THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC (EIN 04-2802203)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-14
IRS object ID: 201333189349305478
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-14T14:31:18-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SANDERS WALSH & EATON LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1427	AddressLine1
City	W CHATHAM	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02669	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042802203	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CAHO	NameControl
Phone	5084287581	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1853	AddressLine1
City	COTUIT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02635	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	WILLIAM DICKSON	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	5084287581	Phone
Date Signed	2013-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JOHN C SANDERS CPA	Name
Phone	5089450031	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	518374	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	CAHOONMUSEUM.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1984	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART EMBRACES THE FULL VITALITY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. AS A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS, IT CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF RALPH AND MARTHA CAHOON THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF BOTH THEIR ART AND HOUSE, IN WHICH THEY LIVED AND HAD THEIR STUDIO. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, IT SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF AMERICAN ART WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ART OF CAPE COD AND THE NORTHEAST.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	12	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	12	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	8	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	273327	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	331540	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	30616	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2645	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1630	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	3576	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	98946	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	40415	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	404519	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	378176	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	149167	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	157666	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	80766	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	133389	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	167130	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	282556	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	324796	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	121963	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	53380	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2659190	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2695875	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	21141	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	4446	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2638049	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2691429	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART EMBRACES THE FULL VITALITY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. AS A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS, IT CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF RALPH AND MARTHA CAHOON THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF BOTH THEIR ART AND HOUSE, IN WHICH THEY LIVED AND HAD THEIR STUDIO. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, IT SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF AMERICAN ART WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ART OF CAPE COD AND THE NORTHEAST.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	159194	Expense
Description	THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS VARIOUS CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES, AS WELL AS EXHIBITING PAINTINGS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	159194	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	3	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	8	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	12	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	12	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	AGNES MALONEY	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5084287581	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4676 FALMOUTH ROAD	AddressLine1
City	COTUIT	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02635	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CAROL WILGUS
PRESIDENT	X	X	0	0	0
ROSEMARY RAPP
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM DICKSON
TREASURER	X	X	0	0	0
JANE PADWEE
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
LEONARD CARTER
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
BARNES RIZNIK
SECRETARY	X	X	0	0	0
GWEN DADOLY
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
MARY LECLAIR
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
KEVIN NOLAN
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
CARL SCRIVENER
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
JASON ELDREDGE
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
SALLY HAVEN
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	16410	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	315130	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	83268	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	331540	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CLASS/PROGRAM INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	2645	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2645	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2645	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	430	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	430	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	86414	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	83268	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	3146	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3146	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3146	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	80406	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	48802	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	31604	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	16939	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	8128	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8811	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8811	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	378176	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	15032	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	140335	Total
Program Services	84881	ProgramServices
Management And General	22454	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	33000	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5280	Total
Program Services	3193	ProgramServices
Management And General	845	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1242	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12051	Total
Program Services	7289	ProgramServices
Management And General	1928	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2834	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5750	Total
Management And General	5750	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26395	Total
Management And General	26395	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16211	Total
Management And General	16211	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSE	41019	6768	34251
EXHIBITION EXPENSE	28691	28691
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	11608	11608
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - OTH	9439		9439

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	28017	Total
Program Services	16764	ProgramServices
Management And General	11253	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	324796	Total
Program Services	159194	ProgramServices
Management And General	84836	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	80766	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	135582	BOY
EOY	187684	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	520850	BOY
EOY	487872	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37144	BOY
EOY	36178	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	807794	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	151296	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	668971	BOY
EOY	656498	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1296643	BOY
EOY	1327643	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2659190	BOY
EOY	2695875	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16945	BOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4196	BOY
EOY	4446	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21141	BOY
EOY	4446	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2174233	BOY
EOY	2138915	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	463816	BOY
EOY	552514	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2638049	BOY
EOY	2691429	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2659190	BOY
EOY	2695875	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	53380	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	518293	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	411874	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	311037	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	273327	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	313271	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1827802	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	49295	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	267388	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	206461	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	216087	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	117809	CurrentTaxYear
Total	857040	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	567588	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	679262	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	517498	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	489414	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	431080	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2684842	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	2684842	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6840	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	670	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	430	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14157	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	6840	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	670	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	430	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14157	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	569348	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	683719	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	524338	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	490084	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	431510	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2698999	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99480	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.86100	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.01000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.01000	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

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

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	262800	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	262800	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	463351	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	87254	Depreciation
Book Value	376097	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	42642	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	26762	Depreciation
Book Value	15880	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	30401	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	30030	Depreciation
Book Value	371	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	8600	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	7250	Depreciation
Book Value	1350	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	656498	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ART COLLECTION	Description
Book Value	1327643	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	1327643	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE	$4,359
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$87

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4446	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	BRUSH OFF	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	53455	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	53455	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	31140	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	GALA	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	18175	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	18175	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	13929	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	71630	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	71630	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	45069	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	45069	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	26561	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	83268	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART EMBRACES THE FULL VITALITY OF AMERICAN ART FROM THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. AS A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS, IT CELEBRATES THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF RALPH AND MARTHA CAHOON THROUGH THE PRESERVATION OF BOTH THEIR ART AND HOUSE, IN WHICH THEY LIVED AND HAD THEIR STUDIO. THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS, IT SEEKS TO PROMOTE THE APPRECIATION AND STUDY OF AMERICAN ART WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THE ART OF CAPE COD AND THE NORTHEAST.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BUSINESS MANAGER REVIEWS THE 990 AND FORWARDS TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE. THE 990 IS AVAILABLE TO EACH TRUSTEE TO REVIEW.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DETERNINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION OF THE CEO.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Form 990 IRS990

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Occupancy Occupancy

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Total509 Total509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

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