THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC (EIN 04-2802203)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-11-15
IRS object ID: 201203209349304010
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	2012-11-15T09:56:29-06:00	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	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	2011-01-01	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	2012-11-12	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	2012-11-12	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)
Gross Receipts	800718	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	14	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	14	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	311037	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	273327	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	21425	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	30616	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7930	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1630	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	97925	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	98946	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	438317	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	404519	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	141628	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	149167	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	8927	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	187135	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	133389	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	328763	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	282556	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	109554	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	121963	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2543792	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2659190	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	27703	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	21141	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2516089	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2638049	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	191655	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	191655	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	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
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
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	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	7	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	14	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	14	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 (14 entries)

TitleTitle	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CAROL WILGUS
V. PRESIDENT	X	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM BABCOCK
PRESIDENT	X	X	0	0	0
ROSEMARY RAPP
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
LAWRENCE MCCARTHY
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
JAMES BODURTHA
TRUSTEE	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM DICKSON
TREASURER	X	X	0	0	0
KATHLEEN MURPHY
TRUSTEE	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	1934	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	271393	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	18742	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	273327	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES	17816	17816
CLASS/PROGRAM INCOME	12800	12800

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	30616	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	670	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	670	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	311304	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	310344	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	960	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	960	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	960	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	164502	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	75717	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	88785	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	21105	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	10138	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	10967	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	10967	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	UNREALIZED GAIN/LOSS	Description
Total Revenue Column	-808	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-808	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	-808	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	404519	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	42407	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	130980	Total
Program Services	110023	ProgramServices
Management And General	20957	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5841	Total
Program Services	4906	ProgramServices
Management And General	935	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12346	Total
Program Services	10371	ProgramServices
Management And General	1975	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5600	Total
Management And General	5600	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24109	Total
Management And General	24109	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	17110	Total
Management And General	17110	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
ADVERTISING	13200	13200
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN EXPENSE	13147	13147
EXHIBITION EXPENSE	12384	12384
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	12019	12019

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35820	Total
Program Services	15605	ProgramServices
Management And General	11288	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8927	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	282556	Total
Program Services	191655	ProgramServices
Management And General	81974	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8927	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	116271	BOY
EOY	135582	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133782	BOY
EOY	520850	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	39503	BOY
EOY	37144	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	804058	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	135087	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	683031	BOY
EOY	668971	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	300962	BOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1270243	BOY
EOY	1296643	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2543792	BOY
EOY	2659190	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20854	BOY
EOY	16945	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6849	BOY
EOY	4196	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27703	BOY
EOY	21141	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2191844	BOY
EOY	2174233	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	324245	BOY
EOY	463816	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2516089	BOY
EOY	2638049	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2543792	BOY
EOY	2659190	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	121963	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-3	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Both	X	FinancialStatementBoth
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	239092	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	518293	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	411874	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	311037	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	273327	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1753623	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	61752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	49295	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	267388	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	206461	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	216087	CurrentTaxYear
Total	800983	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	300844	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	567588	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	679262	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	517498	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	489414	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2554606	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	56752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	43602	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	57051	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	48299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	136592	CurrentTaxYear
Total	342296	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	56752	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	43602	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	57051	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	48299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	136592	CurrentTaxYear
Total	342296	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	2212310	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	934	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6840	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	821	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14812	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	934	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	6840	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	821	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14812	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	301778	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	569348	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	683719	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	524338	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	490235	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2569418	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.86100	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.90420	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

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
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	262800	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	262800	BookValue

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	459615	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	73532	Depreciation
Book Value	386083	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	42642	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	25473	Depreciation
Book Value	17169	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	30401	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	29355	Depreciation
Book Value	1046	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	8600	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6727	Depreciation
Book Value	1873	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	668971	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ART COLLECTION	Description
Book Value	1296643	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	1296643	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE	$3,986
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$210
LOAN PAYABLE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	4196	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	SHALL WE DANCE	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	85291	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	85291	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	35291	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	BRUSH OFF	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	61711	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	61711	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	40216	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	15000	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	15000	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	162002	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	162002	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	75507	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	75507	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	86495	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	8400	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	10342	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 (6 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.
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E	FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - OTH 8,927 OFFICE EXPENSE 4,736 CAHOON BOOK PROJECT 3,750 NEWSLETTER EXPENSE 3,581 CLEANING EXPENSE 2,400 ART IN BLOOM EXPENSES 1,978 POSTAGE 1,853 RESTRICTED EXPENSE 1,713 ANNUAL APPEAL EXPENSE 1,640 VOLUNTEER EXPENSE 1,273 CLASS EXPENSE 1,138 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 788 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 668 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 643 WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT 474 FILING FEES 140 INTEREST EXPENSE 58 CONTRIBUTIONS 50 INVESTMENT FEES 10

THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (14 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

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

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Total509 Total509

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Buildings Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Equipment Equipment

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

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