Civic Intelligence

The Boston Library Society

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 04-1105450

Oct 01, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014 • Filed on Aug 12, 2015

10 1/2 Beacon StreetBoston, MA 02108

(617) 227-0270

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

29th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 29% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

65th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 65% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-120%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$164,727

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1084.7% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

68th percentile

11%

Faster asset growth than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

54%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Assets

Up

$826,458

Up $78,669 (+11%) from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$824,619

Up $77,913 (+10%) from 2013

Liabilities

Up

$1,839

Up $756 (+70%) from 2013

Revenue

Up

$15,187

Up $5,332 (+54%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$33,362

Up $1,724 (+5.4%) from 2013

Net Income

Up

-$18,175

Up $3,608 (+17%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $527,059Liabilities 2010: $824Net Assets 2010: $526,2352010Assets 2011: $555,509Liabilities 2011: $878Net Assets 2011: $554,6312011Assets 2012: $654,086Liabilities 2012: $932Net Assets 2012: $653,1542012Assets 2013: $747,789Liabilities 2013: $1,083Net Assets 2013: $746,7062013Assets 2014: $826,458Liabilities 2014: $1,839Net Assets 2014: $824,6192014Assets 2015: $873,430Liabilities 2015: $1,949Net Assets 2015: $871,4812015Assets 2016: $940,124Liabilities 2016: $2,057Net Assets 2016: $938,0672016Assets 2017: $979,887Liabilities 2017: $571Net Assets 2017: $979,3162017Assets 2018: $980,759Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $980,7592018Assets 2019: $966,279Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $966,2792019Assets 2020: $1,005,187Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,005,1872020Assets 2021: $1,165,604Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,165,6042021Assets 2022: $897,842Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $897,8422022Assets 2023: $987,552Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $987,5522023Assets 2024: $1,190,664Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,190,6642024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$826,458
Liabilities$1,839
Net Assets$824,619

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2010: $31,9652010Expenses 2011: $3,3432011Expenses 2012: $30,9092012Revenue 2013: $9,855Expenses 2013: $31,638Net Income 2013: -$21,7832013Revenue 2014: $15,187Expenses 2014: $33,362Net Income 2014: -$18,1752014Revenue 2015: $14,650Expenses 2015: $39,862Net Income 2015: -$25,2122015Revenue 2016: $22,363Expenses 2016: $44,503Net Income 2016: -$22,1402016Revenue 2017: $571,860Expenses 2017: $45,423Net Income 2017: $526,4372017Revenue 2018: $20,796Expenses 2018: $45,645Net Income 2018: -$24,8492018Revenue 2019: $27,695Expenses 2019: $46,995Net Income 2019: -$19,3002019Revenue 2020: $21,619Expenses 2020: $48,725Net Income 2020: -$27,1062020Revenue 2021: $27,023Expenses 2021: $49,958Net Income 2021: -$22,9352021Revenue 2022: $33,339Expenses 2022: $51,172Net Income 2022: -$17,8332022Revenue 2023: $29,627Expenses 2023: $54,759Net Income 2023: -$25,1322023Revenue 2024: $38,495Expenses 2024: $54,759Net Income 2024: -$16,2642024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$15,187
Expenses$33,362
Net Income-$18,175
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
Signed
Aug 12, 2015
Return Version
2013v4.0
Gross Receipts
$97,083
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See schedule 0.the boston library society allocates funds to the boston athenaeum, a tax-exempt organization. The boston athenaeum is an independent library committed to maintaining and augmenting its significant collections of history, literature and art;to serving a broad community of scholars as a center for research; to serving its membership and the public not only through its circulating and reference collections but also through lectures, exhibitions and publications; and to preserving and enhancing its national historic landmark building.

The boston library society allocates funds to the boston athenaeum, a tax-exempt organization.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$747,032$826,092▲ $79,060
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$757$366▼ $391
Total Assets$747,789$826,458▲ $78,669
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,083$1,839▲ $756
Total Liabilities$1,083$1,839▲ $756
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$500,495$553,007▲ $52,512
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$230,211$255,612▲ $25,401
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$16,000$16,000→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$746,706$824,619▲ $77,913
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$747,789$826,458▲ $78,669
Compensation and Service Providers
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$15,187
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$-18,175

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$9,782
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$5,405
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$96,088
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$105,870
Total Revenue per Form 990
$15,187
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$27,957
Other Expenses$5,405
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Grants to Domestic Orgs$27,957--$27,957
Fees for Service Investment Mgmnt Fees-$5,405-$5,405
Total Functional Expenses$27,957$5,405$0$33,362

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Form 990$33,362
Expenses per Audited Statements$27,957
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$27,957
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$5,405
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
04-2104852-501(c)(3)General Grant$27,957
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
Yes
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11

Prior to filing form 990, draft copies were distributed to the board of trustees. The draft copy was also reviewed and discussed at a meeting of the audit committee (the society's trustee executive committee.)

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

The trustees adopted a conflict of interest policy in 2007. The policy was expanded in 2010 to include key employees. The expanded policy requires an annual written disclosure document to be signed by each covered individual. The policy requires this process to be completed by the first trustees meeting following the annual meeting, which takes place in february.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

The society's bylaws and conflict of interest policy are available for review upon request. The complete audited financial statements are incorporated in the society's annual report, which is available on the boston athenaeum's website: http://www.bostonathenaeum.org. The form 990 and audited financial statements are also available via the massachusetts attorney general's website.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
04-1105450
Phone
6172270270

Signing Officer

Name
Gilbert M Roddy Jr
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6172270270
Signed
2015-08-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
James Reid-cunningham
Formed
1794
Legal Domicile
Ma
Voting Board Members
18
Independent Board Members
18
Employees
0
Volunteers
13

Preparer

Preparer
Joseph M Giso
Phone
6177610600
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

The athenaeum accounts for the effect of any uncertain tax positions based on a "more likely than not" threshold to the recognition of the tax positions being sustained based on the technical merits of the position under scrutiny by the applicable taxing authority. If a tax position or positions are deemed to result in uncertainties of those positions, the unrecognized tax benefit is estimated based on a "cumulative probability assessment" that aggregates the estimated tax liability for all uncertain tax positions. The athenaeum has identified its tax status as a tax-exempt entity and its determination of which activities are related and unrelated as its only significant tax positions; however, the athenaeum has determined that such tax positions do not result in an uncertainty requiring recognition. The athenaeum is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. The athenaeum's federal and state tax returns are generally open for examination for three years following the date filed.

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IRS990/MissionDesc0SEE SCHEDULE 0.THE BOSTON LIBRARY SOCIETY ALLOCATES FUNDS TO THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM, A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM IS AN INDEPENDENT LIBRARY COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AND AUGMENTING ITS SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS OF HISTORY, LITERATURE AND ART;TO SERVING A BROAD COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS AS A CENTER FOR RESEARCH; TO SERVING ITS MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC NOT ONLY THROUGH ITS CIRCULATING AND REFERENCE COLLECTIONS BUT ALSO THROUGH LECTURES, EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS; AND TO PRESERVING AND ENHANCING ITS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING.
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ATHENAEUM ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION OF THE TAX POSITIONS BEING SUSTAINED BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION UNDER SCRUTINY BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. IF A TAX POSITION OR POSITIONS ARE DEEMED TO RESULT IN UNCERTAINTIES OF THOSE POSITIONS, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT IS ESTIMATED BASED ON A "CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT" THAT AGGREGATES THE ESTIMATED TAX LIABILITY FOR ALL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ATHENAEUM HAS IDENTIFIED ITS TAX STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY AND ITS DETERMINATION OF WHICH ACTIVITIES ARE RELATED AND UNRELATED AS ITS ONLY SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS; HOWEVER, THE ATHENAEUM HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITIONS DO NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY REQUIRING RECOGNITION. THE ATHENAEUM IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER EXAMINATION BY ANY TAXING JURISDICTION. THE ATHENAEUM'S FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS FOLLOWING THE DATE FILED.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, DRAFT COPIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE DRAFT COPY WAS ALSO REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED AT A MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE (THE SOCIETY'S TRUSTEE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.)
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE TRUSTEES ADOPTED A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IN 2007. THE POLICY WAS EXPANDED IN 2010 TO INCLUDE KEY EMPLOYEES. THE EXPANDED POLICY REQUIRES AN ANNUAL WRITTEN DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT TO BE SIGNED BY EACH COVERED INDIVIDUAL. THE POLICY REQUIRES THIS PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE FIRST TRUSTEES MEETING FOLLOWING THE ANNUAL MEETING, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN FEBRUARY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST. THE COMPLETE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCORPORATED IN THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON THE BOSTON ATHENAEUM'S WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.BOSTONATHENAEUM.ORG. THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.
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Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.19$0.00$1.19$0.04$0.05$0.02
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.99$0.00$0.99$0.03$0.05$0.03
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.90$0.00$0.90$0.03$0.05$0.02
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.17$0.00$1.17$0.03$0.05$0.02
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.01$0.00$1.01$0.02$0.05$0.03
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.97$0.00$0.97$0.03$0.05$0.02
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.98$0.00$0.98$0.02$0.05$0.02
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.98$0.00$0.98$0.57$0.05$0.53
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$0.94$0.02$0.04$0.02
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.87$0.00$0.87$0.01$0.04$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.82$0.02$0.03$0.02
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.75$0.00$0.75$0.01$0.03$0.02
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.65$0.00$0.65$0.03
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.56$0.00$0.55$0.00
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.53$0.00$0.53$0.03