BOSTON MARINE SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: BOSTON MARINE SOCIETY (EIN 04-2139204)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-12
IRS object ID: 201543169349301609
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-12T09:32:19-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	042943536	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Tonneson & Company Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	401 Edgewater Place Suite 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wakefield	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	018806208	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042139204	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Boston Marine Society	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BOST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6172420522	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 1st Charlestown Navy Yd No 102	AddressLine1Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02129	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Captain Jeffrey J Havlicek	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6172420522	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	John T Parker	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00854367	PTIN
Phone	7812459999	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	Captain Jeffrey J Havlic	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	21 Outlook Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Swampscott	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01907	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,216,625	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	bostonmarinesociety.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1754	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Promote knowledge of the coast, relieve members & families of poverty & financially assist in the education & training of maritime academy students.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,474	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$88,970	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$102,284	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,320	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,320	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$787,177	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,360,159	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$273	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$432	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$883,740	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,470,195	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$159,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$159,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$100,647	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$102,121	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$388,968	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$369,509	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$648,615	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$630,630	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$235,125	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$839,565	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$20,261,756	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$20,901,973	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$14,835	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$10,033	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$20,246,921	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$20,891,940	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	Promote knowledge of the coast, relieve members and families of poverty, and financially assist in the education and training of maritime academy students.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$150,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$150,000	GrantAmt
Desc	Scholarships and memorial funds granted to Maritime academies and others associated with the education and preservation of the coast.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$9,000	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$9,000	GrantAmt
Desc	Financial aid and assistance to members & families in poverty.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$54,793	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$432	RevenueAmt
Desc	Other expenses to maintain historical assets held by the Society that are used to educate the public about the coast.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$112,549	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$7,320	RevenueAmt
Desc	Conferences and meetings to provide a forum for the discussion of the coast and to promote public awareness of the coast.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$112,549	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$7,320	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$326,342	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	0	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (1)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Captain Carl A Pottey	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6172420522	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 1st Avenue Ste 102 Charlestown	AddressLine1Txt
City	Boston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02129	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
Captain Peter J Lawrence
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Stefan J Palmer
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Bruce F Porter
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Richard R Cunio
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Andrew Triandafilou
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Martin E Conroy Jr
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Michael R Burns
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Robert A Kolofsky
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain David E Cox
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Charles G Gifford
Trustee	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Captain Jeffrey J Havlicek
President	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Captain Joseph K Fitzpatrick
Vice President	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Captain James P Crane
Secretary	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Captain Carl A Pottey
Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Martha R Bagley Esq
Assistant Secretary/Treasurer	2.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$3,284	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$99,000	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$102,284	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Activity Fees	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,320	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,320	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,320	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$530,508	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$530,508	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$6,576,081	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,746,430	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$829,651	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$829,651	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$829,651	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Other Investment Income	Desc
Business	523000	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$432	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$432	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$432	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,470,195	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,752	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,360,159	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$70,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,074	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$46,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,351	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,270	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,635	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,635	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$350	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,733	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,859	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,859	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$118,713	TotalAmt
Management And General	$118,713	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,065	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,532	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,533	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$70,864	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,432	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,432	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,429	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$67,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$67,038	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$524	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,397	TotalAmt
Management And General	$36,397	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
Gifts	$21,709	$21,709
Miscellaneous	$12,629	$12,629
Telephone	$3,756	$1,878	$1,878
Postage	$1,669		$1,669

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$250	TotalAmt
Management And General	$250	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$630,630	TotalAmt
Program Services	$326,342	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$304,288	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,360	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,118	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$332,959	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,030,211	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,424	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,401	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$9,432	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,572	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,908	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,860	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,546,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,384,131	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,592,922	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,686,236	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$752,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$750,016	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,261,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,901,973	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,033	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,033	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,610,635	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,255,654	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$636,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$636,286	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,246,921	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,891,940	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,261,756	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,901,973	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$839,565	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$189,916	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$4,630	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$720,396	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,432	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,572	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,860	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$7,860	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Alternative Investments	Desc
Book Value	$1,686,236	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,686,236	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,280,279	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$189,916	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$189,916	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,470,195	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,470,195	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$635,260	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$635,260	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	-$4,630	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	-$4,630	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$630,630	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:	The Society has a collection of inexhaustible arts and books. The items are on display at the Society's offices located in the Boston National Historical Park. They reveal not only the history of a distinguished institution but also help tell the story of one of the America's oldest and most important ports.
Part X, Line 2:	In accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Society is exempt from federal and state income taxes on its income and, accordingly, the financial statements do not reflect a provision for income taxes. Instead, the Society is liable for federal and state taxes on the Society's unrelated taxable business income. These determinations have been reviewed according to guidance in a recent Financial Accounting Standards Board pronouncement related to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. As of December 31, 2014, the Society has no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the financial statements. The Society is generally subject to potential examination by taxing jurisdictions for the three prior years.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:	Accrual to cash basis adjustments
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:	Accrual to cash basis adjustments -4,630.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Duxbury Bay Maritime School
PO Box 263 A	Duxbury	MA	02331	043348183	501(c)(3)	$5,000	To support the Maritime Adventures program
Massachusetts Maritime Academy
101 Academy Drive	Buzzards Bay	MA	02532	237025807	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Construction of two Z-Drive Model SDM
Maine Maritime Academy
PO Box C-3	Castine	ME	04420	016000724	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Upgrade Bridge Simulator
USS Massachusetts Memorial Committee Inc
PO Box 111	Fall River	MA	027220111	042377049	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Battleship Cove Community Boating program
Sail Salem Inc
23 Glendale St	Salem	MA	01970	208157746	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Expand fleet of training vessels and hire executive director
The Boston Seaman's Friend Society
77 Broadway	Chelsea	MA	02150	042103913	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Vehicle expensesSupport ongoing work of chaplain/fuel and personnel costs
New Bedford Whaling Museum
18 Johnny Cake Hill	New Bedford	MA	02740	042104805	501(c)(3)	$5,000	38th Annual Whaling History Symposium
World Ocean School
PO Box 51091	Boston	MA	02205	020610358	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Providing challenging educational programs aboard the schooner Roseway
(no name)
							38th Annual Whaling History Symposium

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	8	Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
Scholarships for students attending Massachusetts Maritime Academy associated with the education & preservation of the coast.	6	$30,000
Scholarships for students attending Maine Maritime Academy associated with the education & preservation of the coast.	20	$30,000
Scholarship for student attending Maine Maritime Academy in the name of Captain Robert Spear.	1	$1,000
Relief grant funds provided to survivors of members who are in need of financial assistance.	1	$9,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grantees are encouranged to provide the Society with summaries of how the grantee organization utilized the funds received from the Boston Marine Society and to update the Society on the successes of the programs that received funding.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The organization has a body of membership that have submitted applications for their membership to the Board of Trustees, who review and approve memberships in accordance with the Society's by-laws.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	The membership of the Society elect the members of the Board of Trustees at the Society's annual meeting, which is held each year in November.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b	Decisions of the Board of Trustees are subject to approval of the members.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The Board of Trustees reviews Form 990 and it is approved by the audit and finance committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Conflicts of interest are documented first and later discussed in Board of Directors meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	The Governing Documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request at the Society's office. Also, the financial statements are on file with the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, Public Charities Division as the financial statements are required to be submitted annually with the Massachusetts Form PC.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Expenses on books not recorded on Form 990 -4,630.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 1	Accounting Method: Modified Cash Basis
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c	The Society's Trustees have established an audit committee, made up of members of the Board of Trustees that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent auditor.