Jay Heritage Center FY2020 filing

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Restore and preserve the 1838 peter augustus Jay house and related property

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ 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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FY2020 · 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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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $757K a year · 52% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $268K
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Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$164K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$811K
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$875K
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$508K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$571K
FY2024$807K
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.8M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$10.0M
FY2023$11.4M
FY2024$11.3M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1990.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $900K Management & general 6% · $60K Fundraising 7% · $76K

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

26 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
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Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Vice President
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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 restores the historic 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House and its grounds.

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3 programs · $900K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Jay Heritage Center has completed the first phase of a major restoration project to stabilize its 1916 Palmer Indoor Tennis House. The project, which included structural repairs to shore up the building's trusses and sills, was funded by the Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Assistance Grant Program from the National Parks Service.

$395Kprogram expense
02

Preservation/restoration, not including capitalized restoration and rehabilitation costs. The restoration is a significant program activity, however by capitalizing the costs of this program activity those costs are not reflected in the center's program expenses.

$384Kprogram expense
03

Public Programs

Guided tours of Jay House restoration-in-progress, tours of Boston Post Road historical district, publication of district guide, slide presentations, lectures and exhibits on history, architecture, and landscape: museum theater program for schools and public (Striving for Freedom) school programs on history and architecture in classrooms…

$121Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$900K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$76K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$504K
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$516K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$812
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$2K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$504K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$504K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$895
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$65K
Other assetsLn 15$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$164K
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$456K$504K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$161K$65K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$13K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$8.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$164K
Net assetsLn 32$8.4M$7.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$46K$23K$46K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K$30K$9K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$3K$976$488
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$13K$16K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$2K$4K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$23K$20K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$24K$21K$2K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$764K$761K$2K$686
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$900K$60K$76K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 $875K$807K$68K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $2.0M$571K$1.5M$11.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.4M$584K$1.9M$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $811K$508K$303K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.1M$1.0M$106K$7.8M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,143,065 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $481,202$1,076,002
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,591$55,738
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,860$812
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,114$10,513
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $555,767$1,143,065
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 $107,513$162,907
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $315,962$873,696
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $423,475$1,036,603
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $132,292$106,462
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,143,065 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,165
VIII-1c Fundraising events$35,000
VIII-1e Government grants$515,851
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$523,986
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,076,002
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,738$55,738
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,764$2,764
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$1,952−$1,952
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $10,513$10,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $56,550 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $10,513$1,143,065
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,036,603 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,003 · Management $23,002 · Fundraising $46,003$115,008
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,115 · Management $8,604 · Fundraising $4,302$43,021
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,414 · Management $976 · Fundraising $488$4,878
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,376 · Management $16,144 · Fundraising $1,230$30,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,863 · Management $3,993 · Fundraising $2,414$8,270
IX-14 Information technologyFundraising $20,095$20,095
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $20,375 · Management $2,264$22,639
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,600$3,600
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $20,696 · Management $2,435 · Fundraising $1,217$24,348
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $760,924 · Management $2,384 · Fundraising $686$763,994
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $900,366 · Management $59,802 · Fundraising $76,435$1,036,603
Part X · Balance sheet $7,997,524 assets, 12 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $456,091$504,070
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $895$895
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,073$13,473
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $161,153$65,036
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,815,882$7,414,050
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,451,094$7,997,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,150$163,680
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,150$163,680
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,786,447$7,550,303
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $657,497$283,541
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,443,944$7,833,844
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,451,094$7,997,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,833,844 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,143,065
XI-2 Total expenses$1,036,603
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$106,462
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,443,944
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,561
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$718,123
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,833,844

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