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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,068,165
Total expenses
$10,476,936
Contributions and grants received
$7,473,169
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,832,301
Investment income
$1,064,137
Other revenue
$1,698,558
Total assets, end of year
$43,840,357
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,501,068
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$37,339,289
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,392,739
Management and general expenses
$1,402,645
Fundraising expenses
$681,552
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,392,739

Program services were 80.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $308,585

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,164,584

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $5,238

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $4,313,763 · related or exempt $4,313,763

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $311,991 · related or exempt $311,991

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $206,547 · related or exempt $206,547

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $610,655 · excluded $610,655

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $2,636 · excluded $2,636

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $77,717

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $77,717

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $77,717 · excluded $77,717

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,676,179 · other assets $3,000

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $6,218,148 · other assets $7,549

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $458,031 · other assets -$4,549

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $453,482 · excluded $453,482

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,876,057

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $861,779

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,014,278 · unrelated business $282,333 · excluded $731,945

  • 11a · Other revenue: FUNCTION & FACILITY RENTAL

    total $240,682 · unrelated business $33,513 · excluded $207,169

  • 11b · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $195,148 · excluded $195,148

  • 11c · Other revenue: CINEMA REVENUE / SITE FEES

    total $168,097 · unrelated business $168,097

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $603,927

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $453,982 · program services $117,101 · management and general $204,741 · fundraising $132,140

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,766,222 · program services $3,973,652 · management and general $535,325 · fundraising $257,245

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $557,835 · program services $434,224 · management and general $103,864 · fundraising $19,747

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $486,474 · program services $372,710 · management and general $95,048 · fundraising $18,716

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,047 · management and general $5,047

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $77,500 · management and general $77,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $130,320 · fundraising $130,320

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $77,505 · management and general $77,505

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $588,372 · program services $510,413 · management and general $71,179 · fundraising $6,780

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $248,666 · program services $210,817 · management and general $2,247 · fundraising $35,602

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $500,112 · program services $481,099 · management and general $17,244 · fundraising $1,769

  • 17 · Travel

    total $88,678 · program services $78,900 · management and general $9,095 · fundraising $683

  • 20 · Interest

    total $284,914 · program services $227,285 · management and general $45,702 · fundraising $11,927

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $906,600 · program services $902,515 · management and general $3,201 · fundraising $884

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $335,358 · program services $317,379 · management and general $17,158 · fundraising $821

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $428,440 · program services $360,132 · management and general $44,883 · fundraising $23,425

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $185,514 · program services $166,376 · management and general $14,822 · fundraising $4,316

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $158,133 · program services $97,760 · management and general $27,803 · fundraising $32,570

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION

    total $80,009 · program services $56,294 · management and general $19,108 · fundraising $4,607

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $117,255 · program services $86,082 · management and general $31,173

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,290,115 · end of year $6,044,463

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $82,548 · end of year $27,415

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $84,974 · end of year $18,240

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $374,797 · end of year $332,325

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,045 · end of year $7,750

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,014,067

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $19,977,289

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,405,876 · end of year $18,036,778

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $14,885,784 · end of year $14,130,823

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,014,104 · end of year $5,242,563

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $499,675 · end of year $305,566

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $900,000 · end of year $900,000

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $193,746 · end of year $197,460

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $2,308,017 · end of year $1,986,696

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $59,747 · end of year $22,030

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $4,339,879 · end of year $2,924,329

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $199,246 · end of year $164,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,510,203 · end of year $16,432,596

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,132,730 · end of year $20,906,693

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

PLIMOTH PATUXET'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPELLING, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES BUILT ON THOROUGH RESEARCH ABOUT WAMPANOAG PEOPLE AND THE COLONIAL ENGLISH COMMUNITY IN THE 1600S. A SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATE, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO RE-CREATE THE PEOPLE, ARTIFACTS AND LANDSCAPE OF 17TH-CENTURY PLYMOUTH THROUGH ITS MAJOR LIVING HISTORY EXHIBITS, MAYFLOWER II, THE WAMPANOAG HOMESITE, 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH VILLAGE, CRAFT CENTER AND PLIMOTH GRIST MILL.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PLIMOTH PATUXET IS THE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM OF THE 17TH-CENTURY ATLANTIC WORLD BASED IN PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS.

  • PLIMOTH PATUXET IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST HISTORICALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT MUSEUMS. EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE WAMPANOAG HOMESITE, 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH VILLAGE, CRAFT CENTER, NYE BARN, PLIMOTH GRIST MILL, AND MAYFLOWER II. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ON THE 130-ACRE CAMPUS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL GUEST EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THEIR ENJOYMENT AND COMFORT. PLIMOTH PATUXET OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MAYFLOWER II, A 69-YEAR OLD, FULL SCALE REPRODUCTION OF THE VESSEL THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO PLYMOUTH. THE MUSEUM HAS A RICH COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS THAT SHOW DAILY LIFE BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700. THE ARTIFACTS COME FROM PLACES SUCH AS NEW ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE NETHERLANDS, AND REPRESENT THE MATERIAL CULTURE THAT THE PILGRIMS AND WAMPANOAG WOULD HAVE KNOWN. MUSEUM RESEARCHERS AND ARTISANS USE THE ARTIFACTS TO HELP RE-CREATE THE LIVING HISTORY EXHIBITS GUESTS SEE AT PLIMOTH PATUXET. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND AMERICA'S FOUNDING STORY. A VISIT TO PLIMOTH PATUXET PROVIDES ACCESS TO HISTORIC PLACES AND EVENTS THAT ARE VIVIDLY BROUGHT TO LIFE IN AN EVOCATIVE ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, PLIMOTH PATUXET LIVING HISTORY EDUCATORS BRING THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH'S EARLIEST NATIVE AND COLONIAL RESIDENTS TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS WHO CANNOT VISIT OR BRING A PLIMOTH PATUXET EDUCATOR TO THEIR CLASSROOM CAN ENTER THE STORY THROUGH CURATED EXHIBITS AND TEACHER RESOURCES ON WWW.PLIMOTH.ORG.

    Expenses $8,392,739 · Revenue $4,832,301

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Brodeur

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • David Pokross Jr

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Bitting

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne Warren

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michael Aylward

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Darice Wareham

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Frame

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gale Fitzgerald

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Breton Hornblower

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ted Hubbard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Catherine Brawer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Trebing

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Therese Murray

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rebecca Madsen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Weidlich

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tawny Welch

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Willard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steven Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cedric Woods

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ivan Lipton

    CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC

    Total calculated
    $140,823
    From this org
    $131,014
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,809
    Hours/week
    40
  • Richard Pickering

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $110,173
    From this org
    $101,156
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,017
    Hours/week
    40
  • Thomas Begley

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF. MAY 2025)

    Total calculated
    $144,850
    From this org
    $143,906
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $944
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ellie Donovan

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2025)

    Total calculated
    $65,940
    From this org
    $65,586
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $354
    Hours/week
    40
  • Kate Laprad

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,961
    From this org
    $100,293
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $668
    Hours/week
    40
  • Michelle Soverino

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $137,804
    From this org
    $128,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,223
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
7 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202622029349300737

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