HISTORIC DEERFIELD INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HISTORIC DEERFIELD INC

EIN 04-2262880 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)

What they do

HISTORIC DEERFIELD, INC. is A MUSEUM of EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, and THE DECORATIVE ARTS THAT RECOGNIZES A PARTICULAR RESPONSIBILITY for PRESERVING and INTERPRETING THE BUILDINGS ENTRUSTED to IT, THEIR UNIQUE SETTING IN THE TOWN of DEERFIELD, and THE UNDERSTANDING of THEMSELVES, THEIR COMMUNITIES, and THE WORLD.

Before you give

Should I give to this charity?

Easy charity check

Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $78.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

Plain answer: A tax form cannot prove that a charity is doing good. It can show how the charity says it spent its money—and point out questions you should ask.

Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders32 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$78.40of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”

$4.20of every $100 spent was reported for fundraisingMoney spent asking for more donations.

$127.08spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

$17.40of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.

$9.16in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

22.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $2,083,664 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $305,790 for JOHN H DAVIS (CEO/PRESIDENT). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100spent

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$78.40

ManagementOffice and general costs$17.40

FundraisingAsking for donations$4.20

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202478.4% mission

202377.5% mission

202275.9% mission

202175.9% mission

202067.9% mission

201972.8% mission

201877.8% mission

201779.6% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,695,297

Expenses$9,778,961

Annual shortfall $2,083,664 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$7,670,701 · 78.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,697,026 · 17.4% of expenses

Fundraising$411,234 · 4.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,695,297

Expenses$9,778,961

Assets$89,615,318

Income$16,489,438

Contributions$1,740,032

Mission work (program services)$7,670,701

Fundraising$411,234

Management and general$1,697,026

Stocks and bonds$63,292,974

Accounting fees$59,243

Investing fees$245,104

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JOHN H DAVISCEO/PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $305,790Base $231,219 · Other $74,571

LAURA SMIAROWSKICFO & ASST. TREASURER · 40 hrs/week $158,488Base $123,207 · Other $35,281

LAURIE MCDONALDINNKEEPER · 40 hrs/week $156,037Base $130,583 · Other $25,454

JESSE VANEKVP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS · 40 hrs/week $141,477Base $113,464 · Other $28,013

ANNE DIGAN LANNINGSENIOR VICE PRESDENT · 40 hrs/week $129,715Base $112,757 · Other $16,958

BETSY MCKEEASSISTANT SECRETARY · 24 hrs/week $23,936

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (32)

JOHN H DAVISCEO/PRESIDENT

LAURA SMIAROWSKICFO & ASST. TREASURER

LAURIE MCDONALDINNKEEPER

JESSE VANEKVP DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS

ANNE DIGAN LANNINGSENIOR VICE PRESDENT

BETSY MCKEEASSISTANT SECRETARY

LYNN H BALLVICE CHAIR

JOSEPH GROMACKICHAIR

LAWRENCE C CALDWELLTRUSTEE

LINDSAY W ORMSBYTRUSTEE

LYNDA MCCURDY HOTRASECRETARY

JAMES D MELTZERTRUSTEE

NANCY J BARNARDTRUSTEE

PAUL C PETERSTRUSTEE

SARAH E THOMASTRUSTEE

SUZANNE L FLYNTTRUSTEE

WESLEY C FREDERICKSTRUSTEE

WILLIAM P VEILLETTETRUSTEE

ALICE NASHTRUSTEE

J RITCHIE GARRISONTRUSTEE

HEIDI HOLLOMON FLANAGANTRUSTEE

GREGORY GROSSTRUSTEE (AS OF 5/25)

GERALD C MINGINTRUSTEE

FRASER B BEEDETREASURER

ELLEN M SNYDER-GRENIERTRUSTEE

ELISE LANGANTRUSTEE

DEBORAH DEARBORNTRUSTEE

DAVID DE LUCATRUSTEE

COURNEY MARSH CHAPINTRUSTEE

BARBARA A JAMESTRUSTEE

ANTHONY BERNERTRUSTEE

ANN W LORDTRUSTEE (UNTIL 11/24)

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1953
Location: PO BOX 321, DEERFIELD, MA 01342
County: Franklin
In care of: LAURA SMIAROWSKI
Primary officer: LAURA SMIAROWSKI, VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE & ADMIN

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(413) 774-5581

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)