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MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (EIN 06-6090820)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-15
IRS object ID
201301359349304235
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-05-15T10:58:45-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOSEPH A MIRANDA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 CHURCH STREET SUITE 303AddressLine1
CityYALESVILLECity
StateCTState
ZIP Code064922253ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN066090820EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMERINameControl
Phone2036391913Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11090 HANOVER AVENUEAddressLine1
CityMERIDENCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06451ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePETER P SLAVINSKIName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2036391913Phone
Date Signed2013-05-14DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOSEPH A MIRANDA CPAName
Phone2032657851Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-15DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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StateCTState
ZIP Code06451ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Prior Year28168TotalExpensesPriorYear
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
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Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members16NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholderstrueMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonFRANK POCIADLONamePerson
Telephone Number2036391913TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line154 STEPHEN DRIVEAddressLine1
CityMERIDENCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06450ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
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RUTH BORSUK
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RAYMOND J RUEL
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RONALD STEMPIEN
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DIANE TOBIN
MEMBERSHIP1.00X000
ALLEN WEATHERS
CURATOR4.00X000
BRIAN COFRANCESCO
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
MARY ELLEN BRECHLIN
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
KATE SLAVINSKI
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
PETER SLAVINSKI
PRESIDENT3.00000X
LESLEY SOLKOSKE
PAST-PRESIDE1.00000X
WILLIAM SIEGEL
VICE-PRESIDE1.00000X
MARTHA COLARESI
SECRETARY1.00000X
FRANK POCIADLO
TREASURER2.00000X
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
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Total Contributions4120TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionMEMBERSHIP DUESDescription
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Related Or Exempt Function Income1275RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column17316TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$17,316ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events2046GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2735Total
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Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total388Total
Program Services388ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1214Total
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Occupancy Occupancy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total13864Total
Program Services13864ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total4258Total
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Management And General3199ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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FOOD & BEVERAGES105105
OUTSIDE SERVICES100100
PO BOX RENTAL6464

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total25869Total
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Management And General10458ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY13648BOY
EOY3956EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis202552LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec60699LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY144258BOY
EOY141853EOY

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY333441BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY491347BOY
EOY494810EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY491347BOY
EOY494810EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY491347BOY
EOY494810EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY491347BOY
EOY494810EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses3463ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Community Trust170b1 AviXCommunityTrust170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years5124CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5253CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year16928CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5395CurrentTaxYear
Total39033Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years5124CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5253CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year16928CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year5395CurrentTaxYear
Total39033Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total17039033PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years7914CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years7988CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year8302CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year11783CurrentTaxYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1166CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years444CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1324CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2046CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year3575CurrentTaxYear
Total37880Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.32480PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Ten Percent Test Prior YearXTenPercentTestPriorYear

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch PrgrmsXCollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale

Land Land

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Buildings Buildings

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Depreciation22132Depreciation
Book Value37567BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation19151Depreciation
Book Value36098BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis19244OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation18415Depreciation
Book Value829BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1051OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1001Depreciation
Book Value50BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings141853TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
RELATED PARTY INFORMATION AMONG OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2RUTH BORSUK SHERWIN BORSUK EDITOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE CHRISTINA RUEL RAYMOND RUEL DIRECTOR DIRECTOR SPOUSE PETER SLAVINSKI KATE SLAVINSKI PRESIDENT DIRECTOR DAUGHTER
CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6APPROXIMATELY 125 MEMBERS
ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS VOTE FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE TREASURER. IT IS ALSO MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBER WHO REQUESTS TO DO SO.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION TO ANYONE WHO REQUESTS TO DO SO.