PLYMOUTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

PLYMOUTH ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY

EIN 04-6116643 · Visual Arts (A40)

What they do

The Plymouth Antiquarian Society is A Non-profit Educational Institution That Collects, Preserves, and Interprets Historic Houses and Artifacts. The Society Uses These Resources to Tell The Story of Everyday Life In Plymouth and New England From The Mid-seventeenth Century to The Present Through Programs, Exhibitions, and Other Activities. The Society Seeks to Serve As An Educational Resource On Plymouth History After The Pilgrim Era and to Encourage Public Awareness and Understanding of The Past.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

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

They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

87.54%of revenue went to mission work80.0% of expenses · Program services

4.75%of revenue went to fundraising4.3% of expenses

$94.26spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.13%of revenue went to management and office costs15.7% of expenses

$16.65in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

41.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$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$241,960

Mission workProgram services$211,81787.54% of revenue80.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$41,44917.13% of revenue15.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$11,4984.75% of revenue4.3% of expenses

Total expenses$264,764109.42% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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

2023CurrentExpense mix: 80.0% mission · 15.7% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.42% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 80.5% mission · 15.0% management · 4.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.02% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 80.0% mission · 15.3% management · 4.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.77% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 83.7% mission · 12.4% management · 3.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 134.14% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 89.2% mission · 8.1% management · 2.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 188.61% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 81.9% mission · 12.2% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.21% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 82.7% mission · 13.3% management · 4.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.44% of revenue

2015Expense mix: 83.0% mission · 12.2% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.70% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$280,892

Expenses$264,764

Annual surplus $16,128 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)$211,817 · 80.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$41,449 · 15.7% of expenses

Fundraising$11,498 · 4.3% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$280,892

Expenses$264,764

Assets$4,408,208

Income$307,566

Contributions$117,577

Mission work (program services)$211,817

Fundraising$11,498

Management and general$41,449

Stocks and bonds$2,999,157

Accounting fees$16,167

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

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 (17)

JANIS KINGTRUSTEE

WALTER POWELLTRUSTEE

SUSAN FESSENDENTRUSTEE

MARTHA SULYATRUSTEE

KIMBERLEY TRACY1ST VP

KATHLEEN KEARNEYTRUSTEE

KATHERINE ANGLEYSECRETARY

JOHN HAMMONDTRUSTEE

JEAN SMITHTRUSTEE

ANDREA DALYPRESIDENT

EILEEN GALLERANITRUSTEE

DEBORAH MCCORMICKTRUSTEE

DAWN BARRETTTRUSTEE

CHRISTINE SAMPSONTRUSTEE

CHARLES VAUTRAIN IIITREASURER

BELINDA BREWSTER2ND VP

ARTHUR DESLOGESTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1941
Location: PO BOX 3773, PLYMOUTH, MA 02361-3773
County: Plymouth
In care of: Kimberley Tracy
Primary officer: Kimberley Tracy, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@plymouthantiquarian.org Phone(508) 746-0012

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COZBY & COMPANY LLC
NTEE classification: Visual Arts (A40)
IRS tax category: Visual Arts