LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 05-6010240)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-07-26
IRS object ID: 201202089349300100
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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	2012-07-26T03:44:28-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KATHARINE H LEARY CPA INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	62 W MAIN RD	AddressLine1
City	LITTLE COMPTON	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	028371352	ZIPCode

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

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	056010240	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LITT	NameControl
Phone	4016354035	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 577	AddressLine1
City	LITTLE COMPTON	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02837	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SHELLEY BOWEN	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	4016354035	Phone
Date Signed	2012-07-20	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KATHARINE LEARY	Name
Phone	4015920155	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-07-26	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	SHELLEY BOWEN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	79 SHAW ROAD	AddressLine1
City	LITTLE COMPTON	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02837	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	302706	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.littlecompton.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1937	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	RI	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	Preservation of historical buildings and artifacts, and related community education.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	17	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	17	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	4	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	65	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	77277	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	151650	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	28600	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2317	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	21338	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-23564	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	24049	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	4488	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	151264	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	134891	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	59985	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	66838	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	18124	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	106369	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	72881	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	166354	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	139719	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-15090	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-4828	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	944641	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	984898	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2626	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2101	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	942015	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	982797	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	Preservation of historical	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	39599	Expense
Description	THE SAKONNET POINT PERSPECTIVES PROGRAM WAS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT WITH TWO OTHER LOCAL NONPROFITS TO DOCUMENT AND SHARE THE HISTORY OF SAKONNET POINT. IT RESULTED IN A BOOK, A TEMPORARY EXHIBITION AND NUMEROUS PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDING FESTIVALS AND WALKING TOURS. IN ALL OVER 4,000 PEOPLE WERE SERVED BY THE PROJECT 1,500 OF WHOM WERE MEMBERS OF LCHS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	34350	Expense
Revenue	1560	Revenue
Description	MUSEUM PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND PRESENTS EARLY LANDMARKS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE TO THE TOWN OF LITTLE COMPTON FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. LCHS MAINTAINS HISTORIC BUILDINGS INCLUDING WILBOR HOUSE, FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE, ARCHIVAL BARN, 19TH CENTURY BARN, 19TH CENTURY CARRIAGE HOUSE, PEGGOTTY ARTIST STUDIO, PEAKED TOP SCHOOL, CORN CRIB, PRIVY, AND THE CHICKEN FOOD COOKHOUSE. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES APPROXIMATELY 13,000 OBJECTS, PHOTOS, AND DOCUME	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	10467	Expense
Revenue	757	Revenue
Description	EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE ORGANIZATION RUNS YOUTH SUMMER CAMPS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND ADULT PROGRAMS THAT SERVE TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LITTLE COMPTON. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVES APPROXIMATELY 500 PARTICIPANTS PER YEAR.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	7368	Expense
Description	In 2011 the History of Little Compton project was preparing for some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of some major 2012 deadlines which will include the publishing of	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	7368	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	91784	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	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	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	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	true	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	4	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	17	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	17	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	true	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	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	NANCY CARIGNAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4016354035	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	548 WEST MAIN RD	AddressLine1
City	LITTLE COMPTON	City
State	RI	State
ZIP Code	02837	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer
CARLTON BROWNELL
Executive Director	1.00	X
JACK ANGELL
Treasurer	3.00	X	X
CLAUDIA BELL
Director	2.00	X
FRED BRIDGE
Director	5.00	X
PIPER HAWES
Director	1.00	X
RICHARD W LISLE
Director	0.00	X
DIANE MACGREGOR
Secretary	3.00	X	X
RICHARD MENOCHE
Director	5.00	X
J WILLIAM MIDDENDORF JR
Director	0.00	X
DORA ATWATER MILLIKIN
Vice President	3.00	X	X
CAROLYN J MONTGOMERY
Director	2.00	X
CHRISTOPHER RAWSON
Director	0.00	X
PAUL SUTTELL
Director	0.00	X
ROBERT WOLTER
Director	1.00		X
RANDOLPH BYERS
Director	2		X
WILLIAM RICHMOND
Director	0		X
SHELLEY BOWEN
President	3	X	X
KERRIN CALLAHAN
Director	1	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	23105	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	9276	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	21500	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	97769	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	4806	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	151650	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn
Program/Event Revenues	611600	757
Museum Admissions	611600	1539
Genealogy/Archival Research	541900	21

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2317	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	12246	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$12,246	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	62	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$62	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	109529	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	145339	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-35810	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-35810	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$35,810	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	12338	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	9276	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	13352	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-1014	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$1,014	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	14564	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	9124	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5440	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	5440	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	134891	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	7757	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	-$24,516	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61297	Total
Program Services	33607	ProgramServices
Management And General	16860	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10830	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5541	Total
Program Services	3008	ProgramServices
Management And General	1582	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	951	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2788	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	2788	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6742	Total
Program Services	6742	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4577	Total
Program Services	3180	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1397	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17152	Total
Program Services	12668	ProgramServices
Management And General	3393	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1091	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	740	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	740	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6403	Total
Program Services	3956	ProgramServices
Management And General	1297	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1150	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	300	Total
Program Services	300	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1000	Total
Program Services	1000	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12173	Total
Program Services	10556	ProgramServices
Management And General	857	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	760	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	10494	Total
Program Services	6484	ProgramServices
Management And General	2126	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1884	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
Historic Preservation	3081	3081
Repairs & Maintenance	6295	6295
Acquisitions/Exhibits/Collections	500	500

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	636	Total
Program Services	407	ProgramServices
Management And General	168	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	61	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	139719	Total
Program Services	91784	ProgramServices
Management And General	29811	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	18124	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7142	BOY
EOY	22474	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4195	BOY
EOY	3739	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	51000	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	70	BOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9050	BOY
EOY	19871	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	397451	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	97869	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	304258	BOY
EOY	299582	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	619926	BOY
EOY	588232	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	944641	BOY
EOY	984898	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2626	BOY
EOY	2051	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	50	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2626	BOY
EOY	2101	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	811754	BOY
EOY	799983	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11479	BOY
EOY	64032	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	118782	BOY
EOY	118782	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	942015	BOY
EOY	982797	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	944641	BOY
EOY	984898	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-4828	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	45610	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	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	158322	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	115561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	152468	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	77277	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	146124	CurrentTaxYear
Total	649752	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	158322	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	115561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	152468	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	77277	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	146124	CurrentTaxYear
Total	649752	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	60650	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	589102	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	31814	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	24180	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	17944	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	20174	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15455	CurrentTaxYear
Total	109567	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	550	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Total	550	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	759869	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	863304	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.77530	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.83070	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total509	0	PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage509	0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0	InvestmentIncomePercentage

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
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch Prgrms	X	CollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale	true	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	118782	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	4453	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	4453	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	118782	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	118782	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1540	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1540	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	118782	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	118782	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3551	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	3551	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	118782	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	1.00000	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	367319	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	80786	Depreciation
Book Value	286533	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	30132	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	17083	Depreciation
Book Value	13049	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	299582	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt V Line 4	The organization maintains two permanantly restricted funds:
	THE HARRIET SNELL BROWNELL ANDREWS FUND FOR $103,000 WITH INTEREST INCOME TO BE USED FOR ANY SOCIETY PURPOSE; AND THE ANNE HAIRE BRAYTON FUND FOR $15,782 WITH INTEREST INCOME TO BE USED FOR WILBOR HOUSE MAINTENANCE. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED FUNDS OF $11,479 ARE MAINTAINED FOR PAINTING AND WINDOW REPAIR, AND THE 2011 SUMMER EXHIBITION.
Pt III Line 1a	The organization elects, as permitted under SFAS 116,
	not to report its collection in its statements of activities and financial position. The collection consists of approximately 13,000 objects, photographs, and documents related to the history of Little Compton.
Pt III Line 4	The organization's collection includes various
	HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, PHOTOS, AND DOCUMENTS, LINKED TO THE HOUSES, FARMS, AND FAMILIES OF LITTLE COMPTON. THESE ARE USED IN CONDUCTING THE EDUCATION, ENRICHMENT, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS THAT ARE PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	Exhibit Preview Party	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	11745	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	4470	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	7275	GrossRevenueEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	5790	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	151	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	2280	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	Antique Sale	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	9612	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	4806	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	4806	GrossRevenueEvent2
Rent Facility Costs Event2	305	RentFacilityCostsEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	20	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Gross Receipts Total	21357	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	9276	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	12081	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	305	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	5790	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	151	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	2300	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	8546	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	3535	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifacts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	54	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	4806	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	Collection Items	Description
Number Of Contributions	171	NumberOfContributions

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

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Pt I Line 33	Form 990	No revenues are reported for the noncash contributions
	Form 990	of collection items listed in Schedule M, Part I, Line 26
	Form 990	because the Society does not capitalize its collection
	Form 990	as allowed under SFAS 116.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (14 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 19	The organization makes its financial statements and
	tax returns available for public inspection upon
	request.
Pt VI, Line 11a	Form 990 is initially reviewed by the managing director,
	then the Board of Directors prior to submission.
Pt VI, Line 2	Carlton Brownell & Fred Bridge are uncle & nephew.
Pt VI, Line 2	Randolph Byers & Dora Atwater Millikin are uncle & niece.
Pt VI, Line 6	The organization has approximately 1,500 members
Pt VI, Line 7a	Members may vote at the annual meeting, and can
	elect members of the governing body.
Pt VI, Line 7b	The slate of officers & directors, and any changes
	to the Society's by-laws must be approved by the
	members at the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	IN 2011 THE HISTORY OF LITTLE COMPTON PROJECT WAS PREPARING FOR 7368. 0. 0.