New York · Nonprofit
THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH
THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,253,188 to it, the largest being A LINDSAY & OLIVE B O'CONNOR FOUNDATION INC ($1,052,832). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $753k
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $1.3M
- Net assets
- $2.3M
What The Hanford Mills Museum at East Meredith does
Mission
Hanford Mills Museum operates an authentic water and steam-powered historic site. We inspire audiences of all ages to explore connections among energy, technology, natural resources and entrepreneurship in rural communities, with a focus on sustainable choices.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Program
THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH, SITUATED ON A 175-YEAR-OLD MILL SITE IN EAST MEREDITH, NY, IS AN OPERATING HISTORIC MILL MUSEUM WHICH FEATURES SAW MILLING AND GRIST MILLING, AS WELL AS THE WATER POWERED PRODUCTION OF WOOD PRODUCTS. HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM OFFERS PUBLIC EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR ALL CLASS LEVELS, K-12. THE MUSEUM HAS OVER 70 ACRES AND 16 HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THERE IS A WORKING WATER POWERED SAWMILL, GRISTMILL AND WOODWORKING SHOP, A 15 MINUTE ORIENTATION VIDEO, MANY DIFFERENT EXHIBITS, AND THE JOHN HANFORD FARMSTEAD COMPLEX. CROP Program: 193 programs implemented (1,803 total student interactions)Education Outreach Initiatives: 28 programs implemented (499 student interactions)Public Programs: 5 events took place during the 2025 season, each with a theme connected to the museums mission and featuring local artists, craftspeople, and partner organizations, and the Mill gave 9 informational walks and workshops.
$535,452 spent$39,952 earned by the program100% of program spending
The program described on its FY2025 Form 990. Program spending in total: $535,452.
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 $2.2M to $2.3M (+5%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 8% · 2018 11% · 2019 10% · 2020 21% · 2021 20% · 2022 16% · 2023 16% · 2024 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
2019 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $22k → $361k.
2 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH’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
THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH leans on a few funders — its largest provides 84% of grant income and the top three 98%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2019 100% · 2020 63% · 2021 74% · 2022 94% · 2023 93% — 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
100% of THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $12k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $379k on record.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services$379k
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 THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH
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 York
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
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Hanford Mills Museum Endowment Fnd · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH?
- THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH (New York) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,253,188 to it, the largest being A LINDSAY & OLIVE B O'CONNOR FOUNDATION INC ($1,052,832). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $1,253,188 in grants to THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH?
- A LINDSAY & OLIVE B O'CONNOR FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $1,052,832 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE HANFORD MILLS MUSEUM AT EAST MEREDITH find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 7 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