIES, AND CAN BE FOUND AT VARIOUS THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 21,921.