HINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
EIN 04-6052033 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)
What they do
THE HINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY, FOUNDED IN 1914, is A MEMBER-SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT DEDICATED to COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING, and INTERPRETING THE HISTORY of THE TOWN of HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.
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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 leaders27 people are listed in the latest report.
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DEIRDRE ANDERSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JAMES TAYLORDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT
WARREN PELISSIERDIRECTOR THRU 04/2024
ROBERT MOSHERDIRECTOR/TREASURER
ROBERT BRANCALEDIRECTOR A/O 04/2024
NEIL SMITHDIRECTOR A/O 04/2024
MATTHEW TORREYDIRECTOR
MATT MACDONALDDIRECTOR
LAUREN MAHONEYDIRECTOR
LARA COGLIANO THOMPSONDIRECTOR
KENNETH FORASTEDIRECTOR
KATHLEEN LELANDDIRECTOR
KAREN JOHNSONDIRECTOR
JERRY SGOBBODIRECTOR A/O 04/2024
JENNIFER HUNTDIRECTOR
CAROLINE COUNSELMANDIRECTOR/VICE PRESIDENT
JAMES CONROYDIRECTOR
GORDON CARRDIRECTOR
GARY TONDORF-DICKDIRECTOR THRU 04/2024
ERIN WHITMOREDIRECTOR
EILEEN PYNEDIRECTOR A/O 04/2024
EILEEN MCINTYREDIRECTOR THRU 04/2024
DOROTHY GALODIRECTOR
DEBORAH EDMUNDSONDIRECTOR
CYNTHIA GALKODIRECTOR
CHRISTINE MAGLIONE BENIERSDIRECTOR A/O 04/2024
CHERYL BIERWIRTHDIRECTOR/SECRETARY
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1950
- Location
- 34 MAIN STREET, HINGHAM, MA 02043
- County
- Plymouth
- In care of
- JAMES TAYLOR
- Primary officer
- JAMES TAYLOR, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)
- Grant-giving organization
- Yes