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HOPKINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $20K · expenses $17K · assets $479K

EIN
23-7447495
Address
PO BOX 423, HOPKINTON, MA 01748-0423
Website
hopkhistsoc.org
NTEE code
A82Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 1995 (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
Wiilliam S Shaw (its 2015 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Hopkinton MA historic preservation education and artifact display

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 15 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

15 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
John Palmer Treasurer and Director2021-2025 10 $0 reported 1
Anne Mattina President and Director2021-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Aubrey Doyle Vice President and Clerk and Director2022-2025 15 $0 reported 1
Linda Connelly Curator & Director2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Joseph Hall Director2023-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Leonard Holden Director2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Shawn Ayube Director2021-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Denise Antaki Director2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Nanette Kenrick (former) Newsletter Editor & Director2022-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Palmer (former) Secretary & Director2021-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Russell Greve (former) Secretary and Director2021 2 $0 reported 1
Mary E Arnaut - resigned December (former) Treasurer and Director2021 4 $0 reported 1
Nanette Kendrick (former) Director2021 2 $0 reported 1
Claire B Wright - resigned (former) President and Director2021 10 $0 reported 1
Paul M Wright - resigned (former) Director2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Palmer Treasurer and Director10 $0-$0 $01
Anne Mattina President and Director20 $0-$0 $01
Aubrey Doyle Vice President and Clerk and Director15 $0-$0 $01
Linda Connelly Curator & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Hall Director1 $0-$0 $01
Leonard Holden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Denise Antaki Director1 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Ayube Director0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Palmer President, Treasurer & Director20 $0-$0 $01
Anne Mattina Vice President & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Aubrey Doyle Vice President & Director10 $0-$0 $01
Linda Connelly Curator & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Hall Director3 $0-$0 $01
Leonard Holden Director0 $0-$0 $01
Nanette Kenrick Newsletter Editor & Director0 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Ayube Director1 $0-$0 $01
Denise Antaki Director1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Palmer President, Treasurer & Director25 $0-$0 $01
Anne Mattina Vice President & Director3 $0-$0 $01
Linda Connelly Curator & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Palmer Secretary & Director2 $0-$0 $01
Nanette Kenrick Newsletter Editor & Director1 $0-$0 $01
Leonard Holden Director1 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Ayube Director1 $0-$0 $01
Aubrey Doyle Director4 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Hall Director1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Palmer President, Acting Treasurer & Director20 $0-$0 $01
Anne Mattina Vice President & Director4 $0-$0 $01
Linda Connelly Curator & Director5 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Palmer Secretary & Director1 $0-$0 $01
Nanette Kenrick Newsletter Editor & Director2 $0-$0 $01
Leonard Holden Director1 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Ayube Director1 $0-$0 $01
Aubrey Doyle Director3 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John L Palmer President and Director20 $0-$0 $01
Leonard A Holden Vice President and Director1 $0-$0 $01
Russell Greve Secretary and Director2 $0-$0 $01
Mary E Arnaut - resigned December Treasurer and Director4 $0-$0 $01
Anne Mattina Director4 $0-$0 $01
Nanette Kendrick Director2 $0-$0 $01
Linda Connelly Director2 $0-$0 $01
Shawn Ayube Director1 $0-$0 $01
Suzanne Palmer Director1 $0-$0 $01
Claire B Wright - resigned President and Director10 $0-$0 $01
Paul M Wright - resigned Director1 $0-$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,557$16,833 $478,819$478,819 $14,937$559 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,856$13,572 $476,095$476,095 $16,052$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,304$17,491 $470,811$470,811 $25,859$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,910$11,679 $464,075$464,075 $14,082$396 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$18,517$10,823 $458,844$458,844 $15,584$1,828 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $23,110 in all, tax years 2019 to 2023. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$13,000 2019$13,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019 1$10,000 2019$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HOPKINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY” 2020-2023 4$110 2023$35
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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 · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
THE HANOVER HISTORICAL SOCIETYMAA82 $12,718$24,190 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
WESTERN HAMPDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMAA82 $12,790$19,837 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ROBERT TREAT PAINE HISTORICAL TRUST JUDIGH K DIMARGO TREASURERMAA82 $31,554$22,271 PRESIDENT AND TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF MOUNT HOPE CEMETERYMAA82 $11,505$253,710 PRESIDENT &$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
1324 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE FOUNDATION INCMAA82 $33,498$3,323 DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
CAPE ANN CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TRMAA82 $34,930$33,447 TRUSTEE$5,251 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
ELIOT NOYES CENTER INCMAA82 $10,553$9,917 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
LAKE CREEK HISTORICAL SOCIETYORA82 $11,399$12,742 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYARA82 $14,055$56,123 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
BUFFALO FIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA82 $17,606$22,646 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETYNJA82 $20,212$12,145 RECORDING SE$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SULLY HISTORICAL SOCIETYSDA82 $13,601$45,872 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
WHITE MARSH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMDA82 $10,183$4,992 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETYORA82 $12,856$13,730 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
BOROUGH OF LAKEHURST HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCNJA82 $17,324$12,205 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
WEST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETYTNA82 $21,327$25,863 Executive Dir.$7,992 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
SHAFTER HISTORICAL SOCIETYCAA82 $33,108$46,126 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
CORTEZ VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATEDFLA82 $21,976$11,120 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LLOYD HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA82 $33,833$29,316 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FORT MEADE FLORIDA INCFLA82 $10,054$9,302 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CAIRO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONILA82 $31,774$23,376 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETYNJA82 $32,208$34,320 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
NORFOLK HISTORICAL SOCIETYVAA82 $17,286$21,978 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name
FALLS VILLAGE CANAAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCCTA82 $26,318$34,677 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$362,0296 12017–2024 YAPHANK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MARION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$331,7256 12019–2024 MARION UNION STATION ASSOCIATION
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$180,0004 12010–2025 WAYNESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$112,5864 12011–2014 MAEYSTOWN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$85,0003 32022–2023 CAIRO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT INC; WARREN PRESERVATION SOCIETY; MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
UNITED WAY OF TUCSON AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA INC DAF sponsor$73,0004 12016–2020 BRANDY STATION FOUNDATION
KINSMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$65,0003 12022–2024 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BRYAN AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$56,6604 12021–2024 WILLIAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
LEE H AND MARION B THOMPSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0002 12022–2023 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$49,8585 12017–2022 SHAFTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$46,5143 12019–2020 NORMAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM INC
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$45,4754 32009–2024 SMITHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC; MADISON HALL ASSOCIATION INC; FRIENDS OF HISTORIC ONONDAGA LAKE INC
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$45,0002 12021–2023 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL DAF sponsor$45,0004 12009–2012 HISTORIC CHARLOTTE INC
THE RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$36,1013 12022–2024 WARREN PRESERVATION SOCIETY

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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 990EZ · $16,833 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,582 80.7%
Fees to independent contractors $1,825 10.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,039 6.2%
Printing, publications, postage $387 2.3%
Total$16,833100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $13,572 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,705 86.2%
Fees to independent contractors $887 6.5%
Printing, publications, postage $817 6.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $163 1.2%
Total$13,572100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $17,491 spent · pay $0 · grants $244 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $14,851 84.9%
Fees to independent contractors $1,769 10.1%
Printing, publications, postage $435 2.5%
Grants and similar amounts paid $244 1.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $192 1.1%
Total$17,491100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $11,679 spent · pay $0 · grants $125 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,816 84.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,481 12.7%
Printing, publications, postage $257 2.2%
Grants and similar amounts paid $125 1.1%
Total$11,679100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $10,823 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,542 60.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,988 27.6%
Printing, publications, postage $1,293 11.9%
Total$10,823100%

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