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Sanborn Mills INC

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Loudon, NH501(c)(3)Since 1998Arts & Culture EIN 02-0523388Revenue $2.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsanbornmills.org7097 Sanborn Rd, 03307-1618 · Loudon, NHTax-exempt since Dec 2001Supporting org, Type III (functionally integrated) — 509(a)(3)

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To restore and preserve the mill site and other historical buildings of Sanborn Mills, to preserve the historical and cultural heritage of a 19th century new england farm, and to educate the general public, specifically craftspeople, scholars, and historians.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 28 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $441K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 95% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $673K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$302K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$10.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$10.5M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.6M
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$10.4M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$10.7M
FY2025$10.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2001.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $2.0M Management & general 16% · $388K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Michael Molla
Executive Di
$52,306Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
F Colin Cabot
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Galen Beale
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paula Cabot
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Molla’s $52K as Executive Di is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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.

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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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Preserves and restores historic mill buildings and a 19th-century farm, educating the public about heritage.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Operation of sanborn mills farm as a place for people to learn how to work the land in ways that are sustainable and self-renewing. Using the model of a traditional new england diversified working farm (agricutural fields, managed forests, timber framed barns for animals, etc.).

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Education of the local crafts people by workshops designed to enhance and preserve their skills.

$755Kprogram expense
03

To restore & preserve historic buildings located at sanborn mills, inc. To educate the public by preserving and enhancing the historical context of sanborn mills, inc.

$124Kprogram expense

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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
New Hampshire Charitable FoundationFY2024$673K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$673K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$417K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$388K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$417K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.4M
Other assetsLn 15$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$302K
Net assetsLn 32$10.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 610
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K$44K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.3M$9.4M
Total assetsLn 16$10.9M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$212K$302K
Net assetsLn 32$10.7M$10.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$9K$9K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$55K$47K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$1.0M$153K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$32K$28K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$71K$62K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$98K$85K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$68K$68K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$12K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$55K$17K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$334K$318K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$57K$24K$33K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$351K$351K$31
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$2.0M$388K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.2M$2.4M−$157K$10.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$2.2M−$98K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.3M$1.8M$456K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$1.7M$888K$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.2M$871K$9.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.3M$683K$8.6M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,240,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,902,875$1,819,619
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $283,638$417,121
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$69,185$12
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,666$4,244
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,121,994$2,240,996
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $13,066$8,515
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,311,056$1,427,231
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $895,406$962,565
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,219,528$2,398,311
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$97,534−$157,315
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,240,996 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,305 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,819,619
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$12,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,819,619
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $417,121$417,121
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12$12
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$5,387−$5,387
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $7,490$7,490
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $836$836
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $412,570 · Excluded from tax $8,807$2,240,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,398,311 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,515$8,515
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,748 · Management $8,316$55,064
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,018,443 · Management $152,549$1,170,992
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $28,095 · Management $4,178$32,273
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $62,048 · Management $9,233$71,281
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $84,983 · Management $12,638$97,621
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,378$4,378
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,326$21,326
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $68,058$68,058
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,634$1,634
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,736 · Management $27,383$39,119
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,438 · Management $17,036$72,474
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $317,592 · Management $16,589$334,181
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $23,687 · Management $33,324$57,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $351,366 · Management $31$351,397
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,987$2,987
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,010,285 · Management $388,026 · Fundraising $0$2,398,311
Part X · Balance sheet $10,836,074 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,132$43,851
X-4 Accounts receivable$4,986
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,789$20,035
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,324,377$9,364,771
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,553,943$1,402,431
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,903,241$10,836,074
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $49,030$68,735
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $99,953$185,371
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $53,059$41,802
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $212,214$302,362
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $10,682,121$10,525,753
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,906$7,959
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $10,691,027$10,533,712
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,903,241$10,836,074
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,533,712 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,240,996
XI-2 Total expenses$2,398,311
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$157,315
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$10,691,027
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,533,712

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

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