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Nonprofit · EIN 13-3795391

GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY

Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036

Financials

$12M$10.3M2022$15.8M$11.1M2023$11.7M$11.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$11,711,351$11,868,119-$156,768$79,839,580$1,055,884$78,783,696
June 30, 2024990$15,814,778$11,073,622$4,741,156$73,758,477$1,219,491$72,538,986
June 30, 2023990$12,020,184$10,332,907$1,687,277$66,115,842$1,499,999$64,615,843
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$5,432,685
Program service revenue
$2,746,508
Investment income
$2,745,874
Royalties
$22,288
Net gain from sales of assets
$737,014
Net income from fundraising events
-$308,555
Net income from sales of inventory
$301,875
Other revenue
$786,284

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$194,621
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$700,390
Other salaries and wages
$3,956,983
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$5,755,412
Professional fundraising fees
$60,000
Legal fees
$5,905
Accounting fees
$22,900
Occupancy
$290,312
Travel
$726,422
Depreciation
$146,252
Program services (functional)
$9,445,133
Management and general (functional)
$1,529,684
Fundraising (functional)
$893,302

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$73,758,477
Total assets, end of year
$79,839,580
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,055,884
Net assets, end of year
$78,783,696
Land, buildings and equipment
$198,673
Publicly traded securities
$67,615,703
Net assets without donor restrictions
$70,462,867
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,320,829
Gross receipts
$12,962,905
Employees
194
Volunteers
38
Year formed
1994
State of legal domicile
NY

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BASKER JAMES GPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$259,944$9,802
MOTT KATHRINECOO
Officer
40$237,733$17,891
CANNER BRYNDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Highest-paid employee
40$198,790$16,789
BAILEY TIMDIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$153,030$22,878
TRENHOLM SANDRACURATOR AND DIRECTOR, GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION
Highest-paid employee
40$126,749$28,665
SMITH KATECFO
Officer
40$135,465$15,003
PEREIRA SASHA ROLONDIRECTOR OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THE HAMILTON
Highest-paid employee
40$111,354$28,098
ANDERSEN LISADIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$117,598$4,978
LEHRMAN LEWIS ECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
NIEHAUS ROBERT HVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
RIZAVI SHAIZAVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIMENNA JOSEPHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PENNOYER RUSSELL PSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AYERS EDWARD LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BANKS S ANDREWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
BATMANGHELIDJ NAZEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRITTON JOHN DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BUTLER ALYSHATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHENAULT KENNETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAUM ROBERT CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DE LUCA DIXIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DUFF PATRICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GANNON REGINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GATES HENRY LOUIS JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GORDON-REED ANNETTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GORDON BRUCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DURHAM GRADYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GUELZO ALLEN CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HERBST-BRADY ELIZABETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HIRSCHFELD THOMAS PTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JACKSON PHILIP ATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONES ALANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JONES GLADSTONE N IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LEHRMAN THOMAS DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MCCORMICK MICHAELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NAU JOHN L IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PACE LINDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
POORVU WILLIAM JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROCKEFELLER VALERIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROSS MARY CASLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SHAFIR MARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SIMPKINS NANCYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
STAPLETON DOROTHY DEBBIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MANDEL JR STEPHEN FTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TOWNS-MIRANDA LUZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
WEBSTER RICHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
BASKER JAMESPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$259,944$9,740
MOTT KATHRINECOO
Officer
40$224,418$17,065
CANNER BRYNDIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
40$171,121$14,760
BAILEY TIMDIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTRUCTION
Highest-paid employee
40$148,531$21,901
TRENHOLM SANDYCURATOR AND DIRECTOR, GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION
Highest-paid employee
40$120,642$27,168
SMITH KATECFO
Highest-paid employee
40$130,719$14,307
GLISERMAN NICHOLASDIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, AND DIGITAL E
Highest-paid employee
40$123,267$13,460
ANDERSEN LISADIRECTOR OF ACADEMIC STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
40$113,618$4,813
LEHRMAN LEWIS ECHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DIMENNA JOSEPHTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PENNOYER RUSSELL PSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
AYERS EDWARD LTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BANKS S ANDREWTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BATMANGHELIDJ NAZEETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRITTON JOHN DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BUTLER ALYSHATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHENAULT KENNETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAUM BOBTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DE LUCA DIXIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DUFF PATRICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GANNON REGINATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GATES HENRY LOUIS JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GORDON-REED ANNETTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GORDON BRUCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DURHAM GRADYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GUELZO ALLEN CTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HERBST-BRADY ELIZABETHTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HIRSCHFELD THOMAS PTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACKSON PHILIP ATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONES ALANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JONES GLADSTONE N IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEHRMAN THOMAS DTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MCCORMICK MICHAELTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NAU JOHN L IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NIEHAUS ROBERT HTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PACE LINDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
POORVU WILLIAM JTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RIZAVI SHAIZATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROCKEFELLER VALERIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROSS MARY CASLINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAFIR MARKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMPKINS NANCYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STAPLETON DOROTHY DEBBIETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MANDEL JR STEPHEN FTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOWNS-MIRANDA LUZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WEBSTER RICHARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICTORIA PHILLIPSFORMER TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURT VIEBRANZFORMER TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JAMES G BASKERPRESIDENT & CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
40$258,584$11,653
KATHRINE MOTTCOO
Officer
40$211,281$23,668
TIM BAILEYDIR. OF CURRICULUM DEV. & INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN
Highest-paid employee
40$145,917$33,379
SANDRA TRENHOLMDIR. & CURATOR OF GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION
Highest-paid employee
40$111,275$42,387
KATE R SMITHCFO
Highest-paid employee
40$128,038$21,049
SASHA R PEREIRADIR. OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND HAMILTON EDUC.
Highest-paid employee
40$106,704$38,535
RUSSELL P PENNOYERSECRETARY
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH DIMENNATREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAHNAZ BATMANGHELIDJTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN D BRITTON IITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALYSHA BUTLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT C DAUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DIXIE DE LUCATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK DUFFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REGINA GANNONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HENRY LEWIS GATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANNETTE GORDON-REEDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRUCE GORDONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALLEN C GUEZLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH HERBST-BRADYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS P HIRSCHFELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PHILLIP A JACKSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALAN JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GLADSTONE N JONES IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LEWIS E LEHRMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
THOMAS D LEHRMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MCCORMICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
S ANDREW BANKSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN L NAU IIITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT H NIEHAUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LINDA PACETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VICTORIA PHILLIPSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM J POORVUTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAIZA RIZAVITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
VALERIE ROCKEFELLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY CASLIN ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK SHAFIRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY SIMPKINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOROTHY DEBBIE STAPLETONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LUZ TOWNS-MIRANDATRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE UGAKITRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CURT VIEBRANZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD WEBSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD L AYERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
49 WEST 45TH STREET 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10036-4603
In care of
% KATE R SMITH
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
KATE R SMITH, 49 WEST 45TH STREET 2ND FL, NEW YORK, NY 10036
Signed the 990
KATE R SMITH, CFO
Phone
(646) 366-9666
Return prepared by
CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP

Mission

THE GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 BY RICHARD GILDER AND LEWIS E. LEHRMAN, VISIONARIES AND LIFELONG SUPPORTERS OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THE INSTITUTE IS THE LEADING NONPROFIT AND NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO K-12 HISTORY EDUCATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • TEACHER PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY:IN 2025 OVER 100,000 K-12 TEACHERS UTILIZED THE INSTITUTE'S TEACHING RESOURCES AND PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENTS. TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 25,000 TEACHERS. OVER THE SUMMER, THE INSTITUTE OFFERED DISTINCT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, RANGING FROM INTENSIVE IN-PERSON SEMINARS AT PARTNER INSTITUTIONS TO ACCESSIBLE ONLINE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, FOR WHICH WE RECEIVED NEARLY 4,000 REGISTRATIONS AND APPLICATIONS. THE GETTYSBURG COLLEGE GILDER LEHRMAN MA IN AMERICAN HISTORY, AN AFFORDABLE, FULLY ONLINE MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAM, LED BY RENOWNED, AWARD-WINNING HISTORIANS SERVED 1,150 EDUCATORS.
    Expenses $3,686,086 · grants $12,750 · revenue $2,909,355
  • STUDENT PROGRAMS IN AMERICAN HISTORY: SEE SCHEDULE O.
    Expenses $1,610,336 · grants $24,996
  • MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS AND PRIMARY SOURCE DOCUMENT EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES:THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION IS CENTRAL TO OUR MISSION OF INTEGRATING PRIMARY SOURCES INTO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS. IT INCLUDES OVER 87,000 ITEMS RELATING TO AMERICAN HISTORY FROM 1493 TO TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE DIGITAL COLLECTION CURRENTLY HAS OVER 70,000 ITEMS ALLOWING ONLINE ACCESS TO THE DOCUMENTS. POP-UP PANEL EXHIBITIONS ON MAJOR TOPICS IN AMERICAN HISTORY ARE IN CIRCULATION AND VISITED SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. A NEW EXHIBITION WAS RELEASED THIS YEAR TITLED DECLARATION 1776: THE BIG BANG OF MODERN DEMOCRACY AS PART OF THE INSTITUTE'S EFFORTS TO COMMEMORATE THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION'S PRIMARY SOURCES ARE ALSO ON DISPLAY IN PHYSICAL EXHIBITION SPACES SUCH AS GEORGE WASHINGTON'S MOUNT VERNON, GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, NATIONAL CONSTITUTION CENTER, MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, CHARLESTON MUSEUM AND THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM. THE LIVE, ONLINE PROGRAM INSIDE THE VAULT: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE GILDER LEHRMAN COLLECTION, HAS BEEN VIEWED BY NEARLY 50,000 TEACHERS, STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, AND HISTORY ENTHUSIASTS AND A TOTAL OF 83 PAST EPISODES ARE ARCHIVED AND AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON THE GILDER LEHRMAN WEBSITE.
    Expenses $1,050,109 · grants $500 · revenue $164,151
  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE NATIONAL HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD, FOUR NATIONAL BOOK PRIZE AWARDS, SCHOLARLY & COLLEGE FELLOWSHIP AWARDS, AND BOOK BREAKS LIVE, WEEKLY ONLINE PROGRAM.
    Expenses $3,098,602 · grants $156,375 · revenue $11,184

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
13-3795391
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1995
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B82)
Assets (IRS master file)
$79,839,580
Income (IRS master file)
$12,962,905

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$11,711,351$11,868,119$79,839,580IRS
990June 2024$15,814,778$11,073,622$73,758,477IRS
990June 2023$12,020,184$10,332,907$66,115,842XML
990June 2022$10,568,367$9,092,210$60,727,223IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 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 13-3795391).

Questions about GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY

What is the EIN of GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY is 13-3795391.
Is GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY 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 GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATE R SMITH.
Who are the officers and directors of GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $259,944 (BASKER JAMES G, PRESIDENT & CEO).
How much revenue does GILDER LEHRMAN INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN HISTORY have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $11,711,351, expenses of $11,868,119 and total assets of $79,839,580 at year end.

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