EIN 04-2103906

Bostonian Society

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
89
City
Year formed
1881
Most recent tax filings
2019-12-01
Description
The Bostonian Society's mission is to study and preserve boston's uniquely important history, embodied in materials, records, and structures such as the old state house, and to share an understanding of the revolutionary ideas born here. To study and ...
Total revenues
$2,774,828
2019
Total expenses
$3,294,952
2019
Total assets
$7,504,386
2019
Num. employees
89
2019

Program areas at Bostonian Society

Preservation and renovation of the old state house, an historic landmark of colonial-era boston; and operation of the old state house museum, to promote better public understanding of the period and intellectual climate that gave birth to the american revolution.
General programming activities include conservation of the Society's collection and archives as a resource for both researchers and the general public, and interpreting the old state house and its history through exhibitions and programming targeted to museum visitors, school groups and members of the community. Programs include: gallery programs and subject-based museum tours, costumed historians providing first-person interpretation, large-scale historical re-enactments, and site-specific history theatre productions.

Who funds Bostonian Society

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor Grant Recipient's Exempt Purposes$26,125
The Boston Foundation (TBF)Operating Support/annual Fund$16,369
Freedom Trail FoundationFreedom Trail Historic Site Preservation$7,500

Personnel at Bostonian Society

NameTitleCompensation
Nat SheidleyPresident and Chief Executive Officer
Anne Freeh EngelExecutive Vice President , Museum Experience / Chief Innovation Officer$115,000
Emma StrubChief of Staff
Nathaniel SheidleyExecutive Director$153,606
Lisa M. GoldsteinDirector of Finance and Administration$98,627
...and 17 more key personnel

Financials for Bostonian Society

RevenuesFYE 12/2019
Total grants, contributions, etc.$463,742
Program services$681,080
Investment income and dividends$46,492
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$6,370
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$1,577,144
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$2,774,828

Form 990s for Bostonian Society

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2019-122021-04-02990View PDF
2018-122019-11-07990View PDF
2017-122018-12-22990View PDF
2016-122017-10-19990View PDF
2015-122016-11-02990View PDF
...and 6 more Form 990s
Data update history
July 18, 2022
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
May 24, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
June 20, 2021
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $16,369 from The Boston Foundation (TBF)
June 19, 2021
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019
June 19, 2021
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseums
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
State / local levelEndowed support
General information
Address
206 Washington St
Boston, MA 02135
Metro area
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
County
Suffolk County, MA
Website URL
revolutionaryspaces.org/staff-leadership/ 
Phone
(617) 720-1713
IRS details
EIN
04-2103906
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1881
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
No
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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