SQUIRREL ISLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $58K · expenses $36K · assets $292K
- EIN
- 01-0501236
- Address
- 285 FULTON ST, MEDFORD, MA 02155-1705
- NTEE code
- A80
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 1996 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- Roderick McIlwain (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO: A) DEVELOP, PROMOTE, AND AUGMENT UNDERSTANDING AND INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY'S GEOGRAPHICAL AREA OF SQUIRREL ISLAND, ME AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, B) STIMULATE AWARENESS AND PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORICAL, CULTURAL AND ARCHITECTURAL ASSETS AND RESOURCES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 1 person listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian L Whitney | TREASURER | 2019-2021 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 1 employee
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN L WHITNEY | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 1 person listed · none paid · 1 employee
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN L WHITNEY | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 1 person listed · none paid · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRIAN L WHITNEY | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $58,061 | $36,140 | $291,960 | $291,960 | $28,700 | $21,656 | - | 1 | - |
| 2020 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $75,796 | $24,026 | $281,756 | $281,756 | $51,469 | $10,238 | - | 1 | - |
| 2019 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $144,084 | $15,303 | $221,589 | $221,589 | $147,374 | $359 | - | 0 | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $9,100 in all, tax years 2019 to 2019. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $9,100 | 2019 | $9,100 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2021 · Form 990 · $36,140 spent · pay $10,249 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $10,249 | $10,249 | - | - | 28.4% | |
| Office expenses | $10,139 | $10,139 | - | - | 28.1% | |
| Other (as described) | COGS | $7,270 | $7,270 | - | - | 20.1% |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,699 | $4,699 | - | - | 13.0% | |
| Fees: investment management | $2,615 | - | $2,615 | - | 7.2% | |
| Fees: other services | $431 | $431 | - | - | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $376 | $376 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Other (as described) | MEAL | $361 | $361 | - | - | 1.0% |
| Total | $36,140 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990 · $24,026 spent · pay $10,795 · grants $0 · events $200
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $10,795 | $10,795 | - | - | 44.9% | |
| Other (as described) | COGS | $4,635 | $4,635 | - | - | 19.3% |
| Other (as described) | GENEALOGY SERVICES | $3,975 | $3,975 | - | - | 16.5% |
| Office expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 | - | - | 6.2% | |
| Insurance | $854 | $854 | - | - | 3.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $766 | $766 | - | - | 3.2% | |
| Other (as described) | MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES | $492 | $492 | - | - | 2.0% |
| Fees: accounting | $250 | - | $250 | - | 1.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $200 | $200 | - | - | 0.8% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $152 | - | - | $152 | 0.6% | |
| Fees: other services | $151 | $151 | - | - | 0.6% | |
| Travel | $130 | $130 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | TAXES-SALES | $90 | $90 | - | - | 0.4% |
| All other expenses | $35 | - | $35 | - | 0.1% | |
| Fees: investment management | $1 | - | $1 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $24,026 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990 · $15,303 spent · pay $12,020 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $12,020 | $12,020 | - | - | 78.5% | |
| Office expenses | $1,629 | $1,629 | - | - | 10.6% | |
| Insurance | $854 | $854 | - | - | 5.6% | |
| Travel | $375 | $375 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $300 | - | - | $300 | 2.0% | |
| Fees: investment management | $80 | - | $80 | - | 0.5% | |
| Other (as described) | STATE ANNUAL FEE | $35 | - | $35 | - | 0.2% |
| Other (as described) | TAXES-SALES | $9 | $9 | - | - | 0.1% |
| Other (as described) | TAXES-INVESTMENTS | $1 | - | $1 | - | 0.0% |
| Total | $15,303 | 100% |
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