To keep and share the traditions of Yankee ingenuity and creativity as exemplified by the Stanley family in order to inspire these values in children and adults.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$16K 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $102K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$67K
-43% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$719K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$67K
FY2023▼ -43%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$68K
Expenses
$103K
FY2023▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$75K
FY2022$92K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$92K
Net assets
$719K
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$640K
FY2022$743K
FY2023$719K
FY2024$740K

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 Jun 1987.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $103K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$15,683Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah B Smith’s $16K as Executive Director is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2023FY2022FY2020
Deborah B Smith$15,683$15,683$13,230

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

Inspire Yankee ingenuity and creativity in all ages through shared traditions.

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1 program · $103K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The Museum is housed in the erstwhile Stanley School, named after the Stanleys in 1905. The famous Stanley Steamer automobile was invented by Francis Edgar Stanley. The exhibits cover all facets of the Stanley family history and memorablia - airbrush painting, artifacts, and photography, violins and replicas of the Stanley steam cars…

$103Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$674
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$719K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$20K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$674
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$102K
Other assetsLn 15$554K
Total assetsLn 16$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$719K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$51K$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$94K$102K
Total assetsLn 16$744K$720K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$743K$719K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$16K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$252$252
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$800$800
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$830$830
Office expensesLn 13$13K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$103K$103K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $68K$92K−$24K$740K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $67K$103K−$35K$719K 990 PDF
FY2022 $117K$92K$26K$743K 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $70K$75K−$5K$640K 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
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Part I · Summary $67,395 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $64,245$53,467
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,962$13,736
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41,660$674
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,377−$482
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $117,244$67,395
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $42,500$42,484
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $49,063$60,115
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $91,563$102,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,681−$35,204
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $67,395 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$482 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$14,265
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$39,202
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,467
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $13,736$13,736
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $674$674
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,736 · Excluded from tax $674$67,395
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $102,599 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,683$15,683
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $26,549$26,549
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $252$252
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $800$800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $1,798$1,798
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,801$3,801
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $830$830
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,542$12,542
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,115$6,115
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,093$3,093
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,582$7,582
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,538$18,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,016$5,016
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $102,599 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$102,599
Part X · Balance sheet $720,474 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,686$20,134
X-4 Accounts receivable$90
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,889$44,750
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $93,956$101,896
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $552,604$553,604
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $744,135$720,474
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,518$1,005
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,518$1,005
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $742,617$719,469
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $742,617$719,469
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $744,135$720,474
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $719,469 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$67,395
XI-2 Total expenses$102,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$35,204
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$742,617
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,703
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$353
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$719,469

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