Nonprofit · EIN 23-6446266
NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · NEW HOPE, PA 18938
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $222,874 | $233,838 | -$10,964 | $993,465 | $15,554 | $977,911 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $183,463 | $231,644 | -$48,181 | $965,395 | $17,065 | $948,330 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $173,508 | $237,308 | -$63,800 | $954,485 | $16,189 | $938,296 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $180,854 | $220,961 | -$40,107 | $1,027,366 | $18,291 | $1,009,075 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $36,633
- Program service revenue
- $36,850
- Investment income
- $36,021
- Net rental income
- $59,087
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $22,155
- Net income from fundraising events
- $54,283
- Other revenue
- $113,370
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $68,728
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $71,332
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $8,000
- Depreciation
- $14,586
- Program services (functional)
- $155,915
- Management and general (functional)
- $77,923
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $965,395
- Total assets, end of year
- $993,465
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $15,554
- Net assets, end of year
- $977,911
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $324,314
- Publicly traded securities
- $630,124
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $977,911
- Gross receipts
- $438,198
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 1958
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK POLICARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID PEARL | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA CROSS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH CURTIS FEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN FRANCESCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL GROSS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN JOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABREY LIGHT | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROY ZIEGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SIMCOX | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE LEISTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM LYON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARRETT MCCUSKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIDGET WINGERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK POLICARE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC REISENWITZ | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAY WEEDER | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID PEARL | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTA CROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH CURTIS FEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN FRANCESCO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID GATES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDALL GROSS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN JOY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LANE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABREY LIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED LOGAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROY ZIEGLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK POLICARE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAY WEEDER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROY ZIEGLER | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBI CROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH CURTIS FEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN FRANCESCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABREY LIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC REISENWITZ | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID LANE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN JOY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID PEARL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANK POLICARE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KAY WEEDER | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLEN MASON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROY ZIEGLER | HISTORIAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BOBBI CROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RALPH CURTIS FEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VIVIAN FRANCESCO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABREY LIGHT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC REISENWITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 41, NEW HOPE, PA 18938-0041
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERTA CROSS, PO BOX 41, NEW HOPE, PA 189380041
- Signed the 990
- ROBERTA CROSS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (215) 862-5652
- Website
- WWW.NEWHOPEHS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BARATZ & ASSOCIATES PA
Mission
NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY WAS ORGANIZED IN PENNSYLVANIA AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL BUILDINGS LOCATED IN NEW HOPE, PENNSYLVANIA. SOURCES OF REVENUE ARE DERIVED FROM CONTRIBUTIONS, MEMBERSHIP DUES, RENTAL OF THE PARRY BARN AND SPECIAL EVENTS. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE CURRENT OPERATION EXPENSES ARE DEDICATED TO RESTORING AND MAINTAINING THE PARRY MANSION.
Program accomplishments
- OPERATION OF THE PARRY MANSION (A NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE), OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM MAY TO MID-DECEMBER EACH YEAR.Expenses $155,915 · revenue $36,850
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
- 23-6446266
- 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
- 1968
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $993,465
- Income (IRS master file)
- $438,198
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $222,874 | $233,838 | $993,465 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $183,463 | $231,644 | $965,395 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $173,508 | $237,308 | $954,485 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $180,854 | $220,961 | $1,027,366 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 23-6446266).
Questions about NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 23-6446266.
- Is NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1968.
- Are donations to NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERTA CROSS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does NEW HOPE HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $222,874, expenses of $233,838 and total assets of $993,465 at year end.
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