WINDHAM TEXTILE AND HISTORY MUSEUM INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WINDHAM TEXTILE AND HISTORY MUSEUM INC

EIN 06-1137719 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)

What they do

THE WINDHAM TEXTILE and HISTORY MUSEUM (THE MILL MUSEUM), LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC FORMER HEADQUARTERS of THE AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY of WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT, is A PRIVATE, MEMBERSHIP-BASED, NONPROFIT, 501(C)3 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION and HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INCORPORATED IN 1989 IN THE STATE of CONNECTICUT, SERVING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. LOCATED IN THE HISTORIC FORMER HEADQUARTERS of THE AMERICAN THREAD COMPANY IN WILLIMANTIC, CONNECTICUT, THE MUSEUM HOUSES A MUSEUM, A LIBRARY, and AN ARCHIVE. THROUGH ITS EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, and COLLECTIONS, THE MUSEUM PRESERVES and INTERPRETS THE HISTORY of TEXTILES, THE TEXTILE ARTS, and THE TEXTILE INDUSTRY, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON THE EXPERIENCES of CRAFTSPEOPLE, INDUSTRIAL WORKERS, MANUFACTURERS, INVENTORS, DESIGNERS, and CONSUMERS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROMOTES A GREATER UNDERSTANDING of THE MAJOR TRENDS and CHANGES IN TECHNOLOGY, THE ECONOMY, IMMIGRATION, SOCIETY, THE ENVIRONMENT, and CULTURE THAT SHAPED THE HISTORY of TEXTILES, THE TEXTILE ARTS, and

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Of every $100 spent, about $95.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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

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They name their leaders9 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

97.55%of revenue went to mission work95.5% of expenses · Program services

2.23%of revenue went to fundraising2.2% of expenses

$102.15spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

2.37%of revenue went to management and office costs2.3% of expenses

$1.72in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

84.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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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$76,226

Mission workProgram services$74,36197.55% of revenue95.5% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,8072.37% of revenue2.3% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,6972.23% of revenue2.2% of expenses

Total expenses$77,865102.15% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 95.5% mission · 2.3% management · 2.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 102.15% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 97.7% mission · 2.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.36% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 98.7% mission · 1.3% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 46.34% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 90.8% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.56% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$76,226

Expenses$77,865

Annual shortfall $1,639 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)$74,361 · 95.5% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,807 · 2.3% of expenses

Fundraising$1,697 · 2.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$76,226

Expenses$77,865

Assets$133,628

Income$76,226

Contributions$64,409

Mission work (program services)$74,361

Fundraising$1,697

Management and general$1,807

Accounting fees$1,560

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (9)

CLAIRE LARYTREASURER

COREY KROHNBOARD MEMBER

DAWN BAKKEPRESIDENT

ED SILVERSTEINBOARD MEMBER

JOSEPH MORGANBOARD MEMBER

MEGAN STARBIRDBOARD MEMBER

MICHAEL MAHONEYVICE PRESIDE

ROBERT ASHERBOARD MEMBER

SANDRA MCALDUFFBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 157 UNION ST, WILLIMANTIC, CT 06226-3036
County: Windham
In care of: CLAIRE LARY
Primary officer: CLAIRE LARY, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Email10-4themillmuseum@gmail.com Phone(860) 456-2178

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SHANE NAVRATIL & CO CPAS
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A540)