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Nonprofit · EIN 02-0260158

STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801

Financials

$5.7M$3.9M2022$5.1M$4M2023$6M$4.5M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2025990$5,988,652$4,547,970$1,440,682$25,317,733$707,596$24,610,137
March 31, 2024990$5,069,385$4,006,328$1,063,057$23,462,805$663,633$22,799,172
March 31, 2023990$5,700,238$3,853,621$1,846,617$20,940,636$412,278$20,528,358
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$3,018,631
of which government grants
$383,359
Membership dues
$187,485
Program service revenue
$1,571,363
Investment income
$804,911
Net rental income
$433,796
Net gain from sales of assets
$392,468
Net income from fundraising events
$88,869
Net income from sales of inventory
$49,264
Other revenue
$593,747

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$177,405
Other salaries and wages
$1,989,170
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,481,857
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$29,201
Occupancy
$248,470
Travel
$7,461
Depreciation
$338,124
Program services (functional)
$3,015,025
Management and general (functional)
$1,084,943
Fundraising (functional)
$448,002

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$23,462,805
Total assets, end of year
$25,317,733
Total liabilities, end of year
$707,596
Net assets, end of year
$24,610,137
Land, buildings and equipment
$8,285,858
Publicly traded securities
$13,491,032
Net assets without donor restrictions
$8,556,282
Net assets with donor restrictions
$16,053,855
Gross receipts
$6,479,066
Employees
108
Volunteers
348
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
NH

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINNEA GRIMPRESIDENT &
Officer
40$158,759$13,906
CYNTHIA FENNEMANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
KATHY WILLIAMS KANEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER W ERIKSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY GILBERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOANNA BRODETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK COLLINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA CRONINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA FULLER CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY W DEMPSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH EARNESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORNE JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA KELLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID KANNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TAMARA HENDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID MCGRATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PATSY OSTRANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT PUESCHELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REAGAN RUEDIGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRETT TONKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID WHITETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CLAUDIA WUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LINNEA GRIMPRESIDENT &
Officer
40$131,786$8,125
CYNTHIA FENNEMANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
KATHY WILLIAMS KANEVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER W ERIKSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY GILBERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOANNA BRODETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRIANNE BOGGISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA FULLER CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY W DEMPSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH EARNESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORNE JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA KELLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MCGRATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATSY OSTRANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT PUESCHELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRETT TONKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN ST JEANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE S WEIDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CLAUDIA WUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAWRENCE YERDON FORMER 32523PRESIDENT &
Officer
40$100,284$3,462
CYNTHIA FENNEMANCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
MATTHEW A MCFARLANDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0$0
CHRISTOPHER W ERIKSONTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JEFFREY GILBERTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
KATHY WILLIAMS KANETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JERRIANNE BOGGISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARTHA FULLER CLARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY W DEMPSEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARAH EARNESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS HANDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA KELLEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID MCGRATHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATSY OSTRANDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT PUESCHELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BEN ST JEANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNE S WEIDMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBYN A ALDOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIA CRONINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN LABRIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLISON M POTTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZACHARY SLATERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINNEA GRIM HIRED 3623PRESIDENT &
Officer
40$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
17 HANCOCK ST, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801-4611
In care of
% STRA
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LINNEA GRIM, 17 HANCOCK STREET, PORTSMOUTH, NH 03801
Signed the 990
LINNEA GRIM, PRESIDENT & CEO
Phone
(603) 433-1100
Return prepared by
RUNYON KERSTEEN OUELLETTE

Mission

THE MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS AND THE VALUE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH ENCOUNTERS WITH THE HISTORY AND ONGOING PRESERVATION OF A NEW ENGLAND SEAPORT COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • PROPERTY: THE RESTORATION PROGRAM CONTINUES TO RESTORE HISTORIC SBM'S HISTORIC STRUCTURES TO REFLECT CURRENT RESEARCH AND BEST PRACTICES.
    Expenses $906,481
  • EDUCATION: THE DAILY PROGRAM MAY THROUGH OCTOBER OFFERS AN EXTENSIVE AND VARIED SCHEDULE OF OFFERINGS - INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, ROLE-PLAYING, HOUSE- TOURS, CRAFTS, COOKING AND HORTICULTURE DEMONSTRATIONS, AND SPECIAL-SUBJECT TOURS.
    Expenses $557,541 · revenue $166,937
  • IN 2014, THE MUSEUM OPENED THE LABRIE FAMILY SKATE AT PUDDLE DOCK POND, A 19TH CENTURY OUTDOOR, SEASONAL ICE SKATING RINK ON THE GROUNDS OF THE MUSEUM. THE SITE PROVIDES ICE SKATING IN A HISTORIC ATMOSPHERE AND BRINGS A COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE TO THE AREA. THE FACILITY OFFERS SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND PERFORMING ARTS OPPORTUNITIES AND PROGRAMS FOR THE PHYSICALLY AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
    Expenses $428,393 · revenue $407,790
  • STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM SBM IS AN OUTDOOR LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM IN PORTSMOUTH, NH. - IT INTERPRETS 400-YEAR HISTORY OF A SEAPORT COMMUNITY. SBM PRESERVES AND MAINTAINS THIRTY-NINE HISTORIC STRUCTURES, TWO MODERN BUILDINGS (THE LAWRENCE J. YERDON VISITORS CENTER AND THE CARTER COLLECTIONS CENTER), EXTENSIVE PERIOD GARDENS, A LARGE ARCHAEOLOGY COLLECTION, AND AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS 25,000+ DATING FROM THE PERIOD 1653 TO 1960. TWENTY OF THE HISTORIC STRUCTURES ARE RESTORED AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2025, SBM PRODUCED AN EXTENSIVE AND VARIED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR OVER 108,000 VISITORS. THE SITE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE: COLLECTIONS, HORTICULTURE, VISITORS SERVICES, SPECIAL EVENTS, HERITAGE HOUSE, AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
    Expenses $1,122,610 · revenue $996,636

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026Not on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
02-0260158
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1967
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$25,317,733
Income (IRS master file)
$6,479,066

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2025$5,988,652$4,547,970$25,317,733XML
990March 2024$5,069,385$4,006,328$23,462,805XML
990March 2023$5,700,238$3,853,621$20,940,636XML
990March 2022$6,235,476$2,988,226$20,097,430IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2020–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS
990March 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 02-0260158).

Questions about STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM

What is the EIN of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM is 02-0260158.
Is STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1967.
Are donations to STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending March 31, 2026) is due August 17, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2025.
Who is the principal officer of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 names LINNEA GRIM.
Who are the officers and directors of STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,759 (LINNEA GRIM, PRESIDENT &).
How much revenue does STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $5,988,652, expenses of $4,547,970 and total assets of $25,317,733 at year end.

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