MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 04-2108374)
Tax period
2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed
2012-04-27
IRS object ID
201201189349300325
Schema version
2010v3.4
Source
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Timestamp2012-04-27T12:29:27-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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CityNEEDHAMCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02494ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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EIN042108374EIN

Name Name

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CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code022153695ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameDENNIS A FIORIName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
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Date Signed2012-04-25DateSigned
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (25 entries)

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years118783CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Administrative Expenses358750AdministrativeExpenses
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Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis200000OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value200000BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Depreciation3799434Depreciation
Book Value9496162BookValue

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value0BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation605835Depreciation
Book Value115133BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value0BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Securities OtherSecurities (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionBook ValueBookValueMethod Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
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INTERNATIONAL EQUITIES8193831F
PRIVATE EQUITIES357119F
FIXED INCOME9055081F
FLEXIBLE CAPITAL7026086F
INFLATION HEDGES8012325F
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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Total Expenses5283038TotalExpenses
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Excess Or Deficit Per FS8890992ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt14174030TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments11315522NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F99011315522RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal2858508RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9902858508TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt5283038TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal5283038ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9905283038TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
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.
PART X:THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2011, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELEIVE 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.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantFELLOWSHIPSTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients28NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant135000AmountOfCashGrant

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 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 FELLOWS RESEARCH WORK PRODUCT.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesXClubDuesOrFees
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan0SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DENNIS A FIORI
2428630000000338040276667000
PETER HOOD
1379660000000132010151167000
CLIFTON J TAYLOR
1483150000000237150172030000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 1AReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A MEMBERSHIP TO A SOCIAL CLUB FOR ITS PRESIDENT. THE AMOUNTS ARE PAID PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OUTLINED IN HIS ORIGINAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT.Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
DescriptionSEE PART IIDescription
Number Of Contributions95NumberOfContributions
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierMETHOD FOR DETERMINING NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):ReturnReference
ExplanationLINE 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.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanationReturn ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE 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 7ATHE 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 7BIN 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 11THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF THE FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
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 12C
EACH YEAR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION 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 AND COMPENSATION 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 B, LINE 15
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.FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
INVESTMENT FEESINVESTMENT FEES OF $358,750 ARE CHARGED AGAINST INVESTMENT INCOME AS DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE D PART V, LINE FFORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11F
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:NET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS: 11,315,522.FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:

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