2026-09-16T09:59:45-04:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 900892021 Friends of Memorial Hall Inc FRIE 6173063030 14 GREEN ST CHARLESTOWN MA 02129 Lawrence Stevens Treasurer 6173063030 2026-09-17 2024 Joseph Zuffante 14 GREEN ST CHARLESTOWN MA 02129 319210 false X www.friendsofmemhall.org X 2015 MA The mission of the Friends is the historic preservation of Memorial Hall including its design and reconstruction. Built in 1793 as the residence of Samual Dexter a member of President John Adams Cabinet the building was converted in 1888 into the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Post 11 later expanded to serve all veterans. Today the building is being renovated to provide a stable headquarters for veteran support and community services. 8 4 0 10 0 0 129388 319210 367996 0 145 0 17158 0 514687 319210 17158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 408808 372537 425966 372537 88721 -53327 94053 40726 0 0 94053 40726 The mission of the Friends is the historic preservation of Memorial Hall including its design and reconstruction. Built in 1793 as the residence of Samual Dexter a member of President John Adams Cabinet the building was converted in 1888 into the Abraham Lincoln Post 11 of the Grand Army of the Republic. Post 11 later expanded to serve all veterans. Today the building is being renovated to provide a stable headquarters for veteran support and community services. false false 344395 0 0 Historic Preservation NTEE code A84: Under a contract with the City of Boston the organization continued restoring the historic building and grounds to their 1888 appearance. Several vendors provided services and materials with principal craftsmanship from the Preservation Carpentry program of the North Bennet Street School. The building nearly condemned in the 1990s has undergone extensive structural and exterior rehabilitation and is on track for completion by the end of 2024. These expenses were covered by the Community Preservation Committee of the City of Boston with additional assistance provided by the fundraising efforts of the Friends. 10702 0 0 Operating Support for Memorial Hall at 14 Green Street Charlestown NTEE Code A80. This program offers supplemental operating assistance to sustain the buildings operations housing the Charlestown Learning and Lacrosse Center and the Movement Lab LLC. These non-profit programs serve more than 200 Charlestown youth. Additionally 7,000 is allocated for scholarships benefiting the children and grandchildren of Charlestown veterans with no individual grant exceeding 1,000. 4715 0 0 This total includes a number of small expenses that were for the restoration of the building. Included are hardware store purchases for tools and equipment Home Depot expenses for additional tools etc. 0 0 0 359812 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 false false false X 8 4 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true false true false false false MA X X X Lawrence F Stevens 6173063030 14 GREEN ST CHARLESTOWN MA 02129 X Joseph Zuffante President 20.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Stanley Leonard Vice President 10.00 0 X X 0 0 0 David Hennessey Clerk 5.00 0 X X 0 0 0 Lawrence Stevens Treasurer 10.00 0 X X 0 0 0 William T Coots Director 5.00 0 X 0 0 0 Kira Dunn Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Amanda Zettel Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 Dan Noonan Director 2.00 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false A M Design and Fabrication 95 Hathaway Street Suite 26 Providence RI 02907 Fence Design & Install 138000 1 0 0 0 0 275000 44210 0 319210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 319210 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1575 0 1575 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 90 0 400 0 400 0 5696 0 5696 0 30 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10702 10702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2716 0 2716 0 Building Renovation 4715 4715 0 0 Misc. G&A Expenses 2218 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 344395 344395 0 0 372537 359812 10507 0 0 0 0 0 88744 35417 0 0 0 0 5309 5309 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94053 40726 -4 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 107 107 -103 -103 0 0 X 88744 35417 5309 5309 94053 40726 94053 40726 -53327 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 10550 43573 7358 27195 319210 407886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10550 43573 7358 27195 319210 407886 407886 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 407886 0 1 0.9985 X 0 Unexplained amount of -103. Carryover from prior years that needs to be corrected. -103 -103 Part VI, Section B, Line 1 There are no differences in voting rights among members of the governing body. The President has been delegated the authority to act in the best interests of the Friends of Memorial Hall in day-to-day matters under an understanding that issues of policy and or significant financial implication will be referred to the full Board for discussion and decision. Part VI, Line 8 There are no committees in the Friends of Memorial Hall Inc. All decisions are made by the governing body the Board of Directors. Minutes of meetings of the full Board are recorded and whenever feasible the meetings are also video-recorded. Part VI, Line 11a Form 990 has again been prepared by the Treasurer and it is available for review by any member. A copy of the 990 is sent to the Officers and notice is provided to the rest of the Board that if they wish they can review the Form 990 before submission. Beginning in 2026 the preparation of the Form 990 will be the responsibility of a CPA whom the Friends have retained. Part VI, Line 12c As a very small organization the discussions related to conflict of interest are easy to determine which we do at Board Meetings and in frequent meetings of the Executive Committee President Treasurer Clerka Secretary. To date conflict of interest has never been a problem in the operations of the Friends of Memorial Hall. Part VI, Line 19 Important organization documents are distributed by email and discussion at Board meetings. Also important documents are available on our website Friendsofmemhall.org as well as the Office of the Secretary of State Charitable Organizations Division. Part IX, Line 24e The number in this category represents the total of the expenses associated with the renovation of Memorial Hall a building which technically is owned by a third party The Veterans of Charlestown. If it is a requirement that this total be individually accounted I can arrange that. I have already noted that there was only one vendor who received in excess of 100,000 and the name and address of that vendor is made a part of this filing. Part VI Line 6 | Explanation:| The Friends of Memorial Hall have no stockholders only members. Part VI Line 13 | Explanation:| The Friends of Memorial Hall have no employees. Accordingly there are no discussions about compensation. Part I Line 9 | Explanation:| The 990 filing for 2023 is not correct with respect to Program Service Revenue. The programs supported by the Friends of Memorial Hall do not generate revenue. The 990 filing for 2024 is correct in this respect. Part IV Line 11 | Explanation:| b Process if any used by the organization to review this Form 990. For the last 3 years for financial reasons the 990 was prepared by the Treasurer with a cursory review by the Board officers. This procedure was essentially the same for 2024 except that the draft form was submitted to the CPA firm just hired to handle future tax filings. The 990 on extensiont to 11 96 will be filed timely for Tax Year 2025.