Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 79,941 | 105,939 | 95,921 | 90,735 | 106,869 | 479,405 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 79,941 | 105,939 | 95,921 | 90,735 | 106,869 | 479,405 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 479,405 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 79,941 | 105,939 | 95,921 | 90,735 | 106,869 | 479,405 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 69 | 92 | 106 | 378 | 1,522 | 2,167 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 481,572 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2023. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 23018249 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a | 2023 PMD SERVICE PROJECTS: 1/28 & 2/18 Officiate for virtual middle (CA) & high (MI) school science bowl competitions. These virtual competitions organized by the National Science Bowl (NSB) engage students in preparing for and answering questions about life science, physical science, earth and space science, energy, and mathematics. One of the main goals is to excite students to study math, science, and engineering and to pursue related careers. Officiating PMD volunteers moderate, judge questions, and recognize to enable teams composed of up to 5 students/team to compete virtually. 2/25 Officiate for the NSB Northeast Regional Middle School Science Bowl competition as moderators, scorekeepers, timekeepers, science judges, and administrators, Cambridge. This fast-paced competition organized by the MIT Science Team engages middle school students in preparing for and answering questions about life science, physical science, earth and space science, energy, and mathematics. Officiating PMD volunteers enabled 16 teams composed of 87+ middle school students and their teachers/coaches to compete in-person. PMD recruited, helped train and assign, and supported all volunteers. Participating schools were from MA & NH . 2/26 Help train volunteer officials for the New England Promise Bowl, Storrs (CT). This is an equity-centered competition for high schools from New England that qualify with one or more of the following to increase NSB diversity: >75% of the students in the school qualify for free or reduced lunch; >75% of the students in the school identify as racially or ethnically underrepresented populations in STEM; and/or >50% of the students on a team would be the first in their family to attend college. 3/11 Collect/host and organize bulk seed order for Boston community gardeners. Create online system so that gardeners from 27+ community gardens could request 13,000+ bulk-ordered seed packets for The Trustees. PMD completed, organized, and hosted its 26th annual counting of packets and fulfillment of requests. 3/18 Host and officiate for first virtual Maine High School Science Bowl. Organize head-to-head, virtual competition. Recruit, train, and support volunteers who moderate, judge questions, and recognize to enable 12 teams composed of up to 5 students/team from 10 schools. Participating high schools: Bangor, Brunswick, Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth, Kennebunk, ME School of Science & Math., Mt Ararat, Sanford, The Waynflete School, and Yarmouth. 4/29 Erect fencing for conservation grazing project at Rock Meadow Conservation Area, Belmont. Pound in t-posts, stretch fencing, attach fencing to posts, etc. so that sheep can graze down grasses instead of relying on fossil-fuel-powered mowing to maintain this meadow. 5/9, 6/14, 6/21, 8/22, 9/21 & 9/28 Assemble monocular microscopes (11 classroom sets) for Boston Public Richard J. Murphy School, Dorchester. Improve science education for Next Gen. Science Standards via hands-on learning by middle school students. These are needed since there are not enough working microscopes for classroom sets and since students are not allowed to share equipment due to infection risk management. 5/13 & 14 Support the Lexington Ocean Bowl Spring Tournament (LOBSTr) & Host first Alumni Ocean Sciences Invitational (AOSI) virtual competitions. Since 2022-23 was a "gap year" during which no official ocean sciences competitions supported by the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) while they reorganized, PMD helps Lexington High School students engage 28 teams of ~140 students from 20 high schools across the USA (including 6 teams from MA and 4 teams from CT (for which PMD hosted the 2021 & 2022 NOSB Quahog Bowls)) in a 2-day, virtual, head-to-head competition. This includes training and sharing PMD's rules, software (zoom business accounts and Team Challenge Question (TCQ) software osb.pmd.org), and volunteer training materials for the 38 community volunteers who officiated/ran the competition; accepting donations in lieu of registration fees to increase reliability of teams; and sending prizes to the winning team. PMD also completely organized/hosted a separate, virtual head-to-head competition for 6 teams of alumni/ae (i.e., anyone who had ever competed in a regional NOSB ocean sciences competition): five teams of alumni/ae and a team of current juniors who had competed during their past two years of high school. Hosting entails writing and checking all new buzzer and team challenge questions (TCQs) , plus recruiting, preparing, and supporting 19 volunteers to serve as timekeepers, scorekeepers, science judges, science graders, moderators, and TCQ proctors. Both competitions test ocean knowledge, including the biology, chemistry, geology, physics, history, and economics of the ocean as well as ocean-related current events in a fast-paced, quiz-show style. 5/20 Buy & pack needed toiletries & hand sanitizer+ for street outreach by Pine Street Inn, Boston's largest homeless shelter. 6/15 & 8/26 Make survival lanyards for US troops and first responders. Knot and twist lengths of 550-type paracord into compact lanyards that can be used to secure camouflage nets to trees or vehicles, create a harness to extract an injured person from a bad location, make a sling or splint, plus use the inner strands as sewing thread to repair gear, as emergency sutures, and as trip line to secure an area. 6/20 Fulfill prisoners' request letters for educational, self-help, and other books donated to the Prison Book Program, Quincy, that strives to provide prisoners across the country with free, quality reading materials to expand their minds beyond the walls that cage them, to change their own lives, and to speak out for their rights. 6/26-29 Assist Soccer Nights, N. Cambridge. Organize and distribute nightly snacks for 360+ community youth participating in a week-long soccer camp that provides free community activities for underserved youth in the community. 7/22 Prune shrubs to restore the view and the pond shore with the Friends of Spy Pond Park, Arlington. The Friends of Spy Pond Park is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that preserves and enhances community enjoyment of Spy Pond Park & Spy Pond. For 1st time since the pandemic required closing their building to visitors, 8/12 & 11/19 Prepare and serve meals and socialize with formerly homeless or at-risk-for-homelessness elderly residents of HEARTH's Anna Bissonnette House (ABH), S. End. ABH has 41 frail residents for whom good nutrition and socialization are often challenging. 9/17 Help the free Boston Local Food Festival reduce waste, Boston. Volunteers educate and engage the public in composting food scraps, and recycling plastic containers and paper in order to generate less than 5% landfill waste. 9/23 Transplant & harvest bamboo for red pandas+ in the Children's Zoo at Franklin Park Zoo, Dorchester. PMD volunteers' efforts make the exhibits healthier for the animals and more inviting to the public. 9/30 Remove invasive species, maintain trails, and remove trash from Mission Hill Green in the Iroquois Woods, Mission Hill. Improve this urban wild, a 25,000 sq ft area of undeveloped land, by partnering with neighbors in order to make it more accessible, safe, and biodiverse. Mission Hill Green is a community of neighbors dedicated to restoration and maintenance of, and advocacy for, natural areas on Mission Hill. 10/1 Run "Harvest Day" children's activities like pumpkin decorating and nature printing at the Community Growing Center, Somerville. The Growing Center serves as an outdoor classroom for elementary school students. Harvest Day builds awareness and celebrates where food comes from. ~50 children and their families participate in pumpkin carving and decorating, games, crafts, etc. 10/22 Assemble print-Braille copies of PLUTO! STEM children's books for the National Braille Press, Boston. Children's print-Braille books enable sighted and blind children and adults to read together, which strengthens early literacy. These special books are sold for the same prices as printed books are sold to sighted people, so PMD volunteers' labor and donations bridge the significant cost difference. 11/11 Officiate for the MIT Science Bowl high school invitational as moderators, science judges, timekeepers, scorekeepers, and administrators, Cambridge. This fast-paced competition helps high school students prepare for regional competitions. Officiating PMD volunteers enabled 40 teams composed of 227 high school students and their teachers/coaches to compete. PMD recruited, helped train and assign, and supported all volunteers. Competitors hailed from 14 states, from New England to the West Coast! ADDITIONAL 2023 ACTIVITY: Summer Pro Bono Consulting Services to Missing Dogs Mass., hosting a survey for its current and potential, virtual and in-person, volunteers re: current and anticipated engagement levels, barriers, and opportunities. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 | The organization has corporate members who elect other corporate members and directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a | The organization has corporate members who elect other corporate members and directors |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b | PMD had no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | The Board of Directors approves the financial statements on which the 990 filing is based. The Board of Directors also receives a PDF of Form 990 before it is filed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The process for determining compensation was begun by the board of directors to hire the organization's first (and sole employee), paid executive director (Lori Tsuruda) on 10/13/1999. 2023 compensation was comparable to 2022 compensation. The executive director is the organization's only paid employee. The organization has no other officers or key employees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public via electronic documents provided upon request. The Attorney General's Office of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts fulfills requests for governing documents of public charities, including this organization. |
| Software ID: | 23018249 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |