2026-08-18T10:09:59-05:00 2025-12-31 010372413 CUMMINGS LAMONT & MCNAMEE PA ONE NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE SUITE 305 PORTSMOUTH NH 03801 990 2025-01-01 020245312 PROPRIETORS PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM PROP 6034312538 9 MARKET SQUARE PO BOX 366 PORTSMOUTH NH 03802 CRAIG STEIDLE TREASURER 6034312538 2026-08-18 1 MELANIE BUNKER CPA P00445094 6034306200 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CRAIG STEIDLE 9 MARKET SQUARE PO BOX 366 PORTSMOUTH NH 03802 1369426 0 X WWW.PORTSMOUTHATHENAEUM.ORG X 1817 NH SEE MISSION STATEMENT ON PAGE 2, PART III 14 14 10 80 0 0 365225 397633 0 0 137095 238524 118276 125913 620596 762070 0 0 0 0 272224 308214 0 0 64682 281044 323247 553268 631461 67328 130609 4011191 4205947 129983 117574 3881208 4088373 THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM IS A MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY THAT WELCOMES ALL WHO SEEK KNOWLEDGE TO EXPERIENCE CULTURE AND SHARE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PISCATAQUA REGION SO THAT TOGETHER WE MAY FIND MEANING IN THE PAST TO ILLUMINATE THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE. 0 0 419244 3350 2025 WAS ANOTHER YEAR OF RECORD GROWTH AND ACTIVITY FOR THE ATHENAEUM, WHICH NOW HAS MORE THAN 600 ACTIVE MEMBERS. 2025 STATISTICS: 2,972 IN-PERSON VISITS; 291 TELEPHONE QUERIES; 404 EMAIL QUERIES; 480 LECTURE ATTENDANTS; 450 CONCERT ATTENDANTS; 371 SOCIAL EVENT ATTENDANTS.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O 419244 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NH X X STEPHANIE TABIT 6034312538 9 MARKET SQUARE PORTSMOUTH NH 03801 WILLIAM TRUSLOW DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN GOLD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANN BEATTIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE WEIDMAN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE FRIESE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG STEIDLE TREASURER 3.00 X 0 0 0 CURTIS SPRINGER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD S MARGESON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JANET DINAN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY KEEFE PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET HODGES SECRETARY 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LABRIE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY GAYER PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN LASSEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS HARDIMAN JR KEEPER 40.00 X 111900 0 0 111900 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 129943 267690 397633 113100 113100 109109 0 109109 109109 109109 729128 603704 125424 125424 125424 15555 3652 11903 11903 3350 0 3350 3350 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1551 1551 1551 762070 3350 0 361087 111901 73519 25540 12842 154375 101423 35234 17718 24350 12742 6055 5553 17588 10201 4221 3166 5580 5580 11346 11346 21195 12294 5086 3815 64971 26443 25534 12994 59115 56159 2956 20811 13319 7492 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 53215 32993 13304 6918 SPECIAL PURPOSE EXPENSE 42085 42085 COLLECTIONS EXPENSE 26264 26264 GRANT EXPENSE 10817 10817 7848 985 5187 1676 631461 419244 147535 64682 633 349 248723 639259 542 13080 12700 2159466 1092772 1098063 1066694 2610323 2483873 39827 3072 4011191 4205947 6941 10727 83215 103775 39827 3072 129983 117574 X 3803098 4000797 78110 87576 3881208 4088373 4011191 4205947 130609 76556 0 X 0 0 0 X 424523 376398 411271 365225 397633 1975050 2725 3327 4429 3135 4901 18517 -150 7890 8087 9900 11903 37630 427098 387615 423787 378260 414437 2031197 0 0 0 2031197 145059 153424 179101 209445 222209 909238 145059 153424 179101 209445 222209 909238 40900 40900 613057 541039 602888 587705 636646 2981335 0.68130 0.69160 0.30500 0.27980 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 42100 42100 1966767 952332 1014435 97497 97305 192 53102 43135 9967 1066694 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 3072 3072 X PART III, LINE 4: THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM HAS A COLLECTION OF BOOKS, ART, ARTIFACTS, MANUSCRIPTS AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE PISCATAQUA REGION. WE, THE PROPRIETORS OF THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM, ASSOCIATE TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ADVANCE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AMONG OUR CONSTITUENTS AND THE WIDER COMMUNITY BY FACILITATING CONVIVIAL INTERCHANGE AND INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE; MAINTAINING OUR HISTORIC BUILDING AND LIBRARY; AND COLLECTING AND PRESERVING MATERIALS RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF PORTSMOUTH AND THE PISCATAQUA REGION. PART X, LINE 2: THE FEDERAL AND STATE INFORMATIONAL TAX RETURNS OF THE ATHENAEUM ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER IT WAS FILED. LECTURE 3095 3095 3652 HOLIDAY PARTY 12460 12460 15555 15555 3652 3652 11903 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAUEM HAS MEMBERS KNOWN AS PROPRIETORS WHOSE ANNUAL DUES UNDERWRITE THE COSTS OF MAINTANING THE COLLECTIONS MAKING THEM ACCESSIBLE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM IS GOVERNED BY VOLUNTEER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS ELECTED BY THE PROPRIETORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B CHANGES TO THE BY-LAWS AS WELL AS THE ELECTIONS OF OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE PROPRIETORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE TREASURER REVIEWS WITH THE OFFICE MANAGER. HE THEN PRESENTS IT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD VOTES ITS APPROVAL OR NOT. IF IT IS APPROVED IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ASKED ANNUALLY TO COMPLETE A CONFLCT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM. EACH NEW EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO SIGN OFF ON THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL, WHICH INCLUDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE KEEPER WITH THE BOARD REVIEWS THE NH NON-PROFIT SALARY SURVEY PROVIDED EVERY TWO YEARS TO COME UP WITH A SALARY THAT IS COMPARABLE TO OTHER SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN THE STATE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE BY-LAWS OF THE ATHENAEUM, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE ON THE "ABOUT US" PAGE OF OUR WEBSITE. FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A - CONTINUED HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THREE MAJOR EXHIBITS: "THE LUNCH HOUR: PORTSMOUTH," "JONATHAN MICTHELL SEWALL, 1748-1808, AND THE 30TH ANNUAL PROPRIETORS ART SHOW. THE PERFORMANCE COMMITTEE PUT ON A RECORD NUMBER OF CONCERTS, INCLUDING A FOLK CONCERT FEATURING THE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SINGER AND MUSICOLOGIST JEFF WARNER, BOSTON'S LEGENDARY GRAMMY-WINNING HANDEL & HYDEN SOCIETY, A MEMORIAL CONCERT REMEMBERING ATHENAEUM PROPRIETORS WHO PASSED IN 2024; PERFORMED BY ACCLAIMED ORGANIST GEOFFREY WIETING, AND A LIVELY HOLIDAY CONCERT. THEY ALSO HOSTED AN AFTERNOON WITH POET OLIVER DE LA PAZ, WHO SHARED HIS WORK, EXPLORING THEMES OF IDENTITY AND MIGRATION. THE ATHENAEUM CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES HOSTED STELLAR PERFORMANCES BY THE NAEVE PIANO TRIO, BALOURDET STRING QUARTET, THE TERRA STRING QUARTET, AND JESSICA XYLINA OSBORNE & YI QUN XU (PIANO/ CELLO). THE 2025 LECTURE SERIES: "BEAUTY ON THE SEACOAST AND BEYOND: ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND GARDENS" OPENED WITH CELEBRATED ARCHITECT ANN BEHA ON "LANDMARKS AND LIBRARIES: BUILDING COLLECTIONS AND COMMUNITIES." THE SERIES INCLUDED JOHN AND ADI RULE SPEAKING ON "A GOODLY PLACE: THE CONSTRUCTION AND CHARACTER OF THE WENTWORTH-COOLIDGE MANSION," JILL NOONEY SPEAKING ON "BEDROCK GARDENS: THE JOURNEY FROM A PRIVACY SANCTUARY TO A PUBLIC GARDEN," ANNE MASURY SPEAKING ON "THE LADY PEPPERRELL HOUSE AND GARDENS, AND ART HISTORIANS DOUG NELSON AND SARA MORRIS ON "ART HISTORY AT THE ISLES OF SHOALS." OUR NEW CURRENT EVENTS LECTURE SERIES FEATURED PRESENTS LINDA DITMAR ON "TRACING HOMELANDS; ISRAEL, PALESTINE AND CLAIMS OF BELONGING," JOHN ROESE, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER OF DELL COMPUTERS, DISCUSSING: "AI, THE TECHNOLOGIES AND THE CHALLENGES, AND RICHARD DIPENTIMA SPEAKING ON "THE EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON PUBLIC HEALTH." SCIENCE HISTORIAN DR. FRED SCHUBERT RETURNED FOR TWO TALKS: "GENOMICS AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY AND" THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMPONENTS OF HEALTHFUL NUTRITION." HISTORIAN WILLIAM MARVEL PRESENTED A TALK ON FITZ JOHN PORTER AND ATHENAEUM PROPRIETOR CLIFF HODGDON SHARED A PRESENTATION ON HIS LIFE-LONG STUDY OF PORTSMOUTH DINERS. THIS WAS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION "THE LUNCH HOUR: PORTSMOUTH." A NEW QUARTERLY PROGRAM OF ATHENAEUM 101: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE ATHENAEUM AND ITS RESOURCES BEGAN THIS YEAR. THE FRANKLIN CLUB MET MONTHLY FOR ANIMATED GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON VARIOUS TOPICS INSPIRED BY DR. FRANKLIN. OUR SOCIAL COMMITTEE HOSTED TEAS FOR NEW MEMBERS AS WELL AS OUR LARGEST EVER POTLUCK PICNIC AND A FESTIVE HOLIDAY GALA. WE DID GROUP TOURS FOR LEADERSHIP SEACOAST, THE CURATORIAL COMMITTEES OF MT. VERNON AND BOWDOIN COLLEGE, THE SEACOAST VILLAGE PROJECT, AND EVERY PORTSMOUTH 3RD GRADE STUDENT. RESEARCH LIBRARIAN JESSICA ZARICKI STARTED A NEW "HISTORY DETECTIVES" PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO HANDS-ON RESEARCH PROJECTS.