Nonprofit · EIN 04-2104718
NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
Also known as COLONIAL DAMES OF MA IN THE COMM MA
Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02108
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $803,772 | $575,925 | $227,847 | $6,304,208 | $121,724 | $6,182,484 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $941,345 | $489,143 | $452,202 | $5,726,281 | $79,377 | $5,646,904 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $516,361 | $531,121 | -$14,760 | $5,002,115 | $110,415 | $4,891,700 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $274,946
- of which government grants
- $41,995
- Membership dues
- $121,605
- Program service revenue
- $56,187
- Investment income
- $345,509
- Net rental income
- $119,650
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $113,911
- Other revenue
- $127,130
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $131,704
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,000
- Occupancy
- $59,952
- Depreciation
- $42,748
- Program services (functional)
- $403,757
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,840
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,328
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,726,281
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,304,208
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $121,724
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,182,484
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $600,482
- Publicly traded securities
- $5,137,101
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,727,532
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,454,952
- Gross receipts
- $1,391,159
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1893
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAULA PIERCE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH CRAMER GRAHAM | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN PHINNEY | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH PARKER MEIGS | VICE PRESIDENT/CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WHITMAN COBB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GAIL SMITH MURPHY | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY LOWELL FLYNN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BOWLING KEATING | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPINNEY HOOPER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HERSEY GARDNER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA BOWERS NOTMAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DOYLE ROSENTHALL | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET CHRISTIAN RYAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH GOVE WILSTERMAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELISSA WINSPEAR BANTA | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE STOUTENBURG FARRINGTON | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN MELICAN | REGISTRAR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH ADAMS | REGISTRAR FOR ASSOCIATE STATES Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA FITLER KIMBALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH GOVE WILSTERMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUCINDA DAY VANDERWEIL | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH PARKER MEIGS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WHITMAN COBB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GAIL SMITH MURPHY | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| AMY LOWELL FLYNN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MOORE HAGOPIAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPINNEY HOOPER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HERSEY GARDNER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA BOWERS NOTMAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET CHRISTIAN RYAN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN JAMES GEREMIA | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHARINE BARROW MCGAULEY | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYDIA FITLER KIMBALL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH GOVE WILSTERMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LUCINDA J VANDERWEIL | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH PARKER MEIGS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JANE WHITMAN COBB | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GAIL SMITH MURPHY | ASSISTANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELISSA WINSPEAR BANTA | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH DOYLE ROSENTHALL | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SPINNEY HOOPER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE STOUTENBURG FARRINGTON | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLYSON KLINT LEE | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIET SCHNELL TURNER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA DEVEREUX PUTNAM | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH DANZIGER BRITTEN | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH EATON | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN BUTLER | BOARD MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN SMITH MELICAN | REGISTRAR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 55 BEACON ST, BOSTON, MA 02108-3531
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY, 55 BEACON STREET, BOSTON, MA 02108
- Signed the 990
- CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (617) 742-3190
- Website
- WWW.NSCDAMA.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LIVINGSTON & HAYNES PC
Mission
THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA ACTIVELY PROMOTES OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION, PATRIOTIC SERVICE AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS.
Program accomplishments
- THE MASSACHUSETTS COLONIAL DAMES OWNS OR OPERATES THREE HISTORIC HOUSES IN MASSACHUSETTS - THE PRESCOTT HOUSE IN BOSTON, QUINCY HOMESTEAD IN QUINCY, AND MARTIN HOUSE FARM IN SWANSEA. OUR PROPERTIES ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM MAY TO NOVEMBER AND AT OTHER TIMES BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT.PRESCOTT HOUSE:REFERRED TO AS A "NEIGHBORHOOD HIDDEN GEM" BY THE BEACON HILL TIMES. THIS BEAUTIFUL MANSION IS LOCATED ACROSS FROM THE BOSTON COMMON. VOTED IN 2018, ONE OF THE TOP 8 EXAMPLES OF FEDERAL ARCHITECTURE BY BOSTON CURBED AND ONE OF THE SEVEN BOSTON HOUSE MUSEUMS TO VISIT BY BOSTON MAGAZINE, THE WILLIAM HICKLING PRESCOTT HOUSE, AT 55 BEACON STREET, AND THE ADJOINING HOME AT 54 BEACON STREET, WERE BUILT IN 1808 FOR THE BOSTON MERCHANT, JAMES SMITH COLBURN. THESE FEDERAL PERIOD TWIN HOUSES OVERLOOK BOSTON COMMON. THE LAND WAS ONCE OWNED BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY, AMERICA'S MOST ACCOMPLISHED COLONIAL PORTRAIT PAINTER.QUINCY HOMESTEAD:A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, THE QUINCY HOMESTEAD IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ROLE IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, FOR ITS ARCHITECTURE, AND FOR ITS QUINCY FAMILY ASSOCIATION. THE PROPERTY, LOCATED AT THE CORNER OF HANCOCK STREET AND BUTLER ROAD, IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL LAND THAT EDMUND QUINCY ACQUIRED FOR A FARM IN THE 1630S. THE PRESENT HOUSE, DATING FROM 1686, WAS ENLARGED AND ENHANCED OVER A PERIOD OF MORE THAN 200 YEARS. ITS MAJESTIC GEORGIAN FRONTISPIECE AND GAMBREL ROOF, WITH DISTINCTIVE DORMER WINDOWS, GIVE THE BUILDING A STATELY AND SUBSTANTIAL APPEARANCE.THE HOMESTEAD SERVED AS A HOME FOR FIVE GENERATIONS OF QUINCYS, ONE OF THE LEADING FAMILIES OF MASSACHUSETTS. THEIR PROGENY INCLUDE PRESIDENT JOHN QUINCY ADMMS AND DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. LEADING UP TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, THE RESIDENCE WAS A MEETING PLACE FOR MANY AMERICAN PATRIOTS SUCH AS JOHN ADAMS, JOSIAH QUINCY AND JOHN HANCOCK. THE HOUSE WAS ALSO THE CHILDHOOD HOME OF DOROTHY QUINCY HANCOCK, THE FIRST FIRST LADY OF MASSACHUSETTS, THE WIFE OF JOHN HANCOCK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS, THE FIRST SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, AND THE FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE COMMONWEALTH.MARTIN HOUSE FARM:THE MARTIN HOUSE FARM IS A RARE EXAMPLE OF AN 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURY FARM WHICH STILL RETAINS THE CHARACTER OF ITS ORIGINAL SETTING. IT CONSISTS OF THE HOUSE, TWO BARNS AND CULTIVATED FIELDS SURROUNDED BY DRY STONE WALLS AND WOODLANDS. THE HOME WAS LIVED IN CONTINUOUSLY BY MEMBERS OF THE MARTIN FAMILY FOR OVER 200 YEARS. IN 1930 IT WAS GIVEN TO THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS BY SUSAN TABER MARTIN ALLIEN, AN EIGHTH-GENERATION MARTIN AND A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES. IN 1979 THE MARTIN HOUSE FARM WAS PLACED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, AN OFFICIAL LIST OF CULTURAL RESOURCES WORTHY OF PRESERVATION.WE ALSO MAINTAIN AN IMPORTANT COSTUME COLLECTION (ANTIQUE WOMEN'S CLOTHING COLLECTION). WE REGULARLY DISPLAY SELECTED ITEMS FROM OUR COSTUME COLLECTION IN OUR HOUSES, AND OFFER SPECIAL EXHIBITS FROM TIME TO TIME. OUR COSTUME COLLECTION IS OPEN TO PEOPLE DOING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD, AND APPROPRIATE ITEMS CAN BE LOANED TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS FOR SPECIAL EVENTS.WE SPONSOR OR HOST PROJECTS RELATED TO PATRIOTIC SERVICE, SUCH AS A RECEPTION FOR VETERANS. WE ARE ONE OF 44 STATE SOCIETIES OF THE NATIONAL NSCDA. THROUGH THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WE CONTRIBUTE TO AN INDIAN NURSE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM, A SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY, A HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY CONTEST, AND THE SUPPORT OF THREE NATIONAL HISTORIC HOUSES. WE PARTICIPATE IN THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUITION'S NATIONAL PORTRAIT SURVEY AND THE NDCSA'S HISTORIC SAMPLER SURVEY, EACH OF WHICH ADDS TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF OUR PAST.Expenses $403,757 · revenue $63,667
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-2104718
- 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
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A800)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,304,208
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,391,159
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $803,772 | $575,925 | $6,304,208 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $941,345 | $489,143 | $5,726,281 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $516,361 | $531,121 | $5,002,115 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $700,286 | $572,894 | $4,541,850 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 04-2104718).
Questions about NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA is 04-2104718.
- Is NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA 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 NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CAROLYN SAALFIELD HAWLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $803,772, expenses of $575,925 and total assets of $6,304,208 at year end.
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