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Topsfield Historical Society

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Topsfield, MA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 04-6058621Revenue $152K in FY2024

On file with the IRStopsfieldhistory.orgPo Box 323, 01983-0523 · Topsfield, MATax-exempt since Oct 1971Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Preserve historic buildings and make them available to the public for educational and historic purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 55 volunteers and 1 employee.
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 $26K a year · 28% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$152K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$82K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$152K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$152K
Expenses
$82K
FY2024▲ +38%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$44K
FY2022$93K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$82K
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +61%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1971.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $81K Fundraising 1% · $743

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ann Barrett
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Harry Reifel
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanne Pickering
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bill Whiting
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Preserves historic buildings and opens them for public education and history.

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3 programs · $81K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Scholarships

$63Kprogram expense
02

Gould Barn Rentals

$11Kprogram expense
03

Strawberry Festival

$7Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
Leslie S & Marcia C Ray Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $72K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$36,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$152K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$82K
Ln 25
Programscol B$81K
Fundraisingcol D$743
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$89K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$49K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$375
Fees for servicesLn 2g$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$59K
Total revenueLn 12$152K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$89K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Other assetsLn 15$95K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$65K$89K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$954K$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$525K$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$38K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$23K$23K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$1K$743$0$743
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$82K$81K$0$743

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $152K$82K$70K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $135K$59K$76K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$93K$10K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $50K$44K$6K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $31K$63K−$32K$1.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $152,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,087$49,372
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,656$21,246
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,212$22,083
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,177$59,435
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $135,132$152,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,174$37,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,184$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,673$44,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $59,031$81,698
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $76,101$70,438
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $152,136 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,246 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,905
VIII-1c Fundraising events$375
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,092
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$49,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$22,083
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $59,435$59,435
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $102,764 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$152,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $81,698 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $37,500$37,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,138 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,138
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,074 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,074
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,001 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,001
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $743 · Management $0 · Fundraising $743$1,486
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,499 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,499
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $80,955 · Management $0 · Fundraising $743$81,698
Part X · Balance sheet $2,635,185 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,781$89,467
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $524,969$1,383,953
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $954,046$1,066,575
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $95,190$95,190
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,638,986$2,635,185
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,638,986$2,635,185
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,638,986$2,635,185
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,635,185 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,136
XI-2 Total expenses$81,698
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$70,438
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,638,986
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$925,761
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,635,185

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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