2016-05-12T15:55:50-05:00 2015-06-30 111986323 MARCUM LLP 117 KENDRICK STREET SUITE 800 NEEDHAM MA 02494 990 2014-07-01 042108374 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY MASS 6175361608 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 DENNIS A FIORI PRESIDENT 6175361608 2016-05-12 1 ERIC SAUNDERS P00039212 6175594400 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z DENNIS A FIORI 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 3240051 0 X WWW.MASSHIST.ORG X 1791 MA MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A INDEPENDENTLY FUNDED INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN 1791 FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROVIDING A MAJOR RESEARCH LIBRARY OF AMERICANA. ITS LIBRARY CONTAINS CHOICE MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, NEWSPAPERS AND REFERENCE WORKS AND IS OPEN, FREE OF CHARGE, TO HISTORIANS, FACULTY MEMBERS, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND THOSE INTERESTED IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH. 21 21 57 7 0 0 2713885 2507894 83011 93707 973699 354451 3855 226248 3774450 3182300 175087 125317 0 0 3767964 3757026 0 0 435703 1769041 1484657 5712092 5367000 -1937642 -2184700 90172496 90661553 1119665 1917048 89052831 88744505 X THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARY THAT COLLECTS, PRESERVES, MAKES ACCESSIBLE, AND COMMUNICATES MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER MATERIALS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION - A MISSION IT HAS PURSUED SINCE 1791. 0 0 3676186 125317 309729 THE SOCIETY IS AN INDEPENDENT RESEARCH LIBRARY FOUNDED IN 1791. THE MISSION OF THE SOCIETY IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND MAKE AVAILABLE HISTORICAL MATERIALS (MANUSCRIPTS, LETTERS, DOCUMENTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTIFACTS, ETC. ) FOR THE STUDY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THROUGH ITS LIBRARY AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE SOCIETY ENDEAVORS TO REACH AS WIDE AN AUDIENCE AS POSSIBLE. THE SOCIETY ENCOURAGES GIFTS, CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE SOCIETY USES THESE RESOURCES TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION. 3676186 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 54 0 1 57 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X X X THE ORGANIZATION 6175361608 1154 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON MA 022153695 AMALIE M KASS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH PETER SPANG TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 G MARSHALL MORIARTY TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LISA NURME TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY ANTHONY TRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LEVIN H CAMPBELL JR TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM C CLENDANIEL TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM RCOTTER TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY H LENESS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 LIA POORVU TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM N THORNDIKE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK PFANNENSTIEHL TRUSTEE & VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES C AMES CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDITH WITTENBERG SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN ADAMS TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK D BALLOU TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PROF JOYCE CHAPLIN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 HERBERT P DANE TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 BYRON RUSHING TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SANDMAN TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 OLIVER F AMES TRUSTEE 3.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS A FIORI PRESIDENT 35.00 X 265158 0 34141 CLIFTON J TAYLOR EDITOR 35.00 X 148508 0 22731 PETER DRUMMEY LIBRARIAN 35.00 X 125057 0 12376 PETER HOOD DIR. FINANCE / ADMIN 35.00 X 152533 0 11854 CONRAD WRIGHT DIR.RESEARCH 35.00 X 117306 0 20508 BRENDA LAWSON DIR. COLLECTION SERVICES 35.00 X 125014 0 21085 933576 0 122695 6 0 1 0 SHAWMUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION 560 HARRISON AVE BOSTON MA 02118 ARCHITECTS - CONTRACTORS 684691 SHANAHAN SOUND 489 WESTFORD ST LOWELL MA 01851 AUDIO VISUAL 122051 2 122639 172407 943323 1269525 2507894 SUBSCRIPTIONS & EVENTS 519100 48745 48745 PHOTO RENTAL & REPRODU 519100 39762 39762 SALE OF PUBLICATIONS 511120 5200 5200 93707 354451 354451 67977 67977 0 172407 57751 -57751 -57751 SALE OF COLLECTIONS- N 900099 199500 199500 OTHER REVENUE 900099 16522 16522 216022 3182300 309729 0 364677 125317 125317 911681 619943 218803 72935 2168169 1460197 506848 201124 157317 106976 37756 12585 312864 212748 75087 25029 206995 140756 49679 16560 12490 12490 44000 44000 33441 3113 30328 6635 6635 66252 30270 14457 21525 376807 281916 89173 5718 29086 29086 3008 3008 371711 315954 37171 18586 OFFSITE STORAGE 170555 65411 105144 PROGRAM EXPENSE 120119 120119 OTHER 71498 46420 24532 546 PRINTING 52536 24030 28506 126519 93930 32589 5367000 3676186 1255111 435703 331846 269184 1698638 1885989 817697 988513 3200 1465 108909 109241 16612514 5606385 10429811 11006129 46919533 75936781 29375868 486994 464251 90172496 90661553 361030 363919 474292 486128 795506 284343 271495 1119665 1917048 X 36080099 36115980 36875825 36496882 16096907 16131643 89052831 88744505 90172496 90661553 -2184700 1876374 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1748915 2361492 2445986 2547320 2335487 11439200 1748915 2361492 2445986 2547320 2335487 11439200 85237 11353963 1180753 1021229 938882 1066032 501935 4708831 98802 37222 1246841 11689 16552 1411106 17559137 726220 0.64660 0.66140 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 76295401 484236 2925719 3154045 614530 75936781 67677383 384525 11899085 3248242 417350 76295401 61134394 1695432 8173090 2940053 385480 67677383 66797009 80683 -1954079 3414569 374650 61134394 57351266 385713 12491482 3072702 358750 66797009 0.32000 0.23000 0.45000 0 0 200000 200000 15575460 5326065 10249395 837054 280320 556734 11006129 LIABILITIES UNDER SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS 271495 271495 X 5072795 1876374 57751 1934125 3138670 43630 43630 3182300 5381121 57751 57751 5323370 43630 43630 5367000 PART III, LINE 1A: THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASE OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR AS ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, REFERENCE WORKS, ART OBJECTS AND OTHER ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, HISTORIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUALLY. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN THE UNITED STATES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,751. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS 43,630. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 57,751. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS 43,630. ANNUAL FUNDRAISER 172407 172407 20582 24711 12458 NONE 172407 172407 20582 24711 12458 57751 -57751 1 FELLOWSHIPS 33 125137 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE ITS LIBRARY. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO DISBURSING THE FINAL FELLOWSHIP PAYMENT THE SOCIETY RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FELLOWS RESEARCH WORK PRODUCT. X 1 1 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DENNIS A FIORI PRESIDENT 265158 0 0 0 0 0 17236 0 16905 0 299299 0 0 0 CLIFTON J TAYLOR EDITOR 148508 0 0 0 0 0 9871 0 12860 0 171239 0 0 0 PETER HOOD DIR. FINANCE / ADMIN 152533 0 0 0 0 0 9994 0 1860 0 164387 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR ITS PRESIDENT. THE AMOUNT IS PAID PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OUTLINED IN HIS ORIGINAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT. X SEE PART II 112 0 X ARTIFACTS 9 0 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN B: INCLUDES BOOKS, ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS, FAMILY RECORDS, LETTERS, CORRESPONDENCE, CORPORATE DOCUMENTS, MAPS AND BROADSIDES. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY AS DESCRIBED IN SCHEDULE D, IS NOT TO RECORD THE VALUE OF DONATED COLLECTION ITEMS AS ASSETS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS, KNOWN AS FELLOWS, THAT ELECT THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS. THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE SOCIETY'S FELLOWS ELECT THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS AT THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING. THE FELLOWS ELECT NEW FELLOWS FROM THE SOCIETY'S GENERAL MEMBERSHIP. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B IN ADDITION TO ELECTING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS, THE SOCIETY'S FELLOWS MUST APPROVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BY-LAWS OR CHANGES TO THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, THE SOCIETY DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL TRUSTEES,OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REQUIRING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SOCIETY REQUIRES THAT ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED COMPLETE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 EACH YEAR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEN MAKES THE FINAL DECISION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. EACH YEAR THE PRESIDENT, AS CEO, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND REPORTS HIS DECISIONS TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE PRESIDENT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED AS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND MASSACHUSETTS FORM PC ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AT MASSHIST.ORG. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AT CHARITIES.AGO.MA.US. THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. THE SOCIETY WILL MAKE PRINTED COPIES AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS INC C/O PRINCETON UNIVERISITY 701 CARNE PRINCETON NJ 08540 222365602 CARRY OUT PURPOSES OF FOUNDING FATHERS EDITORIAL PROJECTS NJ 501(C)(3) PF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOUNDING FATHERS PAPERS INC C 250000