Vermont · Nonprofit
FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC
FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC (Vermont) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $67,801 to it, the largest being THE WOODBURY FOUNDATION ($25,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $41k
- Funders on record
- 9
- Grants received
- $68k
- Net assets
- $145k
What Friends of the Morrill Homestead Inc does
Mission
To foster an awareness of the legacy and accomplishments of Senator Justin Smith Morrill of Strafford, Vermont
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
For most of the 2025 Season, the Morrill Homestead site was closed to the public in anticipation of major underground construction to alleviate significant drainage issues adversely affecting the property. So most of our normal schedule of classes and events had to be cancelled. To provide alternative programming, the Friends sponsored a late June bus trip to visit four historic sites across the State that had an association with Morrill's life: Hildene, the Lincoln Family Home, The Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, the Governors Mansion - Park-McCullough House, and the Bennington Battle Monument. The bus was full, the day was long, and everyone had a wonderful time.
$7,861 spentof which $1,500 as grants82% of program spendingMorrill was a true Renaissance man, whose interests spanned a broad spectrum of the arts and sciences. Capturing the spirit of the man who was responsible for much of the art adorning the Capitol in Washington, the Friends again scheduled an art exhibit and reception featuring over 50 miniature works by 17 artists from throughout the Upper Valley. Because the major construction work on the site had not begun, we were able to hold this "Minis for Morrill" party on site. An estimated 100 people attended the free event, which kicked off Strafford's Independence Day celebration and featured an array of savory hors d'oeuvres prepared by Board Members.
$473 spentof which $400 as grants5% of program spendingAs part of our ongoing effort to provide alternative programming to offset the cancellation of our normal event calendar, the Friends hosted an engaging speaker series at the Strafford Town House on three Sunday afternoons in July, August and September. Topics covered constitutional rights and the integration of the arts and literary works addressing social justice, diversity, and current political climates. Speakers included: Constitutional scholar Meg Mott from the Vermont Humanities Speakers Bureau... author and educator Julia Alvarez who read from her latest book, "The Cemetery of Untold Stories"... and Shirley Jefferson from the Vermont Law School, who discussed "Where do we go from Here?" All engaged with the audience through questions and discussions. All were brilliant and all three events were well attended.
$1,310 spentof which $2,500 as grants14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $9,644.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $121k to $140k (+16%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
81% of FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (78% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Board chair
Jonathan Stableford
Board Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 3 funders, grant income fell $11k → $6k.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 69%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 94% · 2018 68% · 2020 66% · 2021 56% · 2022 98% · 2023 54% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
29% of FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 67% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC draws 68% of its grant income from funders outside Vermont, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC's revenue fell 40% between 2017 and 2025.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 10,242 arts & culture nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Government funding FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $5k on record.
- Sponsorships$3k
- Grants$2k
- Other Purchased Services$250
- Advertising - Print$112
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Vermont
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC?
- FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC (Vermont) receives grants from 9 organizations whose IRS filings report $67,801 to it, the largest being THE WOODBURY FOUNDATION ($25,000). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC have?
- IRS filings report 9 organizations giving $67,801 in grants to FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC?
- THE WOODBURY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $25,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF THE MORRILL HOMESTEAD INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Vermont. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 9 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing