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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Calendar year
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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.") .. | 3,912,542 | 9,977,640 | 10,853,359 | 20,509,422 | 6,115,128 | 51,368,091 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,912,542 | 9,977,640 | 10,853,359 | 20,509,422 | 6,115,128 | 51,368,091 |
| 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) .. | 10,717,608 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 40,650,483 | |||||
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.. | 3,912,542 | 9,977,640 | 10,853,359 | 20,509,422 | 6,115,128 | 51,368,091 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 1,197,898 | 2,250,628 | 1,761,810 | 3,302,933 | 2,839,242 | 11,352,511 |
| 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.).. | 222,055 | 633,960 | 1,040,085 | 1,896,100 | ||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 64,616,702 | |||||
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 |
8 | |
| 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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2
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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| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | EXHIBITIONS AND PUBLICATIONS: THROUGH ITS EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA AND RELATED ACTIVITIES, PEM STRIVES TO CREATE EXPERIENCES THAT TRANSFORM PEOPLE'S LIVES BY BROADENING THEIR PERSPECTIVES, ATTITUDES, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THEMSELVES AND THE WIDER WORLD. THE MUSEUM REALIZED AN AMBITIOUS, BALANCED, AND DIVERSIFIED CHANGING EXHIBITION PROGRAM IN FY2024. OPEN A TOTAL OF 257 DAYS, PEM WELCOMED 219,699 VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM. 48,534 OF GENERAL ADMISSION VISITORS TOURED YIN YU TANG, THE ONLY COMPLETE QING DYNASTY HOME OUTSIDE OF CHINA AND A MODEL IN INTERNATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION. EXHIBITIONS (JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024) KONSTANTIN DIMOPOULOS: THE BLUE TREES (4/2022 PRESENT) LET NONE BE EXCLUDED: THE ORIGINS OF EQUAL SCHOOL RIGHTS IN SALEM (4/2022 4/2024) SHELAGH KEELEY: DRAWN TO PLACE (11/2022 2/2024) AFTER HOPE: VIDEOS OF RESISTANCE (3/2023 12/2023) GU WENDA: UNITED NATIONS (4/2023 9/2023) AS WE RISE: PHOTOGRAPHY FROM THE BLACK ATLANTIC (4/2023 12/2023) GIO SWABY: FRESH UP (8/202311/2023) THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS: RESTORING JUSTICE (9/202311/2023) OUR TIME ON EARTH (2/20246/2024) ETHIOPIA AT THE CROSSROADS (4/20247/2024) BATS! (11/20237/2024) SUSAN PHILIPS: IF I WITH YOU WOULD GO (6/2021 TO 8/2025) DRAW ME ISHMAEL: THE BOOK ARTS OF MOBY DICK (6/2024-3/2026) COLLECTIONS INSTALLATIONS ON THIS GROUND: BEING AND BELONGING IN AMERICA (3/2022 PRESENT) SOUTH ASIAN ART (11/2020 PRESENT) SALEM STORIES (9/2020 PRESENT) ART IN PUBLIC SPACES (9/2019 PRESENT) AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS (9/2019 PRESENT) ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA: ALL THE FLOWERS ARE FOR ME (9/2019 PRESENT) ASIAN EXPORT ART (9/2019 PRESENT) FASHION AND DESIGN (9/2019 PRESENT) MARITIME ART (9/2019 PRESENT) POWERFUL FIGURES (9/2019 PRESENT) THE POD (9/2019 PRESENT) VANESSA PLATACIS: TAKING PLACE (9/2019 PRESENT) JAPANESE ART (1/2014 PRESENT) DOUBLE HAPPINESS: CELEBRATION IN CHINESE ART (4/2014 PRESENT) STUDIO GLASS (5/2024-PRESENT) PUBLISHED WORKS TREVOR SMITH, KAZUKO KOIKE, DAN LIPCAN, MIDORI OKA, SHELAUGH KEELEY. SHELAGH KEELEY : IDEAS BRUSHING AGAINST IDEAS : THE LIBRARY AS REFUGE. PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, 2023. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | CURATORIAL AND COLLECTIONS: NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED THOUGHT LEADERS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FIELDS, THE CURATORIAL STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONCEIVING AND ORGANIZING EXHIBITIONS AND CULTIVATING SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S PROGRAMMATIC INITIATIVES AND COLLECTION. CURATORS ACQUIRE, RESEARCH, AND INTERPRET THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. THE CURATORIAL STAFF ALSO PREPARES AND PUBLISHES SCHOLARLY CATALOGUES AND EDUCATIONAL TEXTS RELATED TO THE EXHIBITIONS AND THE COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN 850,000 WORKS REPRESENTING ART AND CULTURE GLOBALLY. SEVERAL OF THE PRINCIPAL COLLECTING AREAS BEGAN WITH THE MUSEUM'S FOUNDING IN 1799 AND ARE THE FIRST OF SUCH MATERIAL AMONG AMERICAN MUSEUMS. OTHER AREAS OF THE COLLECTION ARE THE BEST OR LARGEST AMONG AMERICAN OR INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. DURING FY23 (JULY 2022 JUNE 2023) THE MUSEUM ADDED, THROUGH PURCHASE AND DONATION, 505 NEW WORKS OF ART TO ITS COLLECTIONS, AND CONTINUES TO COLLECT SELECTIVELY IN ALMOST ALL AREAS OF THE COLLECTION THROUGH GIFT, PURCHASE, AND BEQUEST. PEM'S COLLECTION AREAS INCLUDE: AFRICAN, AMERICAN, ARCHITECTURE, ASIAN EXPORT, CHINESE, CONTEMPORARY, FASHION AND TEXTILES, JAPANESE, KOREAN, MARITIME, NATIVE AMERICAN, OCEANIC, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND SOUTH ASIAN, AS WELL AS THE COLLECTIONS OF THE PHILLIPS LIBRARY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C, DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM SERVICE: | LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: THE MUSEUM'S DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS A WIDE ARRAY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND MUSEUM TOURS. IT ALSO PROVIDES MATERIALS TO HELP VISITORS OF ALL AGES WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, KNOWLEDGE, INTERESTS, PREFERENCES AND NEEDS GAIN INSIGHT ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THE WORLD AROUND THEM THROUGH AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERNATIONAL ART AND CULTURE. THE L & CE DEPARTMENT WORKS TO DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT AND UPLIFT COMMUNITY VOICES TO ENCOURAGE NEW, DIVERSE, MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES THROUGH THE BILINGUAL INITIATIVE AND ESTABLISHING LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS. THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO OVERSEES THE ART & NATURE CENTER (ANC) WHICH SHOWCASES ORIGINAL EXHIBITIONS THAT INVESTIGATE OUR INTERCONNECTIONS WITH NATURE THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ART, MEMORABLE OBJECTS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES. DESIGNED FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY CENTER FEATURES CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, HANDS-ON DISPLAYS, AND ART-MAKING SPACES. THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING FOCUSES ON SEVERAL BROAD AUDIENCE AREAS - EARLY CHILDHOOD, K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES, AND ADULTS FROM COLLEGE AGE THROUGH SENIOR CITIZENS - TO OFFER EXPERIENCES AND RESOURCES CONNECTED TO OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND TO THEMES THAT ARE RELEVANT TO ALL OF OUR AUDIENCES TODAY: EQUITY AND BELONGING, WELLNESS, AND CLIMATE + ENVIRONMENT. DURING FY23 (JULY 1ST, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024), THE ANC'S GALLERY SPACES WELCOMED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF 108,000 GUESTS (66,000 IN THE CHANGING EXHIBITION BATS! REAL AND IMAGINED ON VIEW SEPT. 9, 2023 - JULY 28, 2024, AND 42,000 IN THE ANC'S ONGOING DISPLAY SPACE KNOWN AS THE POD). THE DEPARTMENT OF LEARNING & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HOSTED 108 DISTINCT PUBLIC PROGRAMS, BOTH VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON, WITH 20,019 PARTICIPANTS AND VIEWERS, AS WELL AS 59 TOURS FOR ADULT AUDIENCES TOTALING 896 VISITORS, AND 41 IN-PERSON PROGRAMS AT RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES TOTALING 680 PARTICIPANTS. WE ALSO HOSTED 318 SCHOOL VISITS (RANGING FROM KINDERGARTEN TO COLLEGE) WHICH WELCOMED 10,160 TOTAL STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | CLEMENT BENENSON AND STEPHANIE BENENSON HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A DETAILED REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. AFTER ANY NECESSARY REVISIONS ARE MADE, THE FINAL DRAFT IS FILED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ANY CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF AN APPROPRIATE OFFICER, DIRECTOR OR SENIOR MANAGER TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION IN RESOLVING THE CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT IS FOUND TO EXIST, THE CONFLICTED INDIVIDUAL IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN ANY DECISIONS RELATIVE TO THE SOURCE OF CONFLICT. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | COMPENSATION FOR OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND THE FIVE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED BY REFERENCE TO COMPARABILITY DATA AND IS REVIEWED BY A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS ALSO APPROVED BY A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL OTHER MUSEUM EMPLOYEES ARE SUBJECT TO THIRD PARTY BENCHMARKING TO DETERMINE THE MARKET RATE FOR THEIR RESPECTIVE POSITIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE MUSEUM'S FORM 990, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE MADE AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY OR ELECTRONICALLY UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AND AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | CHANGE IN VALUE OF FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 782,992. |
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