NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL CLUB INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL CLUB INC (EIN 04-6042239)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-10-04
IRS object ID: 201212789349300506
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-10-04T06:34:41-07:00	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	Loiselle Goodwin & Hinds	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 Merchants Plaza Suite 703	AddressLine1
City	Bangor	City
State	ME	State
ZIP Code	044020939	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	046042239	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE NEW ENGLAND BOTANICAL CLUB INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NEWE	NameControl
Phone	4134952365	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	22 DIVINITY AVE	AddressLine1
City	CAMBRIDGE	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02138	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KARRO FROST	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Date Signed	2012-10-04	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CHRISTOPHER S HINDS	Name
Phone	2079904585	Phone

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	ALICE SHORI	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	402 Choate Road	AddressLine1
City	Canaan	City
State	NH	State
ZIP Code	037419746	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	103005	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	www.Rhodora.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1896	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	DISSEMINATION OF BOTANICAL INFO.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	16	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	15	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	3	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	17	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	36480	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	36835	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	46795	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	51926	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	7979	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	9277	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	111	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	978	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	91365	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	99016	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	3000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	3000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	15502	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	16300	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	48130	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	49517	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	66632	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	68817	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	24733	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	30199	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	591645	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	599994	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	45301	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	24229	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	546344	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	575765	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	DISSEMINATION OF BOTANICAL INFO.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	42487	Expense
Revenue	51926	Revenue
Description	PUBLISHED FOUR ISSUES OF RHODORA, AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	11351	Expense
Description	MAINTAINED BOTANICAL LIBRARY AND HERBARIUM, BOTH AVAILABLE FOR USE BY BOTANICAL RESEARCHERS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3000	Expense
Grants	3000	Grants
Description	AWARDED FOUR FERNALD AWARDS OF $250 EACH AND A GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD OF $2,000	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	504	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	57342	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	false	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
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
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	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Form8886 T Filed	false	Form8886TFiled
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure	false	NonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	false	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	16	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	15	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	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	false	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	false	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
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
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedure
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	KARRO FROST	NamePerson
Telephone Number	4134952365	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	NEBC 22 DIVINITY AVE	AddressLine1
City	CAMBRIDGE	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	021382020	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
CHARLES DAVIS
ASSOC CURATOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF	8.00	X	6600	0	0	X
MICHAELA SCHMULL
COUNCILLOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
KANCHI GHANDI
Past President	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JUDY WARNEMENT
LIBRARIAN	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOANN M HOY
COUNCILLOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ALICE SHORI
President	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
JENNIFER GARRETT
COUNCILLOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELIZABETH KNEIPER
CURATOR-NONVASC	2.00	X	0	0	0
LISA A STANDLEY
CURATOR, VASCUL	2.00	X	0	0	0
WALTER T KITTREDGE
ASST. CURATOR	5.00	X	0	0	0
BRYAN HAMLIN
Vice President	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
KARRO FROST
Treasurer	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
NANCY M EYSTER-SMITH
CORR. SECRETARY	6.00	X	0	0	0	X
JESSE BELLEMARE
Councillor	0.75	X	0	0	0
BRYAN CONNOLLY
REC. SECRETARY	3.50	X	0	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	6600	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	36835	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	11130	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	36835	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SALE OF BOOKS
SALE OF BACK ISSUES
RHODORA SUBSCRIPTIONS	27652	27652
Membership Dues & Assessments	13474	13474
ARTICLE SALES-INTERNET	10800	10800

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	51926	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9277	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$9,277	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	4697	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	3989	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	708	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	708	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS	Description
Total Revenue Column	270	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$270	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	270	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	99016	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	52634	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$9,547	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3000	Total
Program Services	3000	ProgramServices

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6600	Total
Program Services	6600	ProgramServices

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8100	Total
Program Services	8100	ProgramServices

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1600	Total
Program Services	1600	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3500	Total
Management And General	3500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6000	Total
Management And General	6000	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	543	Total
Management And General	543	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11130	Total
Program Services	10280	ProgramServices
Management And General	850	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	50	Total
Program Services	50	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	475	Total
Management And General	475	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
Printing and Publications	25779	25779
MISCELLANEOUS	515	408	107
MEETINGS	504	504
HERBARIUM EXPENSES	1021	1021

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	68817	Total
Program Services	57342	ProgramServices
Management And General	11475	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	-1	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	147597	BOY
EOY	145121	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	1198	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	3924	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	2195	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	522	BOY
EOY	1729	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	443526	BOY
EOY	451947	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	591645	BOY
EOY	599994	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3077	BOY
EOY	6699	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	42224	BOY
EOY	17530	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45301	BOY
EOY	24229	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	415892	BOY
EOY	445221	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	111551	BOY
EOY	111643	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18901	BOY
EOY	18901	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	546344	BOY
EOY	575765	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	591645	BOY
EOY	599994	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	30199	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-778	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Audit Committee	false	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	false	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

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	26520	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	24564	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	22965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	45954	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	50469	CurrentTaxYear
Total	170472	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	41559	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	25826	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	36880	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	37321	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	43150	CurrentTaxYear
Total	184736	Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	68079	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	50390	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	59845	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	83275	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	93619	CurrentTaxYear
Total	355208	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	170	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	110	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	460	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	170	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	110	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	180	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total	460	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	354748	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	14494	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7979	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9277	CurrentTaxYear
Total	52767	Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	14494	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12481	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	8536	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	7979	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9277	CurrentTaxYear
Total	52767	Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	185	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	164	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	283	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	111	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	110	CurrentTaxYear
Total	853	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	82758	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	63035	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	68664	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	91365	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	103006	CurrentTaxYear
Total	408828	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.86770	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.85070	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.12910	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.14610	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)
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	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	341805	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	3720	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	345525	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	315912	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	25893	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	341805	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	279322	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	36590	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
End Of Year Balance	315912	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.34960	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.65040	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1255	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	783	Depreciation
Book Value	472	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1257	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	1257	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1412	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1412	Depreciation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	1729	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Part XI, Line 8	Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances	DEPRECIATION OF INVESTMENTS $ -778
Part III, Line 4	Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose.	Around 260,000 plant specimens, housed in a climate controlled facility, are used by botanical researchers and students to increase our knowledge of plant taxonomy and of plant distribution and ecology at the present time and compared with historical periods.
Part III, Line 1a	Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o	Note 5. Botanical CollectionsThe New England Botanical Club has a large number of botanical specimens (approximately 260,000 specimens) which have been acquired by contributions since the Organization's inception more than 100 years ago; these are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position, as allowed by professional standards. These specimens are housed in climate-controlled space at Harvard University and are cared for in a way that should preserve them indefinitely. Donations of new specimens are not reflected in the financial statements.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process	Reviewed by the Treasurer
Form 990, Part VI, Line 6	Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder	ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ARE THOSE THAT PAY DUES.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: AWARDED FOUR FERNALD AWARDS OF $250 EACH AND A GRADUATE STUDENT AWARD OF $2,000 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Sold copies of "Field Guide to Carex of New England", a special publication devoted to the indentification of plant species in the genus carex.