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Androscoggin Historical Society

Tax-deductible

Lewiston, ME501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 01-0342762Revenue $56K in FY2025

On file with the IRSandrohistory.org93 Lisbon St, 04240-7119 · Lewiston, METax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Androscoggin Historical Society exists to discover, preserve and disseminate knowledge about the history of Androscoggin county and the state of maine.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 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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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 39% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $6K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17
<0.01% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$56K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$101K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$770K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$56K
FY2025▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$164K
FY2023$209K
FY2024$80K
FY2025$56K
Expenses
$101K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$58K
FY2023$48K
FY2024$105K
FY2025$101K
Net assets
$770K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$679K
FY2023$839K
FY2024$814K
FY2025$770K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2014.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $81K Management & general 15% · $15K Fundraising 5% · $5K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Thiago Goes
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Penelope Jessop
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Susan Lamie
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marti Chabot
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lin Wright
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares knowledge about Androscoggin County and Maine history.

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2 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Involving, entertaining, and educating the public through lectures, demonstrations, tours and other public outreach.

$81Kprogram expense
02

Acquiring, cataloging, maintaining, conserving, and displaying historical artifacts, archives, and reference materials for use by members and the general public.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2021
Davis Family FoundationFY2021$6K
The Yelp FoundationFY2021$5
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$56K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$101K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$770K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$51K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$774
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$56K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$37K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$541K
Other assetsLn 15$1K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17
Net assetsLn 32$770K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$225K$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$535K$541K
Total assetsLn 16$814K$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$17
Net assetsLn 32$814K$770K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$21K$17K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K$500$166
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$23K$4K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$385$308$58$19
Office expensesLn 13$2K$1K$258$86
Information technologyLn 14$933$747$140$46
OccupancyLn 16$10K$8K$1K$483
TravelLn 17$232$232
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$11K$2K$695
InsuranceLn 23$6K$5K$877$292
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$12K$2K$749
Total functional expensesLn 25$101K$81K$15K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $56K$101K−$45K$770K 990 PDF
FY2024 $80K$105K−$25K$814K 990 PDF
FY2023 $209K$48K$161K$839K 990 PDF
FY2022 $164K$58K$106K$679K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $56,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $59,433$51,463
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $952$115
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,063$2,177
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,475$2,422
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,923$56,177
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 $31,110$24,287
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,463$76,553
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $104,573$100,840
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$24,650−$44,663
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $56,177 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,981 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,070
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,393
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$774
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$51,463
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115$115
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,582$7,582
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,405−$5,405
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $441$441
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,537 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,177$56,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $100,840 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $16,764 · Management $3,143 · Fundraising $1,048$20,955
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,666 · Management $500 · Fundraising $166$3,332
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,833 · Management $4,281 · Fundraising $1,427$28,541
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $308 · Management $58 · Fundraising $19$385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,374 · Management $258 · Fundraising $86$1,718
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $747 · Management $140 · Fundraising $46$933
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,728 · Management $1,449 · Fundraising $483$9,660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $232$232
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,126 · Management $2,086 · Fundraising $695$13,907
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,676 · Management $877 · Fundraising $292$5,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,343 · Management $2,240 · Fundraising $749$15,332
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,797 · Management $15,032 · Fundraising $5,011$100,840
Part X · Balance sheet $769,755 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,774$1,304
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $31,094$37,180
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $17,637$4,218
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $534,579$540,782
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $225,317$184,873
X-15 Other assets$1,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $814,401$769,755
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$17
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$17
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $814,401$762,425
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$7,313
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $814,401$769,738
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $814,401$769,755
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $769,738 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$56,177
XI-2 Total expenses$100,840
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,663
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$814,401
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$769,738

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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