Our mission is to record and promote the history and culture of the cities and towns of southeastern new england. We DO this primarily through the publication of books.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
6¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 52% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
6%
of spending
Concern: 6% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 27.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $3K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 8 voting members
Concern: none of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$129K
+274% vs prior year
Spent
$41K
To programs
6%
Net assets
$288K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$129K
FY2021▲ +274%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$35K
FY2021$129K
FY2022−$19K
FY2023$47K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$43K
Expenses
$41K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$41K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$42K
Net assets
$288K
FY2021▲ +44%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$210K
FY2024$175K
FY2025$175K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1984.

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

Where the money goes

6 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 6% · $2K Management & general 94% · $39K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zachary White’s $2K as Treasurer is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 <$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

NameFY2025FY2024
Zachary White$1,605$1,665

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

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

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Publishes books to record and promote Southeastern New England's history and culture.

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1 program · $2K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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The exempt purpose achievement is to educate through books and publications the heritage of southeastern massachusetts. We collect oral histories and create documentary, photographic and illustrative accounts that tell the story of the individual, the city, the land; stories of families and their work.

$2Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$3K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$129K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Money outPt IX
$41K
Ln 25
Programscol B$2K
Managementcol C$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$288K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Investment incomeLn 3$39
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$129K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$41K
Total assetsLn 16$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$288K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K$95K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$41K
Total assetsLn 16$247K$304K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$201K$288K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$9K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$705$705
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$775$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$250$250
Total functional expensesLn 25$41K$2K$39K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $43K$42K$750$175K 990 PDF
FY2024 $10K$175K 990 PDF
FY2023 $47K$210K 990 PDF
FY2022 −$19K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $129K$41K$88K$288K 990 PDF
FY2020 $35K$201K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $128,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,755$72,108
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$39
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $20,759$56,818
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $34,524$128,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,547$9,920
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $25,291$31,102
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $28,838$41,022
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,686$87,943
Part VI · Governance 0 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $128,965 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $56,818 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$72,108
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$72,108
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39$39
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,818 · Excluded from tax $39$128,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $41,022 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $9,215$9,215
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $705$705
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,300$2,300
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,054$2,054
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $14,667$14,667
IX-17 TravelManagement $1,099$1,099
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,528$1,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $775 · Management $8,429$9,204
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $250$250
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,303 · Management $38,719 · Fundraising $0$41,022
Part X · Balance sheet $304,177 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,667$94,931
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $28,010$40,508
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $135,848$127,981
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $42,285$40,757
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $246,811$304,177
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,982$2,943
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $34,305$12,767
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $46,287$15,710
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,524$288,467
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $200,524$288,467
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $246,811$304,177
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $288,467 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$128,965
XI-2 Total expenses$41,022
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$87,943
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$200,524
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$288,467

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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