THE POSTAL HISTORY FOUNDATION INC

Programs

1. The stamp discovery program : the youth education program of the postal history foundation is unique in the country. In the early 1960s the phf started teaching a dozen students from the school for asthmatic children in the tucson mountains about philately. The program today reaches more than 13,000 students and teachers annually. Community members experience the world of stamps when the phf participates in special events for youth that include scout groups, libraries, stamp shows, and museums. Children become fasinated with stamp collecting and adults renew their childhood passion for philately. The teaching program currently distributes over 500,000 stamps annually across the country and overseas. In addition, requested stamps have been provided to stamp shows, stamp clubs, libraries, the smithsonian, the aps, and various outreach organizations. To meet these needs, our volunteers continually sort, soak, file and prepare sets for classroom use.

   $79,066 spent$13,616 earned by the program
   37% of program spending

2. The peggy j slusser philatelic library the library, a premier philatelic library facility, has expanded in the last decade to house a collection of over 32,000 books, journals,auction catalogs, photos, maps, and other reference materials related to philately and postal history. The archival collections focus on the postal history of arizona and the southwestern united states. The library also houses a collection of civil war literature and artifacts. Grants to the library have enabled us to significantly upgrade our preservation capabilities. The catalog is continuously updated to reflect new acquisitions. The librarys bibliographic records are hosted at three distinct online catalogs. The pima county public library catalog lets the library serve local patrons. The union catalog, hosted by (aprl), and the glogal philatelic library catalog, hosted by the (rpsl), allow the library serve philatelists globally.

   $76,643 spent$19,958 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

3. Philatelic post office: our post office is a full service usps contract post office operating especially to the benefit of stamp collectors by maintaining a stock of all current stamp issues. Its presence has been helpful in introducing many to the full activities of the foundation. The post office is staffed by one paid employee and a number of volunteers.

   $30,266 spent$25,000 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

4. -philatelic sales: a portion of the stamps, collecting supplies and philatelic literature that we receive in donations are placed in our philatelic sales program to raise funds for the support of the foundation. A sales area is maintained at our headquarters and is open to the public. Members receive a 20% discount on most items. Sales are also conducted at the arizona national show each year and regularly on ebay. Specialized collections may be sold at auction (see schedule m, line 32b).

   $27,493 spent$71,285 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $213,468.