Nonprofit · EIN 63-6005641
GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
Tax-exempt · PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,885,430 | $3,395,480 | $489,950 | $13,112,205 | $306,376 | $12,805,829 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $5,374,522 | $5,333,203 | $41,319 | $10,776,053 | $2,284,126 | $8,491,927 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,075,360
- Membership dues
- $1,297,517
- Program service revenue
- $195,523
- Investment income
- $422,486
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $80,551
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $178,983
- Other revenue
- $192,061
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $20,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,610
- Other salaries and wages
- $770,194
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,036,257
- Professional fundraising fees
- $80,031
- Legal fees
- $7,190
- Accounting fees
- $29,045
- Occupancy
- $209,794
- Travel
- $42,832
- Depreciation
- $25,633
- Program services (functional)
- $2,596,922
- Management and general (functional)
- $607,838
- Fundraising (functional)
- $190,720
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,776,053
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,112,205
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $306,376
- Net assets, end of year
- $12,805,829
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $175,669
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,734,733
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,811,958
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,993,871
- Gross receipts
- $5,690,790
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 125
- Year formed
- 1897
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,700 |
| MARTIN BEERMAN | SECRETARY GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $1,800 |
| LISA PENNINGTON | GOVERNOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| REVEREND MICHAEL DENNEY | ACTING HISTORIAN & ELDER GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STARK | ASSISTANT GOVERNOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BART HENSON | TREASURER GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| COLLIER WIESE | CAPTAIN GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID NASH | SURGEON GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WHEATON | COUNSELOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETH LAMBRIGHT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANE D SCHLEINZER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCHEDULE O LIST OF 52 FOR AG | ASSISTANT GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SCHEDULE O LIST OF 53 FOR DGG | DEPUTY GOV GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK SCHMIDT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $125,346 |
| MARTIN BEERMAN | SECRETARY GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $1,050 |
| ALEXANDRA GOLON | HISTORIAN GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $450 |
| LISA PENNINGTON | GOVERNOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| JEFFREY STARK | ASSISTANT GOVERNOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BART HENSON | TREASURER GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| REVEREND MICHAEL DENNEY | ELDER GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| COLLIER WIESE | CAPTAIN GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID NASH | SURGEON GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES WHEATON | COUNSELOR GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BETH LAMBRIGHT | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANE D SCHLEINZER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SCHLOSSER | MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCHEDULE O LIST OF 52 FOR AG | ASSISTANT GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SCHEDULE O LIST OF 53 FOR DGG | DEPUTY GOV GENERAL Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 18 WINSLOW ST, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360-3313
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LISA PENNINGTON, 18 WINSLOW STREET, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
- Signed the 990
- LISA PENNINGTON, GOVERNOR GENERAL
- Phone
- (508) 746-3188
- Website
- WWW.THEMAYFLOWERSOCIETY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GERALD T REILLY & COMPANY
Mission
THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS TELLS THE STORY OF THE JOURNEY OF THE PILGRIMS ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER IN 1620 BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THE PILGRIMS WERE IMPORTANT, HOW THEY SHAPED AMERICA AND WHAT THEIR 1620 VOYAGE MEANS TODAY.
Program accomplishments
- MAYFLOWER SOCIETY HOUSE-PRESERVE, PROTECT AND INTERPRET THIS 18TH CENTURY MANSION WHICH CONTAINS A COLLECTION OF DECORATIVE ARTS, ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS. THIS PROPERTY IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.Expenses $334,700 · revenue $17,465
- GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS-PUBLISH RESEARCH OF PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGISTS AND HISTORIANS IN AUTHORITATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL, GENEALOGICAL AND HISTORICAL PUBLICATIONS, EACH OF WHICH CONTAINS PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN DETAILS OF THE LIVES OF PILGRIM DESCENDANTS. WE SELL THE RESULTING BOOKS AND OTHER RELATED MERCHANDISE TO OUR MEMBERS AND TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.Expenses $389,695 · revenue $178,983
- GENEALOGY VALIDATION- WE COLLECT AND HOUSE RESEARCH MATERIALS RELATING TO PILGRIM HISTORY, CULTURE AND THE GENEALOGY OF OUR MEMBERS AND MAINTAIN AN ON-SITE LIBRARY WHICH IS OPEN TO RESEARCHERS, GENEALOGISTS AND HISTORIANS.Expenses $573,761 · revenue $178,058
- Expenses $1,298,766 · grants $20,000 · revenue $13,078
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-6005641
- 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
- 1941
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,112,205
- Income (IRS master file)
- $5,690,790
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,885,430 | $3,395,480 | $13,112,205 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $5,374,522 | $5,333,203 | $10,776,053 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $3,472,471 | $3,729,396 | $8,590,430 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,797,450 | $2,451,805 | $8,416,506 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 63-6005641).
Questions about GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS
- What is the EIN of GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS is 63-6005641.
- Is GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
- Are donations to GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 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 GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 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 GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS 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 GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LISA PENNINGTON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,700 (MARK SCHMIDT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,885,430, expenses of $3,395,480 and total assets of $13,112,205 at year end.
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