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Screen a listTHE CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Connecticut Museum of Culture & History
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$16Mrevenue
FY2024 · +145% in 3 yrs61staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin64.3%
Months of reserve1.4mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+2.0%
Middle half of peersMedianCONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY Connecticut Museum of Culture & History
Where the money goes FY2024 · $5.8M spent
Programs$3.5M61%Management and general$1.3M22%Fundraising$966k17%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$359k in FY2022 and −$3.1M in FY2023. Cash covers 1.4 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 8 of its 8 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2024. $2.2M is traced federal awards from National Archives and Records Administration.
990 Part VIII · USAspending36funders
$1.4Ma year, last 3 years
37%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Woodward Cg Uw-Ttees Trinity-AeSince FY2019$421k$507k$491k$580k$424kConnecticut Humanities Council IncSince FY2018$21k$10k$15k$90k$906k$103kBliss G E Cotr Uw 13 Residue FdSince FY2020$51k$57k$75k$51kHenry Nias Foundation IncSince FY2022$25k$25kBingham Edwin H Est Tr UwSince FY2021$11k$13k$8kCornelia T Bailey Charitable TrustOn and off$25kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$140k$176k$353k$338k$350k$679k$118k17 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$30k$300$8k$20k$35k$700$17k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund