FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INC (EIN 04-6045400)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-07-11
IRS object ID
201301929349300615
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.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2013-07-11T09:58:13-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN111986323EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line153 STATE STREET FLOOR 38AddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02109ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN046045400EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1FRENCH CULTURAL CENTER INCBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlFRENNameControl
Phone6179120400Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line153 MARLBOROUGH STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameEXECUTIVE DIRECTORName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone6179120400Phone
Date Signed2013-06-25DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameBARRY CHAITName
PTINP01452996PTIN
Phone6177429666Phone
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Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonCATHELINE VAN DEN BRANDENNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line18 CLIFF ROADAddressLine1
CityWESTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02493ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts3334837GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.FRENCHCULTURALCENTER.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1945YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionWITH ITS COLLECTION OF BOOKS, TAPES, AND DVDS FOR CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, THE CENTER OFFERS COURSES, BOOK READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, LECTURES, COOKING AND WINE CLASSES, ART EXHIBITS, CONCERTS, AND LIBRARY AND TRANSLATION SERVICES IN THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body16NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Expense183113Expense
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
ZEINA AOUN
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BARBARA DE BRAGANCA
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BRAD CURLEY
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CATHARINE-MARY DONOVAN
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GERARD MOUFFLET
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DOMINIQUE BALY
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CHARLES DAVIDSON
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STEVEN GALANTE
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JOAN WOOD
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JAMES MICALI
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PIERRE SOREL
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Contributions325000Contributions
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Administrative Expenses94587AdministrativeExpenses
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Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

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Book Value37635BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Equipment Equipment

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Expenses Not Included75476InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt75476RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9901828569TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt1937878TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal1937878ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included275476InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt75476ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9902013354TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 1A:LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: THE CENTER HAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000 FRENCH ITEMS (BOOKS, CDS, DVDS, AND PERIODICALS) THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. THESE ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPITALIZED AS THEIR FAIR VALUE IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. COSTS OF ITEMS ADDED TO AND PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF ITEMS IN THIS COLLECTION ARE RECOGNIZED AS DECREASES OR INCREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS. CIRCULATING ITEMS HAVE NOT BEEN CAPITALIZED BECAUSE THEIR ESTIMATED USEFUL LIVES ARE LESS THAN ONE YEAR. OTHER PROPERTY: FROM TIME TO TIME, THE CENTER HAS RECEIVED VARIOUS GIFTS AND BEQUESTS OF PROPERTY (EQUIPMENT, FURNISHINGS, ETC.) FOR USE WITHIN THE CENTER. THESE HAVE NOT BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE CENTER RECOGNIZES AND MEASURES ITS UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE THE CENTER ASSESSES THE LIKELIHOOD, BASED ON THEIR TECHNICAL MERIT, THAT TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BASED ON THE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE END OF EACH PERIOD. THE MEASUREMENT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS IS ADJUSTED WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE, OR WHEN AN EVENT OCCURS THAT REQUIRES A CHANGE. INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ARE CLASSIFIED AS ADDITIONAL INCOME TAXES IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE CENTER DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2012 OR 2011. THE CENTER IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS. THE CENTER'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1BASTILLE DAYNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1131310GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event157168CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event174142GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event13863RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event15966FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event11258EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1123677OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2TOUR DE FRANCENameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2234288GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event262788CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2171500GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2872RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Food And Beverage Event226383FoodAndBeverageEvent2
Entertainment Event2314EntertainmentEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event257822OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events3TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events103527GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events11940CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events91587GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Rent Facility Costs Other Events1101RentFacilityCostsOtherEvents
Food And Beverage Other Events19113FoodAndBeverageOtherEvents
Entertainment Other Events307EntertainmentOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events19733OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total469125GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total131896CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events337229GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events5836RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events51462FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events1879EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events201232OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events260409DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary76820NetIncomeSummary

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantSCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED TO RECIPIENTS FOR PURPOSES OF ASSISTING WITH THE COST OF TRAVELING TO FRANCE FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.TypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients15NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant19586AmountOfCashGrant

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: THE CENTER MONITORS APPROPRIATE USE OF SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS PRIMARILY BY PAYING SUBSTANTIALLY ALL QUALIFYING EXPENSES DIRECTLY ON BEHALF OF RECIPIENTS. IN ADDITION,CERTAIN OTHER COSTS ARE SUBSTANTIATED AND THEN REIMBURSED TO THE RECIPIENT.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions1NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99027824NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesQUOTED MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Food Inventory FoodInventory

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions6NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990865NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFOOD AND WINE FOR EVENTSMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XTRAVEL AND LODGING91600RETAIL VALUE
XADVERTISING324398RETAIL VALUE
XEVENT SUPPLIES AND SERVICES641985RETAIL VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11IN ADVANCE OF FILING, FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TRUSTEES. THE TRUSTEES ARE INVITED TO RAISE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. UPON THE RESOLUTION OF ANY SUCH QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THE RETURN IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TRUSTEES THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE TOPIC OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSED AT LEAST ANNUALLY AT A BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEETING. THE DISCUSSION INCLUDES MAKING TRUSTEES AWARE OF THE NEED TO REPORT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS, IN FACT OR APPEARANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AREGARDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WRITTEN OBJECTIVES DEVELOPED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD OF REVIEW ARE COMPARED TO THE DIRECTOR'S WRITTEN PERIOD-END SELF ASSESSMENT. THE DIRECTOR DISCUSSES THEIR PERFORMANCE WITH THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD. FOLLOWING THIS PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL, THE CHAIR DISCUSSES SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE HEADS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. THIS IS AN ANNUAL PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IN ADDITION, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED ONLINE BY THE MASSACHUSETTS SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE AND THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, RESPECTIVELY.

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