Nonprofit · EIN 23-7158119
MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · MILTON, DE 19968
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $155,832 | $157,255 | -$1,423 | $1,160,431 | $1,987 | $1,158,444 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $137,370 | $184,311 | -$46,941 | $1,149,993 | $4,738 | $1,145,255 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $125,710 | $117,809 | $7,901 | $1,162,795 | $11,267 | $1,151,528 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $99,741 | $130,818 | -$31,077 | $1,116,006 | $12,487 | $1,103,519 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $95,847 | $101,645 | -$5,798 | $1,186,229 | $15,948 | $1,170,281 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $66,590
- of which government grants
- $30,275
- Membership dues
- $36,315
- Program service revenue
- $38,728
- Investment income
- $50,514
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $42,329
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $60,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $67,077
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $70
- Accounting fees
- $4,258
- Occupancy
- $43,941
- Depreciation
- $12,288
- Program services (functional)
- $139,134
- Management and general (functional)
- $18,121
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,149,993
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,160,431
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,987
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,158,444
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $682,671
- Publicly traded securities
- $328,018
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,158,444
- Gross receipts
- $155,832
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT BOSSERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JACKIE BRISBOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH ESHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEREK HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CURTIS HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN R HUDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| PHILIP J MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LIZ MICELI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALAN PONGRATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEAN SHERMAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT BOSSERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JACKIE BRISBOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH ESHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEREK HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CURTIS HUDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN R HUDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP J MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LIZ MICELI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALAN PONGRATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEAN SHERMAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SCOTT BOSSERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH ESHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEREK HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN R HUDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP J MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LIZ MICELI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN PONGRATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEAN SHERMAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BOSSERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH ESHAM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DEREK HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN R HUDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP J MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LIZ MICELI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN PONGRATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEAN SHERMAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARON BORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SCOTT BOSSERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARAH ESHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DEREK HARVEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN R HUDSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PHIL MARTIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LIZ MICELI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALAN PONGRATZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEAN SHERMAN | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 112, MILTON, DE 19968-0112
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JOHN R HUDSON, PO BOX 112, MILTON, DE 19968
- Signed the 990
- PHILIP J MARTIN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (302) 684-1010
- Website
- WWW.HISTORICMILTON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- THE GODWIN FIRM
Mission
TO INCREASE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF MILTON AND THE BROADKILL HUNDRED. THE SOCIETY COLLECTS, PRESERVES AND INTERPRETS STORIES, ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO MILTON AND THE BROADKILL HUNDRED FOR STUDY AND EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- INCREASING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE HISTORY OF MILTONExpenses $40,707 · revenue $38,728
- UNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF MILTON, DEExpenses $98,427
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
- 23-7158119
- 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
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,160,431
- Income (IRS master file)
- $155,832
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $155,832 | $157,255 | $1,160,431 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $137,370 | $184,311 | $1,149,993 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $125,710 | $117,809 | $1,162,795 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $99,741 | $130,818 | $1,116,006 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $95,847 | $101,645 | $1,186,229 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 23-7158119).
Questions about MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 23-7158119.
- Is MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MILTON 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 MILTON 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 MILTON 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 MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN R HUDSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $155,832, expenses of $157,255 and total assets of $1,160,431 at year end.
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