2026-02-18T08:16:39-06:00 2025-06-30 010494526 Baker Newman & Noyes PO Box 507 Portland ME 04112 990 2024-07-01 260887197 The Norman B Leventhal Map & Education Center Inc NORM 6178592506 700 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 Garrett Dash Nelson President 6178592506 2026-02-13 1 0 Connor Smart P02285543 2078792100 2026-02-13 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Garrett Dash Nelson 700 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 1829956 0 X www.leventhalmap.org X 2007 MA To inspire curiosity and learning 24 24 26 24 0 0 1310594 1657261 20661 12700 95482 154485 1199 2492 1427936 1826938 0 0 0 0 769249 894068 0 0 29437 250692 447687 1019941 1341755 407995 485183 4668962 5389479 188455 242855 4480507 5146624 X The Norman B. Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library shall inspire curiosity and learning, and foster geographic perspectives on the relationships between people and places, through free and accessible collections and resources, critical interpretation and research, and K-12 public education. 0 0 317159 0 12700 Collections: The Center stewards the cartographic collections of the Boston Public Library, encompassing a quarter million maps and other objects, ensuring the preservation, cataloging, organization and digitization of the collection. Areas of particular strength are our four "Collections of Distinction": Boston & New England, the American Revolutionary era, urban maps and maritime maps. Public access is a major part of our mission and we offer reference services for the collection including assistance in geographic information services (GIS) and support fellowships to carry out research in the collection to develop new scholarship.The Center also has an extensive digital resources available on our website for public and educational use, increasing access to our collections and educational materials. Our digital collection includes 12,000 digitized maps including our American Revolutionary War era cross-institutional collection of more than 2,000 digitized maps from partner institutions such as the British Library and Library of Congress. Many digitized maps have been georeferenced, enabling overlays of modern maps, and some are also mosaicked and tiled to enhance digital access. This includes maps from our urban atlas collection, which can be explored as overlays of different maps over time using our mobile app/web tool Atlascope. In addition, all past and current exhibitions are available in digital form on our website. Digitized material from our collections has been used in numerous web and print publications and digital humanities projects. 470848 0 0 Exhibitions and Public Outreach: The Center has presented 26 exhibitions since 2004. Exhibitions have traveled to New York, Washington DC, and Williamsburg as well as to other locations within the city of Boston. Showcasing items from the collection, exhibitions have highlighted such important subjects as the Revolutionary War and Civil War periods, 19th and 20th century immigration, voting patterns and rights, women's role in cartography, mapping of climate patterns, urban green spaces and U.S. westward expansion in the 19th century. Audiences upwards of 60,000 attend each gallery exhibition, including area residents, library patrons, tourists, researchers, students and teachers.All exhibitions are accompanied by a series of lectures and panel discussions with scholars and authors that explore themes related to the exhibition, with emphasis on relevance to contemporary issues. In addition, local micro-history and geography are explored in community events that use our Atlascope tool. Community partnerships add breadth and depth to both public and educational program offerings, including partnerships with faculty from area universities, and staff of municipal and non-profit organizations. 169629 0 2492 Education Outreach: The Center is recognized as a national leader in innovative education programs that use cartographic materials and methods. Our K-12 programs are based in best practices for primary sources and inquiry-based teaching and fulfill local and national standards. These programs harness the power of maps and mapping to make a broad range of topics come alive in the K-12 classroom and onsite. The center offers professional development for educators via institutes, workshops and fellowships. We develop map sets and curriculum materials, often in collaboration with teacher advisors and fellows. Our online resources include a wide variety of maps sets, lesson plans and tools to help teacher use maps effectively in their classrooms. (Continued on Schedule O)Half of our educational service is to the Boston public schools, and to these and to other schools in need, education programs are offered free of charge. 957636 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 1 28 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 24 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X Garrett Dash Nelson 6178592506 700 Boylston Street Boston MA 02116 John D Childs Board Member (start 10/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Diana Fernandez-Bibeau Board Member (start 10/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Khurram Jamil Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Kiefer Esq Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Theodore Landsmark Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Leonard Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alexander Leventhal Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Raymond Liu Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jack Lynch Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dava Newman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Pegg Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barry Ruderman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Oscar Santos Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 William J Schnoor Esq Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Natacha Scott Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Allison D Webster Esq Board Member (start 10/2024) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christian J Westra Esq Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles L Cooney PhD Board Member, Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Alex Krieger Board Member, Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Janet P Atkins Board Member, Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Michael Contompasis Board Member, Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Ronald P O'Hanley Board Member, Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Michelle Knight Board Member, Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Erin Claywell Board Member, Clerk 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Garrett Nelson President 40.00 X 187345 0 8030 187345 0 8030 1 0 1 0 0 898601 758660 3056 1657261 Workshops and classes 611600 12700 12700 12700 132400 132400 25065 2980 22085 22085 22085 2530 38 2492 2492 1826938 15192 0 154485 195375 102522 89954 2899 557184 484911 50001 22272 13521 7095 6225 201 69821 36638 32147 1036 58167 30523 26781 863 68881 68881 4242 4242 244621 206226 38395 8756 8756 42948 14292 27828 828 8136 5046 3090 14986 14616 370 13295 8428 3529 1338 6484 6484 3239 3239 Map Preservation 30794 30794 Map Acquisition 1305 1305 1341755 957636 354682 29437 558454 502865 1505908 1732760 102058 72044 3663 3599 448890 445542 9832 3348 2389978 2958290 99069 116573 4668962 5389479 82979 242855 105476 0 188455 242855 X 4178327 4843570 302180 303054 4480507 5146624 4668962 5389479 485183 180934 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1713981 1910863 1528400 1310594 1657261 8121099 163631 163668 163631 163631 168274 822835 1877612 2074531 1692031 1474225 1825535 8943934 2358289 6585645 7006 5888 30347 76805 132400 252446 9196380 95348 0.71610 0.73020 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 472355 20187 46931 539473 430195 42160 472355 396305 33890 430195 349700 25000 21605 396305 335000 14700 349700 0.58942 0.41058 0.00000 0 0 87532 84184 3348 361358 361358 0 3348 X 2213877 180934 210209 38 391181 1822696 4242 4242 1826938 1547760 210209 38 210247 1337513 4242 4242 1341755 Part V, Line 4: The Center's endowment consists of two funds established for specific annual educational programming purposes. These funds include both donor-restricted funds and funds designated by the Board of Directors for specific purposes. Part X, Line 2: The Center has adopted the provisions of ASC 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. Accordingly, management has evaluated the Center's tax positions and concluded the Center had maintained its tax-exempt status, does not have any significant unrelated business income and had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements. Any interest and penalties would be recorded in income tax expense. With few exceptions, the Center is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal or state tax authorities for years before 2022. While the Center is a tax-exempt charitable organization, the Center may still be subject to taxes on certain unrelated business income activity, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the income-producing activity. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of goods sold 38. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Cost of goods sold 38. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Garrett Nelson President 173227 0 14000 0 118 0 5455 0 2575 0 195375 0 0 0 Part I, Line 3 The board reviews the compensation for the President and uses comparability data to determine that the compensation is appropriate for the individual's involvement, experience, and ability. Part I, Line 7 From time-to-time and as deemed appropriate by the Organization's Board and/or its top management personnel, the Organization may award non-fixed compensation in the form of incentive pay or bonuses. Such payments will be made in accordance with proper compensation review and approval procedures and in alignment with clearly defined performance goals and metrics. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 William Schnoor and Erin Claywell, who both served on the Organization's Board during the period covered by this tax return, share a business relationship. Michelle Knight and Christian Westra, who both served on the Organization's Board during the period covered by this tax return, share a business relationship. Charles Cooney and Dava Newman, who both served on the Organization's Board during the period covered by this tax return, share a business relationship. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center's Form 990 is prepared by an independent public accounting firm with the assistance of the Center's financial staff. All members of the board of directors have the opportunity to review the Form 990. Once any changes are made and the draft is approved, the Form 990 is filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The purpose of the conflict of interest policy is to protect the interest of the corporation when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of an officer or director of the corporation or might result in a possible excess benefit transaction. This policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state and federal laws governing conflict of interest applicable to nonprofit and charitable organizations. In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and all material facts to the directors and to members of any committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, the board or committee members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. The interested person shall not be present for or participate in such determination. Each Director, officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall sign a statement which affirms such person has received a copy of the policy, understands the policy, and agrees to comply with the policy. The Organization conducts periodic reviews to ensure that no interested persons are in violation of the conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The board reviews the compensation for the President and uses comparability data to determine that the compensation is appropriate for the individual's involvement, experience, and ability. The President uses a similar process in assessing compensation for all other employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Norman B. Levanthal Map & Education Center makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: The audit process has not changed from the prior year.