Nonprofit · EIN 51-0201160
FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC
Tax-exempt · MANCHESTER, VT 05254
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,324,492 | $3,321,989 | $2,503 | $22,289,211 | $5,004,597 | $17,284,614 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,633,394 | $3,563,825 | $1,069,569 | $18,970,880 | $1,832,529 | $17,138,351 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,366,259
- Membership dues
- $135,288
- Program service revenue
- $799,838
- Investment income
- $60,512
- Net rental income
- -$50,146
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $5,276
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$32,979
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $181,008
- Other revenue
- $97,883
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,949,536
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,949,536
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Depreciation
- $392,055
- Program services (functional)
- $2,499,288
- Management and general (functional)
- $606,143
- Fundraising (functional)
- $216,558
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,970,880
- Total assets, end of year
- $22,289,211
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,004,597
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,284,614
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $17,011,542
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,289,523
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $995,091
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$50,146
- Gross receipts
- $4,395,958
- Employees
- 81
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1978
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE ARCHER | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT HALLENBECK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL KALLICHE | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL LOWERRE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MEGAN MAYHEW-BERGMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAY FLYNN | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM EVANS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALKER KIMBALL | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JIM MAIELLA | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RANDALL PERKINS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BRIAN KEEFE | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE ARCHER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT HALLENBECK | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL KALLICHE | Trustee Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PAUL LOWERRE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ROBERT COWLES | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICK PENNEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JIM EVANS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KEN MORIARTY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARGARET CATING | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RANDALL PERKINS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 377, MANCHESTER, VT 05254-0377
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIAN KEEFE, PO BOX 377, MANCHESTER, VT 05254
- Signed the 990
- BRIAN KEEFE, President
- Phone
- (802) 362-1788
- Website
- WWW.HILDENE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- McCormack Guyette & Associates PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FRIENDS OF HILDENE, INC. IS "VALUES INTO ACTION". OUR CORE VALUES ARE "INTEGRITY, PERSEVERENCE, AND CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY". OUR KEY ACTIONS ARE "PRESERVATION, LAND CONSERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND CIVIL CIVIC DISCOURSE".
Program accomplishments
- EACH YEAR HILDENE'S STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS WELCOME THOUSANDS OF GUESTS TO THE LINCOLN HOME, GROUNDS AND WALKING TRAILS. HILDENE'S OPEN LAND AND RESTORED BUILDINGS BEST SERVE THE PUBLIC AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE, AND AS A MEMORIAL TO THE LINCOLN FAMILY.Expenses $2,499,288 · revenue $799,838
- HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF 412 ACRES AND FOURTEEN HISTORIC BUILDINGS, INCLUDING A FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT EMPHASIZES SUSTAINABILITY OVER SHORT-TERM PROFIT, SUCH AS REMOVAL OF INVASIVE SPECIES AND SELECTIVE CUTTING TO ENSURE THE LONGER-TERM GOAL OF HIGHER QUALITY, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING VERMONT FOREST. TREES ARE HARVESTED AND RUN THROUGH A PORTABLE SAW MILL TO PRODUCE LUMBER TO CONSTRUCT BUILDINGS. CUT WOOD IS ALSO USED TO FEED WOOD-BURNING FURNACES TO EFFICIENTLY HEAT MANY OF THE BUILDINGS.
- PUBLIC EDUCATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE HILDENE MISSION, INCLUDING A LINCOLN LECTURE SERIES, A LIBRARY AND RESEARCH CENTER, A LINCOLN ESSAY COMPETITION, BOOK PUBLISHING, THE ROWLAND AGRICULTURAL CENTER AT WHICH STAFF MILKS GOATS AND MAKES CHEESE, PLUS A SECOND AGRICULTURAL OPERATION AT DENE FARM WITH ALPACAS, CATTLE, PIGS, SHEEP, CHICKENS AND RABBITS, A COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL INVOLVING DOZENS OF STUDENTS TAKING CLASSES AT DENE FARM EVERY DAY DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR AND THE LOWERRE FAMILY YOUTH EDUCATION CENTER WHICH IS HOME TO CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT TEACH HISTORY, NATURAL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE.
- MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES
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 | Not 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
- 51-0201160
- 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
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $22,289,211
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,395,958
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,324,492 | $3,321,989 | $22,289,211 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,633,394 | $3,563,825 | $18,970,880 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,107,432 | $3,169,339 | $16,023,858 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 51-0201160).
Questions about FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC
- What is the EIN of FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC is 51-0201160.
- Is FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC 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 FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC 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 FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC 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 FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRIAN KEEFE.
- Who are the officers and directors of FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FRIENDS OF HILDENE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,324,492, expenses of $3,321,989 and total assets of $22,289,211 at year end.
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