To preserve and promote the historical facilities and papers of thomas Edison where and in which he invented the products that shaped the modern world;to benefit all students providing the necessary skills to pursue careers in science and technology.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
9¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$323K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $139K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
9%
of spending
Concern: 9% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$323K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.8M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $450K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
Fine: 2 of 4 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$679K
To programs
9%
Net assets
$2.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$755K
FY2022▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$761K
FY2021$867K
FY2022$755K
FY2023$622K
FY2024$940K
FY2025$991K
Expenses
$679K
FY2022▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$664K
FY2021$632K
FY2022$679K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$684K
FY2025$734K
Net assets
$2.1M
FY2022▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1996.

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Where the money goes

9 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 9% · $60K Management & general 72% · $489K Fundraising 19% · $131K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $323K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman,pres
$203,500Pt VII · Sec A
Exec Vice Pres
$82,500Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer/Secr
$24,860Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$11,660Pt VII · Sec A

John P Keegan’s $220K as Chairman,pres is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John P Keegan$220,458$203,500$203,500$203,500$185,640$185,640
Thomas Ungerland$82,500$82,500$82,500$82,500$75,000$75,000
George Q Keegan$24,860$24,860$24,860$24,860$22,600$22,600
Wade Knowles$11,660$11,660$11,660$11,660$10,600$10,600

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

Preserves Edison's historic sites and papers, and trains minorities and children for science careers.

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2 programs · $60K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Program service accomplishmentsplease see attachment

$60Kprogram expense
02

Eif's primary goal is to raise $90 million for the restoration and upkeep of edison's legacy throughout america. On october 9TH, 2009, the legendary edison labs in west orange, NJ opened after more than five years of major renovations.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$450K
Grants paid · 13 grants · $159K · 2020–2025
New Jersey Hall of FameFY2025$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2025$15,400
New Jersey Hall of FameFY2024$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,027
New Jersey Hall of FameFY2023$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,800
Unitemized GrantFY2022$11,750
New Jersey Hall of FameFY2021$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
New Jersey Hall of FameFY2020$12,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,973
Unitemized GrantFY2020$3,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Money outPt IX
$679K
Ln 25
Programscol B$60K
Managementcol C$489K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$255K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$630K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Gains on assetsLn 7$80K
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K
Other assetsLn 15$81K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 61
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$366K$255K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$1.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28K$28K
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$2.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$51K$51K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$323K$204K$119K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$136K$136K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$73K$73K
TravelLn 17$915$915
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$5K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$507$507
Total functional expensesLn 25$679K$60K$489K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $991K$734K$257K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $940K$684K$256K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $622K$707K−$85K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $755K$679K$76K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $867K$632K$235K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $761K$664K$98K$1.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $755,080 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $700,768$630,500
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $166,380$124,580
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $867,148$755,080
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $61,778$51,908
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $457,121$488,771
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,102$138,763
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $632,001$679,442
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $235,147$75,638
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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 $755,080 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$630,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$630,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $44,670$44,670
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $79,910$79,910
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $124,580$755,080
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $679,442 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $51,408$51,408
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $203,500 · Fundraising $119,020$322,520
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $136,141$136,141
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,200$1,200
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $5,534$5,534
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $23,376$23,376
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,909$29,909
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,565$3,565
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,436$6,436
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,750$2,750
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $72,645$72,645
IX-17 TravelFundraising $915$915
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,070$5,070
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,864$4,864
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $4,777 · Fundraising $7,325$12,102
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $507$507
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $59,728 · Management $488,889 · Fundraising $130,825$679,442
Part X · Balance sheet $2,149,726 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $366,306$254,581
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,074$2,177
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,728$27,728
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,924,222$1,784,201
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $81,039$81,039
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,401,369$2,149,726
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,658$28,135
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,063$3,304
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,721$31,439
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,338,648$2,118,287
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,338,648$2,118,287
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,401,369$2,149,726
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,118,287 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$755,080
XI-2 Total expenses$679,442
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,638
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,338,648
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$272,933
XI-7 Investment expenses−$23,066
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,118,287

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