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PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM (EIN 05-0258928)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2012-12-20
IRS object ID
201203559349300875
Schema version
2011v1.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2012-12-20T15:20:49-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN050392605EIN

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StateRIState
ZIP Code02903ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
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Filer Filer

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EIN050258928EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUMBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlPROVNameControl
Phone4014216970Phone

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Address Line1251 BENEFIT STREETAddressLine1
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StateRIState
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Officer Officer

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NameALISON MAXELLName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone4014216970Phone
Date Signed2012-12-06DateSigned
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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM, FOUNDED IN 1753 AS A MEMBER-SUPPORTED LIBRARY, WILL PROVIDE A COLLECTION OF BOOK, OTHER MATERIALS, AND PROGRAMS TO ANYONE, OF ANY AGE, WHO LOVES READING, APPRECIATES LITERATURE, AND ENJOYS INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY. THE ATHENAEUM WILL DEVELOP, CONSERVE, AND MAINTAIN ITS COLLECTIONS AND ITS HISTORIC BUILDING TO ENSURE A CULTURAL HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionTHE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM IS AN INDEPENDENT MEMBER-SUPPORTED LIBRARY AND CULTURAL CENTER, FOUNDED IN 1836 AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. HAVING ALWAYS BEEN ORGANIZED AS A CULTURAL INSTITUTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, THE ATHENAEUM OBTAINED RECOGNITION AS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION IN THE 1970S. TODAY IT CONTINUES TO FULFILL THE INTENTION OF ITS FOUNDERS BY OFFERING A BROAD RANGE OF SERVICES TO A DIVERSE PUBLIC, NEARLY 1000 OF WHO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY DIRECTLY THROUGH MEMBERSHIP AND DONATIONS. THE COLLECTIONS, PROGRAMMING AND THE SERVICES WE PROVIDE ARE OF PRIMARY INTEREST TO LOCAL AS WELL AS NATIONAL SCIENTISTS, AUTHORS, EDUCATORS, MUSICIANS, ACTORS, POETS, ARTISTS, AND JOURNALISTS FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE.MissionDescription
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DescriptionCIRCULATING LIBRARY: THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEDICATED TO SERVING THE GENERAL READER AND PUBLIC. THE LIBRARY HOUSES SOME 200,000 BOOKS, INCLUDING CONTEMPORARY TITLES AND MATERIALS ON CD AND DVD. THE ATHENAEUM SELECTS THE BEST PUBLISHED LITERATURE, FICTION AND NON-FICTION AVAILABLE EACH YEAR IN A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS FOR THE INFORMED READER. OUR COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE ONSITE AND THROUGH AN AUTOMATED CATALOGING SYSTEM, AND A CONTINUALLY UPDATED WEBSITE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012, WE ADDED 1,524 ITEMS, CIRCULATED 39,723 ITEMS, ANSWERED 169 REFERENCE QUESTIONS AND CONDUCTED 65 RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS.Description

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DescriptionPUBLIC PROGRAMS: THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM OFFERS YEAR-ROUND CHILDRENS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING STORY HOURS, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SEASONAL EVENTS. ADULTS ALSO ENJOY A VARIETY OF LIVELY PROGRAMS SUCH AS POETRY READINGS, LECTURES ON TRAVEL, CONTEMPORARY ISSUES AND THE ARTS. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2011-2012, WE HOSTED 172 CHILDRENS EVENTS WITH 1,915 ATTENDING, 53 ADULT PROGRAMS WITH 3,781 ATTENDING AND CURATED APPROXIMATELY 46 EXHIBITS AND 28 TOURS. MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE ATHENAEUM DURING THE YEAR.Description

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DescriptionHISTORIC PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS AND BUILDING: THE ATHENAEUMS COLLECTIONS AND HISTORIC BUILDING ARE MAINTAINED IN THE SPIRIT OF ITS FOUNDERS IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF ALL WHO ENTER ITS GRANITE WALLS. THE ATHENAEUM, KNOWN BY ITS HANDSOME GREEK REVIVAL BUILDING, MAINTAINS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS THAT ARE VALUABLE AND RARE. OUR COLLECTIONS HIGHLIGHT THE STRENGTHS OF THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM AND ITS ANTECEDENTS SINCE 1753, IN DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF THE BOOK AND BOOK CULTURE IN PROVIDENCE DURING THE 18TH AND 19TH CENTURIES. THE BUILDING & GROUNDS COMMITTEE, A BOARD COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE BUILDING, FURNISHINGS, AND GROUNDS OF THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM, PRIORITIZES THE NEED FOR ELECTIVE REPAIRS OR CHANGES AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON HOW TO PROCEED. THANKS TO CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS, THE ATHENAEUM WAS ABLE TO NOT ONLY CONSERVE TWO IMPORTANT WORKS THIS YEAR, BUT ADDED 66 TITLES TO ITS ROYCROFT COLLECTION.Description
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Book Value1251984BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis1228889OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1010707Depreciation
Book Value218182BookValue
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Total Of Book Value Land Buildings1470166TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Total Revenue777825TotalRevenue
Total Expenses971366TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-193541ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments-95721NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Total Adjustments-95721TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-289262ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt664794TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-95721NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities14422DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues-31732OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990-113031RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal777825RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990777825TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt954056TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities14422DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99014422ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal939634ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included231732InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt31732ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990971366TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 1A:INEXHAUSTIBLE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE ATHENAEUM AS THE VALUES ARE NOT READILY DETERMINABLE. NEW ACQUISITIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED, OR AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS WERE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE ALSO NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM, FOUNDED AS THE ATHENAEUM IN 1836, IS ONE OF THE CITYS OLDEST CULTURAL CENTERS AND ONE OF ONLY 17 U.S. MEMBERSHIP LIBRARIES EXISTING TODAY. ITS PROGENITORS WERE TWO EARLIER LIBRARIES, THE PROVIDENCE LIBRARY COMPANY, FOUNDED IN 1753, AND THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM, FOUNDED IN 1831; IT BECAME THE PROVIDENCE ATHENAEUM BY AMENDMENT TO ITS CHARTER IN 1850. THE LIBRARY HOUSES CLOSE TO 200,000 CIRCULATING BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND UNIQUE AND RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. ITS SPECIAL COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS COLLECTION; INCUNABULA AND MANUSCRIPTS DATING BACK TO THE 1300S; SIGNIFICANT ARTS AND CRAFTS, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION, R.I. INDUSTRY, AND NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS; 18TH- AND 19TH-CENTURY FICTION; AND EARLY CHILDRENS LITERATURE. THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND ARCHIVES CONTAIN DOCUMENTS THAT REVEAL ITS RICH ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE INTELLECTUAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC, AND POLITICAL THINKING IN PROVIDENCE, NEW ENGLAND, AND AMERICA THAT HELP TO INFORM THE ATHENAEUMS ECLECTIC PROGRAMMING. AS ONE OF THE OLDEST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE, THE ATHENAEUM HAS LONG SERVED AS A PLACE FOR CITIZENS TO MEET AND LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SERVE A BROAD PUBLIC AND DETERMINED TO INVOLVE AN EVEN LARGER COMMUNITY AT MANY MORE LEVELS. THE CORE VALUES OF VISION 2015 SPEAK TO THE ATHENAEUMS BELIEF THAT THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF A BROAD AND DIVERSE POPULATION IS CRITICAL IN FOSTERING A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY. AS OF THE FALL OF 2011, ALL OUR PROGRAMS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
PART V, LINE 4:THE INTENDED USE OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND IS TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL NEEDED REVENUE TO BE USED TO FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE ATHENAEUM'S MISSION.DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
PART X:THE ATHENAEUM EVALUATES ITS UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS USING THE GUIDANCE FOR CONTINGENCIES AS CONTAINED IN GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES. THE ATHENAEUM WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES -31,732.PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

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Name Of Event1ANNUAL EVENTNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event136701GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event136701GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event111707OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total36701GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events36701GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events11707OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events11707DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary24994NetIncomeSummary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

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Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9900NoncashContribsRptdF990
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Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

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IdentifierNON REPORTING OF REVENUE:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 33:ReturnReference
ExplanationCONTRIBUTED BOOKS WERE RECORDED AS IN-KIND DONATION AND EXPENSE, WHICH ARE NOT REPORTED ON THE FORM 990.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6ANY PERSON WHO SHALL PAY DUES SPECIFIED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE ATHENAEUM. EACH MEMBER SHALL BE ENTITLED TO ALL THE RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES PROVIDED TO MEMBERS BY THE BYLAWS OF THE ATHENAEUM AND SUBJECT TO RULES AND REGULATIONS MADE BY THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO ATTEND MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND TO VOTE IN THE ELECTION OF OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BBYLAWS MAY BE ALTERED OR AMENDED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AT ANY MEETING OF THE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE BUSINESS MANAGER TO VERIFY ACCURACY IN ACCORDANCE WITH INFORMATION PROVIDED TO THE AUDITORS, AND CORRECTIONS MADE AS NEEDED. A COPY OF THE RETURN IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE TREASURER FOR REVIEW, AND CORRECTIONS MADE AS NEEDED. AN ELECTRONIC COPY IS POSTED TO THE ORGANIZATIONAL INTRANET, AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SENT AN EMAIL NOTIFYING THEM TO REVIEW THE RETURN. THE TREASURER OF THE BOARD THEN PRESENTS THE RETURN AT THE BOARD MEETING FOR BOARD APPROVAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION MONITORS AND ENFORCES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THROUGH POLICY REVIEW, EXAMPLES, DISCLOSURE, AND WITHDRAWAL FROM PARTICIPATION, IF NECESSARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19STREAMLINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP. OTHER POLICIES AND FULL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5:NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -95,721.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS OF OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT HAS NOT CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.