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 ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | Treasurer and Director | 2021-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | President and Director | 2021-2025 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Aubrey Doyle | Vice President and Clerk and Director | 2022-2025 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Curator & Director | 2021-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Hall | Director | 2023-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leonard Holden | Director | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 2021-2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Denise Antaki | Director | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nanette Kenrick (former) | Newsletter Editor & Director | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Suzanne Palmer (former) | Secretary & Director | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Russell Greve (former) | Secretary and Director | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary E Arnaut - resigned December (former) | Treasurer and Director | 2021 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nanette Kendrick (former) | Director | 2021 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Claire B Wright - resigned (former) | President and Director | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Paul M Wright - resigned (former) | Director | 2021 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | Treasurer and Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | President and Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aubrey Doyle | Vice President and Clerk and Director | 15 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Curator & Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Hall | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leonard Holden | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Antaki | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | President, Treasurer & Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | Vice President & Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aubrey Doyle | Vice President & Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Curator & Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Hall | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leonard Holden | Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nanette Kenrick | Newsletter Editor & Director | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Antaki | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | President, Treasurer & Director | 25 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | Vice President & Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Curator & Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suzanne Palmer | Secretary & Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nanette Kenrick | Newsletter Editor & Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leonard Holden | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aubrey Doyle | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Joseph Hall | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 8 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | President, Acting Treasurer & Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | Vice President & Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Curator & Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suzanne Palmer | Secretary & Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nanette Kenrick | Newsletter Editor & Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leonard Holden | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Aubrey Doyle | Director | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John L Palmer | President and Director | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leonard A Holden | Vice President and Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Russell Greve | Secretary and Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mary E Arnaut - resigned December | Treasurer and Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anne Mattina | Director | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nanette Kendrick | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Linda Connelly | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Shawn Ayube | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Suzanne Palmer | Director | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Claire B Wright - resigned | President and Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Paul M Wright - resigned | Director | 1 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $19,557 | $16,833 | $478,819 | $478,819 | $14,937 | $559 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $18,856 | $13,572 | $476,095 | $476,095 | $16,052 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $31,304 | $17,491 | $470,811 | $470,811 | $25,859 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $16,910 | $11,679 | $464,075 | $464,075 | $14,082 | $396 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $13,000 | 2019 | $13,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019 | 1 | $10,000 | 2019 | $10,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “HOPKINTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $110 | 2023 | $35 | show |
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| ELIOT NOYES CENTER INC | MA | A82 | $10,553 | $9,917 | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LAKE CREEK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | OR | A82 | $11,399 | $12,742 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | AR | A82 | $14,055 | $56,123 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| BUFFALO FIRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NY | A82 | $17,606 | $22,646 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NJ | A82 | $20,212 | $12,145 | RECORDING SE | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| SULLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | SD | A82 | $13,601 | $45,872 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| WHITE MARSH HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | MD | A82 | $10,183 | $4,992 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | OR | A82 | $12,856 | $13,730 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| BOROUGH OF LAKEHURST HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | NJ | A82 | $17,324 | $12,205 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| WEST TENNESSEE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | TN | A82 | $21,327 | $25,863 | Executive Dir. | $7,992 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| SHAFTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $33,108 | $46,126 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| CORTEZ VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED | FL | A82 | $21,976 | $11,120 | SECRETARY | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| LLOYD HARBOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NY | A82 | $33,833 | $29,316 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF FORT MEADE FLORIDA INC | FL | A82 | $10,054 | $9,302 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| CAIRO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | IL | A82 | $31,774 | $23,376 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| MEDFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | NJ | A82 | $32,208 | $34,320 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| NORFOLK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | VA | A82 | $17,286 | $21,978 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| FALLS VILLAGE CANAAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | CT | A82 | $26,318 | $34,677 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| WESTMINISTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $33,798 | $13,214 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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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
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $16,833 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $13,572 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $13,572 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $17,491 spent · pay $0 · grants $244 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $17,491 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $11,679 spent · pay $0 · grants $125 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $11,679 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $10,823 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | $10,823 | 100% |