2025-02-15T14:24:02-06:00 2024-03-31 472265971 GORTON & COMPANY PC 222 ROSEWOOD DRIVE SUITE 1100 DANVERS MA 01923 990 2023-04-01 041802590 PROPRIETORS OF THE SALEM ATHENAEUM PROP 9787442540 337 ESSEX STREET SALEM MA 01970 JOYCE MARONEY PRESIDENT 9787442540 2025-02-15 1 0 ROBERT F GORTON P00632169 9787744000 2025-02-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOYCE MARONEY 98 WASHINGTON SQUARE E UNIT 2 SALEM MA 01970 929533 0 X WWW.SALEMATHENAEUM.NET X 1810 MA THE MISSION OF THE SALEM ATHENAEUM IS TO PRESERVE AND EXCITE THE LITERARY AND CULTURAL PASSIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE. 18 18 3 0 0 0 153829 164905 31019 34422 42017 239973 17159 11837 244024 451137 0 0 0 0 110118 121709 0 0 0 173880 143443 283998 265152 -39974 185985 1931453 2135192 0 0 1931453 2135192 X THE MISSION OF THE SALEM ATHENAEUM IS TO PRESERVE AND EXCITE THE LITERARY AND CULTURAL PASSIONS OF THE NORTH SHORE. 0 0 10031 11382 LIBRARY OPERATIONS INCLUDE: REFERENCE AND RESEARCH SERVICES TO MEMBERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; CIRCULATION OF BOOKS AND MATERIALS TO MEMBERS AND THEIR CHILDREN; MANAGEMENT OF THE CURRENT AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF 50,000 DISCRETE ITEMS; AND 2-3 EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR. SPECIAL PROJECTS INCLUDE ON-LINE CATALOGING OF THE COLLECTION AND AN ADOPT-A-BOOK PROGRAM THAT HAS PROVIDED FOR THE CONSERVATION OF OVER 100 VOLUMES SINCE 2012. PROGRAMS INCLUDE AUTHOR READINGS, LECTURES, LITERARY COURSES, CONCERTS, WRITING WORKSHOPS, DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES, AND DISCUSSION AND WRITING GROUPS. 21388 20112 THE SALEM ATHENAEUM IS A CULTURAL RESOURCE FOR THE NORTH SHORE OF MASSACHUSETTS SERVING OVER 3,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH OUR LIBRARY AND PROGRAMS, 4,500 VISITORS TO OUR EXHIBITIONS, AND OVER 2,000 VIEWS OF OUR RECORDED CONTENT ONLINE. OFFERINGS INCLUDE A LIBRARY OF CIRCULATING AND RESEARCH COLLECTIONS, LECTURES AND READINGS, WRITING GROUPS AND WORKSHOPS, LANGUAGE AND BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS, CONCERTS AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND THE ANNUAL SALEM LITERARY FESTIVAL. THE ATHENAEUM EXPANDED ITS ARTS, HUMANITIES, AND CULTURAL PROGRAM OFFERINGS TO IN-PERSON, VIRTUAL, AND POST-EVENT VIDEO AUDIENCES. OFF-SITE GATHERINGS IN THE FORM OF THE SALEM LITERARY FESTIVAL, PUBLIC READINGS, AND MEMBER MEETUPS ALSO EXTENDED THE LIBRARY'S REACH INTO THE COMMUNITY. A NEW READING PROGRAM, ONE BOOK, ONE SALEM LAUNCHED IN JULY WITH THE FEATURED BOOK, HOW NOT TO DROWN IN A GLASS OF WATER, CULMINATING WITH AN APPEARANCE BY AUTHOR ANGIE CRUZ DURING THE SALEM LITERARY FESTIVAL.GRAMMY-WINNING JAZZ VOCALIST, NICOLE ZURAITIS, GAVE AN INTIMATE CONCERT IN THE READING ROOM WHILE THE GARDEN FEATURED PERFORMANCES OF FOLK MUSIC, STORYTELLING, ACTRESS JULIA BUTTERS INTERPRETING THE LIVES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN, AND FOUR SHOWS OF THE SECRET GARDEN.LECTURE TOPICS IN 2023-2024 INCLUDED A SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY CHRISTO BRAND, FORMER PRISON GUARD AND FRIEND OF NELSON MANDELA. PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING POET AND LITERARY CRITIC, VIJAY SESHADRI, SPOKE ON WALLACE STEVENS' "HARMONIUM." RACHEL SLADE SPOKE ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF MANUFACTURING IN THE UNITED STATES, AND ANNA FUNDER JOINED US ONLINE FROM AUSTRALIA TO TALK ABOUT HER NEW BOOK, WIFEDOM: MRS. ORWELL'S INVISIBLE LIFE.THE ATHENAEUM'S DEDICATION TO INSPIRING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL WRITERS CONTINUED WITH WRITING WORKSHOPS INCLUDING PLAYWRITING, MARKETING YOUR BOOK, USING ROLE PLAYING GAMES AS INSPIRATION, A 6-WEEK SPRING SESSION AND A ONE-WEEK INTENSIVE SESSION FOR TEENS AND TWEENS, AND A WORKSHOP FOR MAKING AN AUDIO PRODUCTION FOR A BOOK OR PODCAST. EVENTS FEATURED NEW WORKS BY PUBLISHED LOCAL AUTHORS AND POETS INCLUDING WRITERS ON READING: A PANEL DISCUSSION WITH LOCAL AUTHORS AND POETS. 31419 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 18 18 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X JEAN MARIE PROCIOUS 9787442540 337 ESSEX STREET SALEM MA 01970 BARBARA CLEARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW FRENCH TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN MARIE PROCIOUS EXECUTIVE DIR. 40.00 X 57692 0 0 MELYNDA GORDON CLERK 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AUGUSTINE SOUSA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE BUCK TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA TIMMONS TRUSTEE 8.00 X 0 0 0 ROB JOB IV TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA HARTFORD TRUSTEE 10.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD GILLIGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LUNDREGAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DIANE STERN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE MARONEY PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JODIE SALASNY TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY O'DONNELL TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 57692 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65850 99055 164905 TICKETS AND LECTURES 611710 30718 30718 BOOK SALES 459210 2628 2628 ADOPT A BOOK 459210 1076 1076 34422 38243 38243 2038 0 2038 2038 2038 669239 467509 201730 201730 201730 20686 10887 9799 9799 451137 276433 0 9799 57692 57692 55380 55380 8637 8637 6374 6374 16204 16204 1174 1174 1534 1534 13472 13472 15237 15237 PROGRAM EXPENSE 31419 31419 COMPUTER & INTERNET 11538 11538 CONTRACT LABOR 10513 10513 UTILITIES 10498 10498 25480 25480 265152 31419 233733 0 98294 136229 65049 65835 3710 4226 452249 252491 195579 199758 1562938 1712431 5883 16713 1931453 2135192 0 0 X 1789177 1943463 142276 191729 1931453 2135192 1931453 2135192 185985 17754 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 110434 195809 247333 204558 116184 874318 110434 195809 247333 204558 116184 874318 874318 38468 37030 33629 43117 40281 192525 1066843 34122 0.81950 0.81710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 0 0 142276 51110 350 3163 189873 162497 20532 40753 142276 141794 20703 162497 123203 18591 141794 118203 5000 123203 0.91100 0.02500 0.06400 0 0 59506 42309 17197 336574 159320 177254 39224 33917 5307 16945 16945 0 199758 PART III, LINE 1A: THE ATHENAEUM HAS MORE THAN 50,000 VOLUMES COLLECTED OVER THE PAST 200 YEARS, AND ALSO HAS A SMALL COLLECTION OF ART WORK APPROPRIATE TO THE HISTORICAL CHARACTER OF THE COLLECTIONS AND THE BUILDING. HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS - THE ATHENAEUM HAS FOUR COLLECTIONS OF BOOKS GATHERED IN THE 18TH CENTURY: THE SOCIAL LIBRARY (EST. 1760), THE PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY (EST. 1781), THE HOLYOKE COLLECTION, AND THE THEOLOGICAL COLLECTION. THE SOCIAL LIBRARY AND THE PHILOSOPHICAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS CONTAIN VOLUMES THAT WERE COMBINED TO FORM THE INITIAL ATHENAEUM LIBRARY IN 1810. INCLUDED ARE A BROAD COLLECTION OF WORKS OF LITERATURE, HISTORY, SCIENCE, NATURAL HISTORY, VOYAGE AND TRAVEL, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND MORE. EDWARD AUGUSTUS HOLYOKE WAS THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE ATHENAEUM; THE HOLYOKE COLLECTION IS A GROUP OF BOOKS THAT WERE IN HIS PERSONAL LIBRARY. THE THEOLOGICAL COLLECTION INCLUDES COMMENTARIES, THEOLOGICAL TRACTS, AND SERMONS. 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY BOOKS - THE ATHENAEUM HAS A SIZEABLE COLLECTION OF BOOKS PUBLISHED IN THE LATTER HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY AND THE EARLY DECADES OF THE 20TH CENTURY. INCLUDED IN THIS COLLECTION ARE WORKS OF LITERATURE, BIOGRAPHIES, TRAVEL BOOKS, HISTORICAL AND SCIENTIFIC WORKS. A HIGHLIGHT IS A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S LITERATURE. RECENT ACQUISITIONS - THE ATHENAEUM PURCHASES NEW FICTION, MYSTERIES, POETRY AND POPULAR NON-FICTION: ART, BIOGRAPHY, CURRENT AFFAIRS, HISTORY, SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, AND TRAVEL. A SPECIAL COLLECTION FOCUS IS ON BOOKS AND LIBRARIES. THE ATHENAEUM ALSO SUBSCRIBES TO PERIODICALS RELATED TO THE BOOK COLLECTIONS. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES MAY CIRCULATE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ATHENAEUM. X X X X X X 0 ART AUCTION 10995 10995 5510 300 2077 ENTERTAINMENT EVENT 9691 9691 1600 1250 150 20686 20686 1600 5510 1550 2227 10887 9799 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 JOYCE MARONEY AND MARY O'DONNELL ARE SISTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 LINE 6 EXPLANATION - PROPRIETORS AND SUBSCRIBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A LINE 7A EXPLANATION - PROPRIETORS ARE FREE TO ELECT ANY PROPRIETOR AND UP TO 5 SUBSCRIBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING, INCLUDING THE TREASURER AND CLERK; THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ARE ELECTED BY THE BOARD. IN THE EVENT OF A VACANCY OR ADDITIONAL BOARD SEATS, THE BOARD MAY ELECT NEW MEMBERS AT ANY TIME DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B LINE 11B EXPLANATION - RESPONSIBILITY IS GIVEN TO THE TREASURER AND DIRECTOR TO WORK WITH THE ACCOUNTANT TO REVIEW. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. THE STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED AND MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES AND ARE KEPT ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (COMPRISED OF BOARD OFFICERS) CONSIDERS PERFORMANCE AND COMPARABLE SALARIES IN MAKING ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SALEM ATHENAEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT THE LIBRARY, 337 ESSEX STREET, SALEM, MA 01970.