SHERBORN HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SHERBORN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 04-6059666 · Education (B)

What they do

The Purpose of The Society is to Collect, Display, Store, and Preserve Artifacts, Information, and Documents Concerning Our Local History and to Use Our Resources to Provide Educational Services to Our Community and The Public At Large.

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The spending raises an important question

Of every $100 spent, about $12.50 was reported for mission work and $29.00 for fundraising. Understand this before you give.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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

They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.

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

Money made simple

0.30%of revenue went to mission work12.5% of expenses · Program services

0.70%of revenue went to fundraising29.0% of expenses

$2.42spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.10%of revenue went to management and office costs45.5% of expenses

$51.73in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

99.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$461,877

Mission workProgram services$1,4000.30% of revenue12.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$5,0811.10% of revenue45.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$3,2380.70% of revenue29.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$450,70897.58% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$11,1692.42% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

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Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 12.5% mission · 45.5% management · 29.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 2.42% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 89.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.25% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$461,877

Expenses$11,169

Annual surplus $450,708 Revenue was higher than expenses 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)$1,400 · 12.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$5,081 · 45.5% of expenses

Fundraising$3,238 · 29.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$461,877

Expenses$11,169

Assets$577,827

Income$463,050

Contributions$458,195

Mission work (program services)$1,400

Fundraising$3,238

Management and general$5,081

Stocks and bonds$49,245

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

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

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (4)

DOUGLAS BROWNPRESIDENT

GEORGE MOTLEYSECRETARY

JANE BRANCHTREASURER

MEGAN HERMIDA LUVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1971
Location: 19 WASHINGTON ST, SHERBORN, MA 01770-1026
County: Middlesex
In care of: % DESCOM HOAGLAND
Primary officer: Jane Branch, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(302) 521-5840

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Education (B)
IRS tax category: Education