2026-03-27T07:11:30-05:00 2025-08-31 042571780 AAFCPAS INC 50 WASHINGTON STREET WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2024-09-01 042104757 NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY NEWE 6175365740 97 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 BRUCE BERNIER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 6175365740 2026-03-25 1 1 CHARLES J WEBB CPA P01584539 5083669100 2026-03-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BRUCE BERNIER 97 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 26360024 0 X AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG X 1845 MA SEE SCHEDULE O... 24 24 112 224 0 0 9381852 16650443 4531640 4908184 2085548 3157659 3371 -2782 16002411 24713504 0 0 0 0 9737879 9667888 0 0 3470428 5884370 6488412 15622249 16156300 380162 8557204 85102082 97054844 24727133 26454452 60374949 70600392 X SEE SCHEDULE O... 0 0 326345 2132314 MEMBER SERVICES: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400,000 INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND 2.5 MILLION ONLINE VISITS. MEMBERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS INCLUDING ACCESS TO OVER 1.6 BILLION SEARCHABLE NAMES ON AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG; QUARTERLY DELIVERY OF THE MAGAZINE AMERICAN ANCESTORS AND THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, THE REGISTER; DISCOUNTS ON RESEARCH-FOR-HIRE AND CONSULTATION; DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS; FREE ADMISSION TO THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND ITS ASK-A-GENEALOGIST SERVICE; DISCOUNTS ON HOTELS THROUGH HISTORICHOTELS.ORG AND HISTORICHOTELSWORLDWIDE.COM; AND ACCESS TO AMERICAN ANCESTREES, AN ONLINE FAMILY TREE PROGRAM. 1990676 1149334 TOURS, SEMINARS & EVENTS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS HOSTS ONLINE SEMINARS, GUIDED TOURS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY HISTORY. GUIDED RESEARCH TOURS TO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE, AS WELL AS RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY IN BOSTON. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES INTENSIVE DAYS DEVOTED TO RESEARCH, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS GENEALOGISTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. WE PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AND IN PERSON, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ANNUAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMERICAN INSPIRATION BOOK TALKS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS. 2681026 1582493 RESEARCH LIBRARY: THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY HAS BEEN NAMED BY USA TODAY AS A TOP 10 WORLD DESTINATION FOR FAMILY HISTORY. THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND VISITORS MAY VISIT THEIR EIGHT-STORY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE WHERE IT OFFERS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COLLECTION, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, DATES FROM THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT AND SPANS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND BEYOND. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 28 MILLION DIARIES, LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, AND MORE THAN 250,000 BOOKS AND MICROFORMS. 2035595 WEBSITE: AMERICAN ANCESTORSOFFERS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS THE MOST-USED GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE IN THE WORLD. AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1.6 BILLION RECORDS SPANNING OVER 25 COUNTRIES COVERING EARLY AMERICAN, NEW ENGLAND, NEW YORK, IRISH, ENGLISH, ITALIAN, SCOTTISH, ATLANTIC AND FRENCH CANADIAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, CHINESE, JEWISH GENEALOGY, AND MORE, INCLUDING ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF EARLY AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, THE LARGEST SEARCHABLE COLLECTION OF PUBLISHED GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES, AND THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF U.S CATHOLIC RECORDS ONLINE. IN 2018, FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE NOTED AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AS A BEST GENEALOGY RECORDS WEBSITE, AND AS ONE OF THE BEST GENEALOGY WEBSITES IN THE WORLD. 2158750 28386 PUBLICATIONS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLISHER OF FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS SINCE 1847. THROUGH ITS NEWBURY STREET PRESS AND OTHER PUBLICATION ARMS, THEY PRODUCE THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, ITS FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY AND THE OLDEST IN THE FIELD, FOCUSING ON AUTHORITATIVE COMPILED GENEALOGIES, AND AMERICAN ANCESTORS MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY. 226414 RETAIL STORE: AMERICAN ANCESTORS SELLS ORIGINAL AND THIRD PARTY BOOKS, CHARTS, AND GIFTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON LINE THROUGH SHOP.AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AND IN STORE AT ITS 97 NEWBURY STREET HEADQUARTERS. 4420759 28386 9418806 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 112 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD ME MS MN MI ND NH NJ NM NV RI PA OR NC NY WI WV VA UT TN SC OH WA X BRUCE BERNIER 6172261264 97 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON MA 02116 DAVID M TREBING CHAIRMAN 6.00 X X 0 0 0 M DAVID SHERRILL VICE CHAIRMAN 6.00 X X 0 0 0 BONNIE 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NEHGS HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT AUGUST 31, 2025. NEHGS'S TAX AND INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS -109,426. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE -159,100. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSE -159,100. PART V, LINE 4 NEHGS DESIGNATES ONLY A PORTION OF ITS CUMULATIVE INVESTMENT RETURN FOR SUPPORT OF OPERATIONS; THE REMAINDER IS RETAINED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF FUTURE YEARS AND TO OFFSET POTENTIAL MARKET DECLINES. MASSACHUSETTS STATE LAW ALLOWS THE SOCIETY TO APPROPRIATE AS MUCH OF THE NET APPRECIATION AS IS PRUDENT CONSIDERING NEHGS' LONG AND SHORT-TERM NEEDS, PRESENT AND ANTICIPATED FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS, EXPECTED TOTAL RETURN ON ITS INVESTMENTS, PRICE LEVEL TRENDS, AND GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. UNDER NEHGS' SPENDING POLICY, 4.00 PERCENT OF THE THREE-YEAR AVERAGE OF THE FAIR VALUE OF THE INVESTMENTS (EXCLUDING INVESTMENTS DESIGNATED AS CURRENT ASSETS) AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH OF THE PREVIOUS THREE FISCAL YEARS IS APPROPRIATED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. IN THE EVENT OF A SIGNIFICANT MARKET DECLINE, NEHGS WILL CONSIDER ALL FACTORS RELEVANT TO THE STATED GOAL IN DETERMINING ANY CHANGE TO THE APPROPRIATION AS ALLOWED BY UPMIFA. NEHGS HAS AN INVESTMENT POLICY, WHICH COMBINED WITH THE SPENDING RATE, ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF RETURNS COMBINED WITH ASSET PROTECTION. ENDOWMENT ASSETS INCLUDE THOSE ASSETS RESTRICTED BY DONORS THAT NEHGS MUST HOLD IN PERPETUITY. UNDER NEHGS' INVESTMENT POLICY AND SPENDING RATE, BOTH APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS ARE INVESTED IN A MANNER THAT IS INTENDED TO PRODUCE AN INFLATION-ADJUSTED RETURN IN EXCESS OF THE SPENDING RATE OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. ACTUAL RETURNS IN ANY GIVEN YEAR MAY VARY. TO SATISFY ITS LONG-TERM RATE-OF-RETURN OBJECTIVES, NEHGS RELIES ON A TOTAL RETURN STRATEGY IN WHICH INVESTMENTS RETURNS ARE ACHIEVED THROUGH BOTH CAPITAL APPRECIATION (REALIZED AND UNREALIZED) AND CURRENT YIELD (INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS). SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 THE NEHGS RESEARCH LIBRARY, LOCATED IN BOSTON, IS HOME TO MORE THAN 28 MILLION ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, RECORDS, MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, FAMILY PAPERS, BIBLES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES MATERIALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND SPANNING SEVEN CENTURIES. 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BRENTON SIMONS - $23,500 RYAN WOODS - $20,000 A MASSACHUSETTS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AGENCY 043431814 2023-04-20 18000000 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & VISITOR EXPERIENCE CENTER 0 0 0 A 71651 18000000 44200 1636358 16363642 2024 0 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 A 1 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION: NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY IN AMERICA AND BEYOND. WE EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP, COLLECTIONS, AND EXPERTISE. WE CONDUCT BUSINESS UNDER THE TRADE NAME AMERICAN ANCESTORS. AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT CENTER FOR FAMILY HISTORY, HERITAGE & CULTURE BASED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND HAS BEEN SETTING THE GOLD STANDARD FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1845. TODAY, AMERICAN ANCESTORS SERVES 400,000 MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES. IN 2025, AMERICAN ANCESTORS LAUNCHED THE FAMILY HERITAGE EXPERIENCE, AN INTERACTIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION THAT INTRODUCES VISITORS TO THE JOY OF FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH, LOCATED AT 97 NEWBURY STREET IN BOSTON. AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS ALSO HOME TO THE WYNER FAMILY JEWISH HERITAGE CENTER, WHICH PRESERVES NEW ENGLAND'S JEWISH HISTORY, AND 10 MILLION NAMES, A PROJECT DEDICATED TO FINDING THE NAMES OF THE ENSLAVED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN PRE- AND POST-COLONIAL AMERICA BEFORE EMANCIPATION. THEIR AWARD WINNING WEBSITE IS AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AND INCLUDES AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF MORE THAN 10 BILLION SEARCHABLE RECORDS FROM AMERICA AND BEYOND. AMERICAN ANCESTORS PROVIDES EXCLUSIVE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AND IN PERSON, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ANNUAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMERICAN INSPIRATION BOOK TALKS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS. IT MAINTAINS A PUBLISHING DIVISION THAT PRODUCES ORIGINAL GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE REGISTER, THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY SINCE 1847, AND AMERICAN ANCESTORS, ITS AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE. THEIR EXPERT STAFF OF RESEARCHERS AND GENEALOGISTS ARE AMONG THE MOST RESPECTED AND ADVANCED IN THE PROFESSION. ASK A GENEALOGIST, A FREE ONLINE CHAT SERVICE, ALLOWS FAMILY HISTORIANS TO ASK SHORT RESEARCH OR HISTORY QUESTIONS AND GET REAL-TIME ANSWERS FROM THEIR EXPERTS. THEY CONDUCT RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF FAMILY HISTORIANS, PROVIDING AUTHORITATIVE, DOCUMENTED RESEARCH REPORTS AND FAMILY TREE CHARTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE COUNCILORS ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE COUNCILORS ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE COUNCILORS ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND BY MANAGEMENT BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE REPRESENTATIVES ARE THE CHAIRMAN AND THE TREASURER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY SIGN THE SOCIETY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE SOCIETY'S TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE CONSULTANT AND INDEPENDENT BOARD DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING THE SALARY OF OTHER OFFICERS IS DONE USING COMPARISONS TO SIMILAR LOCALLY FUNCTIONING INSTITUTIONS BY THE BOARD EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THESE ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH REGULAR MAIL INQUIRIES, AND CAN BE FOUND AT VARIOUS THIRD PARTY WEBSITES. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -109,426. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS AND COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.