PURSUIT OF HISTORY INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $287K · expenses $173K · assets $203K
- EIN
- 84-1964120
- Address
- 787 CONCORD RD, MARLBOROUGH, MA 01752-1608
- Website
- THEPURSUITOFHISTORY.ORG
- NTEE code
- A80
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2019 (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, 509(a)(2)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE PURSUIT OF HISTORY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAN ENGAGES PEOPLE IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HISTORY AND CONNECTS THEM WITH HISTORIC SITES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT MORE PEOPLE GAINING A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Lund (former) | EXECUTIVE DI | 2019-2022 | $20,000 | $35,000 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Wright | PRESIDENT | 2019-2025 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John Bell | DIRECTOR | 2019-2025 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rose Doherty | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Shire | DIRECTOR | 2019-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sam Forman | DIRECTOR | 2024-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Samuel Forman (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Samuel Foreman (former) | Director | 2019 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ross Doherty (former) | Director | 2019 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 25 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN BELL | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SAM FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN BELL | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SAM FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 7 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SAMUEL FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN L BELL | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE A DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $20K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE LUND | EXECUTIVE DI | 54 | $20,000 | - | - | $20,000 | 1 |
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SAMUEL FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN L BELL | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE A DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $15K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE LUND | EXECUTIVE DI | 54 | $15,000 | - | - | $15,000 | 1 |
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SAMUEL FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN L BELL | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE A DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEE WRIGHT | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CARRIE LUND | EXECUTIVE DI | 54 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SAMUEL FORMAN | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| JOHN L BELL | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL SHIRE | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROSE A DOHERTY | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Wright | President | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carrie Lund | Director | 40 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John Bell | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Samuel Foreman | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michael Shire | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ross Doherty | Director | 5 | $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 990 | ||||||||
| $286,904 | $173,182 | $203,238 | $203,238 | $98,905 | $176,505 | - | 0 | 25 |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $145,279 | $114,859 | $89,516 | $89,516 | $51,456 | $84,424 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $110,028 | $65,651 | $59,096 | $59,096 | $73,196 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $37,836 | $67,003 | $14,719 | $14,719 | $38,132 | - | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $53,755 | $48,719 | $44,158 | $44,158 | $28,685 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $40,792 | $15,343 | $39,122 | $39,122 | $30,997 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $28,560 | $15,888 | $12,672 | $12,672 | $1,474 | $27,037 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $32,638 in all, tax years 2021 to 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONORS TRUST INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023-2024 | 2 | $17,500 | 2024 | $10,000 | show |
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $15,050 | 2021 | $15,050 | show |
| AMICA COMPANIES FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “PURSUIT OF HISTORY INC” | 2023 | 1 | $88 | 2023 | $88 | 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.
2025 · Form 990 · $173,182 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $448
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: other services | $47,241 | $47,241 | - | - | 27.3% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM MEALS | $44,252 | $44,252 | - | - | 25.6% |
| All other expenses | $24,115 | $22,187 | $1,841 | $87 | 13.9% | |
| Other (as described) | SUPPLIES | $14,571 | $14,571 | - | - | 8.4% |
| Office expenses | $9,352 | $8,393 | $959 | - | 5.4% | |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM TOURS | $8,169 | $8,169 | - | - | 4.7% |
| Information technology | $7,774 | $4,704 | $2,140 | $930 | 4.5% | |
| Other (as described) | PHOTOGRAPHY | $7,676 | $7,676 | - | - | 4.4% |
| Travel | $4,208 | $4,208 | - | - | 2.4% | |
| Fees: accounting | $3,612 | - | $3,612 | - | 2.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,764 | $1,764 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $448 | $448 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Total | $173,182 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $114,859 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $76,707 | 66.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $31,228 | 27.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $6,924 | 6.0% | |
| Total | $114,859 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $65,651 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $46,726
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $35,113 | 53.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $23,388 | 35.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $7,098 | 10.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $52 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $46,726 | reported apart |
| Total | $65,651 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $67,003 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $41,723
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $29,666 | 44.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $22,588 | 33.7% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $14,173 | 21.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $576 | 0.9% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $41,723 | reported apart |
| Total | $67,003 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $48,719 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $8,947
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $17,503 | 35.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $17,346 | 35.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $13,515 | 27.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $355 | 0.7% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $8,947 | reported apart |
| Total | $48,719 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $15,343 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,189
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $13,596 | 88.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,407 | 9.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $340 | 2.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $7,189 | reported apart |
| Total | $15,343 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $15,888 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $10,843 | 68.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $3,871 | 24.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,174 | 7.4% | |
| Total | $15,888 | 100% |
Trademarks
4 US trademarks, 2 live.
- The Pursuit of History, Inc. 4 marks, MA FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and state
| Mark | Serial | Filed | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HISTORICALLY ENGAGED | 97342918 | 2022-04-01 | Abandoned | TRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27 |
| THE PURSUIT OF HISTORY | 88980459 | 2019-06-27 | Registered | TRTDXFAP, file of 2026-09-16 |
| THE PURSUIT OF HISTORY | 88491524 | 2019-06-27 | Abandoned | TRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27 |
| HISTORY CAMP | 88491519 | 2019-06-27 | Registered | TRTYRAP, file of 2026-04-03 |
The newest marks of the trademark owners above, matched to this record by name (and state).
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