THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC (EIN 04-2802203)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-11-15
IRS object ID: 201143199349304644
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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	2011-11-15T11:11:38-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2010-12-31	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	2010-01-01	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	2011-11-10	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	2011-11-10	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	526611	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	15	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	15	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	75	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	411874	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	311037	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	2279	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	21425	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	4457	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	7930	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	169611	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	97925	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	588221	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	438317	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	107591	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	141628	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	7657	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	176489	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	187135	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	284080	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	328763	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	304141	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	109554	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	2414723	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2543792	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	8189	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	27703	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	2406534	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	2516089	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	237607	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	237607	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	3	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	15	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	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	false	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 (11 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	1680	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	309357	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	24110	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	311037	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
MEMBERSHIP DUES	17840	17840
CLASS/PROGRAM INCOME	3585	3585

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	21425	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	8171	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8171	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	33	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	33	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	11619	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	11860	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-241	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-241	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-241	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	136515	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	63088	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	73427	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	32520	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	13346	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	19174	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	19174	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SHALL WE DANCE	3795	3795
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	1122	1122
LITTLE GALLERY	374	374

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	5291	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	438317	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	53853	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	122034	Total
Program Services	102509	ProgramServices
Management And General	19525	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7238	Total
Program Services	6080	ProgramServices
Management And General	1158	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12356	Total
Program Services	10379	ProgramServices
Management And General	1977	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5500	Total
Management And General	5500	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27407	Total
Management And General	27407	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15779	Total
Management And General	15779	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
BUILDING DESIGN COSTS	52866	52866
EXHIBITION EXPENSE	28905	28905
ADVERTISING	12443	12443
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	9989	4994	4995
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE - OTH	7657			7657

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26589	Total
Program Services	19431	ProgramServices
Management And General	7158	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	328763	Total
Program Services	237607	ProgramServices
Management And General	83499	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7657	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	413564	BOY
EOY	116271	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	33017	BOY
EOY	133782	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43535	BOY
EOY	39503	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	801007	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	117976	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	569104	BOY
EOY	683031	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	300962	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1355503	BOY
EOY	1270243	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2414723	BOY
EOY	2543792	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3151	BOY
EOY	20854	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5038	BOY
EOY	6849	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	8189	BOY
EOY	27703	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2008355	BOY
EOY	2191844	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	398179	BOY
EOY	324245	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2406534	BOY
EOY	2516089	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2414723	BOY
EOY	2543792	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	109554	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	1	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

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	720138	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	239092	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	518293	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	411874	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	311037	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2200434	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	61392	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	61752	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	49295	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	267388	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	206461	CurrentTaxYear
Total	646288	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	781530	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	300844	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	567588	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	679262	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	517498	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2846722	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	53569	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	56752	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	43602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	57051	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	48299	CurrentTaxYear
Total	259273	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	53569	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	56752	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	43602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	57051	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	48299	CurrentTaxYear
Total	259273	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	2587449	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	934	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	6840	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14789	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	798	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	934	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1760	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	4457	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	6840	CurrentTaxYear
Total	14789	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	782328	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	301778	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	569348	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	683719	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	524338	CurrentTaxYear
Total	2861511	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.90420	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.89260	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.01000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
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	456564	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	59025	Depreciation
Book Value	397539	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	42642	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	24184	Depreciation
Book Value	18458	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	30401	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	28563	Depreciation
Book Value	1838	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	8600	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6204	Depreciation
Book Value	2396	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	683031	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ART COLLECTION	Description
Book Value	1270243	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	1270243	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE	$4,465
LOAN PAYABLE	$2,233
SALES TAX PAYABLE	$151

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	6849	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	ART OF CELEBRAT	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	73388	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	73388	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	25517	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	BRUSH OFF	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	46786	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	46786	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	33924	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	1	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	16341	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	16341	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	3647	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	136515	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	136515	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	63088	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	63088	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	73427	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	3	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	12150	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	11860	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	100	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 (5 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.

THE CAHOON MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART INC: Form 990, tax year 2010

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 (11 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 (3 entries)

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 (5 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

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

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