NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC (EIN 04-2104740)
Tax period: 2011-04-01 to 2012-03-31
Filed: 2012-09-28
IRS object ID: 201202729349300425
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 J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-09-28T12:13:33-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MOCERA VISCONTI & COMPANY CPAS LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 6850	AddressLine1
City	WOBURN	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	018016511	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042104740	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BRAILLE PRESS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NATI	NameControl
Phone	6172666160	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	88 ST STEPHEN STREET	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRIAN MACDONALD	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	6172666160	Phone
Date Signed	2012-08-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES J MOCERA CPA	Name
Phone	7819330360	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-09-28	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	BRAIN MACDONALD PRESIDENT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	88 ST STEPHEN STREET	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	5716143	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.NBP.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1929	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	25	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	25	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	52	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	300	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	1253926	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1229568	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2562504	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	2880098	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	151784	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	144372	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	184415	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	4152629	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	4254038	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	2334426	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	2453484	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	421704	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	1684016	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	1691523	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	4018442	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	4145007	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	134187	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	109031	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	6474382	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	6653305	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	274904	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	422116	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	6199478	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	6231189	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	THE GUIDING PURPOSES ARE TO PROMOTE THE LITERACY OF BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH BRAILLE AND TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT EMPOWERS BLIND PEOPLE TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN WORK, FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	99213	Expense
Description	PROMOTES LITERACY FOR YOUNG BLIND CHILDREN THROUGH THE READBOOKS PROGRAMS.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	125447	Expense
Description	PRODUCES TESTS AND TEXTBOOKS FOR USE IN SCHOOLS SO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS CAN HAVE THE SAME MATERIALS AS ALL OTHER STUDENTS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	2252363	Expense
Description	PRODUCES PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS IN BRAILLE TO BENEFIT VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS WHO RELY ON THESE PUBLICATIONS TO KEEP ABREAST OF CURRENT EVENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	520817	Expense
Description	PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	520817	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	2997840	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	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	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	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	true	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	false	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
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	51	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	52	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
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	25	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	25	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	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	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	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	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	SUSAN CHALLIS	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6172666160	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	88 ST STEPHEN ST	AddressLine1
City	BOSTON	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02115	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (26 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
WILLIAM RAEDER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	50127	0	0
CHRISTOPHER CAVALLERANO
CLERK	2.00	X	0	0	0
DAVID S KENNEDY
VICE CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0
DOREEN MARTEL
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
CHRIS BABCOCK
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
DEANE BLAZIE
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
GEORGE MALEY
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
JON GOPELRUD
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
TARA CHAREST
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
PAUL MCLAUGHLIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
KARL BELANGER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
LOTFI MERABET
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
MARCY SCOTT
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
NEAL ROSEN
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0
NICK RACHEOTES
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
PAUL PARRAVANO
CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0
BILL HENDERSON
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
MATTHEW SULLIVAN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
SHELLY O'NEILL
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
CLIFFORD WATKIN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
JOANN BECKER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL BROWN
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
JAYNE DONAHUE
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
GREGORY FOWLER
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
TIMOTHY W FULHAM
TRUSTEE	2.00	X	0	0	0
BRIAN MACDONALD
PRESIDENT	40.00		133317	0	20230	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	183444	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	20230	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	2	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	241920	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	987648	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	17991	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	1229568	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
EDUCATION SERVICES	1481341	1481341
CONTRACT REVENUE	1169377	1169377
PUBLICATION SALES	229380	229380

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	2880098	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	72560	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$72,560	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1371162	Securities
Other	9870	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1309220	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	61942	Securities
Other	9870	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	71812	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	61942	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$9,870	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	152885	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	241920	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	152885	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	4254038	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2942040	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$82,430	ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1960626	Total
Program Services	1371627	ProgramServices
Management And General	322938	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	266061	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64604	Total
Program Services	42257	ProgramServices
Management And General	11545	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	10802	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	268776	Total
Program Services	192013	ProgramServices
Management And General	50851	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	25912	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	159478	Total
Program Services	110910	ProgramServices
Management And General	25060	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23508	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	53708	Total
Program Services	49062	ProgramServices
Management And General	4646	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	71425	Total
Management And General	71425	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	51741	Total
Program Services	35171	ProgramServices
Management And General	9287	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7283	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2379	Total
Management And General	2379	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	94381	Total
Program Services	55423	ProgramServices
Management And General	38958	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
BRAILLE PRODUCTION COSTS	853275	816045	855	36375
SUBCONTRACTORS	152016	151356	660
PROFESSIONAL/ADMIN	90210		90210
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT	57860	57860

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	264528	Total
Program Services	116116	ProgramServices
Management And General	96649	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	51763	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4145007	Total
Program Services	2997840	ProgramServices
Management And General	725463	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	421704	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	153242	BOY
EOY	275024	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	438318	BOY
EOY	304389	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	264752	BOY
EOY	158837	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	257243	BOY
EOY	350577	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	357185	BOY
EOY	343306	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	74974	BOY
EOY	66620	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	2082693	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1068906	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	958300	BOY
EOY	1013787	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3841630	BOY
EOY	4016852	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	128738	BOY
EOY	123913	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6474382	BOY
EOY	6653305	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	188669	BOY
EOY	261897	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	60170	BOY
EOY	25214	EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	109240	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	26065	BOY
EOY	25765	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	274904	BOY
EOY	422116	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5565638	BOY
EOY	5886863	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	633840	BOY
EOY	344326	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6199478	BOY
EOY	6231189	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6474382	BOY
EOY	6653305	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	109031	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-77320	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
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	2106738	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1434302	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	847491	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1253926	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1229568	CurrentTaxYear
Total	6872025	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2516908	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2393800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2487844	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2562504	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3032983	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12994039	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4623646	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3828102	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3335335	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3816430	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4262551	CurrentTaxYear
Total	19866064	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2469485	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2354312	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2453641	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2523629	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3231552	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13032619	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	2469485	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2354312	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2453641	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2523629	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	3231552	CurrentTaxYear
Total	13032619	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	6833445	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	118657	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	120724	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	84938	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	71050	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	72560	CurrentTaxYear
Total	467929	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	118657	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	120724	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	84938	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	71050	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	72560	CurrentTaxYear
Total	467929	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	4742303	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	3948826	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	3420273	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	3887480	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	4335111	CurrentTaxYear
Total	20333993	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.33610	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.35700	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.02000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.03000	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	false	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	false	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy Monitoring	false	WrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements Satisfied	false	Sect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FS	false	IncludedOnFS

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	4481154	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	550628	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	63475	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	697734	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	26862	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	4370661	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	4336897	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	757272	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	464555	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	1053494	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	24076	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	4481154	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	3679745	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	472667	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	1030060	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	816925	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	28650	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	4336897	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	4893129	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	501666	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-1087347	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	605295	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	22408	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	3679745	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.92000	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.08000	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	33950	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	33950	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1278149	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	548258	Depreciation
Book Value	729891	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	770594	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	520648	Depreciation
Book Value	249946	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1013787	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	GIFT ANNUITY LIABILITY	Description
Amount	$25,765	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	25765	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	4254038	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	4145007	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	109031	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-77320	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments	-77320	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	31711	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4176718	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	-77320	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Revenue Not Rptd F990	-77320	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	4254038	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	4254038	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	4145007	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	4145007	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	4145007	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	ReturnReference
Explanation	THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ISSUED ASC TOPIC 740, "INCOME TAXES" (ASC 740). ASC 740 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAXES BY PRESCRIBING A MINIMUM PROBABILITY THRESHOLD THAT A TAX POSITION MUST MEET BEFORE A FINANCIAL STATEMENT BENEFIT IS RECOGNIZED. THE MINIMUM THRESHOLD IS DEFINED IN ASC 740 AS A TAX POSITION THAT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY, INCLUDING RESOLUTION OF ANY RELATED APPEALS OR LITIGATION PROCESSES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFIT TO BE RECOGNIZED IS MEASURED AS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN FIFTY PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION STANDARD MUST BE APPLIED TO ALL EXISTING TAX POSITIONS UPON INITIAL ADOPTION. THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF APPLYING THIS STANDARD AT ADOPTION, IF ANY, IS TO BE REPORTED AS AN ADJUSTMENT TO NET ASSETS FOR THE YEAR OF ADOPTION. AS OF MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND NO ADJUSTMENTS TO LIABILITIES OR OPERATIONS WERE REQUIRED UNDER ASC 740. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRACTICE WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTY EXPENSES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE, WHICH WERE ZERO FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2012 AND 2011, RESPECTIVELY. THE ADOPTION OF ASC 740 DID NOT HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. TYPICALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S THREE PRECEDING TAX YEARS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES. THERE ARE NO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION ("ASC") 450, CONTINGENCIES. ACCORDINGLY, A LOSS CONTINGENCY IS RECOGNIZED WHEN IT IS PROBABLE THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED AS OF THE DATE OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF THE LOSS CAN BE REASONABLY ESTIMATED. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS SUBJECT TO ESTIMATE AND MANAGEMENT JUDGMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE LIKELY OUTCOME OF EACH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION. THE AMOUNT THAT IS ULTIMATELY SUSTAINED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION OR FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN THE AGGREGATE COULD DIFFER FROM THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED.	Explanation

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
All States	All States	AllStates

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GALA EVENT	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	394805	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	241920	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	152885	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	152885	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	394805	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	241920	CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	152885	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	152885	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	152885	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	BRIAN MACDONALD	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	133317	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Filing Org	20230	DeferredCompFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	153547	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	PROMOTE AWARENESS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	YES, TRUSTEES CAN ELECT MEMBERS AND OFFICERS
DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	YES, BY TRUSTEE VOTE
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO AND REVIEWED BY ALL TRUSTEES OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR APPROVAL BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED, INCLUDING THE FISCAL AND AUDIT COMMITTEE.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	ORGANIZATION REQUIRES TRUSTEE AND STAFF MEMBERS TO COMPLETE ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM CONFIRMING RECEIPT AND THAT ANY REQUIRED DISCLOSURES HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE MADE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	TRUSTEES REVIEW SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND USE COMPARABLE SALARY RANGES FROM NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY SOURCES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	TRUSTEES REVIEW SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES, AND USE COMPARABLE SALARY RANGES FROM NON-PROFIT INDUSTRY SOURCES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THROUGH ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE FOR THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS AND UPON REQUEST.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART XI	THE ORGANIZATION'S 77,320 OTHER DECREASE IN NET ASSETS CONSISTS OF UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2012.