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EIN 52-0889500

Historical Society of Kent MD

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
4
City
Chestertown
State
Maryland
Year formed
1936
Most recent tax filings
2024-04-01
NTEE code, primary
A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
Description
Historical Society of Kent MD preserves and collects materials relating to local county history, maintains and operates a historic house museum. It also provides genealogical services, publishes a historical newsletter, maintains historical maps and provides historical site preservation for the county of 20,000 persons it serves.
Also known as...
Historical Society of Kent County Maryland
Total revenues
$184,281
2024
Total expenses
$174,071
2024
Total assets
$1,329,060
2024
Num. employees
4
2024

Program areas at Historical Society of Kent MD

Preservation, maintenance and staffing of a historic house museum and genealogical library serving a county of 20,000 persons. Also publish a Historical newsletter and provides genealogical services, Historical maps and Historical site preservation for the county. For the members, hskc offers lecture series and educational trips to historic sites.

Who funds Historical Society of Kent MD

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Maryland Humanities Council (MHC)Maryland Humanities Sharp Recovery Grants Fund$10,000
The Comegys Bight Charitable FoundationSupport$5,000
David A Bramble FoundationGeneral Funding$100

Personnel at Historical Society of Kent MD

NameTitleCompensation
Rodger BrownDirector / Treasurer / Second Vice President$0
George CoreyTreasurer$0
Barbara JorgensonPresident$0
Gibson B AnthonySecond Vice President / Director$0
Lydia LionDirector$0
...and 5 more key personnel

Financials for Historical Society of Kent MD

RevenuesFYE 04/2024
Total grants, contributions, etc.$53,491
Program services$23,712
Investment income and dividends$107,078
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$184,281

Form 990s for Historical Society of Kent MD

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2024-042024-06-24990View PDF
2023-042023-06-14990View PDF
2022-042022-06-27990View PDF
2021-042021-07-07990View PDF
2020-042020-12-18990View PDF
...and 10 more Form 990s

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Historic Hampton IncorporatedTowson, MD$171,075
Cedar Falls Historical SocietyCedar Falls, IA$367,803
Frankenmuth Historical AssociationFrakenmuth, MI$360,746
Dodge County Historical SocietyFremont, NE$147,249
Historic Homes FoundationLouisville, KY$646,897
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $5,000 from The Comegys Bight Charitable Foundation
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
August 3, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
July 27, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
May 13, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 3 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
Partially liquidatedState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
301 High St PO Box 665
Chestertown, MD 21620
Metro area
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
County
Kent County, MD
Website URL
kentcountyhistory.org/ 
Phone
(410) 778-3499
IRS details
EIN
52-0889500
Fiscal year end
April
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1936
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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