Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 1994.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.
Keshia Meissner’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keshia Meissner | $97,672 | $93,283 | $87,266 | $86,000 | $51,059 |
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.
See Salisbury House Foundation executive salaries →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
Programs and updates
Preserves, interprets, and shares Salisbury House's international significance as a historic house museum for public education and enjoyment.
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Interpret
All activities related to the research, education, explication, and community outreach initiatives designed to present timely, topical, and accurate information about salisbury house, the weeks family, and related historic topics, and also to present cultural programs that fully leverage the salisbury house collections.
Preserve
All activities related to the restoration, conservation, and preservation of the historic buildings and grounds, fine art, decorative art, library, archival and related collections.
Share
All activities related to increasing awareness of the buildings, grounds, and collections as a community resource for social and civic activities not specifically related to cultural or educational interpretation, and for leveraging the property as a source of earned income or philanthropic contributions to support preservation and…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $812K | $836K | $782K | $838K | $731K |
| Given inLn 1b | $100K | ||||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | −$96K | −$100K | −$2K |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $355K | $327K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $790K | $772K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $6.7M | $6.7M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.6M | $10.8M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $92K | $235K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.5M | $10.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $53K | $11K | $21K | $21K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $254K | $166K | $51K | $37K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $8K | $4K | $2K | $1K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $14K | $9K | $3K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $27K | $16K | $6K | $5K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $185 | $1K | $185 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $37K | $22K | $11K | $4K |
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $7K | $7K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $22K | $7K | $13K | $2K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $41K | $33K | $4K | $4K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $21K | $13K | $4K | $3K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $51K | $40K | $5K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $715 | $643 | $72 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $265K | $225K | $26K | $13K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $28K | $21K | $6K | $46 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $119K | $104K | $6K | $8K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $948K | $672K | $168K | $108K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 17, 2025 | $883K | $1.1M | −$173K | $10.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $790K | $962K | −$172K | $10.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 | $759K | $926K | −$167K | $10.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $837K | $828K | $9K | $10.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 | $1.0M | $948K | $62K | $10.6M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,010,755 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,010,755 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $948,318 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $10,845,503 assets, 18 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,610,975 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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