The mission of the Brick Store Museum is to ignite personal connections to history, art, and culture through exhibitions, education, and surronding programs celebrating the human experience in the kennebunks and surronding communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $167K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$566K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$471K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$566K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$566K
Expenses
$471K
FY2024▼ -0.6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$471K
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$2.9M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1944.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $262K Management & general 34% · $162K Fundraising 10% · $46K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$61,463Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cynthia Walker’s $61K as Executive Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cynthia Walker$61,463$61,463$56,650$51,352$56,524

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people to history, art, and culture through exhibits and programs.

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1 program · $262K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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During 2024, the museum welcomed over 10,000 visitors to its galleries and 15,000 visitors to its educational website. The museum hosted eight exhibitions and sixty-five public programs as well as classroom and student serices to help audiences discover history, art and cultures.

$262Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$566K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$286K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$471K
Ln 25
Programscol B$262K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$46K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$101K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$286K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$212K
Total revenueLn 12$566K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$17K
SavingsLn 2$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$457K
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 680
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K$101K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$3.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267K$457K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$48K$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$131K$49K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$17K$2K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$5K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$11K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$34K$17K$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$8K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$41K$20K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$404$4K$874
Total functional expensesLn 25$471K$262K$162K$46K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $566K$471K$95K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$474K$594K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $383K$384K−$239$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $409K$390K$19K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $528K$402K$127K$3.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $566,156 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $692,076$236,034
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,082$21,119
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $331,794$285,841
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,592$23,162
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,067,544$566,156
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $226,922$265,917
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,901$204,896
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $473,823$470,813
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $593,721$95,343
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $566,156 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,981 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$9,105
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$226,929
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,034
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $21,119$21,119
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $74,178$74,178
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $93$93
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $211,663$211,663
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $21,088$21,088
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $234,763 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $95,359$566,156
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $470,813 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,101 · Management $10,308 · Fundraising $10,307$68,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $130,533 · Management $48,663 · Fundraising $18,005$197,201
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,850$5,850
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $16,277$16,277
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,650 · Management $15,762$17,412
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,166 · Management $5,166 · Fundraising $3,032$13,364
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,263 · Management $14,845$26,108
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $16,751 · Management $8,375 · Fundraising $8,375$33,501
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,677 · Management $13,152$20,829
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,701 · Management $19,792 · Fundraising $5,638$66,131
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $404 · Management $4,146 · Fundraising $874$5,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $262,246 · Management $162,336 · Fundraising $46,231$470,813
Part X · Balance sheet $3,750,116 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,906$17,392
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $369,305$83,886
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,953$1,697
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $267,449$457,250
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,885,015$3,189,891
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,540,628$3,750,116
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,325$8,019
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,325$8,019
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,524,916$2,983,217
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,001,387$758,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,526,303$3,742,097
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,540,628$3,750,116
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,742,097 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$566,156
XI-2 Total expenses$470,813
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$95,343
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,526,303
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$120,451
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,742,097

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