Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $249,821
- Total expenses
- $277,478
- Contributions and grants received
- $101,346
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $27,227
- Investment income
- $84,717
- Other revenue
- $36,531
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,714,428
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,595
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,698,833
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $178,162
- Management and general expenses
- $64,887
- Fundraising expenses
- $34,429
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $178,162
Program services were 64.2% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$15,211
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$44,370
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$41,765
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $17,689 · related or exempt $17,689
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2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS
total $9,538 · related or exempt $9,538
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3 · Investment income
total $84,717 · excluded $84,717
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$61,500
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,969
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $36,531 · excluded $36,531
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $83,257 · program services $49,954 · management and general $8,326 · fundraising $24,977
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $66,945 · program services $45,403 · management and general $15,488 · fundraising $6,054
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,904 · program services $2,928 · management and general $586 · fundraising $390
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,092 · program services $7,506 · management and general $1,393 · fundraising $2,193
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11g · Fees: other
total $21,500 · management and general $21,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,926 · program services $1,444 · management and general $289 · fundraising $193
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14 · Information technology
total $5,937 · management and general $5,937
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16 · Occupancy
total $24,872 · program services $21,141 · management and general $3,731
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17 · Travel
total $1,192 · program services $1,192
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $15,653 · program services $13,305 · management and general $2,348
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23 · Insurance
total $15,509 · program services $12,407 · management and general $3,102
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $10,356 · program services $9,908 · fundraising $448
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24b · Other expenses: COST OF TOURS
total $7,753 · program services $7,753
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24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITS
total $1,996 · program services $1,996
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24d · Other expenses: PRINTING/PUBLICATIONS
total $1,763 · program services $1,763
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,823 · program services $1,462 · management and general $2,187 · fundraising $174
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $44,895 · end of year $87,896
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,733 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,587 · end of year $14,257
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $11,535 · end of year $11,575
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,220 · end of year $3,255
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$647,618
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$205,550
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $445,879 · end of year $442,068
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,602,114 · end of year $2,773,545
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $389,130 · end of year $381,832
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $6,295 · end of year $15,220
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $375 · end of year $375
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,993,703 · end of year $2,199,264
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,506,720 · end of year $1,499,569
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
ESTABLISHED IN 1857, THE MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS THE THIRD OLDEST HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN PENNSYLVANIA. THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES, INCOMES, AND INTEREST LEVELS THAT HELP PROMOTE THE RICH HISTORY OF THE MORAVIANS AMONG THE PUBLIC.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF THE MORAVIAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SITE IS TO PRESERVE, INTERPRET, AND CELEBRATE THE RICH CULTURE OF MORAVIANS.
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THE 1740-1743 WHITEFIELD HOUSE MUSEUM FEATURES A PERMANENT EXHIBITION GALLERY, CHANGING EXHIBITION SPACES, AND A MUSEUM STORE. PERMANENT EXHIBITION INCLUDES AN OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF OBJECTS THAT TELL THE STORY OF THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS MORAVIANS MADE TO MUSIC, ART, EDUCATION, AND CULTURE IN EARLY AMERICA. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE SIX OIL PAINTINGS BY JOHN VALENTINE HAIDT (1700-1780), THE EARLIEST-KNOWN VIOLIN MADE IN AMERICA, AND A 1776 PIPE ORGAN MADE BY DAVID TANNENBERG.NUMEROUS EVENTS ARE PROVIDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY EITHER FREE OR FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE. THE MUSEUM IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, YEAR ROUND. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WE OFFER FREE ADMISSION TO OUR MUSEUM AS PART OF OUR FREE SUMMER SUNDAYS PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM ALSO FEATURES A FAMILY-FRIENDLY CRAFT ACTIVITY. EACH YEAR WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN CHRISTMAS IN NAZARETH, A FREE FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY EVENT THAT OFFERS KIDS' ACTIVITIES AND TOURS OF THE HISTORIC 1740-1743 WHITEFIELD HOUSE AND THE 1740 GRAY COTTAGE. WE PARTICIPATE IN BLUE STAR MUSEUM PROGRAM WHICH OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO US MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
Expenses $178,162 · Revenue $27,227
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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NOAH WOODRUFF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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LYN TRODAHL CHYNOWETH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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CRAIG ATWOOD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JOHN STOCKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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C RIDDICK WEBER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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DAVID BENNETT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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KATHERINE FAULL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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STEVE KRAWIEC
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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HEATHER HARTUNG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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CHRISTOPHER CROOK
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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ANNE REID
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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TRACI STOCKER
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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STEPHEN BAJAN II
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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SUSAN ELLIS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $69,673
- From this org
- $69,673
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 13 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503179349307335
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