New Hampshire · Nonprofit
Stratham Historical Society Inc
Stratham Historical Society Inc (New Hampshire) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,157 to it, the largest being A CARING COMMUNITY INC ($17,907). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $75k
- Funders on record
- 3
- Grants received
- $30k
- Net assets
- $607k
What Stratham Historical Society Inc does
Mission
To promote the study of the prehistoric and historic past of Stratham NH and the communities and culture related to that history.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
To establish a program of educational awards in keeping with the stated mission of the society. Scholarsips are awarde to high school seniors, college juniors and seniors, and graduate students whose field of study is related to history. In 2025 9 scholarships were awarded totalling $15,000. Scholarships are paid to the college after requiring the endorsement of the student.
$16,020 spentof which $15,000 as grants62% of program spendingThe Stratham Historical Society builing was in the final year of a three year plan to restore and preserve the builing that sits on the National Register of Historic Places.
$8,585 spentof which $4,292 as grants33% of program spendingThe Stratham Historical Society provides programs that reflect the mission of the society. In 2025, 5 programs were put on for the public.
$1,380 spentof which $750 as grants5% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $25,985.
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.
Board chair
Stuart Stearns
Finance Chair
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $1k → $18k.
From the IRS filings of Stratham Historical Society 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
Stratham Historical Society Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 59% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
77% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Stratham Historical Society Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 66% — 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.
Where its funders are
Stratham Historical Society Inc draws 83% of its grant income from funders outside New Hampshire, across 3 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.
Organizations like Stratham Historical Society 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 New Hampshire
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
0%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Stratham Historical Society Inc: 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 Stratham Historical Society Inc?
- Stratham Historical Society Inc (New Hampshire) receives grants from 3 organizations whose IRS filings report $30,157 to it, the largest being A CARING COMMUNITY INC ($17,907). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Stratham Historical Society Inc have?
- IRS filings report 3 organizations giving $30,157 in grants to Stratham Historical Society Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Stratham Historical Society Inc?
- A CARING COMMUNITY INC is the largest funder on record, with $17,907 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Stratham Historical Society Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New Hampshire. 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 2025–2025), and the filings of 3 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