MASSACHUSETTS TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MASSACHUSETTS TAXPAYERS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-1590310)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-17
IRS object ID
201433219349306823
Schema version
2013v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-17T11:37:59-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Brenda J McGivern PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line114 Page TerraceAddressLine1
CityStoughtonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02072ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN041590310EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlMASSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177201000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1333 WASHINGTON STAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02108ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL WIDMERPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2014-11-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBrenda J McGivern CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00177267PTIN
Phone7813410930PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerMICHAEL WIDMERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02108ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,096,787GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$1,148,290CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$123,977PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$290,899TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
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Expense$212,194ExpenseAmt
DescTransportation reform; analysis of transportation finance legislation.Desc

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Expense$212,194ExpenseAmt
DescAnalysis of tax on software services; tax repeal by Legislature.Desc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Escrow AccountfalseEscrowAccountInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiledInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneStateInd
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Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonMICHAEL WIDMERPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (72 entries)

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RICK MUSIOL JR
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KEITH HOVAN
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MICHAEL WIDMER
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Fay Donohue
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Dennis E Ross
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JOSEPH F AILINGER JR
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MAURA O BANTA
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDRA S BOLOTIN
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT BOWEN
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN S BROWN ESQ
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LYNN E BROWNE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER N BUCHANAN
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRUCE BULLEN
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANN CARTER
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ELIZABETH CHACE-MARINO
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TOBEY CHOATE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VEDA CLARK
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KENNETH A COHEN ESQ
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES F CONWAY
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LOIS CORNELL
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL J COSTELLO
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK C CRANDALL
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONNA C CUPELO
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAY CURLEY
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RALPH DE LA TORRE MD
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MICHAEL DIBIASE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID DRIPCHAK
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN FARINA
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICIA M FLYNN PH D
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CHRISTOPHER E GOODE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KAREN F GREEN
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN S HALL
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
LLOYD HAMM
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WILLIAM S HOGAN JR
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ANN S HURD
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PATRICIA JACOBS
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WILLIAM F KENNEDY ESQ
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRISTINE T KOMOLA
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JEFFERY J KRUCK
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWARD H LADD
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANNE LEVINE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALAN MACDONALD
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES E MAHONEY
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DOUGLAS M MCGARRAH ESQ
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOSEPH NEWMAN
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PAUL O'CONNOR
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THOMAS L P O'DONNELL ESQ
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KATHLEEN KING PARKER
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JOHN R REGIER ESQ
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ROBERT RIVERS
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THOMAS SAMOLUK
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JEFFREY N SAVIANO
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JOHN STEFANINI
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ROBERT SUGLIA
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ADAM WEINER
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER WELSH
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DAVID WESTERVELT
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER T WHITE
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES R WILLIAMS
Director1.000.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANDREW BAGLEY
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Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Fundraising$6,671FundraisingAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$5,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,581FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$1,069FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Management And General$2,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,054FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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ECONOMIC MODEL$13,970$13,970
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$7,115$4,981$1,067$1,067
MEETINGS$6,791$1,019$2,716$3,056

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Fundraising$4,000FundraisingAmt

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Management And General$125,337ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,178FundraisingAmt

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BOY$126,368BOYAmt
EOY$93,957EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$2,321,150BOYAmt
EOY$2,257,292EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$579,131LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$428,530LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$165,823BOYAmt
EOY$150,601EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$278,197BOYAmt
EOY$276,206EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,891,538BOYAmt
EOY$2,778,056EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,851BOYAmt
EOY$5,557EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$271,048BOYAmt
EOY$223,363EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$290,899BOYAmt
EOY$228,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,598,964BOYAmt
EOY$2,547,461EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,675BOYAmt
EOY$1,675EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,600,639BOYAmt
EOY$2,549,136EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,891,538BOYAmt
EOY$2,778,056EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$51,503ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

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$1,019,012CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$968,640CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$928,960CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,009,645CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,001,435CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,927,692TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,525CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,843CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,832CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,520CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$55,382TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,030,537CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$978,483CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$940,792CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,020,165CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,013,097CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,983,074TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$4,983,074PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,406CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,802CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,752CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$135,751TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,406CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,345CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,802CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$48,752CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,446CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$135,751TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,750CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$62,245CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$114,995TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,076,943CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$989,828CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$948,594CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,121,667CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,096,788CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,233,820TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95210PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.96760PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02590InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01120InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$33,750FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$33,750FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,114,540FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,148,290FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$189,829FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$47,457FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$166,577CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$190,985CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$174,684CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$189,829CurrentYearAmt
Total$722,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,083,113LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$19,950CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$27,850CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$32,700CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$33,750CurrentYearAmt
Total$114,250TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$41,644CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$47,746CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$43,671CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$47,457CurrentYearAmt
Total$180,518TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$270,777GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$441,595InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$321,369DepreciationAmt
Book Value$120,226BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$137,536InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$107,161DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,375BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$150,601TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
CSV LIFE INSURANCE$263,429
OTHER ASSET$12,777
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$276,206TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED REVENUE$141,200
Rounding$1
UNDERFUNDED PENSION$82,162
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$223,363TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,096,787TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,096,787RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,096,787TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,148,290TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,148,290ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,148,290TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
ANDREW BAGLEY
KEY EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$150,000$5,000$3,338$158,338
MICHAEL WIDMER
President$315,000$125,000$38,031$524,887$858$45,998

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Analysis of tax on software services; tax repeal by Legislature.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe 990 is forwarded to the Finance Committee on behalf of the Board of Trustees before it is filed. In addition, an email is sent to the Board indicating that the 990 will be forwarded to anyone who would like to see a copy.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEach officer, Executive Committee member and staff member is asked to sign and submit to MTF - in care of the Office Manager - annually an Acknowledgement and Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement. All other Trustees are given annually a copy of the Policy at the first meeting of the year. Those who do not attend have a copy mailed to them.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementAn independent compensation consultant performed studies in 2005, 2010 and 2014 on compensation for the Foundations president. The presidents compensation is approved annually by independent members of the Governance Committee and Executive Committee based on the presidents performance as well as updated salary surveys and comparisons with comparable organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableALL OF THE FOUNDATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE FOUNDATION WILL MAIL COPIES UPON REQUEST.ALL FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. COPY OF THE FOUNDATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE AS WELL AS THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG AND THE FOUNDATION WOULD ALSO SUPPLY A COPY UPON REQUEST AS WELL.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection ProcessTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT, AUDIT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE ANNUAL SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.

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