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LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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2021 · Form 990EZ · revenue $6K · expenses $5K · assets $17K

EIN
04-3155121
Address
226 MAIN ST, LANCASTER, MA 01523-2862
NTEE code
A80Z
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1993
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Mission

Presentation of Historical Programs

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Joan Richards Secretary2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Joy Peach Treasurer2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Lennon President2018-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Karen Silverthorn Director2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jay Moody Director2019-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Linnea Lakin Servey Treasurer2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
Timothy Kenny (former) Director2019 0 $0 reported 1
Michael Sczerzen (former) President2018 0 $0 reported 1
Karen Silverthorne (former) Director2018 0 $0 reported 1
Stanley Starr Jr (former) Director2018 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joan Richards Secretary1 $0-- $01
Joy Peach Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Heather Lennon President2 $0-- $01
Karen Silverthorn Director1 $0-- $01
Jay Moody Director1 $0-- $01
Linnea Lakin Servey Treasurer2 $0-- $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joan Richards Secretary0 $0-- $01
Joy Peach Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Heather Lennon President0 $0-- $01
Karen Silverthorn Director0 $0-- $01
Jay Moody Director0 $0-- $01
Linnea Lakin Servey Treasurer0 $0-- $01
2019 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Timothy Kenny Director0 $0-- $01
Joan Richards Secretary0 $0-- $01
Joy Peach Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Heather Lennon President0 $0-- $01
Karen Silverthorn Director0 $0-- $01
Jay Moody Director0 $0-- $01
2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael Sczerzen President0 $0-- $01
Joan Richards Secretary0 $0-- $01
Joy Peach Treasurer0 $0-- $01
Heather Lennon Director0 $0-- $01
Karen Silverthorne Director0 $0-- $01
Stanley Starr Jr Director0 $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
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,917$5,301 $16,609$16,609 $3,404- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,739$1,015 $15,993$15,993 $314- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,315$7,277 $14,269$14,269 $5,010- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,874$2,708 $16,231$16,231 $1,535- ---

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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MOUNT AUBURN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INCMAA80 $8,400$8,934 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
U S GRANT INCMAA80 $7,901$7,906 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF FENWAY STUDIOS INCMAA80 $4,831$5,565 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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FRIENDS OF THE DWIGHT-DERBY HOUSE INMAA80 $8,765$8,083 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE 4TH OF JULY INCMAA80 $11,339$12,531 PRESIDENT/TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
WALK TO THE SEA INCMAA80 $8,776$58,157 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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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
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$2,175,0005 12016–2021 MOUNT AUBURN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC
POSNER FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGH Private foundation$850,0004 12021–2024 STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
MAPPING BOSTON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$488,2486 12011–2019 WALK TO THE SEA INC
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$220,0001 12024–2024 THE IBERIA AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE CHAMPLIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$213,9703 12020–2024 STEAMSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$117,5167 32016–2022 WEST CHOP PRESERVATION FOUNDATION; MOUNT AUBURN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC; RICHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
FRANK J & LUCY C HARTZOG MEMORIAL Private foundation$70,00012 12011–2023 BLACKVILLE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ALLAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$67,5006 12020–2025 MOUNT AUBURN PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC
RICHARD S SHINEMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$62,0562 12020–2022 SCHROEPPEL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BALTIMORE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$57,5003 12010–2017 WEST CHOP PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
MURIEL AND NORMAN B LEVENTHAL FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12013–2013 WALK TO THE SEA INC
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GREATER LOWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$46,4458 12010–2017 LOWELL HERITAGE PARTNERSHIP INC
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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 990EZ · $5,301 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,675 88.2%
Fees to independent contractors $500 9.4%
Printing, publications, postage $126 2.4%
Total$5,301100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $1,015 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $600 59.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $355 35.0%
Printing, publications, postage $60 5.9%
Total$1,015100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $7,277 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,328 87.0%
Fees to independent contractors $835 11.5%
Printing, publications, postage $114 1.6%
Total$7,277100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $2,708 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Printing, publications, postage $1,517 56.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,191 44.0%
Total$2,708100%

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