Becket Athenaeum Inc

“Form 990 is presented to the executive director, board chair & treasurer for review prior to its submission and is shared with the full board.”

“Potential conflicts of interst issues are reviewed and discussed at monthly trustee meetings and action taken as needed.”

“Compensation for the executive director was determined by the trustees through a comparison of compensation for similar positions in the region, taking into account the size of the library, education level and years of experience.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, 990 filings and financial statements (when applicable) available to the public in hard copy or digital form upon request. In november 2024 the massachusetts legislature passed a bill that raised financial statement thresholds for massachusetts nonprofits. This bill was effective immediately upon being signed into law by the governor on november 20, 2024. The minimum amount of gross support and revenue an organization ust have to be required to submit a reviewed inancial statement was increased from 200,000 to 500,000 and from 500,000 to 1,000,000 for an audited financial statement. The athenaeum did not have a financial statement requirement for 2024.”

“Our grant-funded programming consists of: - financially supporting a traditional afterschool program (kids club) held at the becket washington school 5 days/week from 3-5:30pm with monthly visits to the library, keeping the costs down to 7/day/child for families. -running a traditional book club, and a cookbook club monthly, as well as storytime & crafts for preschoolers, storytime & creative movement, a baby & toddler playgroup, and educational programming for the local elementary school classes. -town of becket summer program collaboration: we plan and run enrichment programs for the free town summer program that serves children ages 6 to 12. -teen intern mentor program: we provide year-round jobs and training for local teens, typically their very first job. We guide them through job applications, interviews, working papers, direct deposit forms, as well as mentoring them for work ethic, skills building, and teamwork. -we schedule 24-36 additional stand-alone programs: craft and gardening classes, public speakers on a wide variety of topics, environmental and topical presentations, movie nights, game nights, hands-on workshops, and an ever-changing line-up of performers (storytellers, puppeteers,musicians, etc.)”