NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 02-0233250)
Tax period: 2011-10-01 to 2012-09-30
Filed: 2013-04-22
IRS object ID: 201331129349300318
Schema version: 2011v1.5
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 L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-04-22T12:39:54-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020327524	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATHAN WECHSLER & COMPANY PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	70 COMMERCIAL STREET SUITE 401	AddressLine1
City	CONCORD	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	020233250	EIN

Name Name

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NEWH	NameControl
Phone	6038560602	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 PARK ST	AddressLine1
City	CONCORD	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03301	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MICHAEL C SUNUNU TREASURER	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	6038560602	Phone
Date Signed	2013-04-17	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
PTIN	P00366101	PTIN
Phone	6032245357	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	WILLIAM H DUNLAP	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 PARK ST	AddressLine1
City	CONCORD	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03301	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	4286085	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	NHHISTORY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1823	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NH	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO EDUCATE A DIVERSE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S PAST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OUR LIVES TODAY. IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSION, THE SOCIETY COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS MATERIAL PERTAINING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	20	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	20	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	43	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	104	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	11932	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	-4973	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	692479	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1480127	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	91427	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	113976	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	665651	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	457766	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	396124	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	410551	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1845681	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2462420	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	935139	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	936136	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	24475	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	52890	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	428916	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1013581	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	938329	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1973195	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1927355	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-127514	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	535065	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	15487902	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	17592097	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	509250	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	677918	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	14978652	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	16914179	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO EDUCATE A DIVERSE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE'S PAST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO OUR LIVES TODAY. TO THIS END, THE SOCIETY COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS MATERIAL PERTAINING TO NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	629167	Expense
Revenue	40579	Revenue
Description	LIBRARY AND MUSEUM: THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTS AND PRESERVES THE MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF OBJECTS, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, AND IMAGES RELATED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY THAT CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE. THESE COLLECTIONS OFFER THE MOST COMPLETE PICTURE AVAILABLE OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER NEARLY FOUR CENTURIES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	154142	Expense
Revenue	48111	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OFFERS A DIVERSE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING GUIDED MUSEUM VISITS, TEACHING AND LEARNING AIDS, TEACHER WORKSHOPS, AND A HISTORY CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN GRADES K-12.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	431227	Expense
Revenue	25286	Revenue
Description	THE SOCIETY OPERATES A MUSEUM STORE, WHICH SELLS BOOKS AND GOODS RELATED TO NEW HAMPSHIRE AND ITS HISTORY AS WELL AS NEW HAMPSHIRE-MADE PRODUCTS. THE SOCIETY ALSO OFFERS PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEMBER SERVICES FOR VARIOUS VISITORS AND PATRONS. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITS, FACILITIES, BUILDINGS, GROUNDS, AND SECURITY.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1214536	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	1	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	1	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	1	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	1	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	1	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	1	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	43	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	1	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	1	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	1	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	CJ	NameOfForeignCountry
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	20	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	20	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	0	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	1	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	1	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	1	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	1	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	ANN-MARIE MILLER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6038560602	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 PARK STREET	AddressLine1
City	CONCORD	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	03301	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (22 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
BARBARA A PITSCH
PRESIDENT	3.50	X	X	0	0	0
STANLEY A HAMEL
PAST TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL C SUNUNU
TREASURER	3.50	X	X	0	0	0
DAVID SOUTER
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JOEL J BEDOR
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN A BELKO
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
Q DAVID BOWERS
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
GLENN K CURRIE
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN ROBINSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
MARGARET MARSHALL
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
PATRICIA S MEYERS
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
JANE C NYLANDER
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
SUSAN P SLOAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID M SUNDMAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
KURT M SWENSON
TRUSTEE	2.30	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM W UPTON
TRUSTEE	2.00	X		0	0	0
PAMELA D VANARSDALE
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOHN F SWOPE
TRUSTEE	2.30	X		0	0	0
CYNTHIA J VAN ZANDT
TRUSTEE	2.60	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM P VEILLETTE
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
EDWARD E SHUMAKER
TRUSTEE	1.00	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM H DUNLAP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		X	94079	0	12532

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	94079	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	12532	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	378555	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	1101572	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	214176	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1480127	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	611710	48111	48111
PUBLICATIONS	511190	25286	25286
MUSEUM	900099	21490	21490
LIBRARY	900099	19089	19089

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	113976	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	446549	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$446,549	ExclusionAmount

Gross Rents GrossRents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	669298	Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	308466	Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	360832	Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	360832	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$360,832	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1468418	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1457201	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	11217	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	11217	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$11,217	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	12455	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	0	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	12455	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$12,455	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	93379	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	57998	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	35381	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	23449	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	11932	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	VAR. ADMINISTRATIVE	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	1883	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,883	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	1883	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2462420	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	137425	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	11932	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$832,936	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	119902	Total
Program Services	40766	ProgramServices
Management And General	19184	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	59952	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	688591	Total
Program Services	478935	ProgramServices
Management And General	31397	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	178259	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	66706	Total
Program Services	34724	ProgramServices
Management And General	23696	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8286	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60937	Total
Program Services	33421	ProgramServices
Management And General	18700	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8816	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75	Total
Management And General	75	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21500	Total
Management And General	21500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	52890	Total
Fundraising	52890	Fundraising

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24682	Total
Management And General	24682	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	88289	Total
Program Services	60621	ProgramServices
Management And General	13426	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	14242	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	56061	Total
Program Services	24519	ProgramServices
Management And General	7066	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	24476	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	42442	Total
Program Services	22026	ProgramServices
Management And General	5231	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	15185	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39936	Total
Program Services	16937	ProgramServices
Management And General	11979	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11020	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	149257	Total
Program Services	139889	ProgramServices
Management And General	7238	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2130	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11928	Total
Program Services	8563	ProgramServices
Management And General	2766	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	599	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8341	Total
Program Services	661	ProgramServices
Management And General	40	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7640	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9696	Total
Management And General	9696	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156284	Total
Program Services	156284	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	32093	Total
Program Services	20431	ProgramServices
Management And General	11662	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
EXHBTS, ACQ. & CONSERV.	136043	136043
BAD DEBT PROVISIONS	70194		70194
PUBLICATIONS	23738	23738
SPECIAL FUNDRAISING	21668			21668

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	46102	Total
Program Services	16978	ProgramServices
Management And General	5371	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23753	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1927355	Total
Program Services	1214536	ProgramServices
Management And General	283903	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	428916	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	199050	BOY
EOY	207305	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	135407	BOY
EOY	209078	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	48379	BOY
EOY	200791	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1824	BOY
EOY	1781	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	84835	BOY
EOY	71740	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45157	BOY
EOY	79446	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	7982146	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	3995511	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4176213	BOY
EOY	3986635	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5654091	BOY
EOY	8324641	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4968415	BOY
EOY	3699448	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	174531	BOY
EOY	811232	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15487902	BOY
EOY	17592097	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	239041	BOY
EOY	207246	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20314	BOY
EOY	20434	EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	249895	BOY
EOY	249895	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	200343	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	509250	BOY
EOY	677918	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8289756	BOY
EOY	10205774	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2282615	BOY
EOY	2605954	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4406281	BOY
EOY	4102451	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14978652	BOY
EOY	16914179	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	15487902	BOY
EOY	17592097	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	535065	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	1400462	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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	874368	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	496076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	531136	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	707574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1480127	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4089281	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	874368	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	496076	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	531136	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	707574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1480127	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4089281	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	4089281	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1060797	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1002584	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1074671	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1159324	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1115847	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5413223	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	7802	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7690	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1883	CurrentTaxYear
Total	17375	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	9519879	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	1175868	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.42960	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.43090	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
Solicited Assets For Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5746967	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	101894	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1112374	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	307888	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	22580	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	6630767	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	6033184	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	51751	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-7437	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	305017	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	25514	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	5746967	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5415962	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	78743	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1065075	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	501024	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	25572	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	6033184	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	5343688	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	30566	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	601980	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	514342	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	45930	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	5415962	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.36980	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.38590	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.24420	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	0	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	200000	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	200000	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6293835	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2714959	Depreciation
Book Value	3578876	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	946852	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	743903	Depreciation
Book Value	202949	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	541459	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	536649	Depreciation
Book Value	4810	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	3986635	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
MONEY MARKET FUNDS	96523	F
PRIVATE EQUITIES	1595921	F
FIXED INCOME BONDS	534122	F
BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN TRUSTS	1472882	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	3699448	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ANNUITY PAYABLE	Description
Amount	$200,343	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	200343	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	2462420	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	1927355	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	535065	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	1395989	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	$4,473	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	1400462	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	1935527	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4235780	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	1395990	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	6433	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues	370937	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	1773360	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	2462420	RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	2462420	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	2300253	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	6433	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included	366464	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	372897	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1927356	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1927356	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 1A:	IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS 116, THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED NOT TO REPORT COLLECTION ITEMS IN ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION OR STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS A DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE SOCIETY HAS A POLICY THAT REQUIRES NET PROCEEDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS WILL BE USED ONLY FOR ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION OF COLLECTIONS. THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, RESEARCH MATERIALS AND OBJECTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY DONATION, BEQUESTS AND PURCHASES. COLLECTION ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR CONSERVED BASED ON THE SOCIETY'S LONG-RANGE PLANS FOR COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT. COLLECTIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOLARLY USE BY THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINED UNDER APPROPRIATE SECURITY AND PRESERVATION CONDITIONS.
PART III, LINE 4:	THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, RESEARCH MATERIALS AND OBJECTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY DONATION, BEQUESTS AND PURCHASES. COLLECTION ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR CONSERVED BASED ON THE SOCIETY'S LONG-RANGE PLANS FOR COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT. COLLECTIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOLARLY USE BY THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINED UNDER APPROPRIATE SECURITY AND PRESERVATION CONDITIONS.
PART V, LINE 4:	THE SOCIETY HAS ADOPTED INVESTMENT AND SPENDING POLICIES FOR ENDOWMENT ASSETS THAT ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT FUNDS WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING THE PURCHASING POWER OF THOSE ENDOWMENT ASSETS OVER THE LONG-TERM.	DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
PART X:	THE SOCIETY IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION; HOWEVER, CERTAIN UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL TAXATION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, THERE WAS NO LIABILITY FOR A TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE SOCIETY HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE SOCIETY'S TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THE SOCIETY HAD MAINTAINED ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNIFICANT UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AND HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL OR STATE TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2009.	DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
	CHANGE IN CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 4,473.	PART XI, LINE 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
	PART XI, LINE 8: CHANGE IN CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE $ 4,473 PART XII, LINE 2D: CHANGE IN CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE $ 4,473 MUSEUM SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED $ 57,998 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED $308,466 PART XIII, LINE 2D: MUSEUM SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED $ 57,998 RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED $308,446

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	X	MailSolicitations
Email Solicitations	X	EmailSolicitations
In Person Solicitations	X	InPersonSolicitations
Special Fundraising Events	X	SpecialFundraisingEvents
Agreement Ref Fundraising	1	AgreementRefFundraising

Fundraiser Activity Information FundraiserActivityInformation

Name Of Organization NameOfOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SHARON PRESSLEY-FIERO DBA WATERSIDE CONSULTING GROUP	BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1686 WASHINGTON ST 2	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02118	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	Activity
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFunds
Gross Receipts	909718	GrossReceipts
Amount Retained By Contractor	52890	AmountRetainedByContractor
Net To Organization	856828	NetToOrganization

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	909718	TotalGrossReceipts
Total Retained By Contractors	52890	TotalRetainedByContractors
Total Net To Organization	856828	TotalNetToOrganization

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERRIMACK COUNTY SAVINGS BANK	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Purpose Of Loan	OPERATING LINE OF CREDIT	PurposeOfLoan
Loan To Organization	X	LoanToOrganization
Original Principal	$250,000	OriginalPrincipalAmount
Balance Due	249895	BalanceDue
Default	0	Default
Approved By Board	1	ApprovedByBoard
Written Agreement	1	WrittenAgreement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	249895	TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	85	NumberOfContributions

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	0	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	16	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	214176	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Collectibles Collectibles

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	766	NumberOfContributions

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifacts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	28	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	0	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received	1	NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	1	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	NON REPORTING OF REVENUE:	Identifier
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 33:	ReturnReference
Explanation	IN ACCORDANCE WITH SFAS 116, THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED NOT TO REPORT COLLECTION ITEMS IN ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION OR STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS A DECREASE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. THE SOCIETY HAS A POLICY THAT REQUIRES NET PROCEEDS REALIZED FROM THE SALE OR TRANSFER OF DEACCESSIONED OBJECTS WILL BE USED ONLY FOR ACQUISITION AND CONSERVATION OF COLLECTIONS. THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, RESEARCH MATERIALS AND OBJECTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. THESE COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED BY DONATION, BEQUESTS AND PURCHASES. COLLECTION ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR CONSERVED BASED ON THE SOCIETY'S LONG-RANGE PLANS FOR COLLECTIONS DEVELOPMENT. COLLECTIONS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR SCHOLARLY USE BY THE PUBLIC AND MAINTAINED UNDER APPROPRIATE SECURITY AND PRESERVATION CONDITIONS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation	IdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES: THE SOCIETY SHALL CONSIST OF INDIVIDUAL, COUPLE, FAMILY, BUSINESS, NONPROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND COMPLIMENTARY MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING BY VIRTUE OF THEIR HAVING PAID THEIR DUES AND SUCH OTHER CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. QUALIFICATIONS: MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE OPEN TO ALL OF THE ABOVE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN FURTHERING THE PURPOSES AND WORK OF THE SOCIETY, TO BE EFFECTIVE UPON PAYMENT OF DESIGNATED DUES AND SHALL BE VALID FOR ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF PAYMENT. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP: ONLY THOSE MEMBERS OF ALL CATEGORIES THAT HAVE PAID THEIR DUES AND ARE IN GOOD STANDING SHALL BE ENTITLED TO VOTE, ONE VOTE PER MEMBER, AT ALL MEETINGS OF THE MEMBERS, AND TO THE FULL PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY, AS DETERMINED FROM TIME TO TIME BY, AND SUBJECT TO SUCH REGULATIONS AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED BY, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. VOTING IS LIMITED TO PERSONS EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. VOTING MAY BE EXERCISED IN PERSON OR BY PROXY AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES, IN WHICH EVENT PROXIES SHALL BE COUNTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING A QUORUM. DUES: THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF ANNUAL DUES PAYABLE BY MEMBERS OF EACH CATEGORY. THE TRUSTEES SHALL, AT THEIR DISCRETION, DISCOUNT DUES FOR ANY AND ALL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERSHIP. WHEN ANY MEMBER SHALL BECOME DELINQUENT IN THE PAYMENT OF DUES,HIS OR HER MEMBERSHIP SHALL TERMINATE AND HE OR SHE SHALL NO LONGER BE A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE MEMBERS VOTE TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TRUSTEES AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. MEMBERS DO NOT VOTE TO ELECT OFFICERS OF THE BOARD. OFFICERS ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO A BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE TREASURER'S SIGNING AND FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	TRUSTEES HAVING A REAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ANY MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD MUST DISCLOSE THE POSSIBLE CONFLICT AND EXCLUDE THEMSELVES FROM THE DISCUSSION AND/OR VOTE ON THE MATTER IN QUESTION. TRUSTEES HAVING AN INTEREST IN A PROPOSED PECUNIARY BENEFIT TRANSACTION WITH THE SOCIETY THAT IS BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD SHALL HAVE AN AFFIRMATIVE OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE SUCH INTEREST AND SHALL BE PROHIBITED FROM BEING PRESENT DURING OR PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT OR VOTING THEREON. THE BOARD SHALL AUTHORIZE THE SOCIETY TO ENTER INTO SUCH TRANSACTIONS ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF RSA 7:19-A.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL THE NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS COMMITTED TO USING ITS RESOURCES EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY TO SERVE THE PUBLIC AND FULFILL ITS MISSION. THE INSTITUTION ADHERES TO GOOD GOVERNANCE PRACTICES IN ESTABLISHING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SERVES AS THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN MATTERS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT INCLUDING COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS. THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS SET FORTH IN EITHER A WRITTEN COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS TERM SHEET, OR IN A FORMAL WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE SOCIETY AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL SUBMIT THE RECOMMENDED COMPENSATION TERM SHEET OR FORMAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR DISCUSSION AND ACTION. THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSS THE MATTER DURING A PORTION OF THE BOARD MEETING WHEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EXCUSED FROM THE MEETING AND NOT PRESENT. THE TERM SHEET OR FORMAL AGREEMENT WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRESENT AT A DULY CALLED AND HELD BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING WHERE THE REQUIRED QUORUM OF DIRECTORS IS PRESENT TO CONDUCT A MEETING. COMPARISONS OF PUBLIC DATA ON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION ARE USED AND DOCUMENTED IN DETERMINING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION, AS WELL AS FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES RELATING TO THE PAST PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS REVIEWED REGULARLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS (SENIOR MANAGERS) THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS, AND IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND LONG RANGE OBJECTIVES APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXERCISES FULL SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF ALL PERSONNEL, ASSIGNS DUTIES AND SO FORTH WITHIN THE POLICIES APPROVED BY THE BOARD. COMPENSATION FOR SENIOR MANAGERS IS DETERMINED THROUGH A DUE DILIGENCE PROCESS THAT THE CEO EMPLOYS BASED UPON THE COMPARISONS OF PUBLIC DATA, PARTICULARLY THE PUBLISHED WAGE SCALES OF THE NEW ENGLAND MUSEUM ASSOCIATION, PAST PERFORMANCE, AND THE AMBITIOUS GOALS STATED IN SENIOR MANAGERS' ANNUAL WORK PLAN OBJECTIVES. OVERALL COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND A RECOMMENDATION IS MADE TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR APPROVAL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE SOCIETY'S IRS FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG OR BY APPOINTMENT AT THE SOCIETY'S LIBRARY. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT AT THE SOCIETY'S LIBRARY IN CONCORD, NH.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:	NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 1,395,989. CHANGE IN CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 4,473. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 1,400,462.	CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: