NEW BEDFORD FISHING HERITAGE CENTER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization: NEW BEDFORD FISHING HERITAGE CENTER INC (EIN 47-2147308)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-05-16
IRS object ID: 201631379349205883
Schema version: 2015v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-05-16T21:57:23-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	900001509	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JARDIN & DAWSON INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	84 FRONT ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472147308	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEW BEDFORD FISHING HERITAGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	CENTER INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NEWB	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5089938894	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 2052	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02741	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANNE JARDIN-MAYNARD	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5089938894	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-05-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ANNE E JARDIN-MAYNARD	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00634143	PTIN
Phone	5089923334	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-05-16	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	FISHINGHERITAGECENTER.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$42,317	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$20,110	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$9,171	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income	$6	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$12,980	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses	$1,800	SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss	$11,180	SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total	$50	OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue	$40,517	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$19,377	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$80	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$242	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$7,789	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$27,488	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$13,029	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$550	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,579	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,362	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,362	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$783	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$550	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,579	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	THE NEW BEDFORD FISHING HERITAGE CENTER'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS EDUCATIONAL. THE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FISHING INDUSTRY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, AND PRESERVING AND PRESENTING THE STORY OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND ARCHIVES.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
SOMETHING FISHY SUMMER CAMP: THE FREE CAMP SERVES NEW BEDFORD STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ENTERING FOURTH GRADE IN THE FALL. CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD FROM THE WHALING ERA TO THE CONTEMPORARY FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS, FIELDTRIPS, AND GUEST PRESENTERS. FORTY-EIGHT CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY15.	$4,385
SCHOOL PROGRAMS: SCHOOL PROGRAMS INTRODUCE STUDENTS (KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL) AND TEACHERS TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS, CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, AND TOURS OF FISHING INDUSTRY BUSINESSES AND THE WORKING WATERFRONT. IN FY15 WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 STUDENTS AND 4 TEACHERS.	$166
NPS CONCERTS: DURING JULY AND AUGUST OF 2015, THE FISHING HERITAGE CENTER CO-SPONSORED THE NATIONAL PARK'S MARITIME CONCERT SERIES PRESENTING A TOTAL OF 8 CONCERTS OF MARITIME MUSIC INCLUDING BOTH SEA SONGS AND ETHNIC MUSIC REFLECTING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE WHALING AND FISHING COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE WERE SERVED.	$1,700
WEBSITE: BEGINNING IN JULY, THE FISHING HERITAGE CENTER WORKED TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE PRESENTING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NEW BEDFORD FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH DIGITAL EXHIBITS, AN INDUSTRY TIMELINE, AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS. THE WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2016. 10,000 RACK CARDS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO PROMOTE THE WEBSITE.	$5,480	$4,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$11,731	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
PHILLIP MELLO
PRESIDENT	5.00	$0
ANNE JARDIN-MAYNARD
TREASURER	5.00	$0
CASSIE CANASTRA
SECRETARY	2.00	$0
KIRSTEN BENDIKSEN
VICE PRESIDE	1.00	$0
MADELEINE HALL-ARBER
DIRECTOR	2.00	$0
LAURA ORLEANS
EXECUTIVE DI	60.00	$18,000
STEPHANIE RAFAEL-DEMELLO
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANNE JARDIN-MAYNARD	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	JARDIN & DAWSON INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	84 FRONT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	84 FRONT STREET	AddressLine2Txt
City	NEW BEDFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02740	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5089923334	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$550	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,110	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,660	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$550	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,110	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$20,660	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$20,660	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$6	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$50	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$50	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$20,716	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$22,207	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99730	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SALE OF DVD'S 50	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8	SALE OF DVD'S 50 TOTAL 50
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES MARKETING 21 WORKING WATERFRONT FESTIVAL 100 CHECK ORDER CHARGE 84 OFFICE SUPPLIES 203 FILM SERIES 150 CAMP EXPENSES 4,385 NPS CONCERT SERIES 1,700 SCHOOL PROGRAMS 166 WEBSITE EXPENSES 980 TOTAL 7,789
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE 0 783
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	THE NEW BEDFORD FISHING HERITAGE CENTER'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS EDUCATIONAL. THE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE FISHING INDUSTRY PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE, AND PRESERVING AND PRESENTING THE STORY OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, AND ARCHIVES.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	SOMETHING FISHY SUMMER CAMP: THE FREE CAMP SERVES NEW BEDFORD STUDENTS WHO WILL BE ENTERING FOURTH GRADE IN THE FALL. CAMPERS LEARN ABOUT THE PORT OF NEW BEDFORD FROM THE WHALING ERA TO THE CONTEMPORARY FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH HANDS-ON PROJECTS, FIELDTRIPS, AND GUEST PRESENTERS. FORTY-EIGHT CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY15.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	SCHOOL PROGRAMS: SCHOOL PROGRAMS INTRODUCE STUDENTS (KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL) AND TEACHERS TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH A COMBINATION OF ASSEMBLY PROGRAMS, CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, AND TOURS OF FISHING INDUSTRY BUSINESSES AND THE WORKING WATERFRONT. IN FY15 WE SERVED APPROXIMATELY 45 STUDENTS AND 4 TEACHERS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30	NPS CONCERTS: DURING JULY AND AUGUST OF 2015, THE FISHING HERITAGE CENTER CO-SPONSORED THE NATIONAL PARK'S MARITIME CONCERT SERIES PRESENTING A TOTAL OF 8 CONCERTS OF MARITIME MUSIC INCLUDING BOTH SEA SONGS AND ETHNIC MUSIC REFLECTING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE WHALING AND FISHING COMMUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 400 PEOPLE WERE SERVED.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	WEBSITE: BEGINNING IN JULY, THE FISHING HERITAGE CENTER WORKED TO DEVELOP AN EDUCATIONAL WEBSITE PRESENTING THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE NEW BEDFORD FISHING INDUSTRY THROUGH DIGITAL EXHIBITS, AN INDUSTRY TIMELINE, AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS. THE WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED IN APRIL OF 2016. 10,000 RACK CARDS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO PROMOTE THE WEBSITE.