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.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% 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
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$14K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$474K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$3.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +178%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$528K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$383K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$566K
Expenses
$474K
FY2023▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$402K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$474K
FY2024$471K
Net assets
$3.5M
FY2023▲ +23%
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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 FY2023 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

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $252K Management & general 38% · $182K Fundraising 9% · $40K

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

14 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 · $252K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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During 2022, the museum welcomed over 9,000 visitors to its galleries and 15,000 visitors to its educational website. The museum hosted five exhibitions and nearly thirty public programs as well as classroom and student serices to help audiences discover history, art and cultures.

$252Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K
Investment incomeLn 3$332K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$474K
Ln 25
Programscol B$252K
Managementcol C$182K
Fundraisingcol D$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$383K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$692K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$332K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$275K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$369K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$383K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$267K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$14K
Net assetsLn 32$3.5M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$510K$383K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$259K$267K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$3.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$14K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$69K$34K$17K$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$135K$101K$28K$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$6K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$14K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$725$4K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$8K$8K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$12K$15K
TravelLn 17$18K$18K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$15K$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$7K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$101K$57K$41K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$266$5K$577
Total functional expensesLn 25$474K$252K$182K$40K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $566K$471K$95K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,067,544 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $279,014$692,076
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $16,740$20,082
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $64,695$331,794
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,940$23,592
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $383,389$1,067,544
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 $195,679$226,922
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $187,949$246,901
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $383,628$473,823
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$239$593,721
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $1,067,544 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $7,426 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,810
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$683,266
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$692,076
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,082$20,082
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $56,321$56,321
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $791$791
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $275,473$275,473
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $15,375$15,375
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $302,981 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72,487$1,067,544
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $473,823 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,358 · Management $17,179 · Fundraising $17,179$68,716
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $100,567 · Management $27,733 · Fundraising $6,238$134,538
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,358 · Management $1,513$7,871
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $10,582 · Management $3,474 · Fundraising $1,741$15,797
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,600$5,600
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $14,242$14,242
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $725 · Management $4,475$5,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,978 · Management $7,978 · Fundraising $4,785$20,741
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $11,948 · Management $15,270$27,218
IX-17 TravelManagement $18,327$18,327
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,565 · Management $7,283 · Fundraising $7,283$29,131
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,979 · Management $12,656$19,635
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $57,391 · Management $41,020 · Fundraising $2,509$100,920
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $266 · Management $5,044 · Fundraising $577$5,887
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $251,717 · Management $181,794 · Fundraising $40,312$473,823
Part X · Balance sheet $3,540,628 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,287$13,906
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $480,016$369,305
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $5,000$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,385$4,953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $258,552$267,449
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,112,777$2,885,015
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,892,017$3,540,628
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,267$14,325
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,267$14,325
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,210,480$2,524,916
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $666,270$1,001,387
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,876,750$3,526,303
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,892,017$3,540,628
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,526,303 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,067,544
XI-2 Total expenses$473,823
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$593,721
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,876,750
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$55,832
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,526,303

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