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Wellfleet Preservation Hall

Tax-deductible

Wellfleet, MA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 14-1980689

Our mission is to "imagine and create year round opportunities for the community to learn, grow, celebrate and enjoy the outer cape; to share the beauty of life with all generations; to continue to support economic vitality through the promotion of arts.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
0 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $144K a year · 34% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$560K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$457K
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
74%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$457K
FY2024▲ +23%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$382K
FY2021$487K
FY2022$431K
FY2023$371K
FY2024$457K
Expenses
$657K
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$424K
FY2021$489K
FY2022$613K
FY2023$667K
FY2024$657K
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWellfleet Preservation Hall
EINHdr · item D14-1980689
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2007
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWellfleet, MA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wellfleetpreservationhall.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.10
Program services74%$485K
Management & general16%$106K
Fundraising10%$67K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K

Finances

Money in and out, what it owns and owes

Spent on programs
74%
of spending reaches programs-0.4% vs prior filing year
Months of spending covered by cash
8.5mo
months of spending covered by cash and easy-to-sell investments▼ -2% vs prior filing year
Surplus or deficit
-44%
as % of revenue, this year▲ +45% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -5%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$2.9M
Total liabilities
$560K
FY2024▲ +4%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$568K
FY2021$569K
FY2022$532K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$560K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$201K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.9M
Spent on programsPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 416

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$115K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$560K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$165K · 36%
Contributions & grants$138K · 30%
Program service revenue$137K · 30%
Investment income$17K · 4%
Other revenue36%$165K
Contributions & grants30%$138K
Program service revenue30%$137K
Investment income4%$17K
— government grantsLn 1e$51K
Total revenueLn 12$457K

Money in detail

Form 990 · FY2024 · each figure shown with the dollars behind it
Cash and giving out
Months of spending covered by cash
Cash and easy-to-sell investments $468K · Operating expenses/yr $657K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $485K · Total expenses $657K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $106K · Total expenses $657K
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $67K · Total expenses $657K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $63K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $137K
$0.46 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $138K · Total revenue $457K
30%
Government reliance
Government grants $51K · Total revenue $457K
11%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $137K · Total revenue $457K
30%
Investment reliance
Investment income $17K · Total revenue $457K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $137K · Total expenses $657K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue change from last year
This year $457K · Prior year $371K
+23%
Revenue, average yearly change over 5 years
FY2020 $382K · FY2024 $457K
+5%
Net assets change over the year
End of year $2.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus or deficit, as % of revenue
Revenue $457K · Expenses $657K
-44%
Debts compared to what it owns
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.9M
—
Net assets compared to what it owns
Net assets $2.4M · Total assets $2.9M
81%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $353K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.9M
12%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kate Ryan · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $657K
14%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $171K · Total expenses $657K
26%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Spent on programs 74%——
Spent on management, % of spending 16%——
Fundraising cost, % of gifts 48%——
Revenue growth 23%——
Accounting fees, % of spending 7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A share is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kate Ryan
Executive Di
$92,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deanna Fulp
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Arthur Huge
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Marr
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Ryan’s $92K as Executive Di is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kate Ryan$92,000$105,341———
Janet Lesniak—$11,540$78,547$73,624$72,000
Kathleen Fletcher—$66,308———

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 16Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 16Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides year-round community arts and cultural events to foster learning, growth, and economic vitality.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $485K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Events that feature the creativity & artistic talent that is abundant in the area. Whether it is visual, musical, or performance, art, improv, literature, or excercise classes, the hall celebrates and invites programs and exhibits that invigorate and energize.

$485Kprogram expense

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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
Tern Foundation INCFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $457K$657K+23% 990 PDF
FY2023 $371K$667K-14% 990 PDF
FY2022 $431K$613K-11% 990 PDF
FY2021 $487K$489K+27% 990 PDF
FY2020 $382K$424K 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

Full filing: Form 990 for FY2024

Every line we hold from the return, cited to its Part and line.
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $456,639 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $65,651 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$51,213
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$87,170
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$138,383
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $136,843$136,843
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,818$14,818
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $52,104$52,104
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,868$1,868
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$44,347
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,625$2,625
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $153,877 · Unrelated business $53,110 · Excluded from tax $66,922$456,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $657,150 across 14 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $111,268 · Management $21,181 · Fundraising $17,330$149,779
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,757 · Management $1,596 · Fundraising $1,306$9,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,377 · Management $1,769 · Fundraising $1,447$11,593
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $46,614$46,614
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $80,362 · Management $6,601 · Fundraising $22,563$109,526
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,739 · Management $683 · Fundraising $3,524$15,946
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,265 · Management $9,155 · Fundraising $4,562$45,982
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,686 · Management $253 · Fundraising $980$81,919
IX-17 TravelPrograms $178 · Management $52 · Fundraising $60$290
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,047 · Management $2,402 · Fundraising $1,965$21,414
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $82,902 · Management $10,115 · Fundraising $10,115$103,132
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,759 · Management $2,688 · Fundraising $2,200$31,647
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $25,282 · Management $2,314 · Fundraising $324$27,920
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,326 · Management $250 · Fundraising $153$1,729
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $484,948 · Management $105,673 · Fundraising $66,529$657,150
Part X · Balance sheet $2,947,579 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,500$114,803
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,012$18,374
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,553,363$2,461,009
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $386,174$353,393
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,108,228$2,947,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,853$44,565
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,050$23,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $540,901$560,204
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,417,148$2,283,875
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $150,179$103,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,567,327$2,387,375
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,108,228$2,947,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,387,375 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$456,639
XI-2 Total expenses$657,150
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$200,511
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,567,327
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$20,559
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,387,375

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