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The Manuscript Society

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Surfside, FL501(c)(3) EIN 13-6115416Revenue $311K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmanuscript.org9511 Collins Ave Apt 611, 33154-2619 · Surfside, FLTax-exempt since Dec 1953Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To encourage the collection and preservation of manuscripts and documents; to stimulate and aid collectors in their various collecting specialties; to facilitate the exchange of information and knowledge among collectors, scholars, dealers and the general public; and to promote the highest professional and ethical standards.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ 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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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
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
35 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 34.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$74K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$311K
+129% vs prior year
Spent
$129K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$320K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$311K
FY2024▲ +129%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$98K
FY2021$99K
FY2022$120K
FY2023$136K
FY2024$311K
Net assets
$320K
FY2024▲ +133%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$137K
FY2024$320K

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 Dec 1953.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $92K Management & general 16% · $20K Fundraising 13% · $17K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ellen Howell Myers
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beverly Hill
Past President
$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

Encourages manuscript collecting, aids collectors, shares knowledge, and promotes ethical standards.

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3 programs · $92K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

This program allows the organization to fulfill its mission of preserving and collecting historic manuscripts.

$59Kprogram expense
02

This program allows for the costs associated with the annual board meetings.

$29Kprogram expense
03

This program allows for the awarding of a scholarship to assist graduate students in research and preservation of rare documents.

$5Kprogram 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
CharitarianFY2024$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $5K · 2024–2024
Princeton University Sponsored Research AccountingFY2024$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$311K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$129K
Ln 25
Programscol B$92K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$320K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$265K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$201K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$311K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$375K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$74K
Net assetsLn 32$320K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K$375K
Total assetsLn 16$169K$394K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$74K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$320K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$24K$8K$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$20K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$382$2K$3K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$31K$29K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$32K$30K$1K$264
Total functional expensesLn 25$129K$92K$20K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $311K$129K$182K$320K 990 PDF
FY2023 $136K$137K 990 PDF
FY2022 $120K$139K 990 PDF
FY2021 $99K$148K 990 PDF
FY2020 $98K$129K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $311,473 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $80,469$264,743
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,457$37,695
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,969$1,483
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$7,552
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $135,895$311,473
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,000$5,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $47,150$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $85,189$124,220
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $137,339$129,220
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,444$182,253
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $311,473 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $37,695 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$36,710
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$228,033
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$201,105
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$264,743
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,296$5,296
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$3,813−$3,813
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $7,552$7,552
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $33,882 · Unrelated business $7,552 · Excluded from tax $5,296$311,473
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,220 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $8,000 · Management $8,000 · Fundraising $8,000$24,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,700$3,700
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,900$19,900
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $2,700$2,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $382 · Management $2,145 · Fundraising $3,122$5,649
IX-17 TravelFundraising $2,569$2,569
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $28,520 · Management $2,362$30,882
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,198$3,198
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,327 · Management $1,031 · Fundraising $264$31,622
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $92,129 · Management $20,436 · Fundraising $16,655$129,220
Part X · Balance sheet $393,520 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $166,008$375,285
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,814$4,240
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$13,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $168,822$393,520
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,250$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $28,255$73,950
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,505$73,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $137,317$319,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $168,822$393,520
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$311,473
XI-2 Total expenses$129,220
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$182,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$137,317
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,570

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

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