Hhv celebrates the history and culture of the Hudson Valley.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 155 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1.3M a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $48.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.1M
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$14.7M
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$16.4M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$73.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$14.7M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.4M
FY2021$19.0M
FY2022$13.3M
FY2023$12.0M
FY2024$14.7M
Expenses
$16.4M
FY2024▼ -6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13.7M
FY2021$13.4M
FY2022$16.1M
FY2023$17.5M
FY2024$16.4M
Net assets
$73.0M
FY2024▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$75.3M
FY2021$81.3M
FY2022$70.3M
FY2023$71.1M
FY2024$73.0M

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 Jul 1992.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $13.8M Management & general 12% · $2.0M Fundraising 4% · $649K

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; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$535,754Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$239,929Pt VII · Sec A
VP Communications & Commer
$193,243Pt VII · Sec A
VP Programs and Engagement
$183,598Pt VII · Sec A
$151,474Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Information Technology
$131,711Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$126,623Pt VII · Sec A
Dir.of Buildings & Grounds
$122,863Pt VII · Sec A

Waddell W Stillman’s $536K as President is at the 81st 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
Waddell W Stillman$535,754$587,139$418,393$517,362$436,271
Peter Pockriss$239,929$236,506$216,626$224,481$210,638
Rob Schweitzer$193,243$186,475$172,897$176,137$164,147
Elizabeth Bradley$183,598$174,718$161,112$162,027$149,632
Jennifer Kovalskaya$151,474$163,225$158,565$151,230$145,941
Lynda Jones——$23,279$160,663$151,319
Jonathan Arbitman$131,711$127,968$123,067——
Margaret Phelan$126,623$115,249———

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Celebrates Hudson Valley history and culture through engaging programs and events.

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3 programs · $11.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Interpretation, Education and Cultural Events

Education and public programming to advance and disseminate knowledge and understanding of the history and character of the hudson valley. During 2024, 261,305 visitors came to the historic sites for tours, school education programs and seasonal festivals.

$7.9Mprogram expense
02

Buildings, Grounds and Security

Restoration and preservation of nationally significant buildings and landscapes, as well as maintaining visitor centers and public education and research facilities.

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

Digital Programs, Curatorial and Library

Care and conservation of artifact collections and library and research for publication and use by scholars and in various on-site and web-based programs.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$14.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Money outPt IX
$16.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$13.8M
Managementcol C$2.0M
Fundraisingcol D$649K
Owns and owesPt X
$73.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$79.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$347K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$113K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.1M
Gains on assetsLn 7$284K
Total revenueLn 12$14.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$841K
SavingsLn 2$840K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.1M
Other assetsLn 15$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$79.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$73.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5155
VolunteersI 650
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$1.5M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$46.5M$48.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25.6M$25.1M
Total assetsLn 16$77.7M$79.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.6M$6.1M
Net assetsLn 32$71.1M$73.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.3M$465K$767K$59K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.8M$4.0M$438K$342K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$234K$214K$4K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$362K$277K$64K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$557K$415K$106K$37K
Legal feesLn 11b$22K$3K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$101K$101K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$5K$5K
Investment management feesLn 11f$159K$159K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M$956K$80K$19K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$606K$603K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$217K$169K$38K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$265K$238K$26K$686
OccupancyLn 16$410K$401K$9K
TravelLn 17$135K$110K$23K$2K
InterestLn 20$217K$176K$24K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.0M$40K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$356K$317K$39K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.3M$4.2M$34K$73K
All other expensesLn 24e$246K$192K$33K$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.4M$13.8M$2.0M$649K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $14.7M$16.4M−$1.8M$73.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $12.0M$17.5M−$5.5M$71.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $13.3M$16.1M−$2.8M$70.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $19.0M$13.4M$5.6M$81.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.4M$13.7M−$2.3M$75.3M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $14,674,523 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,320,034$2,034,920
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,545,461$9,901,359
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$800,391$1,593,417
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $955,988$1,144,827
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $12,021,092$14,674,523
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 $7,213,905$7,247,525
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $10,298,181$9,191,523
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $17,512,086$16,439,048
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,490,994−$1,764,525
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $14,674,523 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,019,819 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$168,835
VIII-1e Government grants$347,357
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,518,728
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$112,804
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,034,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $9,901,359$9,901,359
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,309,622$1,309,622
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $118,343$118,343
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $283,795$283,795
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $6,665$6,665
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,829,692 · Unrelated business $91,486 · Excluded from tax $1,718,425$14,674,523
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,439,048 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $464,628 · Management $767,406 · Fundraising $58,681$1,290,715
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,023,125 · Management $437,924 · Fundraising $341,643$4,802,692
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $213,641 · Management $3,904 · Fundraising $16,901$234,446
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $277,205 · Management $63,558 · Fundraising $21,460$362,223
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $414,841 · Management $106,055 · Fundraising $36,553$557,449
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,419 · Management $18,509$21,928
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $101,280$101,280
IX-11d Lobbying feesFundraising $5,000$5,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $158,927$158,927
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $956,097 · Management $79,621 · Fundraising $19,409$1,055,127
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $603,369 · Management $1,455 · Fundraising $1,276$606,100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $169,289 · Management $37,993 · Fundraising $9,639$216,921
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $238,095 · Management $25,940 · Fundraising $686$264,721
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $400,511 · Management $9,150$409,661
IX-17 TravelPrograms $109,646 · Management $23,498 · Fundraising $2,007$135,151
IX-20 InterestPrograms $176,417 · Management $24,057 · Fundraising $16,038$216,512
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,049,760 · Management $39,955 · Fundraising $26,637$1,116,352
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $316,912 · Management $38,770$355,682
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,175,199 · Management $34,207 · Fundraising $72,849$4,282,255
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $192,020 · Management $33,495 · Fundraising $20,391$245,906
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $13,784,174 · Management $2,005,704 · Fundraising $649,170$16,439,048
Part X · Balance sheet $79,130,673 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $740,804$841,294
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,434$840,294
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $680,688$276,177
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $820,165$849,588
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $262,681$374,426
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $71,219$84,078
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,588,315$25,145,601
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $27,466,595$32,852,754
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $19,076,415$15,872,058
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,173,661$1,994,403
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,675,977$79,130,673
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,228,047$822,431
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $246,534$391,658
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,587,047$6,138,112
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $38,171,197$38,027,349
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $32,917,733$34,965,212
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $71,088,930$72,992,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,675,977$79,130,673
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $72,992,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$14,674,523
XI-2 Total expenses$16,439,048
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,764,525
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$71,088,930
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,668,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$72,992,561

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