Wenham Historical Association & Museum INC EIN 04-2152010

Wenham Historical Association & Museum INC

EIN  04-2152010 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Wenham, MA Founded 1952
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Acquires, preserves, and exhibits cultural collections, offering public educational and cultural services.
Leadership
Kristin Noon- Former · Executive Dir. · $48K
Money in and out
$620K revenue, $830K expenses
Bottom line
55% program efficiency

Acquires, preserves, and exhibits cultural collections, offering public educational and cultural services. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $620K in revenue, $830K in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$620K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$830K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$209K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
55%
of spending reaches programs▼ -22% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +38% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$620K
FY2024▲ +22%
Expenses
$830K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -9%
Total liabilities
$123K
FY2024▼ -37%
Total revenue
$620K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$830K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$209K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.8M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B55%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $457K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Preservation of historic buildings and artifacts; education of the general public of selected historical matters.

$457Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWenham Historical Association & Museum INC
EINHdr · item D04-2152010
Principal addressHdr · item CWenham, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wenhammuseum.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1952
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2025

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$47,594Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Noon- Former’s $48K as Executive Dir. is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Kristin Noon$79,997$70,340
Kristin Noon- Former$47,594

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$328K · 53%
Contributions & grants$190K · 31%
Other revenue$73K · 12%
Investment income$30K · 5%
Program service revenue53%$328K
Contributions & grants31%$190K
Other revenue12%$73K
Investment income5%$30K
Total revenueLn 12$620K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.55 Management & general $0.39 Fundraising $0.06
Program services55%$457K
Management & general39%$324K
Fundraising6%$49K
Total functional expensesLn 25$830K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$172K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$123K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.2M · Operating expenses/yr $830K
17.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $457K · Total expenses $830K
55%
Management & General
Management & general $324K · Total expenses $830K
39%
Fundraising
Fundraising $49K · Total expenses $830K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $65K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $572K
$0.11 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $190K · Total revenue $620K
31%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $620K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $328K · Total revenue $620K
53%
Investment reliance
Investment income $30K · Total revenue $620K
+5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $328K · Total expenses $830K
40%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $620K · Prior year $507K
+22%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $620K · Expenses $830K
-34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.8M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.8M
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.8M
56%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kristin Noon- Former · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $48K · Total expenses $830K
6%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $419K · Total expenses $830K
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 55%
Overhead ratio 39%
Fundraising cost ratio 26%
Revenue growth 22%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$507K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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