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HIGGINSON 1908 FOUNDATION INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $248K · expenses $40K · assets $992K

EIN
81-4219554
Address
374 COMMONWEALTH AVE, BOSTON, MA 02215-2801
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

The Foundation was organized to preserve and protect old and historic buildings in and around Boston, Massachusetts, including specifically the Clubhouse of the Harvard Club of Boston, as well as to preserve and protect historically significant artwork exhibited in and around Boston, Massachusetts, including within the Clubhouse of the Harvard Club of Boston, in order to perpetuate the further education of posterity with regard to the architectural, historic, artisitic and general cultural heritage of the Boston area.The Foundation was further organized to encourage education and personal advancement for youth in the Greater Boston area, to foster scientific, literary and educational interests among members of the Harvard Club of Boston and to advance the interests and promote the welfare of Harvard University.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 9 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Michael H Shanahan President/Director2018-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Katherine Craven Treasurer/Director2023-2024 0 $0 reported 2
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk/Director2018-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Philip C Haughey Director2018-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Karen Van Winkle Director2021-2024 0 $0 reported 3
Marcus Deflorimonte Director Effective 5/252024 0 $0 reported 3
Michael F Cronin (former) Treasurer2018-2022 0 $0 reported 1
Matthew G Hegarty (former) Director2021-2022 0 $0 reported 3
Karen VanWinkle (former) Director2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Katherine Craven Treasurer/Director0 $0$0$0 $02
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Karen Van Winkle Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Marcus DeFlorimonte Director Effective 5/250 $0$0$0 $03
2023 · 5 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Katherine Craven Treasurer/Director0 $0$0$0 $02
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Karen Van Winkle Director0 $0$0$0 $03
2022 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Michael F Cronin Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk/Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Matthew G Hegarty Director0 $0$0$0 $03
Karen VanWinkle Director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President & Director2 $0-$0 $03
Michael F Cronin Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk & Director1 $0-$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0-$0 $03
Matthew G Hegarty Director0 $0-$0 $03
Karen Van Winkle Director0 $0-$0 $03
2020 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0-$0 $03
Michael H Shanahan President0 $0-$0 $03
Michael F Cronin Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk0 $0-$0 $03
2019 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President0 $0-$0 $03
Michael F Cronin Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk0 $0-$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0-$0 $03
2018 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Michael H Shanahan President0 $0$0$0 $03
Michael F Cronin Treasurer0 $0$0$0 $01
Nicholas J Iselin Clerk0 $0$0$0 $03
Philip C Haughey Director0 $0$0$0 $03

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.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $8K

Listed grants add up to $8,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $10,161. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$247,580$39,903 $991,632$985,632 $211,524$0 $006
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,836$25,409 $806,675$777,955 $207,631$0 $006
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,165$39,395 $573,528$568,528 $187,004$0 $006
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$173,406$17,645 $333,758$328,758 $173,282- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$112,892$55,016 $206,782$172,997 $112,824- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,791$90,883 $148,456$115,121 $13,595- ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2019-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$203,589$31,337 $223,615$192,213 $203,379$0 $004

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $200 in all, tax years 2024 to 2025. 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
ALLAN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HIGGINSON 1908 FOUNDATION INC” 2024-2025 2$200 2025$100
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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $39,903 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,161 · events $2,577
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Art Restoration $18,439$18,439-- 46.2%
Grants to US organizations and governments $8,000$8,000-- 20.0%
Fees: accounting $6,979-$6,979- 17.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,577$2,577-- 6.5%
Grants to US individuals $2,161$2,161-- 5.4%
Other (as described)Administrative $1,712-$1,284$428 4.3%
Other (as described)Bank Service Fee $20-$20- 0.1%
Other (as described)Filing Fee $15-$15- 0.0%
Total$39,903100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $25,409 spent · pay $0 · grants $9,072 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: accounting $8,490-$8,490- 33.4%
Other (as described)Art Restoration $6,098$6,098-- 24.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 19.7%
Grants to US individuals $4,072$4,072-- 16.0%
Other (as described)Administrative $1,530-$1,530- 6.0%
Office expenses $100--$100 0.4%
Other (as described)Filing Fee $85-$85- 0.3%
Other (as described)Bank Service Fee $34-$34- 0.1%
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2022 · Form 990 · $39,395 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,804 · events $2,611
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Art Restoration $22,412$22,412-- 56.9%
Fees: accounting $5,469-$5,469- 13.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $5,000$5,000-- 12.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,611$2,611-- 6.6%
Grants to US individuals $1,804$1,804-- 4.6%
Other (as described)Administrative $1,600-$1,600- 4.1%
Office expenses $396--$396 1.0%
Other (as described)Filing Fee $70-$70- 0.2%
Other (as described)Bank Service Fee $33-$33- 0.1%
Total$39,395100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $17,645 spent · pay $0 · grants $6,798 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $6,798 38.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,487 31.1%
Fees to independent contractors $5,260 29.8%
Printing, publications, postage $100 0.6%
Total$17,645100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $55,016 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,986 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $31,889 58.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,986 32.7%
Fees to independent contractors $4,740 8.6%
Printing, publications, postage $401 0.7%
Total$55,016100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $90,883 spent · pay $0 · grants $17,806 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,720 43.7%
Fees to independent contractors $28,158 31.0%
Grants and similar amounts paid $17,806 19.6%
Printing, publications, postage $5,199 5.7%
Total$90,883100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $31,337 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Administrative $25,267-$25,267- 80.6%
Fees: accounting $4,500-$4,500- 14.4%
Office expenses $1,535--$1,535 4.9%
Other (as described)Filing Fee $35-$35- 0.1%
Total$31,337100%

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