SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Public Charity Status and Public Support
Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
right arrow Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
right arrow Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
OMB No. 1545-0047
2016
Open to Public
Inspection
Name of the organization
PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM INC
 
Employer identification number

04-3157815
Part I
Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.
The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 12, check only one box.)
1
2
3
4

5
6
7
8
9

10
11
12
a
b
c
d
e
f
Enter the number of supported organizations ...............................  
g
Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).
(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)
Yes No
Total
 
   
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for
Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Cat. No. 11285F
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part II
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv), 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and 170(b)(1)(A)(ix)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, 8, or 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 (e) 2016 (f) Total
1 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. 76,862,150 35,881,722 28,104,417 140,249,860 28,233,206 309,331,355
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 76,862,150 35,881,722 28,104,417 140,249,860 28,233,206 309,331,355
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).. 241,877,175
6 Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. 67,454,180
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 (e) 2016 (f) Total
7 Amounts from line 4.. 76,862,150 35,881,722 28,104,417 140,249,860 28,233,206 309,331,355
8 Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... 3,734,027 2,983,129 4,446,024 3,148,257 2,365,720 16,677,157
9 Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..     13,860   607 14,467
10 Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. 67,200 32,680 87,620 89,190 152,752 429,442
11 Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 326,452,421
12
12
18,198,964
13
First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................right arrow
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
14
14
20.660 %
15
15
25.550 %
16a
b
17a
b
18
Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part III
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 10 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)
Section A. Public Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 (e) 2016 (f) Total
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.)  
Section B. Total Support
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) right arrow (a) 2012 (b) 2013 (c) 2014 (d) 2015 (e) 2016 (f) Total
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 in 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.)..            
14
Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage
15
15
 
16
16
 
Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage
17
17
 
18
18
 
19a
b
20
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations
(Complete only if you checked a box on line 12 of Part I. If you checked 12a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 12b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 12c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 12d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)
Section A. All Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).
2
 
 
3a
Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.
3b
 
 
c
Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.
3c
 
 
4a
Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 12a or 12b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.
4a
 
 
b
Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations.
4b
 
 
c
Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.
4c
 
 
5a
Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed; (ii) the reasons for each such action; (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action; and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).
5a
 
 
b
Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?
5b
 
 
c
Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?
5c
 
 
6
Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (i) its supported organizations, (ii) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations, or (iii) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
6
 
 
7
Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in section 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35% controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ) .
7
 
 
8
Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990 or 990-EZ).
8
 
 
9a
Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9a
 
 
b
Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9a) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9b
 
 
c
Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9a) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.
9c
 
 
10a
Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of section 4943 because of section 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer line 10b below.
10a
 
 
b
Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).
10b
 
 
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part IV
Supporting Organizations (continued)
Yes
No
11
Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?
a
A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?
11a
 
 
b
A family member of a person described in (a) above?
11b
 
 
c
A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.
11c
 
 
Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.
1
 
 
2
Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.
2
 
 
Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).
1
 
 
Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations
Yes
No
1
Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (i) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (ii) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (iii) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?
1
 
 
2
Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).
2
 
 
3
By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.
3
 
 
Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations
1
Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):
a
b
c
2
Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.
Yes
No
a
Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.
2a
 
 
b
Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.
2b
 
 
3
Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.
a
Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.
3a
 
 
b
Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI. the role played by the organization in this regard.
3b
 
 
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations
1
Section A - Adjusted Net Income (A) Prior Year (B) Current Year
(optional)
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)
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):  
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 1-1/2% 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 .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  
7
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part V
Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations (continued)
Section D - Distributions Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes  
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in
excess of income from activity		  
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations  
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets  
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)  
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions  
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.  
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide
details in Part VI). See instructions		  
9 Distributable amount for 2016 from Section C, line 6  
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount  
Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) (i)
Excess Distributions 		(ii)
Underdistributions
Pre-2016 		(iii)
Distributable
Amount for 2016
1 Distributable amount for 2016 from Section C, line
6 		 
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2016 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions.		  
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2016:
a
b
c From 2013.......  
d From 2014.......  
e From 2015.......  
fTotal of lines 3a through e  
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
h Applied to 2016 distributable amount  
i Carryover from 2011 not applied (see
instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.  
4Distributions for 2016 from Section D, line 7:
$  
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years  
b Applied to 2016 distributable amount  
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.  
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to
2016, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2.
If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI.
See instructions.		  
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2016. Subtract
lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater
than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions.		  
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2017. Add lines
3j and 4c.		  
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a
b Excess from 2013.....  
c Excess from 2014.....  
d Excess from 2015.....  
e Excess from 2016.....  
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Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016
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Part VI
Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).
Facts And Circumstances Test
PURSUANT TO TREASURY REGULATION 1.170A-9(F)(3), THE ORGANIZATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION BECAUSE IT MEETS THE FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES TEST AS OUTLINED BELOW.TEN-PERCENT-OF-SUPPORT REQUIREMENT. PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM (SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "PEM") SATISFIES THIS REQUIREMENT BECAUSE THE PERCENTAGE OF SUPPORT RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENTAL UNITS, FROM CONTRIBUTIONS MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OR FROM A COMBINATION OF THESE SOURCES EXCEEDS 10% OF TOTAL SUPPORT. ATTRACTION OF PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT. THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM IS AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN ORGANIZED AND OPERATED IN A MANNER TO ATTRACT NEW AND BROAD-BASED PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. A STAFF OF EIGHTEEN DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING EXTENSIVE AND VARIED FORMS OF FUNDRAISING DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES, CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS. THE ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED INCLUDE SOLICITATIONS COMMUNICATED THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS - EMAIL, MAIL, PHONE AND IN-PERSON. FUNDRAISING EVENTS ARE CONDUCTED TO GENERATE ANNUAL SUPPORT AS WELL AS TO FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS THAT LEAD TO FUTURE GIVING. THE INSTITUTIONAL GIVING STAFF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SEEKING SUPPORT FOR THE MUSEUM'S MAJOR PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS BY PRODUCING GRANT PROPOSALS DIRECTED TO BOTH GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. ACROSS ALL OF THESE FUNDRAISING AREAS, MORE THAN 19,000 PROSPECTS AND EXISTING DONORS WERE SOLICITED FOR SUPPORT DURING 2016, RESULTING IN 11,178 GIFTS COMING FROM 8,922 DIFFERENT DONORS. OTHER PUBLIC SUPPORT FACTORS 1. PERCENTAGE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORT FACTOR. THE MUSEUM'S PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE FOR 2016 IS 20.66%, WHICH IS WELL ABOVE THE 10% TEST THRESHOLD. AS THE MUSEUM IS CURRENTLY IN THE MIDST OF A MAJOR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, INDIVIDUAL SOLICITATIONS AND GIFTS TEND TO BE LARGER THAN WOULD BE EXPECTED DURING A NON-CAMPAIGN PERIOD WITH THE RESULTING IMPACT OF LOWERING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE. 2. SOURCES OF SUPPORT FACTOR. THE COLLECTIONS OF THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM HAVE BEEN PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE FOR 217 YEARS, WHICH RANKS IT AMONG THE FIRST AMERICAN MUSEUMS TO HAVE SUCH A PUBLIC MANDATE. THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO 1799 WHEN A GROUP OF SALEM-BASED, INTERNATIONAL, SEA-GOING BUSINESS LEADERS WERE AMONG THE FIRST AMERICANS TO DEVELOP TRADING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COUNTRIES IN ASIA, AFRICA, OCEANIA AND BEYOND. THESE EARLY AMERICAN ENTREPRENEURS BROUGHT BACK MAGNIFICENT ART AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE CULTURES THEY ENCOUNTERED AND WERE EAGER TO SHARE WHAT THEY HAD DISCOVERED WITH THE LARGER PUBLIC. ALTHOUGH MORE THAN 200 YEARS HAVE PASSED, THE MUSEUM'S COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS AS STRONG AS EVER. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS ARE AMONG THE FINEST OF THEIR KIND AND ENCOMPASS AN UNRIVALED SPECTRUM OF CULTURES AND GENRES, INCLUDING AMERICAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, AMERICAN DECORATIVE ART, MARITIME ART, NATIVE AMERICAN ART, ASIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE, ASIAN EXPORT ART, AFRICAN ART, OCEANIC ART, PHOTOGRAPHY AND CONTEMPORARY ART. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM OPERATES THE PHILLIPS LIBRARY, ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT MUSEUM-BASED COLLECTIONS OF RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. THE BREADTH OF THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS AND OFFERINGS IS UNQUESTIONABLY VARIED, SO THAT IT IS CAPABLE OF APPEALING TO A WIDE VARIETY OF INTERESTS, WHICH IN TURN HELPS TO BUILD ATTENDANCE, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, COMMITMENT AND PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. IN RECENT YEARS, THE MUSEUM HAS CONTINUED TO EXPAND ITS FIELDS OF INTEREST; FOR EXAMPLE, CONTEMPORARY ART WAS ADDED AS NEW CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2009, AND AMERICAN ART WAS ADDED AS A NEW CURATORIAL DEPARTMENT IN 2013. CONTEMPORARY ART, IN PARTICULAR, IS ONE AVENUE FOR ENGAGING YOUNGER PEOPLE, THEREBY HELPING TO DEVELOP THE NEXT GENERATION OF INSTITUTIONAL LEADERS AND SUPPORTERS. BY EXPANDING THE PROGRAMMATIC SCOPE, THE MUSEUM HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTING WITH A LARGER NUMBER OF PEOPLE, RATHER THAN LIMITING ITS APPEAL TO A FEW. AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED SUPPORT FROM APPROXIMATELY 8,922 DIFFERENT DONORS DURING 2016. 3. REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNING BODY FACTOR. DURING 2016, 26 INDIVIDUALS SERVED ON PEM'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ALL OF THE TRUSTEES ARE INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS AND REPRESENT A BROAD CROSS-SECTION OF VIEWS AND INTERESTS. AMONG THE MUSEUM'S TRUSTEES ARE INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, FROM A LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADER IN SALEM TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INDIAN COMMUNITIES, BOTH IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN INDIA, AND OF THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY. PEM'S BOARD INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THEMSELVES COLLECTORS AND/OR EXPERTS IN DIFFERENT AREAS OF ART. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE MUSEUM'S BOARD HAVE INTERESTS AND EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION, INCLUDING A FORMER UNIVERSITY EDUCATOR, A MUSEUM DOCENT, AND AN INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING A FOUNDATION DEVOTED TO SUPPORTING K-12 EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. VARIOUS AREAS OF TECHNICAL EXPERTISE ARE ALSO REPRESENTED BY NUMEROUS BOARD MEMBERS, INCLUDING SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF REAL ESTATE, BUSINESS, JOURNALISM, LAW, INVESTING, LAND PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION. 4. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC FACILITIES OR SERVICES FACTOR. DURING 2016, THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM REPORTED MORE THAN 254,000 ON-SITE VISITORS, COMING FROM BOTH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. THE MAIN MUSEUM GALLERIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SIX DAYS PER WEEK, WHICH REPRESENTS ALMOST 2,200 HOURS ANNUALLY DURING WHICH THE PUBLIC HAS ACCESS TO THE VARIOUS COLLECTIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED. TO ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND WITH STUDENTS, ADMISSION IS FREE FOR RESIDENTS OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS AND FOR YOUTH UNDER THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN. THE MUSEUM'S CAMPUS ALSO INCLUDES NUMEROUS PARKS AND GARDENS, AND 24 HISTORIC PROPERTIES, INCLUDING YIN YU TANG, THE ONLY EXAMPLE OF CHINESE DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE ON DISPLAY IN THE UNITED STATES. PEM'S PHILLIPS LIBRARY, WHICH IS ONE OF THE OLDEST AND LARGEST RESEARCH LIBRARIES IN NEW ENGLAND, IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, SCHOLARS AND RESEARCHERS. ACROSS THE CAMPUS, THERE IS 123,000 SQUARE FEET OF PUBLIC EXHIBITION SPACE FOR USE IN DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING THE MUSEUM'S VAST COLLECTIONS AND FOR PRESENTING CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, OF WHICH THERE WERE SEVEN OPENED DURING 2016. ANNUALLY, THE MUSEUM'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION CONDUCTS HUNDREDS OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ADVANCE ARTS LEARNING AND APPRECIATION. ALTHOUGH THESE PROGRAMS ARE DELIVERED IN MANY SPACES THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS, THE MUSEUM HAS DEDICATED 13,000 SQUARE FEET SPECIFICALLY FOR THESE PURPOSES. THE WIDE ARRAY OF PROGRAMS OFFERED IS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT AND ENGAGE VISITORS OF ALL AGES WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, KNOWLEDGE, INTERESTS, PREFERENCES AND NEEDS. IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT A BROAD AUDIENCE IS SERVED, THE MUSEUM FOCUSES ON SEVERAL BROAD AUDIENCE CATEGORIES: K-12 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, FAMILIES AND ADULTS FROM COLLEGE AGE THROUGH SENIOR CITIZENS.
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PART II, SECTION B, LINE 10, OTHER INCOME: AMOUNTS REPORTED ON SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10 ARE THE QUID PRO QUO PORTION OF FUNDRAISING REVENUE AS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 8A.
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2016


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