MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $550K · expenses $351K · assets $6.4M

Also known as
AGRICULTURE
EIN
04-2265469
Address
CERITY 265 FRANKLIN ST 2001, BOSTON, MA 02110-0000
Website
WWW.PROMOTINGMASSAG.ORG
NTEE code
K20 Agricultural Programs (Food, Agriculture and Nutrition) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.60; not an IRS classification)
Exempt type
501(c)(5): labor, agricultural or horticultural (corporation)
Ruling date
March 1935 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
No
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Mission

THE MASSACHUSETTS SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE WAS INCORPORATED ON MARCH 7, 1792 BY AN ACT OF THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN GENERAL COURT ASSEMBLED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS. THE PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY IS TO ALLOCATE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE TO AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS IN THE WAY WHICH THE SOCIETY BELIEVES WILL BE OF GREATEST BENEFIT TO AGRICULTURE IN MASSACHUSETTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 19 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

19 people 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Frederic Winthrop Jr HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Timothy K Hollander HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dudley H Willis TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jonathan L Healy HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Jerome C Hunsaker Iii HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robert T Hall HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
John D Lee PRESIDENT2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Frederick L Dabney TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Robert W Macleod HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Allen D Berry HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
J Philip Lee 1ST VICE PRESIDENT2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Scott J Soares TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Frederick Ames TRUSTEE2020-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dudley H Willis Jr SECRETARY2021-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Jennifer B Hashley TRUSTEE2022-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Dorothy Suput TREASURER2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Steven Borgeson TRUSTEE2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
James F Harrison TRUSTEE2024-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Fredrick S Moseley Iii (former) HONORARY TRUSTEE2020-2021 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 18 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS JR SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER B HASHLEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY SUPUT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN BORGESON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES F HARRISON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 18 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS JR TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER B HASHLEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY SUPUT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
STEVEN BORGESON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES F HARRISON TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 16 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS JR TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER B HASHLEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DOROTHY SUPUT TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS JR TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JENNIFER B HASHLEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 15 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDRICK S MOSELEY III HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III TRUSTEE1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS JR TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 14 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FREDRICK S MOSELEY III HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERIC WINTHROP JR TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
TIMOTHY K HOLLANDER HONORARY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
DUDLEY H WILLIS 1ST VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
JONATHAN L HEALY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
JEROME C HUNSAKER III 2ND VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT T HALL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN D LEE PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK L DABNEY TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT W MACLEOD TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN D BERRY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
J PHILIP LEE TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT J SOARES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01
FREDERICK AMES TRUSTEE0 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 19 grants to organizations · $271K
2024 · 10 grants to organizations · $255K

Listed grants add up to $254,800; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $266,050. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 11 grants to organizations · $232K
2022 · 4 grants to organizations · $70K
2021 · 9 grants to organizations · $155K

Listed grants add up to $154,532; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $163,282. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2020 · 6 grants to organizations · $81K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$549,508$350,558 $6,396,483$6,396,483 $0$0 $000
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$713,444$334,151 $6,197,533$6,197,533 $0$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$394,947$290,825 $5,818,240$5,818,240 $0$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$321,111$127,100 $5,714,118$5,714,118 $0$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,198,379$220,397 $5,520,107$5,520,107 $1,000$0 $000
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$419,244$128,641 $4,542,125$4,542,125 $6,275$0 $000

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTUREPANot reported $75,200$62,430 SECRETARY$12,000 Similar name, revenue within 10x

Who funds organizations like this

Not reported: none of these organizations has foundation or DAF-sponsor grants in the filings we have.

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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $350,558 spent · pay $0 · grants $270,697 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $270,697--- 77.2%
Fees: management $61,586--- 17.6%
Fees: accounting $8,000--- 2.3%
Office expenses $5,012--- 1.4%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $4,385--- 1.3%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $720--- 0.2%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $158--- 0.0%
Total$350,558100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $334,151 spent · pay $0 · grants $266,050 · events $901
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $266,050--- 79.6%
Fees: management $57,540--- 17.2%
Fees: accounting $6,000--- 1.8%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $1,714--- 0.5%
Office expenses $1,681--- 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $901--- 0.3%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $250--- 0.1%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $15--- 0.0%
Total$334,151100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $290,825 spent · pay $0 · grants $232,250 · events $2,127
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $232,250--- 79.9%
Fees: management $49,643--- 17.1%
Fees: accounting $4,200--- 1.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,127--- 0.7%
Office expenses $1,445--- 0.5%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $946--- 0.3%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $129--- 0.0%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $85--- 0.0%
Total$290,825100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $127,100 spent · pay $0 · grants $70,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $70,000--- 55.1%
Fees: management $50,125--- 39.4%
Fees: accounting $4,300--- 3.4%
Office expenses $1,404--- 1.1%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $1,098--- 0.9%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $88--- 0.1%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $85--- 0.1%
Total$127,100100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $220,397 spent · pay $0 · grants $163,282 · events $742
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $163,282--- 74.1%
Fees: management $51,127--- 23.2%
Fees: accounting $3,800--- 1.7%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $985--- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $742--- 0.3%
Office expenses $301--- 0.1%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $85--- 0.0%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $75--- 0.0%
Total$220,397100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $128,641 spent · pay $0 · grants $81,468 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $81,468--- 63.3%
Fees: management $42,596--- 33.1%
Fees: accounting $3,600--- 2.8%
Other (as described)FOREIGN TAXES $743--- 0.6%
Other (as described)ANNUAL REPORT FILING FE $85--- 0.1%
Office expenses $82--- 0.1%
Other (as described)ADR TAX RECLAIM FEE $67--- 0.1%
Total$128,641100%

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