To preserve the 1,120 acre historic property, maintain and preserve the hermitage mansion and 27 other structures and collections including new exterior paint and installing a lightning prevention system, provide educational programs to the public including JR. Docent program, hands-on history, the rachel virtual class, hermitage home school days, make the site available to 220,000+/- guests annually, and host events, programs and activities that inspire a love of american history including black history month, the battle of new orleans and veteran's day programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 35 volunteers and 73 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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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $734K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
19
named funders · $302K
Looks good: 19 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.8M
-34% vs prior year
Spent
$6.3M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$14.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$5.8M
FY2025▼ -34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$8.8M
FY2025$5.8M
Expenses
$6.3M
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$5.5M
FY2023$6.0M
FY2024$6.9M
FY2025$6.3M
Net assets
$14.5M
FY2025▼ -0.8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$9.6M
FY2022$9.3M
FY2023$12.1M
FY2024$14.6M
FY2025$14.5M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1938.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $5.2M Management & general 10% · $658K Fundraising 7% · $438K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $204K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President &
$186,862Pt VII · Sec A
$17,063Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Zajac’s $187K as President & is at the 80th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Howard J Kittell—$166,477$189,519$198,740$159,519
Jason Zajac$186,862————
Howard Kittell$17,063————

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

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Preserves a historic property and mansion, offering educational programs and events to inspire love of American history.

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1 program · $5.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Encompassing one primary program and in support of our mission, the hermitage welcomed over 170,000 guests to the property during the fiscal year including over 15,000 school children who participated in additional educational activities.

$5.2Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$424K
Money outPt IX
$6.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.2M
Managementcol C$658K
Fundraisingcol D$438K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$568K
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$687K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$424K
Other incomeLn 4–11$373K
Gains on assetsLn 7$234K
Total revenueLn 12$5.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$171K
SavingsLn 2$396K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.7M
Other assetsLn 15$620K
Total assetsLn 16$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 573
VolunteersI 635
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$637K$568K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M$7.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.7M$9.7M
Total assetsLn 16$19.1M$18.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$14.6M$14.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$500$500
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$88K$66K$66K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.1M$167K$200K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$28K$968$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$256K$199K$38K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$200K$157K$28K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Investment management feesLn 11f$47K$47K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$570K$384K$186K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$332K$275K$180$57K
Office expensesLn 13$296K$241K$42K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$114K$82K$4K$28K
OccupancyLn 16$701K$698K$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$6K$2K$3K$309
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$732K$728K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$179K$140K$26K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$115K$74K$21K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e−$1K−$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.3M$5.2M$658K$438K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.8M$6.3M−$497K$14.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.8M$6.9M$1.9M$14.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.6M$6.0M$2.6M$12.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.5M$5.5M−$10K$9.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.3M$4.7M−$386K$9.6M 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 $5,789,610 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,082,486$1,599,450
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,560,880$3,393,934
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $272,870$423,570
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $896,710$372,656
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,812,946$5,789,610
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $450$500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,626,439$3,173,490
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,241,948$3,113,048
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,868,837$6,287,038
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,944,109−$497,428
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,789,610 across 14 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $167,578 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$36,040
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,600
VIII-1e Government grants$686,633
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$875,177
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$16,248
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,599,450
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,378,734 · Excluded from tax $15,200$3,393,934
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $189,183$189,183
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $945$945
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $77,480$77,480
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $234,387$234,387
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$14,276
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $10,477 · Excluded from tax $101,900$112,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,834,214 · Unrelated business $34,442 · Excluded from tax $307,228$5,789,610
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,287,038 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $500$500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $88,091 · Management $66,068 · Fundraising $66,068$220,227
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,096,538 · Management $167,006 · Fundraising $200,412$2,463,956
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $27,501 · Management $968 · Fundraising $5,039$33,508
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $199,157 · Management $37,763 · Fundraising $18,814$255,734
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $157,257 · Management $27,936 · Fundraising $14,872$200,065
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,166$23,166
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $47,283$47,283
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $383,765 · Management $186,357$570,122
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $274,915 · Management $180 · Fundraising $56,804$331,899
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $241,203 · Management $41,877 · Fundraising $12,637$295,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $81,913 · Management $3,850 · Fundraising $28,088$113,851
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $698,351 · Management $1,179 · Fundraising $1,046$700,576
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,256 · Management $2,943 · Fundraising $309$5,508
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $728,208 · Management $4,114$732,322
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $139,745 · Management $25,818 · Fundraising $13,472$179,035
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $73,681 · Management $21,031 · Fundraising $20,135$114,847
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$1,278−$1,278
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,191,803 · Management $657,539 · Fundraising $437,696$6,287,038
Part X · Balance sheet $18,126,188 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $294,572$171,283
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $342,292$396,482
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $329,944$19,000
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $200,952$167,784
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,319$3,328
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $9,666,939$9,710,522
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,741,396$7,037,749
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $507,024$620,040
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $19,121,937$18,126,188
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $379,191$222,399
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,022,756$3,302,101
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $136,116$127,214
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,538,063$3,651,714
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $12,283,063$12,184,818
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,300,811$2,289,656
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,583,874$14,474,474
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $19,121,937$18,126,188
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,474,474 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,789,610
XI-2 Total expenses$6,287,038
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$497,428
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,583,874
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$627,980
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$239,952
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,474,474

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