2013-05-10T13:57:08-05:00 2012-06-30 042894325 BRAVER PC 117 KENDRICK STREET SUITE 800 NEEDHAM MA 02494 990 2011-07-01 042108374 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MASS 6175361608 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 DENNIS A FIORI 6175361608 2013-05-10 1 ERIC SAUNDERS P00039212 6179693300 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z DENNIS A FIORI 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 3218989 0 X WWW.MASSHIST.ORG X 1791 MA MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1791 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING A MAJOR RESEARCH LIBRARY OF AMERICANA. ITS LIBRARY CONTAINS CHOICE MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, NEWSPAPERS AND REFERENCE WORKS AND IS OPEN, FREE OF CHARGE, TO HISTORIANS, FACULTY MEMBERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH. 22 22 59 7 0 0 1748915 2361492 188788 228698 822003 591577 98802 37222 2858508 3218989 135000 209550 0 0 3649541 3820896 0 0 542011 1498497 1441193 5283038 5471639 -2424530 -2252650 81067170 75626057 983645 1059691 80083525 74566366 X THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARY THAT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, MAKES ACCESSIBLE, AND COMMUNICATES MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER MATERIALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION - A MISSION IT HAS PURSUED SINCE 1791. 0 0 3896619 209550 247041 THE SOCIETY IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARY FOUNDED IN 1791. THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE HISTORICAL MATERIALS (MANUSCRIPTS, LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTIFACTS, ETC. ) FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THROUGH ITS LIBRARY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE SOCIETY ENDEAVORS TO REACH AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE SOCIETY ENCOURAGES GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SOCIETY USES THESE RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION. 3896619 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 59 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 22 22 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X THE ORGANIZATION 6175361608 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 AMALIE M KASS 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH PETER SPANG 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN F MOFFITT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 NANCY ANTHONY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HON LEVIN H CAMPBELL 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C CLENDANIEL 3.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM RCOTTER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SHEILA D PERRY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 L DENNIS SHAPIRO 3.00 X 0 0 0 LIA POORVU 3.00 X 0 0 0 PROF PAULINE MAIER 3.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK PFANNENSTIEHL 3.00 X 0 0 0 G WEST SALTONSTALL 3.00 X 0 0 0 HON HILLER B ZOBEL 3.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES C AMES 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH WITTENBERG 3.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN ADAMS 3.00 X 0 0 0 PROF JOYCE CHAPLIN 3.00 X 0 0 0 HON BYRON RUSHING 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SANDMAN 3.00 X 0 0 0 HERBERT P DANE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS A FIORI 35.00 X 244326 0 36505 CLIFTON J TAYLOR 35.00 X 159250 0 25627 PETER DRUMMEY 35.00 X 117820 0 14900 PETER HOOD 35.00 X 144370 0 13470 CONRAD WRIGHT 35.00 X 112620 0 21003 BRENDA M LAWSON 35.00 X 111490 0 21680 889876 0 133185 6 0 1 0 0 118351 543882 1699259 2361492 SUBSCRIPTIONS & EVENTS 519100 169698 169698 PHOTO RENTAL & REPRODU 519100 52322 52322 SALE OF PUBLICATIONS 511120 6678 6678 228698 591577 591577 18879 18879 OTHER REVENUE 900099 18343 18343 18343 3218989 247041 0 610456 X 209550 209550 288675 163675 125000 2801843 2195763 400817 205263 195107 138620 35637 20850 325866 231523 59520 34823 209405 148779 38249 22377 9161 9161 44000 44000 348206 275986 41695 30525 2668 2668 324961 276217 32496 16248 PROGRAM EXPENSE 159810 159810 CULTIVATION & MEETINGS 143281 108861 34420 OTHER EXPENSES 76001 27822 38530 9649 EXHIBIT 67647 67647 265458 162234 60368 42856 5471639 3896619 1033009 542011 652472 395540 1231591 1442437 19603 15052 69349 89418 14755302 4730229 9811295 10025073 36041488 33023457 33017035 30324661 224337 310419 81067170 75626057 351182 360749 493068 489169 139395 209773 983645 1059691 X 32148686 29762353 32495688 29339178 15439151 15464835 80083525 74566366 81067170 75626057 X -2252650 -3264509 X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 3574562 1595891 5651601 1748915 2361492 14932461 3574562 1595891 5651601 1748915 2361492 14932461 1608005 13324456 1397377 1307865 910325 1180753 1021229 5817549 132453 118783 58767 98802 37222 446027 21196037 786612 0.62860 0.59740 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 66797009 80683 -1954079 3414569 374650 61134394 57351266 385713 12491482 3072702 358750 66797009 55416590 1777406 5694930 5230000 307660 57351266 76817711 484146 -17439384 4144949 300934 55416590 0.30000 0.25000 0.45000 0 0 200000 200000 13738880 4090579 9648301 0 816422 639650 176772 0 10025073 DOMESTIC EQUITIES 433102 F INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES 7020101 F PRIVATE EQUITIES 326977 F FIXED INCOME 9152940 F FLEXIBLE CAPITAL 6945080 F INFLATION HEDGES 6446461 F 30324661 LIABILITIES UNDER SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 209773 209773 3218989 5471639 -2252650 -3264509 -3264509 -5517159 -45520 -3264509 -3264509 3218989 0 3218989 5471639 0 5471639 0 5471639 PART III, LINE 1A: THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASE OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES 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 OR AS ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, REFERENCE WORKS, ART OBJECTS AND OTHER ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, HISTORIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUALLY. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X: THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2012, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELEIVE THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. 1 FELLOWSHIPS 28 209550 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE ITS LIBRARY. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO DISBURSING THE FINAL FELLOWSHIP PAYMENT THE SOCIETY RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FELLOW'S RESEARCH WORK PRODUCT. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENNIS A FIORI 244326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36505 0 280831 0 0 0 CLIFTON J TAYLOR 159250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25627 0 184877 0 0 0 PETER HOOD 144370 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13470 0 157840 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND MEMBERSHIP TO A SOCIAL CLUB FOR ITS PRESIDENT. THE AMOUNTS ARE PAID PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OUTLINED IN HIS ORIGINAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. X SEE PART II 76 0 1 0 METHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS: PART I, COLUMN (B): LINE 25 - INCLUDES BOOKS, ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS, FAMILY RECORDS, LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE, CORPORATE DOCUMENTS, MAPS AND BROADSIDES. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY, AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE D, IS NOT TO RECORD THE VALUE OF DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS AS ASSETS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS, KNOWN AS FELLOWS, THAT ELECT THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE SOCIETY'S FELLOWS ELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS AT THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING. THE FELLOWS ELECT NEW FELLOWS FROM THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B IN ADDITION TO ELECTING THE BOARD AND OFFICERS, THE SOCIETY'S FELLOWS MUST APPROVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS OR CHANGES TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR ITS REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, THE SOCIETY DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES REQUIRING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SOCIETY REQUIRES THAT ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED COMPLETE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEN MAKES THE FINAL DECISION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. EACH YEAR THE PRESIDENT, AS CEO, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND REPORTS HIS DECISIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE PRESIDENT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED AS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE, UPON REQUEST, COPIES OF FORM 990 FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE RELATED FISCAL YEAR END AND COPIES OF ANY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICES. INVESTMENT FEES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F INVESTMENT FEES OF $374,650 ARE CHARGED AGAINST INVESTMENT INCOME AS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULED D PART V, LINE F. CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -3,264,509. FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS INC C/O PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 701 CARNEG PRINCETON NJ 08540 222365602 CARRY OUT PURPOSES OF FOUNDING FATHERS EDITORIAL PROJECTS NJ 501(C)(3) PF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS INC C 367880 SCHEDULE R, PART II, COLUMN (A) HILLER ZOBEL IS A TRUSTEE AND SECRETARY OF FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS, INC. AND A TRUSTEE OF MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. MR. ZOBEL DID NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM EITHER ORGANIZATION.