Maine · Nonprofit
SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY
SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY (Maine) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $8,759 to it, the largest being The Florida State University Foundation Inc ($8,759). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $651k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $9k
- Net assets
- $1.1M
What Society for Military History does
Mission
Stimulate and advance the study of military history, especially that of the united states of america and to diffuse knowledge thereof by publications, displays and otherwise.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Publication of "the journal of military history" to approximately 2,800 members and subscribers to stimulate interest in military history, especially usa military history including electronic publication.
$239,674 spent$23,286 earned by the program49% of program spendingDigital publication and distribution of society newsletter to members to inform them of society activities.
$2,000 spent0% of program spendingAwards and contributions to other individuals and organizations in recognition for scholarly writings and contributions to military history approximately 27 awards and two contributions, including local and regional meetings.
$23,105 spent5% of program spendingAnnual and local conference meetings for the discussion and educational activities about military history. Social media dissemination of historical information.
$221,204 spent$175,006 earned by the program46% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $485,983.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 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 2021 to 2022, from $1.2M to $1.3M (+13%).
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.
28% of SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY’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.
Where its funders are
SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Maine, across 1 state in all.
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
SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY is better cushioned than half of the 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,634 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY
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 Maine
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
75% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
36%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY?
- SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY (Maine) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $8,759 to it, the largest being The Florida State University Foundation Inc ($8,759). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $8,759 in grants to SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY.
- Who is the largest funder of SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY?
- The Florida State University Foundation Inc is the largest funder on record, with $8,759 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOCIETY FOR MILITARY HISTORY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Maine. 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 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