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← LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LITTLE COMPTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$317,449
Total expenses
$390,040
Contributions and grants received
$242,654
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,267
Investment income
$71,246
Other revenue
-$2,718
Total assets, end of year
$3,160,549
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,075
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,134,474
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$297,129
Management and general expenses
$63,991
Fundraising expenses
$28,920
Program service expenses (Part III)
$297,129

Program services were 76.2% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $24,515

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $10,742

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $206,397

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,062

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Museum admissions

    total $1,792 · related or exempt $1,792

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Program service fees

    total $4,475 · related or exempt $4,475

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $71,246 · excluded $71,246

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $17,313

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $10,742

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $24,445

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$7,132 · excluded -$7,132

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $12,550

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,136

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $4,414 · related or exempt $4,414

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,926 · program services $63,648 · management and general $13,639 · fundraising $13,639

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $72,356 · program services $39,207 · management and general $25,792 · fundraising $7,357

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,854 · program services $6,837 · management and general $2,621 · fundraising $1,396

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,754 · management and general $4,754

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $35,716 · program services $35,716

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,635 · program services $2,635

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,762 · program services $4,679 · management and general $6,083

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $13,158 · program services $9,954 · management and general $2,693 · fundraising $511

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $12,278 · program services $12,278

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,984 · program services $10,080 · management and general $3,504 · fundraising $2,400

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,251 · program services $10,639 · management and general $3,356 · fundraising $1,256

  • 24a · Other expenses: Acquisition and preservation

    total $57,542 · program services $57,542

  • 24b · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $23,526 · program services $23,479 · fundraising $47

  • 24c · Other expenses: Buildings and maintenance

    total $14,249 · program services $14,249

  • 24d · Other expenses: Postage and printing

    total $8,969 · program services $6,186 · management and general $469 · fundraising $2,314

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,080 · management and general $1,080

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,307 · end of year $57,109

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $94,770 · end of year $78,816

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,845

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $40,542 · end of year $37,608

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,582 · end of year $5,348

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

    $533,951

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

    $265,072

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $247,233 · end of year $268,879

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,440,966 · end of year $2,712,789

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $9,528 · end of year $21,116

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,919 · end of year $4,959

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,533,246 · end of year $1,996,742

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,339,552 · end of year $1,137,732

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Preservation of historical buildings, artifacts, and related community education.

  • The Sakonnet History project is an ongoing effort to work with Indigenous knowledge keepers to research, preserve, and share the history of the Sakonnet Wampanoag. Now in its public-facing phase, the Sakonnet History projects offers regular Indigenous programming at the Little Compton Historical Society and is developing two new exhibits, scheduled to open in June 2025 and two new local history books focused on the history and culture of the Sakonnet people. The estimated attendance for related programming in 2024 is 1000 people, with a documented online audience of 30,000.

    Expenses $199,514

  • Museum Program: The organization collects, preserves, and presents early landmarks of historical significance to the Town of Little Compton for the education and enrichment of the community. LCHS maintains historic buildings including Wilbor House, Friends Meeting House, Archival Barn,19th Century Barn, 19th Century Carriage House, Peggotty Artist Studio, Peaked Top School, Corn Crib, Privy, and the Chicken Food Cookhouse. The collection includes approximately 13,000 objects, photos, and documents relating to the history of Little Compton.

    Expenses $56,237 · Revenue $1,794

  • Little Compton Connected: A Local Transportation Story was a special exhibition that explored the history of transportation in Little Compton from the time of the Sakonnet Wampanoag people to the present day. The exhibit focused on the connections that linked Little Compton with the outside world in ways that are surprising to us today because of Little Comptons current rural nature.

    Expenses $25,861

  • Education Program: The organization runs youth summer camps, school programs, and adult programs that serve to educate the community about the history of Little Compton. The education program serves approximately 500 participants per year.

    Expenses $15,517 · Revenue $4,473

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Marjory OToole

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $90,926
    From this org
    $90,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Helen Richmond Webb

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jane Lorch

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shelley Bowen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Fred Bridge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Bartlett Brownell

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    12

  • Richard Lisle

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • J William Middendorf Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christopher Rawson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Carolyn Montgomery

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Michael Steers

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Paul Suttell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Caroline Wordell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Richard Menoche

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • George Kilborn

    Asst Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steven Lubar

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Juanita Goulart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Rowan Acebes

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Charles Truslow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Marc D Anderson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David Goodall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Ashley E Sparks

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533119349302768

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