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PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM (EIN 04-2104852)
Tax period
2016-10-01 to 2017-09-30
Filed
2018-08-13
IRS object ID
201822259349301247
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-08-13T13:43:13-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1500 Boylston StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityBostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02116ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN042104852EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1PROPRIETORS OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPROPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172270270PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 1/2 BEACON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Personj mark enriquezPersonNm
Person TitletreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172270270PhoneNum
Signature2018-08-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCraig KleinPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6177610600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerELIZABETH E BARKERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 1/2 BEACON STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$88,629,576GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOSTONATHENAEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Volunteers94TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$1,351,846CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$423,272PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$9,400,978CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$42,764PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$89,422CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,447,186PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$12,758,585CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$17,300PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$18,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$3,770,848CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,101,612PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$7,978,842CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,654,426PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,779,743CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$111,741,683TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,311,383TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,261,400TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$110,480,283NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,560,925ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,000GrantAmt
Revenue$1,256,817RevenueAmt
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Descspecial collections - see schedule o.SPECIAL COLLECTIONS - THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS COMPOSED OFTHE CURATORS WHO OVERSEE THE ACQUISITION, MAINTENANCE, AND EXHIBITIONOF RARE BOOKS, ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, AND WORKS OF ART.DEPARTMENT STAFF MEMBERS INCLUDE THE CURATOR OF RARE BOOKS ANDMANUSCRIPTS, THE CURATOR OF PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, THE ASSOCIATECURATOR OF PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, THE ARCHIVIST,AND THE CURATOR OF PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS. THE CURATORS RESEARCHOBJECTS IN THE COLLECTIONS AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT THEM TOTHE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH LECTURES,PUBLICATIONS, AND (IN COOPERATION WITH LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND MUSEUMSAROUND THE COUNTRY) AN ACTIVE LOAN PROGRAM. EACH YEAR, ON SITE, THECURATORS ASSIST HUNDREDS OF ATHENAEUM MEMBERS AND VISITING SCHOLARS INRESEARCHING THE ATHENAEUM'S COLLECTIONS. THE CURATORIAL STAFF MOUNTSTWO OR THREE EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR COVERING A RANGE OF HISTORICAL ANDCONTEMPORARY SUBJECTS. THESE EXHIBITIONS ARE ACCOMPANIED BY GALLERYTALKS, LECTURES, AND SYMPOSIA, ALL OF WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.Desc

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Expense$792,660ExpenseAmt
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DescLectures & Concerts - see schedule oLECTURES & CONCERTS - THE LECTURES AND CONCERTS PROGRAM INCLUDESAPPROXIMATELY 100 EVENTS EACH YEAR, SUCH AS AUTHOR TALKS, LECTURES,CONCERTS, CHILDREN'S EVENTS, EXHIBITION RECEPTIONS AND MOVIES. EVENTSTAKE PLACE BOTH IN THE EVENING AND DURING THE DAY AND INCLUDE EVENTSTHAT ARE OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS EVENTS FOR ATHENAEUMMEMBERS.Desc

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Expense$617,586ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,521RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION - SINCE 1963, THE CONSERVATION LABRATORY HAS BEEN DEDICATED TO THE LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THE ATHENAEUM'S HOLDINGS WITH INHERENT HISTORIC ARTISTIC OR LITERARY VALUE. THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT INCLUDES THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR AND THE ASSOCIATE CONSERVATOR, AND SEVERAL INTERNS AND FELLOWS. ATHENAEUM CONSERVATORS PERFORM CONSERVATION TREATMENTS ON RARE AND CIRCULATING BOOKS, MAPS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, BROADSIDES, AND PAMPHLETS, AND FOLLOW PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION PROTOCOLS. DIGITAL PROGRAMS - THE DIGITAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT IS DEDICATED TO THE ENHANCEMENT OF SCHOLARLY ACCESS TO THE COLLECTIONS THROUGH DIGITIZATION. THE HEAD OF DIGITAL PROGRAMS AND TWO INTERNS SCAN COLLECTION MATERIALS IN THE IMAGING STUDIO AND CREATE ONLINE RECORDS CONTAINING DIGITAL SURROGATES WITH THEIR CORRESPONDING METADATA. THESE EFFORTS ENSURE THAT ATHENAEUM COLLECTIONS ARE AVAILABLE FREELY ONLINE TO SCHOLARS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS, AND TO ANYONE IN THE WORLD WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION.Desc
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$12,521TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,170,940TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Employee99EmployeeCnt
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Personchristopher j boudrotPersonNm
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Address Line110 1/2 beacon stAddressLine1Txt
CitybostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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John S Reed
President2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles A Coolidge III
Vice President2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan b Weatherbie
Vice President2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
J Mark Enriquez
Treasurer2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gilbert M Roddy Jr
Assistant Treasurer2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David p Ingram
Secretary2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Earl M Collier Jr
Trustee2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Wigglesworth Everets
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas D Gill JR
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Clarissa C Hunnewell
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James F Hunnewell Jr
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Terrance P Mcguire
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carolyn M Osteen
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Creelea Henderson Pangaro
Trustee2.002.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
austin v shapard
trustee2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy W Diggins
Trustee2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arthur B Page
Trustee2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne C Bromer
Trustee (until march 2017)2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maisie Houghton
Trustee (until march 2017)2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth H Owens
Trustee (until march 2017)2.002.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Elizabeth E Barker
Director50.002.00Yes (X)$218,719$0$24,679
Christopher Boudrot
Director of Finance35.002.00Yes (X)$61,130$0$9,670
David Dearinger
Director of Exhibitions35.000.00$123,775$0$21,273Yes (X)
Robert L West
Director of Operations35.000.00$207,116$0$34,143Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$610,740TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$89,765TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K3IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitybostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Servicesinvestment consultingServicesDesc
Compensation$133,000CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$41,930RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,874,409AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$130,295NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,916,339TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
fees for library use713990$1,243,028$1,243,028
lectures, concerts & exhibition a713990$82,508$82,508
photographic services713990$12,521$12,521

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,351,846TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,025,657TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$94,482RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,418RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$91,064RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$84,235,980SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$75,860,659SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,375,321SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,375,321TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,375,321ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$5,272GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$6,914CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$1,642ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$9,490,400ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$5,000ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,000TotalAmt
Program Services$13,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$412,172TotalAmt
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Management And General$267,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,371FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,975,214TotalAmt
Program Services$2,421,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$370,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$182,901FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,036TotalAmt
Program Services$140,362ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,745FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$394,996TotalAmt
Program Services$319,834ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,219ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,943FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$238,576TotalAmt
Program Services$200,515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,843FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,093TotalAmt
Management And General$42,093ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,500TotalAmt
Management And General$49,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$164,319TotalAmt
Management And General$164,319ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$385,522TotalAmt
Program Services$208,074ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$115,303FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,510TotalAmt
Program Services$11,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,333ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,658TotalAmt
Program Services$26,608ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,334FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,082,083TotalAmt
Program Services$1,058,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,510FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,106TotalAmt
Program Services$6,791ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,283ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,032FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$928,505TotalAmt
Program Services$908,672ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,025FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,575TotalAmt
Program Services$22,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,075ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
collections aquisitions$556,472$556,472
reception/Entertainment$152,085$58,969$64,601$28,515
printing & publications$86,381$54,499$14,770$17,112
postage & shipping$42,115$15,405$13,361$13,349

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,924TotalAmt
Program Services$38,122ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,646ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,156FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,978,842TotalAmt
Program Services$6,170,940ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,337,626ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$470,276FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$625,965BOYAmt
EOY$604,974EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,973,192BOYAmt
EOY$3,279,473EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,148,522BOYAmt
EOY$131,080EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,348BOYAmt
EOY$22,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,502,428LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$14,516,876LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,647,362BOYAmt
EOY$20,985,552EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,522,508BOYAmt
EOY$67,416,628EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,407,102BOYAmt
EOY$18,540,540EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,169,645BOYAmt
EOY$761,080EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,627,644BOYAmt
EOY$111,741,683EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$657,028BOYAmt
EOY$633,642EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$654,355BOYAmt
EOY$627,758EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,311,383BOYAmt
EOY$1,261,400EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,144,675BOYAmt
EOY$69,259,444EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,409,190BOYAmt
EOY$11,284,599EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,762,396BOYAmt
EOY$29,936,240EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$107,316,261BOYAmt
EOY$110,480,283EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,627,644BOYAmt
EOY$111,741,683EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,779,743ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$538,494NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,077,227OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,447,478CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,741,106CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,834,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,592,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,916,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,531,270TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,447,478CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,741,106CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,834,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,592,093CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,916,339CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,531,270TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$778,070SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$9,753,200PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$954,890CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$919,859CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$940,198CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$907,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,120,139CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,842,965TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,988CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,791CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,181CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,858CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,272CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$36,090TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,410,325TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$6,666,431GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.63290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.57400PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,839,543BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$418,901ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,748,225InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,279,866OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$89,726,803EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,099,128BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$747,418ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,158,805InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,165,808OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$84,839,543EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$90,286,221BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$286,055ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,734,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,736,016OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$81,099,128EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,414,951BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,597,328ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,234,915InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,960,973OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$90,286,221EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$78,857,380BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$647,998ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$8,285,316InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,375,743OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$84,414,951EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.54310BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.33340PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12350TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$199,303OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$199,303BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,890,736OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,350,542DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,540,194BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,233,256OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$987,201DepreciationAmt
Book Value$246,055BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$179,133OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$179,133DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$20,985,552TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descpartnerships - equity fundsDesc
Book Value$18,540,540BookValueAmt
Method ValuationCMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$18,540,540TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,978,545TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$538,494NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$538,494RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$11,517,039RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$164,319InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$1,077,227OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$1,241,546RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,758,585TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,814,523TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,814,523ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$164,319InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$164,319ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,978,842TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a:The collections which were acquired through purchases and contributions since the Athenaeum's inception are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired or as releases of temporarily or permanently restricted net assets if the assets used to purchase the items were restricted by donors. contributed collection items are not reflected in the financial statements. Proceeds from de-accessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. The Athenaeum's collections are made up of books, artifacts of historical significance and art objects that are held for educational, research, scientific and curatorial purposes. Each of the items is cataloged, preserved and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously.
Part III, Line 4:The Athenaeum's collections comprise over half a million volumes, extensive holdings of paintings, sculptures, prints, and photographs. Particular strengths are in Boston history, New England state and local history, biography, English and American literature, and the fine and decorative arts. The Athenaeum supports a dynamic exhibition program and sponsors a lively variety of events such as lectures and concerts. It also serves as a stimulating center for discussions among scholars, bibliophiles, and a variety of community-interest groups.
Part V, Line 4:The Athenaeum's endowment consists of approximately 500 endowment funds established for a variety of purposes. Its endowment includes both donor-restricted endowment funds and funds designated by the Board to function as endowments. Net assets associated with endowment funds are classified and reported based on the existence or absence of donor-imposed or legal restrictions. Endowment funds include invested gifts. The Athenaeum classifies as permanently restricted net assets (a) the original value of gifts donated to the permanent endowment, (b) the original value of subsequent gifts to the permanent endowment, and (c) accumulations to the permanent endowment made in accordance with the direction of the applicable donor gift instrument at the time the accumulation is added to the fund. The remaining portion of the donor-restricted endowment fund that is not classified in permanently restricted net assets is classified as temporarily restricted net assets until those amounts are appropriated for expenditure by the Athenaeum in a manner consistent with the standard of prudence prescribed by state law.
Part X, Line 2:The Athenaeum accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The Athenaeum has identified its tax status as a tax-exempt entity and its determination of which activities are related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions; however, the Athenaeum has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The Athenaeum is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. The Athenaeum's Federal and state tax returns are generally open for examination for three years following the date filed.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Loss on provision for uncollectible pledge receivable 1,077,227.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCentral America and the CaribbeanRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedinvestmentsTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1massachusetts historical societyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11154 boylston streetAddressLine1Txt
CitybostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP022153695ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN042108374RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$5,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantNew England Regional Fellowship Consortium FundPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH FELLOWSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient10RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$13,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanationshort-term research fellowships, the reseachers work closely with the reference librarians and at the end of their term provide a talk to the athenaeum community on their research conducted at the athenaeum.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Elizabeth E Barker
Director$218,158$0$0$0$561$0$17,564$0$7,115$0$243,398$0$0$0
Robert L West
Director of Operations$204,740$0$0$0$2,376$0$16,662$0$17,481$0$241,259$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1bromer booksellersBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship Descriptionbook store is owned by anne c. bromer, former trusteeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$221,696TransactionAmt
Transactionthe athenaeum purchases booksTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Art Historical Treasures ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$0NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenuesbook valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution17ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$130,295NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesfmvMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number listed in Part I, Column (B) represents the number of items contributed.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
form 990, part I & III, Line 1:THE MISSION OF THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM IS TO SERVE ITS MEMBERS, THE BROADER COMMUNITY, AND SCHOLARS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD BY PRESERVING AND AUGMENTING ITS COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND ART, BY PROVIDING LIBRARY SERVICES AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AND BY PRESERVING AND ENHANCING THE UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE OF ITS LANDMARK BUILDING.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Please refer to the response to Form 990, Part Vi, Section A, Line 7a below.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aThe Boston Athenaeum was incorporated as a shareholder organization by the Massachusetts General Court (the state legislature) in 1807. Athenaeum shareholders are termed "Proprietors." The General Court has authorized 1,049 Athenaeum Proprietors. These Proprietors' sole function is to elect the officers and governing board of the Athenaeum. The officers and governing board are required to also be Proprietors. Proprietor shares may be given or bequeathed. The Proprietors themselves have no claim on the net assets of the Athenaeum, nor do they receive any personal financial benefit resulting from their holding of the Proprietorship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bPrior to filing Form 990, draft copies were distributed to the Board of Trustees. The draft copy was also reviewed and discussed at a meeting of the Audit Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Trustees adopted a conflict of interest policy in 2007. The policy was expanded in 2010 to include key employees. The expanded policy requires an annual written disclosure document to be signed by each covered individual. The policy requires this process to be completed by the first Trustees meeting following the annual meeting, which takes place in march.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15each year the trustees evaluate the compensation of the executive director objectively, taking into account compensation paid by similar organizations for functionally comparable positions.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Athenaeum was incorporated in 1807. Upon the enactment of the federal income tax in the 20th century, the IRS determined that the Athenaeum was exempt from taxation. This IRS determination occurred prior to the establishment of the application process that includes Form 1023. Consequently no Form 1023 has been required by the IRS or prepared by the Athenaeum. The Athenaeum's bylaws and conflict of interest policy are available for review upon request. The complete audited financial statements are incorporated in the Athenaeum's Annual report, which is available on the Athenaeum's website: http://www.bostonathenaeum.org. The form 990 and audited financial statements are also available via the massachusetts attorney general's website.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:loss on provision for uncollectible pledge receivable -1,077,227.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1the boston library societyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 1/2 beacon streetAddressLine1Txt
CitybostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN041105450EIN
Primary Activitiesorganization that allocates funds to the boston athenaeumPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 12a, IPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Boston AthenaeumBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1charitable remainder trustBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 1/2 Beacon StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitybostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN046607942EIN
Primary ActivitiestrustPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Entity TypeTEntityTypeTxt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
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Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
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