Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON DC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,745,901
- Total expenses
- $1,984,825
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,385,142
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $96,145
- Investment income
- $60,749
- Other revenue
- $203,865
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,725,197
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,449,087
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,276,110
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,173,678
- Management and general expenses
- $446,196
- Fundraising expenses
- $364,951
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,173,678
Program services were 59.1% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,683
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$605,996
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$777,463
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2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues
total $52,045 · related or exempt $52,045
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2b · Program service revenue: Library Services
total $31,821 · related or exempt $31,821
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2c · Program service revenue: Washington History Jou
total $12,279 · related or exempt $12,279
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3 · Investment income
total $60,749 · excluded $60,749
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6a · Gross rents
real property $188,088
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $188,088
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $188,088 · excluded $188,088
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$6,657
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,683
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$6,657
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$30,887
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$16,329
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $14,558 · excluded $14,558
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11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue
total $1,219 · excluded $1,219
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,219
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $199,678 · program services $69,887 · management and general $99,839 · fundraising $29,952
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $756,910 · program services $508,206 · management and general $50,732 · fundraising $197,972
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $59,582 · program services $40,173 · management and general $3,767 · fundraising $15,642
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $78,542 · program services $47,787 · management and general $11,929 · fundraising $18,826
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $80,513 · management and general $80,513
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $3,247 · management and general $3,247
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11g · Fees: other
total $357,116 · program services $252,621 · management and general $87,324 · fundraising $17,171
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13 · Office expenses
total $54,995 · program services $33,117 · management and general $8,860 · fundraising $13,018
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14 · Information technology
total $67,727 · program services $10,310 · management and general $52,511 · fundraising $4,906
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16 · Occupancy
total $59,403 · program services $36,236 · management and general $8,910 · fundraising $14,257
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17 · Travel
total $4,612 · program services $3,719 · management and general $506 · fundraising $387
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20 · Interest
total $22,972 · program services $14,012 · management and general $3,446 · fundraising $5,514
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $111,191 · program services $67,827 · management and general $16,678 · fundraising $26,686
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23 · Insurance
total $43,703 · program services $26,659 · management and general $6,555 · fundraising $10,489
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24a · Other expenses: Printing
total $68,299 · program services $60,015 · management and general $3,195 · fundraising $5,089
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24b · Other expenses: Other
total $12,269 · program services $2,910 · management and general $6,165 · fundraising $3,194
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24c · Other expenses: Postage
total $4,066 · program services $199 · management and general $2,019 · fundraising $1,848
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $177,305 · end of year $244,334
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $201,532 · end of year $36,695
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4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $15,674
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $4,661,126 · end of year $4,663,071
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $20,019 · end of year $20,603
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $9,832 · end of year $15,684
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,415,284
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$629,384
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,889,187 · end of year $1,785,900
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $849,228 · end of year $913,025
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $46,203 · end of year $30,211
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $89,410 · end of year $98,590
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $4,691,112 · end of year $4,818,472
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $560,483 · end of year $532,025
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,438,427 · end of year $2,221,110
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $75,000 · end of year $55,000
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The DC History Center deepens understanding of our city to connect, empower, and inspire. We engage with neighborhoods across DC and elevate the stories of Washington's diverse people, communities, and institutions. We aim to do this work as a welcoming and inclusive nonprofit that fosters curiosity and nurtures civic engagement to strengthen the District.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Deepens understanding of our city's past to connect, empower, and inspire.
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The Kiplinger Research Library and our expansive collection documenting everyday Washington are at the core of our institution, representing a starting point, often even a source of inspiration, for the work of academic, community, and student researchers, as well as our own interpretive programming. Our biannual magazine, Washington History, is a platform for sharing the most current findings in our field.
Expenses $383,573 · Revenue $52,045
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At the Carnegie Library, we present three exhibits. The DC Hall of History introduces the District's history according to four themes (transportation, social life, businesss, and urban development), while featuring an engrossing timeline of DC history. The Big Picture features an array of life-size panoramic photographs highlighting everyday life in 20th-century Washington. Lastly, the Carnegie Gallery tells the story of the Carnegie Library itself.
Expenses $645,544 · Revenue $31,821
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We host a wide range of in-person and virtual programs that explore timely and relevant topics in DC history. We present book talks, neighborhood tours, and family-and-house history orientations, among others. Held in March, the annual DC History Conference showcases the latest research, projects, and exhibits about the heritage and cultures of DC, its people, and its neighborhoods.
Expenses $71,960 · Revenue $12,279
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The DC History Center provides programs and services for K-12 educators and students including an annual professional development workshop for teachers, Teach the District; on-site field trips; and lesson plans and activities aligned with social studies curriculum guidelines.
Expenses $72,601
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Eileen Andary
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Maria Casarella
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Harold Closter
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Cindy DiBiasi
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Emily Hotaling Eig
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Austin Graff
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Bryan Greene
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
David Haresign
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Evan Johnson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Dania Jolley
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Jill Landefeld
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Frank Leone
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Shilpi Malinowski
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Toby Millman
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Gerren Price
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Rohulamin Quander
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Elizabeth Ratigan
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Linda Crichlow White
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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Allison Hoagland
Secretary, Executive Commi
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Ade Heyliger
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joe Creech
Governance Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Joseph B Svatos
Treasurer, Audit Committee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Christopher Wolf
Chair, Development Committee Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 15
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Laura Hagood
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $178,588
- From this org
- $163,570
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,018
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,570
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,969
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,049
- Filer's total
- $178,588
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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 29 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202542169349301004
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