HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MD
EIN 06-1817896 · Historical Organizations (A80)
What they do
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 2007 to HEIGHTEN THE PUBLICS AWARENESS of THE RICH HISTORY of THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT for THE DISTRICT of MARYLAND SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1789. to ENHANCE THE ADMINISTRATION of JUSTICE IN THE COURT and to EDUCATE THOSE WHO FREQUENT THE COURTHOUSES IN BALTIMORE and GREENBELT ABOUT THE COURTS ROLE IN SOCIETY and ITS IMPACT ON HISTORY, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, GOVERNED BY A BOARD of TRUSTEES, WILL UNDERTAKE A VARIETY of PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CREATION of EXHIBITS IN THE COURTHOUSES, THE PRESERVATION and RESTORATION of COURT DOCUMENTS and ARTIFACTS, THE RECORDING of ORAL HISTORIES of SENIOR JUDGES and OTHERS, and THE COMMISSIONING of PORTRAITS and PHOTOGRAPHS of JUDGES and LAWYERS WHO HAVE SERVED THE COURT.
Should I give to this charity?
Of every $100 spent, about $86.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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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 leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
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.
How each $100 of revenue was used
The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.
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.
Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
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 (12)
DAVID I SALEMTRUSTEE
ELIZABETH HEWLETTTRUSTEE
GREGORY K WELLS ESQTRUSTEE
HERBERT BETTER ESQTRUSTEE
HONORABLE ALEXANDER WILLIAMS JRTRUSTEE
HONORABLE GEORGE RUSSELL IIITRUSTEE
HONORABLE PETER J MESSITTETRUSTEE
JAMES W BARTLETT III ESQTRUSTEE
M HAMILTON WHITMAN JR ESQTRUSTEE
STEPHEN M RUCKMANTRUSTEE
TIMOTHY F MALONEY ESQTRUSTEE
W WARREN HAMEL ESQTRUSTEE
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2009
- Location
- 101 W LOMBARD ST STE 4415, BALTIMORE, MD 21201-2629
- County
- Baltimore (city)
- In care of
- % HERBERT BETTER
- Primary officer
- JOHN CONNOLLY, SECRETARY/TREASURER
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- ELLIN & TUCKER CHARTERED
- NTEE classification
- Historical Organizations (A80)
- IRS tax category
- Historical Organizations