Preservation massachusetts is the statewide non-profit organization that actively promotes the Preservation of historic buildings and landscapes as a positive force for economic development and the retention of community character. Preservation massachusetts leads the way for the commonwealth through legislative initiatives, reaching out across the state, educating our partners.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
47¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $749K a year · 56% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
47%
of spending
Concern: 47% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.4 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $285
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
56% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 56% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$648K
Spent
$661K
To programs
47%
Net assets
$37K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$648K
FY2022
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$648K
FY2023$381K
FY2024$594K
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$661K
FY2022
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$661K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$572K
FY2025$654K
Net assets
$37K
FY2022
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$37K
FY2023−$60K
FY2024−$189K
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending September 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2022-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2023.

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

Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 47% · $313K Management & general 17% · $114K Fundraising 35% · $235K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
$91,795Pt VII · Sec A
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Jessica Rudden-Dube’s $130K as President is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jessica Rudden-Dube$130,000$100,000——
Erin D A Miranda——$68,438$91,795

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

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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 historic properties and neighborhoods to foster community development.

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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Public Policy & Advocacy/Educational Programs

The organization engages in policy issues at the local, state, and national level to support historic preservation policies. The advocacy program provides technical assistance and advice to individuals, communities, and organizations regarding historic and community preservation issues, educational programs provide information about…

$313Kprogram 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 · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$285
Grants paid · 5 grants · $511K · 2021–2024
1772 Foundation GrantFY2024$125,486
1772 Foundation GrantFY2023$125,000
1772 Foundation GrantFY2022$125,000
1772 Foundation GrantFY2021$126,000
Historic Deerfield INCMA · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$648K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Money outPt IX
$661K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$235K
Owns and owesPt X
$37K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$483K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$236K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$165K
Total revenueLn 12$648K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$75K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$37K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K$75K
Total assetsLn 16$61K$83K
LiabilitiesLn 26$283K$47K
Net assetsLn 32−$222K$37K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$136K$136K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$75K$32K$107K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$38K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$17K$7K$24K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$21K$4K$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$3K$2K$854
OccupancyLn 16$23K$6K$6K$12K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$574
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$727$727
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$40K$13K$81K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$175$4K$87
Total functional expensesLn 25$661K$313K$114K$235K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.7M$654K$3.1M$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $594K$572K$21K−$189K 990 PDF
FY2023 $381K$470K−$88K−$60K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $648K$661K−$13K$37K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $648,394 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $342,407$482,933
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $200,568$165,461
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$12,300$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $530,675$648,394
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $100,000$136,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,854$301,149
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $180,220$224,198
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $547,074$661,347
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$16,399−$12,953
Part VI · Governance 22 of 23 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members22
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $648,394 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,700
VIII-1c Fundraising events$235,784
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$245,449
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$482,933
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $165,461$165,461
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $165,461$648,394
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $661,347 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $136,000$136,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,188 · Management $32,224 · Fundraising $107,413$214,825
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $37,518$37,518
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,082 · Management $7,321 · Fundraising $24,403$48,806
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,128$1,128
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $22,500$22,500
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,174 · Management $8,349 · Fundraising $8,349$20,872
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,846 · Management $1,992 · Fundraising $854$5,692
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,775 · Management $5,775 · Fundraising $11,550$23,100
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,720 · Fundraising $574$2,294
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,343$7,343
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $727$727
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,140$2,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,556 · Management $13,128 · Fundraising $81,348$134,032
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $175 · Management $4,108 · Fundraising $87$4,370
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,086 · Management $113,683 · Fundraising $234,578$661,347
Part X · Balance sheet $83,397 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $50,603$75,247
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,850$6,500
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,650$1,650
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $60,830$83,397
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,194$46,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $282,965$46,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$222,135$36,683
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$222,135$36,683
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $60,830$83,397
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $36,683 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$648,394
XI-2 Total expenses$661,347
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,953
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$222,135
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$271,771
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$36,683

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