2024-07-12T11:21:10-05:00 2023-09-30 060903326 WHITTLESEY PC 14 BOBALA RD HOLYOKE MA 01040 990 2022-10-01 223041896 SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY SUPR 6172261307 ONE PEMBERTON SQUARE 4200 BOSTON MA 021081737 ROBERT J BRINK TRUSTEE 6172261307 2024-07-11 1 ROBERT BRINK 999009999 1 LISA WILLS P01828548 4135363970 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ROBERT J BRINK ONE PEMBERTON SQUARE 4200 BOSTON MA 021081737 246101 0 X WWW.SJCHS-HISTORY.ORG X 1990 MA TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE HISTORY OF THE COURT & TO FURTHER PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE OF THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HAS PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW & SOCIETY 2 2 0 0 0 0 200 290 44 0 152000 16272 0 0 152244 16562 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16032 21245 16032 21245 136212 -4683 931858 1038535 31085 50346 900773 988189 TO ADVANCE SCHOLARSHIP ON THE HISTORY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT AND TO FURTHER PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE THE COURT AND THE MASSACHUSETTS JUDICIARY HAVE PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW AND SOCIETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. 0 0 13245 0 0 MAINTAINS ARCHIVES, CREATES HISTORICAL EXHIBITS AND COORDINATES SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS. 13245 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 MA X X ROBERT J BRINK ESQ TRUSTEE 6177426090 ONE PEMBERTON SQUARE BOSTON MA 02108 X ROBERT J BRINK TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 HON JOHN M GREANEY TRUSTEE 0.25 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 290 290 26620 26620 219191 229539 -10348 -10348 -10348 16562 0 0 16272 8000 8000 307 307 1796 1796 EDUCATION PROGS/EXHIBIT 11142 11142 21245 13245 8000 0 4220 2525 24174 814 43 43 903421 1035153 931858 1038535 31085 50346 31085 50346 X 5647 0 895126 988189 900773 988189 931858 1038535 -4683 92099 0 X X 1 X 0 1 0 X 18675 13135 85 200 290 32385 18675 13135 85 200 290 32385 32385 22019 17771 25553 58456 26620 150419 6750 43 44 6837 189641 0.17080 0.21930 X THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HISTORICAL SOCIETY (SJCHS) PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BROAD APPEAL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHILE OTHERS APPEAL TO A LIMITED AUDIENCE LARGELY COMPOSED OF LAWYERS, JUDGES, LAW PROFESSORS, LEGAL HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHERS. FOR INSTANCE, THE SJCHS MAINTAINS TWO PUBLIC MUSEUM AREAS IN THE GRAND HALL OF THE JOHN ADAMS COURTHOUSE, HOME OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. AS A NATIONAL LANDMARK LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER FOR HISTORIC PLACES AND LOCATED IN THE MIDST OF BOSTON'S "FREEDOM TRAIL," THE COURTHOUSE IS A POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATION. THE MUSEUM EXHIBITS FOCUS ON THE HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT (THE OLDEST APPELLATE COURT IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE), THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION OF 1780 (THE OLDEST WRITTEN CONSTITUTION IN THE WORLD) AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OTHER THEMATIC TOPICS THAT ARE SELECTED TO ENHANCE PUBLIC RESPECT AND APPRECIATION FOR THE "RULE OF LAW" IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SJCHS PUBLISHES AND PROVIDES VISITORS TO THE MUSEUM ROOMS WITH A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL PAMPHLETS THAT COMPLEMENT THE THEMES IN ITS EXHIBITS. THE SJCHS SEEKS FUNDING FOR ITS MAJOR EXHIBITS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES FROM FOUNDATIONS AND FUND-GRANTING GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE SJCHS RECEIVED A MAJOR LEAD GRANT FROM "MASS HUMANITIES," OUR STATE-BASED AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES, FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL VISITORS' FILM PREMISED ON THE NOW FAMOUS WORDS THAT JOHN ADAMS FIRST PENNED IN THE MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION OF 1780 THAT OURS IS "A GOVERNMENT OF LAW, AND NOT OF MEN." (MASS CONST. OF 1780, ART. XXX) IN ADDITION TO THE PUBLIC-EDUCATION MISSION OF ITS MUSEUM AREAS IN THE JOHN ADAMS COURTHOUSE, SJCHS ALSO ANNUALLY OFFERS A NUMBER OF SCHOLARLY CONFERENCES, LECTURES, BOOK PROGRAMS, AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT APPEAL TO LAWYERS, JUDGES, LAW PROFESSORS, LEGAL HISTORIANS AND BIOGRAPHERS. THE SJCHS'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES COMPRISES OF A RETIRED JUSTICE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, THE LIBRARIAN OF THE SOCIAL LAW LIBRARY WITH BACKGROUND AND EXPERTISE IN MASSACHUSETTS LEGAL HISTORY, AND A BUSINESS LAWYER FROM A MAJOR BOSTON LAW FIRM. WHEN THE SJCHS DEVELOPS MAJOR NEW EXHIBITS, IT ENLISTS THE EXPERTISE OF SCHOLARS AS WITH THE FILM NOTED ABOVE: THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HISTORY AND DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AT THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT, A DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF HISTORY FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY, AND A PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AT SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY. 895126 106053 12990 988189 1110384 -181039 34219 895126 947249 163135 1110384 870040 4650 72559 947249 849635 20405 870040 0.43000 0.57000 1 0 0 PART V, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY INTENDS TO USE THE FUNDS TO FULLFILL ITS MISSION WHICH IS TO ADVANCE THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE HISTORY OF THE COURT AND TO FURTHER PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ROLE THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT HAS PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LAW AND SOCIETY IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8A THE TRUSTEES OF THE SOCIETY DID NOT HOLD ANY FORMAL MEETINGS THIS YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE SOCIETY DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEW THE FORM 990 FOR COMPLETENESS AND ACCURACY PRIOR TO ITS FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE INTERESTED PARTY. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE ORGANIZATION'S SELECTION OR OVERSIGHT PROCESSES DURING THE YEAR.