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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES (EIN 04-2103651)
Tax period
2014-04-01 to 2015-03-31
Filed
2016-02-23
IRS object ID
201610549349300636
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-23T14:00:46-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042571780PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityWESTBOROCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01581ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042103651EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6175765000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1136 IRVING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARK ROBINSONPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6175765000PhoneNum
Signature2016-02-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDAVID J KELLEHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01059560PTIN
Phone5083669100PhoneNum
Preparation2016-02-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARK ROBINSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1136 IRVING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$37,596,965GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMACAD.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1780FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IS AN INDEPENDENT POLICY RESEARCH CENTER THAT CONDUCTS MULTIDISCIPLINARY STUDIES OF COMPLEX AND EMERGING PROBLEMS. CURRENT ACADEMY RESEARCH FOCUSES ON SCIENCE AND GLOBAL SECURITY, SOCIAL POLICY, THE HUMANITIES AND CULTURE, AND EDUCATION.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers650TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$936,654CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,395,358PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,548,956CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$11,108,104PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$11,050,648CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$330,971PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$288,656CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$4,922,194CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$11,677,791PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,689,779CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$569,687PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,360,869CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$74,617,564TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,186,677TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,390,108TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$68,870,620NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$71,227,456NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES IS A NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY FOUNDED IN 1780 BY JOHN ADAMS AND OTHER LEADERS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY. ITS APPROXIMATELY 4,600 FELLOWS INCLUDE DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS, PRACTITIONERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, AND PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE ACADEMY IS TO SPONSOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES ON TOPICS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. REPORTS OF SUCH PROJECTS APPEAR IN THE ACADEMY'S QUARTERLY JOURNAL, "DAEDALUS", AND IN OTHER PUBLICATIONS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,747,646ExpenseAmt
Grant$288,656GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,507,981ExpenseAmt
Revenue$88,924RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,417,855ExpenseAmt
Revenue$713,560RevenueAmt
DescHOUSE AND CONFERENCE SERVICES - INCLUDES MAINTENANCE OF THE ACADEMY'S MAIN FACILITY AS WELL AS USE OF THE FACILITY FOR FUNCTIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$804,224$134,170PROJECT PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - COMPRISES THE PUBLISHING OF THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL, "DAEDALUS", THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE, "BULLETIN", BOOKS AND OTHER OCCASIONAL PAPERS RELATED TO THE PROJECTS, STUDIES AND OTHER WORK OF THE ACADEMY. ACADEMY PUBLICATIONS EFFORTS ALSO INCLUDE COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES TO THE ACADEMY MEMBERS, PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.
$304,745MEMBERSHIP AND ELECTIONS - CONSISTS OF ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE MAINTAINING OF THE HONORARY SOCIETY AND ELECTING FELLOWS TO THE ACADEMY.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$134,170TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$7,782,451TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
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Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6175765000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1136 IRVING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndFormer Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
JERROLD MEINWALD
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON M RANDEL
CHAIR OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE P WOOD
VICE CHAIR OF BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALAN M DACHS
VICE CHAIR OF BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARL H PFORZHEIMER III
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY ANDREWS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANNERL O KEOHANE
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VENKATESH NARAYANAMURTI
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAULINE YU
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE H BRYSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
IRA KATZNELSON
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN FANTON
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$247,472$0$25,1240.10
DAVID FROHNMAYER
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN W DANSBY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE40.00$140,139$0$21,094Yes (X)
MARY BRANDT
DIR. OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS40.00$220,292$0$39,803Yes (X)
MARK ROBINSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00$210,083$0$35,2740.10Yes (X)
PHYLLIS BENDELL
EDITOR40.00$141,139$0$36,069Yes (X)
DAVID PEARSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$128,996$0$15,558Yes (X)
LESLIE BERLOWITZ
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO0.00$195,707$0$9,672Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K11IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedYes (1)FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
LATTICE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
22 PINE PLAIN ROADBOXFORDMA01921WEB DESIGN/DATABASE$233,038
RESTAURANT ASSOCIATES
132 WEST 31ST STREETNEW YORKNY10001CATERING$155,831
CLEANCO MAINTENANCE CORP
318 BEAR HILL RD - SUITE 8WALTHAMMA02451CLEANING COMPANY$131,252
RUBENSTEIN COMMUNICATIONS INC
1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10105PUBLIC RELATIONS ADVISOR$122,478
NORTHEAST DOCUMENT CONSERVATION CENTER
100 BRICKSTONE SQUAREANDOVERMA01810DOCUMENT RESTORATION$119,289
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$1,103,925MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$300,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$7,161,113AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,565,038TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NORTON WOODS FEES900099$713,560$713,560
SALES PUBLICATION511120$223,094$223,094
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$936,654TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,458,591TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,458,591ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$26,636,682SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$26,546,317SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$90,365SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$90,365TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$90,365ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,548,956ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,156TotalAmt
Program Services$104,156ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,500TotalAmt
Program Services$184,500ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$405,244TotalAmt
Program Services$202,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$162,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$40,524FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,222,435TotalAmt
Program Services$2,370,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$244,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$607,155FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,279TotalAmt
Program Services$164,818ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$36,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$77,292FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$309,083ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,792FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,857TotalAmt
Program Services$158,235ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,357FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,402TotalAmt
Program Services$18,024ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,539TotalAmt
Management And General$33,539ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,183TotalAmt
Program Services$21,183ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,491,219TotalAmt
Program Services$1,374,419ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$48,589ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,211FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$689,142TotalAmt
Program Services$514,578ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$80,013FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,799TotalAmt
Program Services$110,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$375ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,500FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,456TotalAmt
Program Services$123,456ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$610,770TotalAmt
Program Services$584,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$890FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$694,117TotalAmt
Program Services$664,879ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,910ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,328FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,273TotalAmt
Program Services$59,273ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$656,756TotalAmt
Program Services$656,756ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,600TotalAmt
Program Services$15,358ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,242ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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OTHER$148,688$100,480$30,959$17,249
FEES AND HONORARIA$45,250$45,250

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,689,779TotalAmt
Program Services$7,782,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$922,017ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$985,311FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,794BOYAmt
EOY$147,561EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,199,025BOYAmt
EOY$10,943,307EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,072,423BOYAmt
EOY$1,785,222EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$108,163BOYAmt
EOY$70,547EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,335BOYAmt
EOY$7,700EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,500BOYAmt
EOY$147,933EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$16,115,856LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,946,635LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,372,247BOYAmt
EOY$9,169,221EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,203,920BOYAmt
EOY$40,150,530EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,266,670BOYAmt
EOY$2,896,480EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,585,220BOYAmt
EOY$9,299,063EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,057,297BOYAmt
EOY$74,617,564EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,126,855BOYAmt
EOY$420,925EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,059,822BOYAmt
EOY$2,969,183EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,186,677BOYAmt
EOY$3,390,108EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,027,435BOYAmt
EOY$29,248,331EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,842,669BOYAmt
EOY$10,587,737EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$31,000,516BOYAmt
EOY$31,391,388EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,870,620BOYAmt
EOY$71,227,456EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,057,297BOYAmt
EOY$74,617,564EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,360,869ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$995,628NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$339OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$7,663,277CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,916,042CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,600,193CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,948,754CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,565,038CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,693,304TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,663,277CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,916,042CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,600,193CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,948,754CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,565,038CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$39,693,304TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,243,863SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$29,449,441PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,222,344CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,169,827CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$931,629CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,098,132CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,437,408CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,859,340TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$45,552,644TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,146,764GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.67380PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$38,176,157BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$118,970ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,507,134InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,105,373OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$37,696,888EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,479,274BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,139,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,230,262InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,672,379OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$38,176,157EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,511,693BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,215,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,820,789InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,068,208OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,479,274EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,682,364BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,147,091InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,173,580OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$31,511,693EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$31,020,760BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,590,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,315,759InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$2,244,155OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,682,364EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.12590BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.75400PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12010TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,444,415OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,860,807DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,583,608BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,671,441OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,085,828DepreciationAmt
Book Value$585,613BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,169,221TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
PREPAID LAND LEASE$504,377
DUE FROM AFFILIATE$5,785,195
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST$2,964,854
OTHER ASSETS$44,637
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$9,299,063TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE ACADEMY DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED THROUGH DONATION.
PART III, LINE 4:THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES' COLLECTION OF WORKS OF ART, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND OBJECTS CHRONICLE THE ACADEMY'S HISTORY, MEMBERSHIP, PROGRAMS AND PUBLICATIONS FOR MORE THAN 200 YEARS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS, WORKS OF ART, SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS AND MANUSCRIPTS DATING FROM THE EARLIEST YEARS OF OUR HISTORY.
PART V, LINE 4:ACADEMY-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENTS HAVE NO EXTERNAL RESTRICTIONS BUT HAVE DESIGNATED LIMITATIONS INITIATED BY THE ACADEMY. THESE LIMITATIONS MAY BE CANCELED AT THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD. THESE ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, "FUND FOR MAJOR REPAIRS" WHICH IS AN ACADEMY-DESIGNATED RESERVE FUND FOR MAJOR PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT ADDITIONS AND REPAIRS. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS REPRESENT AMOUNTS RECEIVED OR COMMITTED WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS, WHICH HAVE NOT YET BEEN EXPENDED FOR THEIR DESIGNATED PURPOSE. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS ALSO INCLUDE A BUILDING FUND AND THE APPRECIATION ON CERTAIN PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS. PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS ARE RESTRICTED AGAINST ANY EXPENDITURES OF PRINCIPAL. INCOME EARNED ON PRINCIPAL WILL BE USED FOR CERTAIN SPECIFIC PURPOSES, IF RESTRICTIONS APPLY. OTHERWISE THE INCOME EARNED ON PRINCIPAL MAY BE USED FOR GENERAL PURPOSES. THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED TO GENERATE INCOME, BASED ON AN APPROVED SPENDING POLICY OF THE BOARD, TO SUPPORT PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE ACADEMY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE ACADEMY ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASC TOPIC, INCOME TAXES. THIS STANDARD CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REGARDING A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ACADEMY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHICH QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT MARCH 31, 2015. THE ACADEMY'S INFORMATION RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE JURISDICTIONS AND GENERALLY REMAIN OPEN FOR THE MOST RECENT THREE YEARS.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$2,501,584RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,501,584SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,501,584TotalSpentAmt
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
230 WEST 41ST ST - 7TH FLNEW YORKNY10036131988190501(C)(3)$52,486REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS RELATED TO INDEPENDENT STUDY
DICKINSON COLLEGE
PO BOX 1773CARLISLEPA17013231365954501(C)(3)$51,670REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS RELATED TO INDEPENDENT STUDY

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeINDEPENDENT STUDY GRANTSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient6RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$184,500CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS IN THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. HOUSED AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE ACADEMY, VISITING SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN ACADEMY-SPONSORED CONFERENCES, SEMINARS, AND INFORMAL GATHERING WHILE ADVANCING THEIR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
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 (6 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
JONATHAN FANTON
PRESIDENT$247,472$0$0$0$0$0$24,500$0$624$0$272,596$0$0$0
STEVEN W DANSBY
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE$140,139$0$0$0$0$0$14,186$0$6,908$0$161,233$0$0$0
MARY BRANDT
DIR. OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS$220,292$0$0$0$0$0$33,101$0$6,702$0$260,095$0$0$0
MARK ROBINSON
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$210,083$0$0$0$0$0$21,750$0$13,524$0$245,357$0$0$0
PHYLLIS BENDELL
EDITOR$141,139$0$0$0$0$0$22,388$0$13,681$0$177,208$0$0$0
LESLIE BERLOWITZ
FORMER PRESIDENT & CEO$195,707$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,672$0$205,379$0$195,707$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDURING FISCAL YEAR 2015, THERE WERE TRIP TICKETS PURCHASED THAT WERE EITHER FIRST CLASS OR UPGRADED TO FIRST CLASS FOR THE ACADEMY PRESIDENT. FIRST CLASS TRAVEL IS ALLOWED UNDER THE POLICIES OF THE ACADEMY AND ALL FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015 MET THE POLICY GUIDELINES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN042456011BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP57586ELD1CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2009-08-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$3,374,212IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFINANCE OF PRE-EXISTING TAX EXEMPT DISTRIBUTIONPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool FinancingYes (1)PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$90,639RetiredAmt
In Reserve Fund$42,272InReserveFundAmt
Substantial Completion2009SubstantialCompletionYr
Current RefundingYes (1)CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.35000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Total Private Business Use0.35000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ACADEMY'S MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF FELLOWS, ELECTED FROM CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FOREIGN HONORARY MEMBERS, ELECTED FROM CITIZENS OR RESIDENTS OF OTHER NATIONS. THE ACADEMY'S MEMBERS ARE ORGANIZED IN VARIOUS CLASSES BASED ON THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND PROFESSIONS IN WHICH THESE MEMBERS ARE PROFICIENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFELLOWS IN GOOD STANDING MAY NOMINATE AND VOTE FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MEMBERS OF SENIOR STAFF, THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD, THE TREASURER AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED, REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FINAL FORM OF THE RETURN BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD, TRUSTEE, AND PROJECT FELLOWS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE ACADEMY'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS INCLUDING THE CHAIR, THE TWO VICE CHAIRS AND THE TREASURER. THE COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO REVIEW AND DETERMINE THE SALARY OF THE PRESIDENT AND TO REVIEW THE SALARIES OF OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES. IN 2014, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT REGARDING THE REASONABLENESS OF THE PRESIDENT'S TOTAL COMPENSATION. IN 2015, THE ACADEMY ENGAGED A SECOND COMPENSATION CONSULTANT TO CONDUCT A SALARY ANALYSIS FOR THE TOP STAFF POSITIONS. MINUTES OF THE MEETINGS WERE MAINTAINED AND REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ACADEMY'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GEDITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 26,696. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 20,950. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,646. BUILDING AND GROUNDS REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 293,682. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 293,682. SECURITY SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 60,914. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 60,914. PROGRAM CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 855,256. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 855,256. AGENCY PLACEMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 28,125. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 7,944. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,069. OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 109,746. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 40,645. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 47,261. TOTAL EXPENSES 197,652.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL TRUST 339.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTON'S WOODS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1136 IRVING STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043388917EIN
Primary ActivitiesEVENT SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeCEntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income$238,061ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Ownership1.00000OwnershipPct
Controlled OrganizationYes (1)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTON WOODS INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeNTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$730,576InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt