2026-08-13T18:59:37-04:00 2026-03-31 043184825 DAVID P MILLER CPA 84 LEWIS ST LYNN MA 019024841 990 2025-04-01 046191407 HISTORIC SALEM INC HIST 9787450799 9 NORTH STREET SALEM MA 01970 MARY PAX LENNEY TREASURER 9787450799 2026-08-03 DAVID P MILLER P01002384 7815986640 2026-08-13 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RICHARD LINDEMAN 113 B FEDERAL STREET SALEM MA 01970 195284 false X WWW.HISTORICSALEM.ORG X 1944 MA HISTORIC SALEM'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HISTORIC RESOURCES OF SALEM, MA WHICH ARE THE KEY TO ITS IDENTITY, ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS ECONOMIC VITALITY, ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT COMPLEMENTS THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE CITY. HISTORIC SALEM ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIP. 20 20 0 200 0 59569 12964 8586 8140 9651 16775 113010 116904 190816 154783 0 0 26196 28800 0 0 90641 133222 116837 162022 73979 -7239 921418 931299 1490 1225 919928 930074 X false false 105977 HISTORIC SALEM, INC. (HSI) IS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST PRESERVATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDED IN 1944 TO SAVE THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT JONATHAN CORWIN AND THE NATHANIEL BOWDITCH HOUSES FROM DEMOLITION FOR STREET WIDENING. LATER, HSI WAS A LEADER IN BLOCKING URBAN RENEWAL IN THE 1970S. IN 2000, HSI RETOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND OWNERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATHANIEL BOWDITCH HOUSE AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT DURING MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP, RESTORING ITS LATE 18TH-CENTURY INTERIOR. IN 2022 WE CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT PRESERVATION OF THE HOUSE BY REPLACING THE WOOD SHINGLE ROOF WITH HISTORIC ACCURACY. HSI ACTIVELY COLLABORATES WITH AND ADVOCATES BEFORE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, THE CITY, AND CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ON ISSUES RANGING FROM DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY'S PRESERVATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION. IN CONCERT WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, IN 2007, HSI SAVED THE 1790S POPE HOUSE, AN EARLY QUAKER-OWNED PROPERTY. IN 2022, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE CITY AMENDMENT OF ITS DEMOLITION DELAY ORDINANCE TO ENHANCE PROTECTIONS FOR BUILDINGS 50 TO 100 YEARS OLD. HISTORIC SALEM INC HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SHAPING DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN SALEM, INCLUDING EL CENTRO, A HOUSING AND HEALTH CENTER, THE AC MARRIOTT HOTEL, AND THE LIFEBRIDGE/HARBORLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. HSI HAS ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING NEW CONSTRUCTION AT KEY GATEWAY LOCATIONS, SUCH AS 301 ESSEX STREET AND 252 BRIDGE STREET (THE EXCHANGE). ADDITIONALLY HSI PROVIDED CONSULTATION TO THE ROPES MANSION REGARDING THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK BRICKS AND PROTECTIVE BOLLARDS. HSI ALSO WEIGHED IN ON THE PLANNED RELOCATION OF PIONEER VILLAGE, SALEM'S OPEN AIR MUSEUM THAT INTERPRETS 17TH-CENTURY LIFE. IN 2024, HSI PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER ENDICOTT STREET NEIGHBORHOOD (GESN) TO ASSESS THE AREA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HSI SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY. HISTORIC SALEM SPONSORS AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN SALEM TOUR FOR THE PUBLIC THAT SHOWCASES HISTORIC HOMES AND BUILDINGS DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS ANNUAL EVENT DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE EXTRAORDINARY WEALTH OF INTACT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING FABRIC IN OUR NEARLY 400-YEAR-OLD COASTAL COMMUNITY. HSI ALSO PRESENTS LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, WALKING TOURS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. IN 2015 WE ORGANIZED WITH THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM A WIDELY RECOGNIZED SYMPOSIUM ON ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE, SHOWCASING HER LEADING ROLE IN LAUNCHING THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MOVEMENT. THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION BOTH FOR ITS SENSE OF PLACE AS WELL AS ITS ECONOMIC VALUE. TALKING ABOUT DESIGN (TAD), AN HSI LECTURE SERIES, FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN IN PRESERVATION, AND ITS MORE INFORMAL BEARDS AND BREWS TALKS SHOWCASE INTERESTING ELEMENTS OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIAL HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, HSI PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS, INCLUDING THE SALEM ATHENAEUM, THE PICKERING HOUSE, THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, THE SALEM HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE SALEM GARDEN CLUB, AND THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, AND IS A MEMBER OF SALEM'S PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP. 105977 true false false false false true true false true true true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 13 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false true false X RICHARD LINDEMAN 6174487126 113 B FEDERAL STREET SALEM MA 01970 MARY RAMSAY WILBERT DIRECTOR 6.00 X 28800 0 0 ADRIENNE ALLARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CONNIE BARLOW DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN BREWSTER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA BUCKLEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN CASEY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAVID COVIELLO DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 CATHY DOVE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 GAVIN GARDNER NATIONAL PAR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHERI GRISHIN EDUC PROGRAM 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM HAMM DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JONATHAN LAVASH DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MILO MARTINEZ DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BRENDAN MURRAY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 IAN POPKEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN KEEFE TERNES DIRECTOR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY PAX LENNEY TREASURER 8.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LINDEMAN PRESIDENT 12.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY OBERT VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL WRIGHT VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X 0 0 0 28800 false false false 6080 6884 12964 HHP PROGRAM INCOME 8140 8140 8140 16775 16775 32210 32210 32210 32210 125195 6884 40501 84694 154783 57125 X 28800 28800 3821 3821 16461 16461 6277 6277 44166 44166 22374 22374 363 363 15094 15094 8385 8385 RESEARCH EXPENSES 6033 6033 PLAQUE EXPENSES 5833 5833 PRESERVATION EXPENSES 2495 2495 GENERAL OFFICE HELP 795 795 1125 230 895 162022 105977 56045 0 123070 92258 247023 273475 641586 266772 389908 374814 161417 190752 921418 931299 1490 1225 1490 1225 X 919928 930074 919928 930074 921418 931299 -7239 17385 X false false X 129025 33041 33335 59569 12964 267934 95632 120460 161993 166734 182320 727139 224657 153501 195328 226303 195284 995073 995073 224657 153501 195328 226303 195284 995073 1.00000 0.99500 0.00000 0.01000 X false false X 3 3 1 true 100.00 1000 true false 15817 15817 1.00000 false false 50000 50000 162635 20221 142414 428951 246551 182400 374814 SECURITY DEPOSITS 1225 1225 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 5 YES SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART II, LINE 9 WE DO NOT IDENTIFY REVENUE AND EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PROPERTY APART FROM THE GENERAL STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY AND OF FINANCIAL POSITION A) 9 NORTH ST: BOTH REVENUE (RENTS) AND EXPENSES (BUILDING CARE) ARE TRACKED USING CODES ON STATEMENT OF ACTVITY. THEY ALSO APPEAR IN THE STATE OF FINANCIAL POSITION WITHIN THE VALUES OF HTE BANK ACCOUNTS AND WITH FIXED ASSETS AS PART OF THE CALCULATION OF PROPERTY VALUE. B) 11 CENTRAL ST: REVENUE RECEIVED FROM THE INSPECTION OF THE PROPERTY IS SHOWN AS A TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE RESTRICTED HOLDING ACCOUNT OF THE HSI OPERATING ACCOUNT. C) 69 BOSTON ST: THERE HAS BEEN NO REVENUE OR EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROPERTY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART IV, LINE 1B IN MAY 2024, HISTORIC SALEM INC AND THE GREATER ENDICOTT STREET NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATED A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP TO PURSUE ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. THE NEIGHBORHOOD RAISED FUNDS TO 1) PAY FOR AN INITIAL SURVEY OF ITS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT BUILDINGS, AND 2) TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION FOR FURTHER STUDY OF THE ARCHITECTURAL AND HISTORIC ASSETS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HSI AGREED TO HOLD FUNDS RAISED BY NEIGHBORHOOD IN A SEPARATE BANK ACCOUNT. CURRENT FUNDS ARE HELD AS RESTRICTED DONATIONS TO HSI. IF THE PROJECT PROCEEDS, THEY WILL CONVERT TO TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS. IF THE PROJECT DOES NOT PROCEED, THE FUNDS WILL BE RETURNED TO THE DONORS. X MAS TOUR 125195 125195 37836 125195 125195 37836 37836 87359 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OR MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITES HISTORIC SALEM'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT THE HISTORIC RESOURCES OF SALEM, MA WHICH ARE THE KEY TO ITS IDENTITY, ITS QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS ECONOMIC VITALITY, ARE PRESERVED FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THAT NEW DEVELOPMENT COMPLEMENTS THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE CITY. HISTORIC SALEM ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND PARTNERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A HISTORIC SALEM, INC. (HSI) IS ONE OF THE NATION'S OLDEST PRESERVATION ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS, FOUNDED IN 1944 TO SAVE THE HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT JONATHAN CORWIN AND THE NATHANIEL BOWDITCH HOUSES FROM DEMOLITION FOR STREET WIDENING. LATER, HSI WAS A LEADER IN BLOCKING URBAN RENEWAL IN THE 1970S. IN 2000, HSI RETOOK RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND OWNERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER NATHANIEL BOWDITCH HOUSE AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT DURING MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP, RESTORING ITS LATE 18TH-CENTURY INTERIOR. IN 2022 WE CONTINUED SIGNIFICANT PRESERVATION OF THE HOUSE BY REPLACING THE WOOD SHINGLE ROOF WITH HISTORIC ACCURACY. HSI ACTIVELY COLLABORATES WITH AND ADVOCATES BEFORE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, THE CITY, AND CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ON ISSUES RANGING FROM DEMOLITION OF HISTORIC STRUCTURES AND NEW DEVELOPMENT TO THE CITY'S PRESERVATION PLANNING AND EXECUTION. IN CONCERT WITH A NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP, IN 2007, HSI SAVED THE 1790S POPE HOUSE, AN EARLY QUAKER-OWNED PROPERTY. IN 2022, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR THE CITY AMENDMENT OF ITS DEMOLITION DELAY ORDINANCE TO ENHANCE PROTECTIONS FOR BUILDINGS 50 TO 100 YEARS OLD. HISTORIC SALEM INC HAS A POSITIVE IMPACT ON SHAPING DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN SALEM, INCLUDING EL CENTRO, A HOUSING AND HEALTH CENTER, THE AC MARRIOTT HOTEL, AND THE LIFEBRIDGE/HARBORLIGHTS DEVELOPMENT. HSI HAS ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING NEW CONSTRUCTION AT KEY GATEWAY LOCATIONS, SUCH AS 301 ESSEX STREET AND 252 BRIDGE STREET (THE EXCHANGE). ADDITIONALLY HSI PROVIDED CONSULTATION TO THE ROPES MANSION REGARDING THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF SIDEWALK BRICKS AND PROTECTIVE BOLLARDS. HSI ALSO WEIGHED IN ON THE PLANNED RELOCATION OF PIONEER VILLAGE, SALEM'S OPEN AIR MUSEUM THAT INTERPRETS 17TH-CENTURY LIFE. IN 2024, HSI PARTNERED WITH THE GREATER ENDICOTT STREET NEIGHBORHOOD (GESN) TO ASSESS THE AREA'S ELIGIBILITY FOR LISTING ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, HSI SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURED A MATCHING GRANT FROM THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT A COMPREHENSIVE HISTORIC RESOURCE INVENTORY. HISTORIC SALEM SPONSORS AN ANNUAL CHRISTMAS IN SALEM TOUR FOR THE PUBLIC THAT SHOWCASES HISTORIC HOMES AND BUILDINGS DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASON. THIS ANNUAL EVENT DRAWS THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE EXTRAORDINARY WEALTH OF INTACT HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDING FABRIC IN OUR NEARLY 400-YEAR-OLD COASTAL COMMUNITY. HSI ALSO PRESENTS LECTURES, SYMPOSIA, WALKING TOURS, AND PANEL DISCUSSIONS. IN 2015 WE ORGANIZED WITH THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM A WIDELY RECOGNIZED SYMPOSIUM ON ADA LOUISE HUXTABLE, SHOWCASING HER LEADING ROLE IN LAUNCHING THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION MOVEMENT. THE SYMPOSIUM FOCUSED ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVATION BOTH FOR ITS SENSE OF PLACE AS WELL AS ITS ECONOMIC VALUE. TALKING ABOUT DESIGN (TAD), AN HSI LECTURE SERIES, FOCUSES ON THE IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF URBAN DESIGN IN PRESERVATION, AND ITS MORE INFORMAL BEARDS AND BREWS TALKS SHOWCASE INTERESTING ELEMENTS OF HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIAL HISTORY. ADDITIONALLY, HSI PARTNERS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY NON-PROFITS, INCLUDING THE SALEM ATHENAEUM, THE PICKERING HOUSE, THE HOUSE OF SEVEN GABLES, THE SALEM HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE SALEM GARDEN CLUB, AND THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM, AND IS A MEMBER OF SALEM'S PRESERVATION PARTNERSHIP. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 200 MEMBERS WHO PAY DUES. MEMBERS MET AT THE ANNUAL MEETING TO ELECT DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS. MEMBERS WERE INVITED TO SPECIAL EVENTS, AND WERE PROVIDED ON A REGULAR BASIS THROUGH THE YEAR WITH INFORMATION CONCERNING ISSUES AFFECTING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED THE FORM 990 FROM THE OUTSIDE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. IT WAS THEN REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER THEN SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW BY THE FULL BOARD BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B HSI HAS NO EMPLOYEES. IT CONTRACTS WITH OUTSIDE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE AS PART-TIME PRESERVATION MANAGER, OPERATIONS MANAGER, OR HISTORIANS. THE CONTRACTOR'S PAY IS DETERMINED BY REVIEW OF COMPENSATION PAID TO OTHERS IN SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE AREA. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR THEIR BOARD SERVICE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PRESERVATION CONSULTANT 16,461 0 0