The mission is to fulfill the legacy of Frances Perkins, principal architect of the new deal, by continuing her work for social justice and economic security and preserving for future generations her

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
50¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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FY2020 · 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 $26K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
50%
of spending
Worth a look: 50% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $160K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$395K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$363K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$522K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$363K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$509K
FY2023$695K
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$915K
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$4.4M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2020 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 Aug 2010.

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Where the money goes

50 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 50% · $183K Management & general 11% · $40K Fundraising 39% · $140K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$78,731Pt VII · Sec A
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Amanda Hatch’s $106K as Exec Director is at the 37th 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Giovanna Locha—$134,538$44,395———
Amanda Hatch$106,200—————
Michael Chaney———$73,000$73,000$78,731
Giovanna Lockh$54,000—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Preserves a historic home and advances social justice and economic security.

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1 program · $183K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The frances perkins center honors the legacy of frances perkins by sharing her commitment to the principle that government should provide all its people with the best possible life, and by preserving the place that shaped her character.

$183Kprogram expense

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$160K

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
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67
Money outPt IX
$363K
Ln 25
Programscol B$183K
Managementcol C$40K
Fundraisingcol D$140K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$891K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$395K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$38K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$657K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67
Gains on assetsLn 7$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$36K
SavingsLn 2$855K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$891K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$525
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$395K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$657K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$891K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$476K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$395K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M$2.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$37K$19K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$63K$13K$3K$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$3K$737$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$3K$1K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$8K$2K$12K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$7K$2K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$3K$996$3K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$42K$3K$8K
TravelLn 17$1K$536$201$603
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$177$177
InterestLn 20$20K$20K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$24K$2K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$206$619
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$18K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$363K$183K$40K$140K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 22, 2026 $1.3M$915K$399K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 25, 2025 $1.4M$4.5M−$3.1M$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $2.0M$695K$1.3M$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 3, 2023 $1.2M$509K$673K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 27, 2022 $522K$367K$155K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 23, 2021 $1.1M$363K$711K$2.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,074,510 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $648,782$1,059,825
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,438$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,464$14,618
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$18,997$67
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $659,687$1,074,510
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $193,125$181,191
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $77,762$182,264
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,887$363,455
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $388,800$711,055
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $1,074,510 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $67 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$37,900
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,021,925
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$657,299
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,059,825
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,386$4,386
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $10,232$10,232
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $67 · Excluded from tax $14,618$1,074,510
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $363,455 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,069 · Management $18,555 · Fundraising $37,110$92,734
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $12,577 · Management $3,144 · Fundraising $47,164$62,885
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,947 · Management $737 · Fundraising $11,054$14,738
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,359 · Management $1,408 · Fundraising $6,067$10,834
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,583$6,583
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,728 · Management $1,536 · Fundraising $12,225$21,489
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,358$1,358
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,689 · Management $2,494 · Fundraising $7,482$16,665
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,657 · Management $996 · Fundraising $2,989$6,642
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,367 · Management $2,648 · Fundraising $7,944$52,959
IX-17 TravelPrograms $536 · Management $201 · Fundraising $603$1,340
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $177$177
IX-20 InterestPrograms $20,440$20,440
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $24,283 · Management $1,518 · Fundraising $4,553$30,354
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,302 · Management $206 · Fundraising $619$4,127
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,925 · Fundraising $2,205$20,130
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $183,414 · Management $40,026 · Fundraising $140,015$363,455
Part X · Balance sheet $2,637,714 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $974,784$36,104
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,388$854,613
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $476,119$1,712,453
X-11 Publicly traded securities$34,019
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $525$525
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,527,816$2,637,714
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$395,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $566,431$1,412,769
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $961,385$829,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,527,816$2,242,714
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,527,816$2,637,714
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,242,714 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,074,510
XI-2 Total expenses$363,455
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$711,055
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,527,816
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,843
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,242,714

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