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PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM (EIN 04-2104852)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-04-18
IRS object ID
201421089349300507
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Timestamp2014-04-18T11:20:12-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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Name Name

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Officer Officer

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Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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DescriptionLIBRARY SERVICES - SEE SCHEDULE O.LIBRARY SERVICES - THE LIBRARY IS THE LARGEST PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MEMBERS, THEIR FAMILIES, THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY, STUDENTS, AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. IT IS COMPOSED OF TWO PRINCIPAL DEPARTMENTS: READER SERVICES AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. READER SERVICES AT THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM COMPRISES THE PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS THAT OFFER LIBRARY SERVICES. THE HEAD OF READER SERVICES AND THE ARCHIVIST/REFERENCE LIBRARIAN WORK AT THE REFERENCE DESK; THEY ANSWER HUNDREDS OF MEMBERS' AND RESEARCHERS' QUESTIONS AND ASSIST IN THE USE OF CIRCULATING MATERIALS, SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, AND ONLINE RESEARCH. THOUSANDS OF RARE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED FOR THE 200-300 RESEARCHERS WHO USE THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM EVERY YEAR. THE HEAD OF CIRCULATION AND THE READER SERVICES ASSISTANT MANAGE ACTIVITY AT THE CIRCULATION DESK, WHERE ROUGHLY 17,000 ITEMS CIRCULATE EACH YEAR. THREE INTERNS ASSIST AT CIRCULATION AND REFERENCE. THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN HELPS YOUNGER MEMBERS USE THE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY, AND OFFERS PROGRAMS INCLUDING STORY HOURS AND READING GROUPS, DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR CHILDREN. TEN DISCUSSION GROUPS AND OVER 150 TOURS OF THE BUILDING ARE ARRANGED BY READER SERVICES EVERY YEAR. THE TECHNICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ENCOMPASSES THE FUNCTIONS OF ACQUISITIONS, CATALOGING, AND SERIALS. THESE UNITS INCLUDE THE HEAD OF TECHNICAL SERVICES, TWO RARE MATERIALS CATALOG LIBRARIANS, THE ACQUISITIONS LIBRARIAN, THE SERIALS LIBRARIAN, TWO CATALOGING ASSISTANTS, AND THREE INTERNS. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR SELECTING, ACQUIRING, RECEIVING, INVOICING, CATALOGING, AND PROCESSING APPROXIMATELY 2,700 ADDITIONS TO THE LIBRARY PER YEAR, INCLUDING BOTH NEW IMPRINTS AND HISTORICAL VOLUMES. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO AUGMENTS LEGACY CATALOG RECORDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 3,000 VOLUMES PER YEAR.Description

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DescriptionSPECIAL COLLECTIONS - SEE SCHEDULE O.SPECIAL COLLECTIONS - THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OF THE CURATORS WHO OVERSEE THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND EXHIBITION OF RARE BOOKS, ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, AND WORKS OF ART. DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDE THE CURATOR OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS, THE CURATOR OF PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, THE CURATOR OF MAPS, THE ARCHIVIST, AND THE CURATOR OF PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE CURATORS RESEARCH OBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM TO THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH LECTURES, PUBLICATIONS, AND (IN COOPERATION WITH LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMS AROUND THE COUNTRY) AN ACTIVE LOAN PROGRAM. EACH YEAR, ON SITE, THE CURATORS ASSIST HUNDREDS OF ATHENAEUM MEMBERS AND VISITING SCHOLARS IN RESEARCHING THE ATHENAEUM'S COLLECTIONS. THE CURATORIAL STAFF MOUNTS TWO OR THREE EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR COVERING A RANGE OF HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY SUBJECTS. THESE EXHIBITIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY GALLERY TALKS, LECTURES, AND SYMPOSIA, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. APPROXIMATELY 200 VISITORS PER WEEK VIEW THE ATHENAEUM'S EXHIBITIONS. THE CURATORIAL STAFF IS SUPPORTED BY THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT.Description

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DescriptionDIGITAL PROGRAMS AND PRESERVATION - THE DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND PRESERVATION DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PHYSICAL PRESERVATION OF THE ATHENAEUM'S COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS AND ART ON PAPER, AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF SCHOLARLY ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH DIGITIZATION. THE CONSERVATION LABORATORY INCLUDES THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR AND THE PROJECT CONSERVATOR, AND SEVERAL INTERNS AND FELLOWS, WHO ARE DEDICATED TO THE CARE AND REPAIR OF ATHENAEUM HOLDINGS WITH INHERENT HISTORIC, ARTISTIC OR LITERARY VALUE. ATHENAEUM CONSERVATORS PERFORM CONSERVATION TREATMENTS ON RARE BOOKS, MAPS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, BROADSIDES, AND PAMPHLETS. THE DIGITAL PROGRAMS LIBRARIAN AND TWO INTERNS SCAN RARE MATERIALS IN THE DIGITAL LABORATORY AND CREATE ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF RECORDS FOR DIGITAL SURROGATES. THESE EFFORTS ENSURE THAT ATHENAEUM COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FREELY ONLINE TO SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, AND STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE LIBRARY.Description
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2419550CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2448628CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1509802CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3009002CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1447478CurrentTaxYear
Total10834460Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years2419550CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years2448628CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1509802CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year3009002CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1447478CurrentTaxYear
Total10834460Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total1678064AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total1709156396PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1523037CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1101341CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1024853CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year895529CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year954890CurrentTaxYear
Total5499650Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years13045CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11452CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years43506CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9300CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year11988CurrentTaxYear
Total89291Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support16423401TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc8077158GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.55750PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.50130PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
General ExplanationSCHEDULE A, PART IV, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS: BEQUEST DATE: 09/30/10 AMOUNT: 1268899. BEQUEST DATE: 09/30/11 AMOUNT: 33858.GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch PrgrmsXCollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale0SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance78857380BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions647998Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses8285316InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3375743OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance84414951EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance69177786BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1381282Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses11589957InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3291645OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance78857380EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance72805438BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1238532Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-1459887InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3406297OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance69177786EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance69180967BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions941800Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses5602364InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures2919693OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance72805438EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance72670111BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions1023310Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-757143InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures3755311OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance69180967EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.54980BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.33250PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance0.11770TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R1AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis199303OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value199303BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis33343024OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation9823996Depreciation
Book Value23519028BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1062580OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation850420Depreciation
Book Value212160BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis179133OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation179133Depreciation
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings23930491TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
PARTNERSHIPS - HEDGE FUND OF FUNDS16576083F
PARTNERSHIPS - EQUITY FUNDS17165911F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities33741994TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt10977677TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments7362896NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F9907362896RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal3614781RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included292227InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt292227RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9903907008TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt7186371TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal7186371ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2292227InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt292227ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9907478598TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 1A:THE COLLECTIONS WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE ATHENAEUM'S INCEPTION ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR AS RELEASES OF TEMPORARILY OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS WERE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NO REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. THE ATHENAEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF BOOKS, ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ACCESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY.
PART III, LINE 4:THE ATHENAEUM'S COLLECTIONS COMPRISE OVER HALF A MILLION VOLUMES, EXTENSIVE HOLDINGS OF PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, PRINTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. PARTICULAR STRENGTHS ARE IN BOSTON HISTORY, NEW ENGLAND STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN LITERATURE, AND THE FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS. THE ATHENAEUM SUPPORTS A DYNAMIC EXHIBITION PROGRAM AND SPONSORS A LIVELY VARIETY OF EVENTS SUCH AS LECTURES AND CONCERTS. IT ALSO SERVES AS A STIMULATING CENTER FOR DISCUSSIONS AMONG SCHOLARS, BIBLIOPHILES, AND A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-INTEREST GROUPS.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ATHENAEUM'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 490 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. ITS ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED OR LEGAL RESTRICTIONS. ENDOWMENT FUNDS INCLUDE INVESTED GIFTS. THE ATHENAEUM CLASSIFIES AS PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (A) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF GIFTS DONATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, (B) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF SUBSEQUENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, AND (C) ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLICABLE DONOR GIFT INSTRUMENT AT THE TIME THE ACCUMULATION IS ADDED TO THE FUND. THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND THAT IS NOT CLASSIFIED IN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IS CLASSIFIED AS TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS UNTIL THOSE AMOUNTS ARE APPROPRIATED FOR EXPENDITURE BY THE ATHENAEUM IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE STANDARD OF PRUDENCE PRESCRIBED BY STATE LAW.DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
PART X, LINE 2:THE ATHENAEUM ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ATHENAEUM HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED AND UNRELATED AS ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS; HOWEVER, THE ATHENAEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE ATHENAEUM IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. THE ATHENAEUM'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegion
Number Of Offices0NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConducted
Total Expenditures35252189TotalExpenditures
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices0SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees0SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Cont Number Of Offices0ContNumberOfOffices
Cont Number Of Employees0ContNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices0TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees0TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent35252189SubtotalAmountSpent
Cont Amount Spent0ContAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent35252189TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp1TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp1OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co0PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership1ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountries

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantRESEARCH FELLOWSHIPSTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients8NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant7500AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: SHORT-TERM RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS, THE RESEACHERS WORK CLOSELY WITH THE REFERENCE LIBRARIANS AND AT THE END OF THEIR TERM PROVIDE A TALK TO THE ATHENAEUM COMMUNITY ON THEIR RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT THE ATHENAEUM.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsXForm990OfOtherOrganizations
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
PAULA MATTHEWS
DIRECTOR20557600023760166360113550235943000
HUGH MCCALL
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE14472600018210117240156810173952000
JAMES REID-CUNNINGHAM
DEPUTY DIRECTOR1166340001017094120254440152507000

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATESNamePerson
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipSEE BELOWRelationship
Amount Of Transaction126243AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionSEE BELOWDescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierSCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:Identifier
Explanation(B) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERESTED PERSON AND ORGANIZATION: ENTITY IN WHICH DAVID INGRAM, MEMBER OF THE BOARD, IS MANAGING DIRECTOR.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: PAYMENT FOR SERVICES AS AN INVESTMENT CONSULTANT.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions2NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9900NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesREVENUE NOT RECORDEDMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9900NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesREVENUE NOT RECORDEDMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions21NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99066205NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received8NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART I & III, LINE 1:THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM IS TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS, THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AND SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY PRESERVING AND AUGMENTING ITS COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND ART, BY PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AND BY PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE OF ITS LANDMARK BUILDING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6PLEASE REFER TO THE RESPONSE TO FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A BELOW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOSTON ATHENAEUM WAS INCORPORATED AS A SHAREHOLDER ORGANIZATION BY THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT (THE STATE LEGISLATURE) IN 1807. ATHENAEUM SHAREHOLDERS ARE TERMED "PROPRIETORS." THE GENERAL COURT HAS AUTHORIZED 1,049 ATHENAEUM PROPRIETORS. THESE PROPRIETORS' SOLE FUNCTION IS TO ELECT THE OFFICERS AND GOVERNING BOARD OF THE ATHENAEUM. THE OFFICERS AND GOVERNING BOARD ARE REQUIRED TO ALSO BE PROPRIETORS. PROPRIETOR SHARES MAY BE BOUGHT OR SOLD, GIVEN OR BEQUEATHED. THE PROPRIETORS THEMSELVES HAVE NO CLAIM ON THE NET ASSETS OF THE ATHENAEUM, NOR DO THEY RECEIVE ANY PERSONAL FINANCIAL BENEFIT RESULTING FROM THEIR HOLDING OF THE PROPRIETORSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, DRAFT COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE DRAFT COPY WAS ALSO REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE TRUSTEES ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2007. THE POLICY WAS EXPANDED IN 2010 TO INCLUDE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXPANDED POLICY REQUIRES AN ANNUAL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT TO BE SIGNED BY EACH COVERED INDIVIDUAL. THE POLICY REQUIRES THIS PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIRST TRUSTEES MEETING FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN FEBRUARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EACH YEAR THE TRUSTEES EVALUATE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OBJECTIVELY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT COMPENSATION PAID BY SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ATHENAEUM WAS INCORPORATED IN 1807. UPON THE ENACTMENT OF THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX IN THE 20TH CENTURY, THE IRS DETERMINED THAT THE ATHENAEUM WAS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. THIS IRS DETERMINATION OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS THAT INCLUDES FORM 1023. CONSEQUENTLY NO FORM 1023 HAS BEEN REQUIRED BY THE IRS OR PREPARED BY THE ATHENAEUM. THE ATHENAEUM'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. THE COMPLETE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE ATHENAEUM'S ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE ATHENAEUM'S WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.BOSTONATHENAEUM.ORG. THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:REPURCHASES OF BOSTON ATHENAEUM PROPRIETOR SHARES, NET 27,000.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BOSTON LIBRARY SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 1/2 BEACON STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02108ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN041105450EIN
Primary ActivitiesORGANIZATION THAT ALLOCATES FUNDS TO THE BOSTON ATHENAEUMPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusLINE 11A, IPublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org1ControlledOrg

Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV

Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivityCHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTPrimaryActivity
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileState
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Type Of EntityTTypeOfEntity
Share Of Total Income52845ShareOfTotalIncome
Share Of EOY Assets643763ShareOfEOYAssets
Percentage Ownership1.00000PercentageOwnership
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg