The Hingham Historical Society, founded in 1914, is a member-supported non-profit dedicated to collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting the history of the town of Hingham, massachusetts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 200 volunteers and 14 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $527K a year · 38% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$106K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$672K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
+38% vs prior year
Spent
$982K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +38%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$910K
FY2022$896K
FY2023$952K
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$982K
FY2024▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$633K
FY2021$752K
FY2022$891K
FY2023$966K
FY2024$982K
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.2M
FY2021$6.5M
FY2022$6.2M
FY2023$6.3M
FY2024$6.7M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1950.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $514K Management & general 26% · $255K Fundraising 22% · $213K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$106,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Deirdre Anderson’s $106K as Executive Director is at the 37th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Deirdre Anderson$106,000$104,000$124,000$96,700$88,212

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 shares Hingham's history through collections, exhibits, and interpretation.

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3 programs · $509K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community outreach-in 2024, community outreach included lincoln day and springham

$465Kprogram expense
02

Education-in 2024, there were lectures over two separate series: suburbia through april 2024 and then revisiting the american revolution from september through december. Field trips for students in 3RD, 5TH, and 11TH graders were held throughout the year.

$34Kprogram expense
03

The historic house tour is one of the oldest and longest running house tours in the country. From modest capes to grand estates, the homes showcased each year reveal a network of families, trade, marriage, work and worship that have over almost 400 years made hingham an iconic new england community.

$10Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$152K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Money outPt IX
$982K
Ln 25
Programscol B$514K
Managementcol C$255K
Fundraisingcol D$213K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$548K
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$672K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$128K
Investment incomeLn 3$152K
Gains on assetsLn 7$94K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$345K
SavingsLn 2$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$548K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$672K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$351K$548K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.5M$4.5M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M$7.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$700K$672K
Net assetsLn 32$6.3M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$35K$35K$35K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$283K$161K$64K$58K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$850$428$218$204
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$17K$9K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$41K
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$60K$54K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$871$523$174$174
Office expensesLn 13$78K$31K$25K$23K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$792$264$264
OccupancyLn 16$120K$72K$24K$24K
InterestLn 20$24K$15K$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$139K$84K$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$47K$29K$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$15K$22K
Total functional expensesLn 25$982K$514K$255K$213K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.3M$982K$332K$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $952K$966K−$13K$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $896K$891K$5K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $910K$752K$158K$6.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$633K$2.2M$6.2M 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,313,326 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $753,565$1,040,221
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,274$127,626
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $75,948$152,439
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $58,505−$6,960
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,292$1,313,326
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,066$1,633
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $397,504$423,165
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $566,069$556,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $965,639$981,711
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$13,347$331,615
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,313,326 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,469 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$98,945
VIII-1c Fundraising events$79,780
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$861,496
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,040,221
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $127,626$127,626
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,426$58,426
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,500$21,500
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $94,013$94,013
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$38,826−$38,826
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $897$897
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,523 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $144,582$1,313,326
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $981,711 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,633$1,633
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $35,333 · Management $35,334 · Fundraising $35,333$106,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,776 · Management $64,308 · Fundraising $58,035$283,119
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $428 · Management $218 · Fundraising $204$850
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,730 · Management $8,501 · Fundraising $7,965$33,196
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $40,537$40,537
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $8,954$8,954
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $54,083 · Management $5,664$59,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $523 · Management $174 · Fundraising $174$871
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,850 · Management $24,717 · Fundraising $22,645$78,212
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $792 · Management $264 · Fundraising $264$1,320
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,780 · Management $23,927 · Fundraising $23,927$119,634
IX-20 InterestPrograms $14,534 · Management $4,845 · Fundraising $4,845$24,224
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $83,691 · Management $27,897 · Fundraising $27,897$139,485
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $28,718 · Management $9,447 · Fundraising $9,072$47,237
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,540 · Fundraising $22,152$36,692
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $514,411 · Management $254,787 · Fundraising $212,513$981,711
Part X · Balance sheet $7,364,071 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $148,263$345,099
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $202,406$202,417
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $139,000$170,105
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,485,386$4,519,817
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,016,607$2,126,633
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,991,662$7,364,071
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,748$60,958
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $700,066$671,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,001,451$5,353,897
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,290,145$1,338,650
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,291,596$6,692,547
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,991,662$7,364,071
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,692,547 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,313,326
XI-2 Total expenses$981,711
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$331,615
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,291,596
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$69,336
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,692,547

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