The Nantucket Historical Association preserves and interprets the history of Nantucket through its programs, collections, and properties, in order to promote the island's significance and foster an appreciation of IT among all audiences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 67 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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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.8M a year · 20% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $34.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$449K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
28
of 28 voting members
Looks good: 28 of 28 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.9M
+92% vs prior year
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$55.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.9M
FY2024▲ +92%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$8.7M
FY2022$8.0M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$14.9M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2024▲ +0.8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.3M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$8.8M
FY2024$8.9M
Net assets
$55.1M
FY2024▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47.4M
FY2021$53.7M
FY2022$48.0M
FY2023$47.7M
FY2024$55.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1934.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $6.3M Management & general 14% · $1.3M Fundraising 14% · $1.3M

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

34 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$242,615Pt VII · Sec A
$225,615Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Properties
$140,054Pt VII · Sec A
Board Liasion
$129,471Pt VII · Sec A
Research Chair
$121,471Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Education
$119,422Pt VII · Sec A
Highly Compensated Employee
$114,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Niles Parker’s $243K as Executive Director is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 749 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Niles Parker$242,615$230,284$77,692——
James Russell———$239,810$195,100
Johanna Richard$225,615$204,615$230,010$235,785$150,389
Edwin Rudd$140,054$138,512$138,512$140,681$105,682
Rebecca Miller$129,471$130,426$135,353——
Amelia Holmes—$120,471$115,359$122,821—
Michael Harrison$121,471$121,438———
Mary Lacoursiere$119,422—$104,482$118,360—

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

Preserves and interprets Nantucket's history through programs, collections, and properties.

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3 programs · $6.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Curatorial & Collection Care

In addition to the nha's extensive collection of artifacts, it also owns and maintains 18 historic properties, of which many are open to the public. Over 100,000 visitors enter nha properties each year to view items from the permanent collection as well as traveling changing exhibitions.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Education and Public Programs

The nha offers a year-round schedule of diverse educational programs at its properties and in local schools. During the summer season, the nha offers daily exhibition tours and walking tours of the island, interpretive presentations, and public access to the discovery room, which is a family learning center.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Research Library

The nantucket historical association research library is a special collections repository of primary resources focusing on nantucket history. The collections contain more than 5,000 volumes and 60,000 photographs, as well as archival documents such as ships' logs, account books, family papers, and scrapbooks.

$1.1Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.8M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$8.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$6.3M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$55.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$721K
Total assetsLn 16$55.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$449K
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a28
IndependentVI 1b28
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$10.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.4M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$235K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.0M
Total revenueLn 12$14.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$721K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$721K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$55.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$449K
Net assetsLn 32$55.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 567
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$765K$721K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$31.9M$34.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14.6M$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$48.3M$55.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$525K$449K
Net assetsLn 32$47.7M$55.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$468K$468K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.7M$2.1M$86K$482K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$58K$30K$15K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$489K$314K$53K$122K
Payroll taxesLn 10$216K$134K$46K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$65K$65K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$262K$49K$213K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$129K$86K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$267K$179K$40K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$68K$68K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$925K$68K$68K
TravelLn 17$75K$41K$11K$23K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.3M$1.1M$106K$93K
InsuranceLn 23$345K$247K$80K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$997K$56K$77K
All other expensesLn 24e$200K$137K$23K$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.9M$6.3M$1.3M$1.3M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.9M$8.9M$6.0M$55.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.7M$8.8M−$1.1M$47.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.0M$7.0M$949K$48.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.7M$5.7M$3.0M$53.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.3M$5.3M$30K$47.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,915,237 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,125,502$10,461,898
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,258,076$1,408,942
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,718,859$2,809,558
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $646,844$234,839
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,749,281$14,915,237
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 $3,289,207$3,924,797
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,522,115$4,954,065
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,811,322$8,878,862
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,062,041$6,036,375
Part VI · Governance 28 of 28 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body28
VI-1b Independent voting members28
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $14,915,237 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $86,214 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$560,355
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,364,048
VIII-1e Government grants$2,432,078
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,105,417
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$10,461,898
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,408,942$1,408,942
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $841,288$841,288
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $532,394$532,394
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,968,270$1,968,270
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$494,011−$494,011
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $110,242$110,242
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,408,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,044,397$14,915,237
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,878,862 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $468,230$468,230
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,125,550 · Management $86,402 · Fundraising $481,714$2,693,666
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $30,175 · Management $15,462 · Fundraising $12,129$57,766
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $314,226 · Management $53,078 · Fundraising $121,812$489,116
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $134,281 · Management $45,644 · Fundraising $36,094$216,019
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,120$5,120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,412$23,412
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $65,184$65,184
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $49,299 · Fundraising $212,872$262,171
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $85,924 · Fundraising $42,962$128,886
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $179,207 · Management $39,680 · Fundraising $47,920$266,807
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $68,383$68,383
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $925,064 · Management $67,732 · Fundraising $67,732$1,060,528
IX-17 TravelPrograms $41,233 · Management $11,163 · Fundraising $22,564$74,960
IX-20 InterestManagement $2,225$2,225
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,123,451 · Management $105,664 · Fundraising $92,519$1,321,634
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $247,077 · Management $80,500 · Fundraising $16,935$344,512
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $997,098 · Management $56,379 · Fundraising $76,751$1,130,228
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $136,553 · Management $22,557 · Fundraising $40,905$200,015
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $6,339,839 · Management $1,266,114 · Fundraising $1,272,909$8,878,862
Part X · Balance sheet $55,547,177 assets, 14 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $765,115$721,130
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $436,152$5,095,280
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $62,566$7,283
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $177,720$144,885
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $299,182$380,775
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,612,501$14,470,754
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $31,903,487$34,727,070
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $48,256,723$55,547,177
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $525,143$448,616
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $525,143$448,616
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,492,001$27,330,063
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $20,239,579$27,768,498
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $47,731,580$55,098,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $48,256,723$55,547,177
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,098,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,915,237
XI-2 Total expenses$8,878,862
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,036,375
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$47,731,580
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,330,606
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,098,561

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