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NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 04-2104757)
Tax period
2009-09-01 to 2010-08-31
Filed
2011-07-08
IRS object ID
201101899349300720
Schema version
2009v1.7
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Timestamp2011-07-08T16:12:30-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Alexander Aronson Finning & co pcBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line121 east main streetAddressLine1
CitywestboroughCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01581ZIPCode
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Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN042104757EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlNEWENameControl
Phone6175365740Phone

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1101 NEWBURY STREETAddressLine1
CityBOSTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode

Officer Officer

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NameBRENTON SIMONSName
TitleceoTitle
Phone6175365740Phone
Date Signed2011-07-08DateSigned
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Preparer Preparer

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NameJOHN R BUCKLEY CPAName
Phone5083669100Phone
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Tax Year2009TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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StateMAState
ZIP Code02116ZIPCode
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State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND INTERPRET MATERIALS TO DOCUMENT AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE HISTORIES OF FAMILIES IN AMERICA.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Mission DescriptionFounded in 1845, New England Historic Genealogical Society is the country's oldest and largest non-profit genealogical organization. Located in Boston, NEHGS collects, preserves, and interprets materials that help make accessible the histories of families in America. The NEHGS research library, one of the most respected genealogical libraries in the field, is home to millions of books, journals, manuscripts, photographs, microfilms, documents, records, and other artifacts that date back more than four centuries. The award-winning web site www.americanAncestors.org offers access to more than 110 million names in 2,400 searchable databases. NEHGS has more than 25,000 members nationally. NEHGS staff includes some of the leading expert genealogists in the country, specializing in early American, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Atlantic and French Canadian, and Jewish genealogy.MissionDescription
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Activity Other ActivityOther (3 entries)

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2290131694868MEMBER SERVICES-Assisting members to get started in genealogy. NEHGS serves approximately 26,000 members through the United States.
483317487820TOURS AND SEMINARS-genealogical tours and presentations / seminars for members and non-members.
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (25 entries)

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Beginning Of Year Balance20929213BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions295291Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-2702129InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures1681000OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance16841375EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance0.07110BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance0.92890PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis868500OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value868500BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis6291039OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2474819Depreciation
Book Value3816220BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis3792120OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation1516824Depreciation
Book Value2275296BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis1602271OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation177819Depreciation
Book Value1424452BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings8384468TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descriptionalternative investmentDescription
Book Value2753022BookValue
Method Of ValuationFMethodOfValuation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities2753022TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
annuity payable$777,954
accrued retirement$637,741
deferred executive compensation$165,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1581445TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue5949914TotalRevenue
Total Expenses6499477TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-549563ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments2774659NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other$79,660OtherAmount
Total Adjustments2854319TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS2304756ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt8671668TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments2774659NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues79660OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9902854319RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal5817349RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included132565InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt132565RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form9905949914TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt6366912TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F9900ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal6366912ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2132565InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt132565ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form9906499477TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (3 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4 PART XI: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4 PART XII: CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTS
Part V, Line 4: The Society designates only a portion of the Society's cumulative investment return for support of operations; the remainder is retained to support operations of future years and to offset potential market declines. Massachusetts state law allows the Society to appropriate as much of the net appreciation as is prudent considering the Society's long and short-term needs, present and anticipated financial requirements, expected total return on its investments, price level trends, and general economic conditions. Under the Society's spending policy, 4.5 percent of the three-year average of the fair value of the investments (excluding investments designated as current assets) at the beginning of each of the previous three fiscal years is appropriated to support operations. In the event of a significant market decline, the Society will consider all factors relevant to the stated goal in determining any change to the appropriation as allowed by UPMIFA. The Society has an investment policy, which combined with the spending rate, attempts to provide a predictable stream of returns combined with asset protection. Endowment assets include those assets restricted by donors that the Society must hold in perpetuity. Under the Society's investment policy and spending rate, both approved by the Board of Trustees, the endowment assets are invested in a manner that is intended to produce an inflation-adjusted return in excess of the spending rate over a long period of time. Actual returns in any given year may vary. To satisfy its long-term rate-of-return objectives, the Society relies on a total return strategy in which investment returns are achieved through both capital appreciation (realized and unrealized) and current yield (interest and dividends). The Investment Committee, advised by a leading third party investment advisor, is responsible for selecting the investment managers of the Society's portfolio. The Investment Committee's strategy is to include an array of different strategy and investment managers for the portfolio to minimize risk while providing investment returns exceeding industry benchmarks.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4: The NEHGS research library, located in Boston, is home to more than 12 million original documents, artifacts, records, manuscripts, books, family papers, bibles, and photographs dating back more than four centuries.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (3 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
D BRENTON SIMONS
27557300000907500425210408844000
THOMAS WILCOX
1270110000000326500159661000
RALPH J CRANDALL
141604000001411070360000318711000

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions67689NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990587090NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket Value of StockMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The 990 is first reviewed by the Board of trustees and by management before it is filed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cAt the Annual Board Meeting, all Board Members are required to resign the society's Conflict of Interest Policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The process for determining the compensation of the society's top management official is performed by an independent outside consultant and independent Board discussion and evaluation. The process for determining the salary of other officers is done using comparisons to similar locally functioning institutions by the Board Executive Committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19these are made available through regular mail inquiries, and can be found at various third party websites.
FORM 990, Part XI, Line 2cThe Board of Trustees assumes responsibility for the oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of the independent accountant.