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Nonprofit · EIN 23-2459676

HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144

Financials

$529K$606K2023$1M$995K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990 (amended)$1,003,700$995,461$8,239$326,019$313,922$12,097
December 31, 2023990$528,679$606,448-$77,769$376,846$213,220$163,626
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$771,554
of which government grants
$121,471
Membership dues
$45,605
Program service revenue
$149,501
Investment income
$1,041
Net rental income
$11,796
Other revenue
$81,604

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$137,882
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$106,000
Other salaries and wages
$243,297
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$381,285
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Depreciation
$2,118
Program services (functional)
$720,156
Management and general (functional)
$201,635
Fundraising (functional)
$73,670

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$376,846
Total assets, end of year
$326,019
Total liabilities, end of year
$313,922
Net assets, end of year
$12,097
Land, buildings and equipment
$16,644
Net assets without donor restrictions
$12,097
Gross receipts
$1,003,700
Employees
32
Volunteers
50
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
PA

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, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TUOMI FORRESTEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$106,000
CAROLYN ADAMSBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
KATHLEEN LEEVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARK SELLERSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DWAYNE GRANNUMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ZARAH ADAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA BASSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY LIEBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES EARL DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUPREME DIVINE-DOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY VAN DOLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETHANY WIGGINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN KROMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NORMAN S MARCUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RUTH MARINOBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY RICCIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DORA L ROGERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN COUNTRYMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN HAWKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY STRACKHOUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LORETTA WITTBOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CAROLYN ADAMSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
MARK SELLERSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
DWAYNE GRANNUMSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
ZARAH ADAMSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICIA BASSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
TIMOTHY LIEBBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES EARL DAVISBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
SUPREME DIVINE-DOWBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY VAN DOLSENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LAURA FOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
BETHANY WIGGINBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN KROMERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
NORMAN S MARCUSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHLEEN LEEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
AMY RICCIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
DORA L ROGERSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
JOAN COUNTRYMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
KEVIN HAWKINSBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0
LUCY STRACKHOUSEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
5501 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144-2270
In care of
% DENNIS PICKERAL
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARK SELLERS, 5501 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19144
Signed the 990
MARK SELLERS, TREASURER
Phone
(215) 844-1683
Return prepared by
JOHN E MCGOVERN & ASSOCIATES PC

Mission

HGP IS AN CONSORTIUM OF 19 HISTORICAL SITES CONCENTRATED IN PHILADELPHIA. HGP PROVIDES PROGRAM SUPPORT WITH COORDINATED MARKETING AND OPERATIONAL PLANS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Historic Germantown is a partnership of eighteen historical sites that have come together to protect, preserve and share some of Philadelphias most prized historical assets. The organization functions as a visitor and community hub and works to incorporate historic sites into the life of the local community. The organizations keys programs include the Germantown Second Saturday Festival, coordinated in partnership with the local CDC; At Home in the Old German Township House Tour; Sustaining our Sites, an initiative aimed at raising funds for exterior repair projects at member sites; Kids Concerts in Market Square Park; Public Author and Reading Series; Elephants on the Avenue - Race, Class and Community in Historic Germantown (2015-2017) - Pew Center for Arts and Heritage funded community program using art as a catalyst for engagement and dialogue around issues of race and class, Culture Keepers Youth Program and a number of art and history public programs. Historic Germantown also assists with the administration of the award winning History Hunters Youth Reporter Program.
    Expenses $369,097 · grants $41,620
  • The William Penn Foundation. This community grant supports to improve, document, promote, and increase our community access to and equity in the public spaces of our 19 member sites.
    Expenses $266,953 · grants $51,762 · revenue $266,956
  • The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage. This grant supports that Historic Germantown, Stenton, and Clivden would collaborate with the 19-member Historic Germantown consortium to build capacity for community engagement through in-person and virtual means.
    Expenses $42,606 · grants $3,000
  • The Sustaining Our Site (SOS) fund was launched in 2014 to further the sustainability of all member sites and to draw the consortium sites together in collective development. The funds mission is to pay for the preservation, repair, and maintenance projects of the members sites.
    Expenses $41,500

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-2459676
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
1989
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$326,019
Income (IRS master file)
$1,003,700

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,003,700$995,461$326,019XML
990December 2023$528,679$606,448$376,846XML
990December 2022$639,064$587,044$250,890IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 23-2459676).

Questions about HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED

What is the EIN of HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED is 23-2459676.
Is HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
Are donations to HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED 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 HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARK SELLERS.
Who are the officers and directors of HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $106,000 (TUOMI FORREST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does HISTORIC GERMANTOWN PRESERVED have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,003,700, expenses of $995,461 and total assets of $326,019 at year end.

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