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ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INC (EIN 04-2104334)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-05-05
IRS object ID
201521259349301237
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-05-05T15:31:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263753134PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ TOFIASBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1500 BOYLSTON STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042104334EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlISABBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6175661401PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 EVANS WAYAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02115ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNOAH SCHNEIDERMANPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6175661401PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCRAIG KLEINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00734640PTIN
Phone6177610600PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerANNE HAWLEYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 EVANS WAYAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02115ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,117,705GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.GARDNERMUSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1936FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body25VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent25VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee241TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers200TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$131,904TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$71,900NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$23,499,658CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,082,829PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,833,531CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$2,110,660PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4,126,506CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,063,028PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,067,650CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$28,162,532PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$30,527,345CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Other Expenses$12,682,301PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$12,481,404CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,662,290PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$20,888,628CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$6,500,242PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,638,717CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$280,336,169TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$303,528,531TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$37,568,207TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$34,455,386TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$269,073,145NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$9,445,818ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,733RevenueAmt
DescCONSERVATION OF A WORLD CLASS COLLECTION SPANNING 30 CENTURIES, INCLUDING AN INTENSE PROGRAM OF TREATMENTS TO OBJECTS OF ALL MEDIA ON CONTINUAL DISPLAY, IS AUGMENTED BY UPDATES TO LIGHTING, FACILITIES, AND PRESENTATION IN ORDER TO FURTHER PRESERVE BOTH THE OBJECTS AND BUILDING. MUSEUM CONSERVATION EXPERTS IN ALL AREAS EMPLOY CUTTING EDGE SCIENTIFIC METHODS AND NEW PRACTICES TO PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND SAFEGUARD MASTERWORKS FOR POSTERITY. CURATORIAL INTERPRETATION AND SCHOLARSHIP DERIVING FROM THE COLLECTION INCLUDES RESEARCH OF THE COLLECTION'S ART, FURNITURE, AND ARCHITECTURE. THE RESULT INCLUDES PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS EXHIBITION CATALOGUES, ARTICLES, AND PRESENTATIONS, AND ANNUAL SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS BASED ON THE COLLECTION AND SIGNIFICANT NEW SCHOLARSHIP.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,187,164ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,797,504RevenueAmt
DescONE OF THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSEUM MUSIC PROGRAMS, WITH APPROXIMATELY 50 CONCERTS SERVING 10,000 PATRONS A YEAR; ALONG WITH AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM AND RELATED CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS - ALL AIM AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF ARTISTRY AND INNOVATION. ANNUALLY 6 EMERGING ARTISTS FROM COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD RESIDE AT THE GARDNER FOR A MONTH TO EXERCISE THEIR CREATIVE PRACTICE, OFTEN RESULTING IN PROJECTS THAT ARE PRESENTED AT THE MUSEUM. WEEKLY LECTURES AND MONTHLY EVENING PROGRAMS PROVIDE ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITOR LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF ENCOUNTERS WITH ART. THE MUSEUM PARTNERS WITH SEVERAL UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS IN THE BOSTON AREA TO PROMOTE IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES WITH WORKS OF ART IN ORDER TO ENHANCE EACH STUDENT'S CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS. AS A RESULT, THE MUSEUM HAS PIONEERED A MUCH-LAUDED PROGRAM BASED IN A VISUAL THINKING STRATEGY WHICH ENGAGES THE STUDENT IN LOOKING AT ART AND LEARNING TO THINK THROUGH LOOKING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,797,924ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,623RevenueAmt
DescAN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE/HORTICULTURE PROGRAM -- WITH AN EVER-CHANGING COURTYARD DISPLAY THAT INCLUDES TEN DIFFERENT PLANT INSTALLATIONS ANNUALLY, ALONG WITH OUTSIDE GARDENS -- BRINGS THE ART OF HORTICULTURE TO LIFE AS PART OF THE MUSEUM EXPERIENCE. THE LANDSCAPE PROGRAM INCLUDES A LECTURE SERIES AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON LANDSCAPE HISTORY AND DESIGN. THESE PUBLIC PROGRAMS EXPLORE HUMAN INTERACTION WITH THE LANDSCAPE OVER TIME EXAMINING ISSUES THAT SPARK DIALOGUE AROUND USES OF THE LAND FOR GARDENS, BURIALS, FOOD PRODUCTION, PUBLIC SPACE AND OTHER TOPICS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$17,430,906TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee241EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DIANE HARWOODBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 EVANS WAYAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02115ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

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DAVID W SCUDDER
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN W KIDDER
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN CHU
SECRETARY, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
GWILL YORK
TREASURER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY ABRAMS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLISON ACHTMEYER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA BEKENSTEIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BERTUCCI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA BLUMENTHAL
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROANN COSTIN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIT D'ARBELOFF
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA DEBONIS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM P EGAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN GOMEZ
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REV DR RAY A HAMMOND
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM HELMAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA W HOSTETTER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH KOERNER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR BARBARA E MILLEN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE M PAPPALARDO
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH K PFEIFFER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN S REED
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MAUREEN RUETTGERS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE CHAPMAN STEMBERG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HOWARD STEVENSON
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE HAWLEY
DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$363,240$0$30,647
PETER BRYANT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$212,652$0$19,929
NOAH SCHNEIDERMAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$146,947$0$30,147
JAMES LABECK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$142,703$0$29,649Yes (X)
LISA BEVILAQUA
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$175,837$0$16,365Yes (X)
ANTHONY AMORE
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY40.00$114,212$0$5,417Yes (X)
MARGARET BURCHENAL
CURATOR OF EDUCATION40.00$106,932$0$28,023Yes (X)
LAUREN BUDDING
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$138,599$0$21,140Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,401,122TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$181,317TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
HARTNEY GREYMONT
433 CHESTNUT STREETNEEDHAMMA02492LANDSCAPING SERVICES$467,108
SHAWMUT DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION
560 HARRISON AVEBOSTONMA02118CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT$316,368
MASTERPIECE INTERNATIONAL LTD
39 BROADWAY SUITE 1410NEW YORKNY10006TRANSPORTATION SERVICES$292,860
CAMBRIDGE ASSOCIATES LLC
125 HIGH STREETBOSTONMA02110INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$285,235
PETRITA INC
114 WOODLAND ROADMILTONMA02186CATERING SERVICES$268,894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K9CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$704,672MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$1,073,668FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$358,759GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$21,362,559AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$3,776,857NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$23,499,658TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMISSIONS/TOURS/LECTURESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,833,531TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,833,531RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,833,531TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,016,525TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$131,904UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$884,621ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$655,387RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$27,286RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$628,101RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$628,101TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$459,335RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$168,766ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,109,981SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,109,981SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,109,981TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,109,981ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$60,006FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$1,073,668ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$138,451FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$78,445TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$78,445ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$942,617GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$424,623CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$517,994TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$517,994RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$30,527,345TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,810,860RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$131,904UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$4,084,923ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$697,999TotalAmt
Program Services$229,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$417,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,266FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,124,618TotalAmt
Program Services$4,775,473ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$420,132ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$929,013FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135,768TotalAmt
Program Services$70,897ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$32,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$97,452FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$990,570TotalAmt
Program Services$743,025ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,578ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$126,967FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$458,269TotalAmt
Program Services$320,964ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,663ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,642FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,536TotalAmt
Program Services$1,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$634ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,511TotalAmt
Program Services$57,383ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301,507TotalAmt
Program Services$224,708ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$31,483ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,316FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,602,169TotalAmt
Program Services$1,447,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,631ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,509FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$258,320TotalAmt
Program Services$257,470ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$850FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,042TotalAmt
Program Services$6,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$956ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,233FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,017TotalAmt
Program Services$16,747ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,854ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$416FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$863,182TotalAmt
Program Services$813,523ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,357ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,302FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$203,421TotalAmt
Program Services$187,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,977FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,438,596TotalAmt
Program Services$1,346,987ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,554ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$54,055FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,604,621TotalAmt
Program Services$5,247,722ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$210,593FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,037TotalAmt
Program Services$140,278ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$416,450$398,484$6,706$11,260
EQUIPMENT RENTAL/MAINT.$382,024$345,828$20,276$15,920
PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS$234,750$201,645$5,095$28,010
POSTAGE & SHIPPING$213,334$189,877$3,947$19,510

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$667,887TotalAmt
Program Services$407,254ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$234,790FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,888,628TotalAmt
Program Services$17,430,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,430,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,027,081FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,237,032BOYAmt
EOY$5,353,004EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,285,189BOYAmt
EOY$4,109,285EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$417,262BOYAmt
EOY$449,902EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$638,416BOYAmt
EOY$633,087EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$137,726,479LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,154,289LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$115,606,174BOYAmt
EOY$110,572,190EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,101,791BOYAmt
EOY$48,906,003EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,320,933BOYAmt
EOY$129,521,049EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,729,372BOYAmt
EOY$3,984,011EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,336,169BOYAmt
EOY$303,528,531EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,992,881BOYAmt
EOY$1,525,485EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,821BOYAmt
EOY$105,687EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$34,447,505BOYAmt
EOY$32,824,214EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,568,207BOYAmt
EOY$34,455,386EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$86,955,972BOYAmt
EOY$83,987,534EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,079,070BOYAmt
EOY$96,099,040EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$78,732,920BOYAmt
EOY$88,986,571EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,767,962BOYAmt
EOY$269,073,145EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,336,169BOYAmt
EOY$303,528,531EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,638,717ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$16,666,466NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$34,264,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,629,024CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,274,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,106,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,794,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$120,069,298TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,264,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,629,024CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,274,293CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,106,315CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,794,986CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$120,069,298TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$44,259,727SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$75,809,571PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$734,486CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$791,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,003,255CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,525,021CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,080,673CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,134,668TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,154CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,663CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,849CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$72,900CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$153,566TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,300CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,367CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,400CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60,006CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$282,073TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$125,639,605TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$14,294,398GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.60340PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.54400PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$4,482,944AssetsIncludedAmt
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$140,612,767BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,207,403ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,261,330InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,784,902OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$164,296,598EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$115,535,401BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,993,431ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,308,935InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,225,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$140,612,767EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$114,534,623BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,403,316ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$2,629,921InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,772,617OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$115,535,401EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$99,869,353BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$662,550ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,618,298InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,615,578OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$114,534,623EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$84,310,508BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,940,050ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,165,449InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,546,654OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$99,869,353EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.06940BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.49050PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.44010TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$181,544OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$181,544BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$119,377,268OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,455,378DepreciationAmt
Book Value$103,921,890BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,152,667OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,698,911DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,453,756BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,015,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,015,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$110,572,190TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MARKETABLE ALTERNATIVES$85,520,748F
NON-MARKETABLE ASSETS$1,476,007F
EQUITIES$42,524,294F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$129,521,049TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$47,482,665TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$16,666,466NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$590,360OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$17,256,826RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,225,839RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$301,506InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$301,506RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,527,345TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,177,482TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$590,360OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$590,360ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$20,587,122ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$301,506InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$301,506ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$20,888,628TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM DISPLAYS AN ART COLLECTION OF WORLD IMPORTANCE, INCLUDING WORKS THAT RANK AMONG THE MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THEIR TYPE. ISABELLA GARDNER COLLECTED AND CAREFULLY DISPLAYED A COLLECTION COMPRISED OF SOME 5,000 OBJECTS -- PAINTINGS, SCULPTURE, FURNITURE, TEXTILES, DRAWINGS, SILVER, CERAMICS, ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND LETTERS -- FROM ANCIENT ROME, MEDIEVAL EUROPE, RENAISSANCE ITALY, ASIA, THE ISLAMIC WORLD AND 19TH-CENTURY FRANCE AND AMERICA. BUILT TO EVOKE A 15TH-CENTURY VENETIAN PALACE, THE MUSEUM BUILDING ITSELF PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERIC SETTING FOR ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER'S INVENTIVE CREATION. HISTORICAL AND SCHOLARLY ENDEAVORS AT THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM EXPLORE THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION AND THE CONTEXT OF ISABELLA GARDNER'S TIME IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE NEW WAYS OF THINKING ABOUT ART AND CULTURE. EXHIBITIONS EXAMINE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES OF WORKS OF ART, RESULTING IN AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR EDUCATORS, THINKERS, AND CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS, AND SERVES AS THE FOCUS TO PROGRAMS AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENTS WERE FUNDED BY DONORS AND BY THE MUSEUM'S BOARD TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND TO ENSURE THE LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF THE MUSEUM AND ITS MISSION.
PART X, LINE 2:THE MUSEUM IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS GENERALLY EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES ON RELATED INCOME. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE MUSEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT ITS STATUS AS A TAX EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATIONS AS TO ITS INCOME BEING RELATED AND UNRELATED ARE NOT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WITHIN THE MEANING OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES FOR ITS OPEN TAX YEARS. THE MUSEUM'S FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR 3 YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAFE RENTAL EXPENSES 27,286. MUSEUM SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD 424,623. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 138,451.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CAFE RENTAL EXPENSES 27,286. MUSEUM SHOP COST OF GOODS SOLD 424,623. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 138,451.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTINGTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$41,440,582RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$41,440,582SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$41,440,582TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1SPRING GALA - CONCERTNameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$1,133,674GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,073,668CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,006GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$41,513FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$27,360EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$69,578OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,133,674GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,073,668CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,006GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$41,513FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$27,360EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$69,578OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$138,451DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$78,445NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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
ANNE HAWLEY
DIRECTOR$345,240$0$0$0$18,000$0$11,563$0$19,084$0$393,887$0$0$0
PETER BRYANT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$212,652$0$0$0$0$0$10,425$0$9,504$0$232,581$0$0$0
NOAH SCHNEIDERMAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$146,947$0$0$0$0$0$7,701$0$22,446$0$177,094$0$0$0
JAMES LABECK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$142,703$0$0$0$0$0$9,320$0$20,329$0$172,352$0$0$0
LISA BEVILAQUA
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$175,837$0$0$0$0$0$8,686$0$7,679$0$192,202$0$0$0
LAUREN BUDDING
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$138,599$0$0$0$0$0$1,161$0$19,979$0$159,739$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationA TAXABLE HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS PROVIDED TO THE DIRECTOR, IN RECOGNITION OF THE FACT THAT SHE IS THE FIRST DIRECTOR NOT TO BE PROVIDED LIVING QUARTERS IN THE MUSEUM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MASS HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN042456011BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP57586EMM0CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2009-11-17BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$36,444,201IssuePriceAmt
PurposeCONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING, AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW MUSEUM BUILDING.PurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$36,444,201TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$811,351InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$2,368,935CapitalizedInterestAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$506,515IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$32,757,400WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2011SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding0CurrentRefundingInd
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 PropYes (1)MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel ContractsYes (1)EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00790PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Total Private Business Use0.00790TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
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 FiledYes (1)Form8038TFiledInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution14ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,776,857NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
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 AMOUNTS IN COLUMN (B) REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 & FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1:ORGANIZATION'S MISSION STATEMENT ESTABLISHED BY ITS FOUNDER IN 1903 FOR "THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC FOREVER," THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM CURRENTLY SERVES APPROXIMATELY 200,000 VISITORS PER YEAR THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. HOUSED IN A VENETIAN-INSPIRED BUILDING, THE GARDNER IS HOME TO SOME 5,000 ART OBJECTS, SPANNING 30 CENTURIES, INCLUDING MASTERWORKS BY BOTTICELLI, TITIAN, RAPHAEL, REMBRANDT, DEGAS, AND SARGENT. THESE WORKS AND GARDNER'S LEGACY ARE ILLUMINATED THROUGH SCHOLARLY AS WELL AS CONTEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS; ONE OF THE NATION'S LONGEST-RUNNING MUSEUM MUSIC PROGRAMS; AN ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM; AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS. AS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IN 2000, THE ISABELLA STEWART GARDNER MUSEUM'S MISSION IS "TO EXERCISE CULTURAL AND CIVIC LEADERSHIP BY NURTURING A NEW GENERATION OF TALENT IN THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES: BY DELIVERING THE WORKS OF CREATORS AND PERFORMERS TO THE PUBLIC; AND BY REACHING OUT TO INVOLVE AND SERVE ITS COMMUNITY. THE COLLECTION IS AT THE CENTER OF THIS EFFORT AS AN INSPIRING ENCOUNTER WITH BEAUTY AND ART."
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWED AND APPROVED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ALL TRUSTEES WERE GIVEN ACCESS TO A SECURE WEBSITE ON WHICH A COMPLETE COPY OF FORM 990, EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULE B, PART I (WHICH WAS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST), WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. THE MUSEUM EMAILED ALL OF ITS GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS A LINK TO THE PASSWORD-PROTECTED WEBSITE, NOTING WITHIN THE EMAIL THAT THE FORM 990 WAS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW ON THAT SITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES COLLECTS AND REVIEWS ANNUAL CONFLICT DISCLOSURE REPORTS FROM ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. TRUSTEES AND THEIR FAMILIES MAY NOT SERVE AS PAID EMPLOYEES OF THE MUSEUM UNLESS APPROVED IN ADVANCE BY THE BOARD. TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES MUST ABSTAIN FROM DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES ON ANY ACTION WHERE THEY HAVE ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE MUSEUM. FOR EACH POSITION, THE COMMITTEE USES DATA BASED ON INDUSTRY SURVEYS, DOCUMENTED COMPENSATION FROM OTHER SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, EXPERT COMPENSATION STUDIES OR OTHER COMPARABILITY BASED DATA. COMPENSATION IS SET BY INDEPENDENT PERSONS AND DOCUMENTED CONTEMPORANEOUSLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE MUSEUM WILL CONSIDER REQUESTS FOR COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.

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