THE NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 13-6274536 · Education (B)

What they do

THE NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is AN EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED to ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN LEARNING ABOUT THE RICH HISTORY of THE TOWN of NEW CASTLE. THE HORACE GREELEY HOUSE SERVES AS A HOUSE MUSEUM, AN EXHIBITION SPACE, and A RESEARCH CENTER.THE MISSION of THE NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is to DISCOVER, COLLECT, PRESERVE and COMMUNICATE THE HISTORY of THE TOWN of NEW CASTLE.THE NEW CASTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETYS VISION is to CREATE A SENSE of COMMUNITY THROUGH A SHARED UNDERSTANDING of THE TOWNS HISTORY, to SERVE AS A RESOURCE of LEARNING for INDIVIDUALS and FAMILIES, and to BE AN INVITING CULTURAL BASE for THE TOWN of NEW CASTLE.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $86.20 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 leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

82.67%of revenue went to mission work86.2% of expenses · Program services

6.86%of revenue went to fundraising7.1% of expenses

$95.90spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

6.37%of revenue went to management and office costs6.6% of expenses

$7.53in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

50.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $61,281 for EILEEN CONNOR FORMER (EXECTUIVE DIRECTOR). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$289,200

Mission workProgram services$239,09082.67% of revenue86.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$18,4266.37% of revenue6.6% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$19,8256.86% of revenue7.1% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$11,8594.10% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$277,34195.90% of revenue

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

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: 86.2% mission · 6.6% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.90% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.0% mission · 7.4% management · 8.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.66% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 7.4% management · 7.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 113.72% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.7% mission · 11.6% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.71% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 84.5% mission · 15.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.18% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 81.2% mission · 13.9% management · 4.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 123.95% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 75.5% mission · 15.2% management · 9.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 129.98% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 79.2% mission · 14.9% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 126.61% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$289,200

Expenses$277,341

Annual surplus $11,859 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)$239,090 · 86.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$18,426 · 6.6% of expenses

Fundraising$19,825 · 7.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$289,200

Expenses$277,341

Assets$2,088,956

Income$353,687

Contributions$144,639

Mission work (program services)$239,090

Fundraising$19,825

Management and general$18,426

Stocks and bonds$1,176,413

Accounting fees$19,533

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

EILEEN CONNOR FORMEREXECTUIVE DIRECTOR · 20 hrs/week $61,281

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (18)

EILEEN CONNOR FORMEREXECTUIVE DIRECTOR

HASS BUFFYTRUSTEE

SMITH CLINTONTRUSTEE

ROMEO BARBARATRUSTEE

POLLOCK PATRICIATRUSTEE

PHILIPS JENNIFERTRUSTEE

OCONNOR MARYANNETRUSTEE

OCONNOR CATHERINETRUSTEE

HOLMES AMYSECRETARY

HERRINGTON MARY J LEETRUSTEE

COMSTOCK RICHARDTREASURER

GUARDENIER BETSYTRUSTEE

FRASCH GEORGIAPRESIDENT

FOWKLESS CHILDS BLAIRTRUSTEE

FISCHER DAVIDTRUSTEE

ELDERS GREGTRUSTEE

DIEFENBACH RICHARDTRUSTEE

DALRYMPLE BETH TRACYTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1968
Location: PO BOX 55, CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514-0055
County: Westchester
In care of: % BARBARAROMEO
Primary officer: RICHARD COMSTOCK, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@newcastlehs.org Phone(914) 238-4666

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FULLER LOWENBERG & CO CPAS PC
NTEE classification: Education (B)
IRS tax category: Education