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Nonprofit · EIN 04-2104757

NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC

Tax-exempt · BOSTON, MA 02116

Financials

$15.9M$15M2022$16M$15.6M2023$24.7M$16.2M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
August 31, 2025990$24,713,504$16,156,300$8,557,204$97,054,844$26,454,452$70,600,392
August 31, 2024990$16,002,411$15,622,249$380,162$85,102,082$24,727,133$60,374,949
August 31, 2023990$15,882,127$15,021,019$861,108$66,422,648$10,895,809$55,526,839
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$16,650,443
of which government grants
$5,275,000
Program service revenue
$4,908,184
Investment income
$3,157,659
Royalties
$121,325
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,377,234
Net income from fundraising events
-$108,450
Net income from sales of inventory
-$38,940
Other revenue
-$2,782

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,078,587
Other salaries and wages
$6,782,829
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$9,667,888
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$68,485
Accounting fees
$79,800
Occupancy
$292,828
Travel
$277,150
Depreciation
$664,892
Program services (functional)
$9,418,806
Management and general (functional)
$3,267,066
Fundraising (functional)
$3,470,428

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$85,102,082
Total assets, end of year
$97,054,844
Total liabilities, end of year
$26,454,452
Net assets, end of year
$70,600,392
Land, buildings and equipment
$31,997,273
Publicly traded securities
$36,934,491
Net assets without donor restrictions
$32,398,738
Net assets with donor restrictions
$38,201,654
Gross receipts
$26,360,024
Employees
112
Volunteers
224
Year formed
1845
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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
RYAN WOODSPRESIDENT AND CEO
Officer
35$290,774$46,522
D BRENTON SIMONSPRESIDENT EMERITUS AND CHIEF STEWARDSHIP OFFICER
Officer
35$262,149$36,769
MEGHAN HALLOCKCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (FORMER)
Highest-paid employee
35$214,838$34,688
BRUCE BERNIERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35$195,218$42,777
EDWARD MACMAHONCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$187,345$43,804
STEVEN SOLOMONASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$181,920$41,899
CURT DICAMILLOCURATOR
Highest-paid employee
35$161,224$31,497
GINEVRA MORSECHIEF LEARNING AND INTERPRETATION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$147,007$43,813
DAVID M TREBINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
M DAVID SHERRILLVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
BONNIE REILLYSECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
JOHN E CORCORANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
GERARD A HALPIN IIISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
MARK KIMBALL NICHOLSCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
NANCY S MAULSBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH B VITTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
ERIC N WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
NORDAHL L BRUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
BRENDA L JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
JOHN S RANDO JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
HELEN ER SAYLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
MARK T COX IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
ANDREW LANGLOISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
ROBB ALEY ALLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
JONATHON BUCK TREATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
BRENDA M WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
KELI D LEVINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
JO ANNE C MAKELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
BRADY BRIM-DEFORESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
RYAN D TALIAFERROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
THOMAS B HAGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
SUSAN CARLSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 33 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
D BRENTON SIMONSPRESIDENT EMERITUS AND CHIEF STEWARDSHIP OFFICER
Officer
35$529,962$49,547
RYAN WOODSPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
35$343,716$39,275
BRUCE BERNIERCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
35$186,744$46,893
MEGHAN HALLOCKCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (FORMER)
Highest-paid employee
35$194,685$29,201
STEVEN SOLOMONASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$175,299$43,270
EDWARD MACMAHONCHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
35$175,490$42,253
CURT DICAMILLOCURATOR
Highest-paid employee
35$155,491$32,034
DIONNE CARTY JACKSONASST. VP FOR INSPIRATIONAL GIVING
Highest-paid employee
35$146,005$20,308
DAVID M TREBINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
M DAVID SHERRILLVICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
BONNIE REILLYSECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
JOHN E CORCORANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
GERARD A HALPIN IIISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
MARK KIMBALL NICHOLSCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
NANCY S MAULSBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ELIZABETH B VITTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ERIC N WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
NORDAHL L BRUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BRENDA L JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JOHN S RANDO JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
HELEN ER SAYLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
MARK T COX IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ANDREW LANGLOISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ROBB ALEY ALLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
SUSAN E CARLSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JONATHON BUCK TREATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BRENDA M WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
KELI D LEVINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JO ANNE C MAKELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BRADY BRIM-DEFORESTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
RYAN D TALIAFERROTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
THOMAS B HAGENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
NANCY CLAY WEBSTERTRUSTEE (UNTIL 2024)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
D BRENTON SIMONSPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
35$509,259$44,937
RYAN WOODSEVP & COO
Officer
35$342,928$36,225
BRUCE BERNIERVP & CFO
Officer
35$178,174$48,099
EDWARD MACMAHONASSISTANT VP OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$166,472$48,802
STEVEN SOLOMONASSISTANT VP OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$169,029$40,867
MEGHAN HALLOCKVP OF ADVANCEMENT
Highest-paid employee
35$187,737$20,008
CURT DICAMILLOCURATOR FOR SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Highest-paid employee
35$149,902$30,285
CLAIRE CAPUZZIVP FOR DIGITAL STRATEGY
Highest-paid employee
35$117,116$18,083
DAVID M TREBINGCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
THOMAS BAILEY HAGENVICE CHAIRMAN (UNTIL 4/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
BONNIE REILLYSECOND VICE CHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
JOHN E CORCORANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
NANCY S MAULSBYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
MARK KIMBALL NICHOLSCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
OLIVIA HOOD PARKERTRUSTEE (UNTIL 4/23)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
NANCY CLAY WEBSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
GERARD A HALPIN IIISECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
M DAVID SHERRILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ELIZABETH B VITTONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
STEVEN J MCCARTHYTRUSTEE (UNTIL 4/23)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ERIC N WARDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
NORDAHL L BRUETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
SUMNER E ANDERSONTRUSTEE (UNTIL 4/23)
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BRENDA L JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JOHN S RANDO JRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
HELEN ER SAYLESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
MARK T COX IVTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ANDREW LANGLOISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
ROBB ALEY ALLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
SUSAN E CARLSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JONATHON BUCK TREATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
BRENDA M WILLIAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
KELI D LEVINETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0
JO ANNE C MAKELYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
6$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
99 NEWBURY ST # 101, BOSTON, MA 02116-3007
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BRUCE BERNIER, 97 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, MA 02116
Signed the 990
BRUCE BERNIER, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(617) 536-5740
Return prepared by
AAFCPAS INC

Mission

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990 for the year ended August 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • MEMBER SERVICES: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400,000 INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND 2.5 MILLION ONLINE VISITS. MEMBERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS INCLUDING ACCESS TO OVER 1.6 BILLION SEARCHABLE NAMES ON AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG; QUARTERLY DELIVERY OF THE MAGAZINE AMERICAN ANCESTORS AND THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, THE REGISTER; DISCOUNTS ON RESEARCH-FOR-HIRE AND CONSULTATION; DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS; FREE ADMISSION TO THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND ITS ASK-A-GENEALOGIST SERVICE; DISCOUNTS ON HOTELS THROUGH HISTORICHOTELS.ORG AND HISTORICHOTELSWORLDWIDE.COM; AND ACCESS TO AMERICAN ANCESTREES, AN ONLINE FAMILY TREE PROGRAM.
    Expenses $326,345 · revenue $2,132,314
  • TOURS, SEMINARS & EVENTS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS HOSTS ONLINE SEMINARS, GUIDED TOURS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY HISTORY. GUIDED RESEARCH TOURS TO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE, AS WELL AS RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY IN BOSTON. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES INTENSIVE DAYS DEVOTED TO RESEARCH, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS GENEALOGISTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. WE PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AND IN PERSON, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ANNUAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMERICAN INSPIRATION BOOK TALKS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS.
    Expenses $1,990,676 · revenue $1,149,334
  • RESEARCH LIBRARY: THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY HAS BEEN NAMED BY USA TODAY AS A TOP 10 WORLD DESTINATION FOR FAMILY HISTORY. THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND VISITORS MAY VISIT THEIR EIGHT-STORY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE WHERE IT OFFERS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COLLECTION, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, DATES FROM THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT AND SPANS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND BEYOND. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 28 MILLION DIARIES, LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, AND MORE THAN 250,000 BOOKS AND MICROFORMS.
    Expenses $2,681,026 · revenue $1,582,493
  • WEBSITE: AMERICAN ANCESTORSOFFERS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS THE MOST-USED GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE IN THE WORLD. AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1.6 BILLION RECORDS SPANNING OVER 25 COUNTRIES COVERING EARLY AMERICAN, NEW ENGLAND, NEW YORK, IRISH, ENGLISH, ITALIAN, SCOTTISH, ATLANTIC AND FRENCH CANADIAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, CHINESE, JEWISH GENEALOGY, AND MORE, INCLUDING ONE OF THE MOST EXTENSIVE ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF EARLY AMERICAN GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, THE LARGEST SEARCHABLE COLLECTION OF PUBLISHED GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES, AND THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF U.S CATHOLIC RECORDS ONLINE. IN 2018, FAMILY TREE MAGAZINE NOTED AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AS A BEST GENEALOGY RECORDS WEBSITE, AND AS ONE OF THE BEST GENEALOGY WEBSITES IN THE WORLD.
    Expenses $2,035,595
  • PUBLICATIONS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLISHER OF FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS SINCE 1847. THROUGH ITS NEWBURY STREET PRESS AND OTHER PUBLICATION ARMS, THEY PRODUCE THE NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL REGISTER, ITS FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY AND THE OLDEST IN THE FIELD, FOCUSING ON AUTHORITATIVE COMPILED GENEALOGIES, AND AMERICAN ANCESTORS MAGAZINE, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY.
    Expenses $2,158,750 · revenue $28,386
  • RETAIL STORE: AMERICAN ANCESTORS SELLS ORIGINAL AND THIRD PARTY BOOKS, CHARTS, AND GIFTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON LINE THROUGH SHOP.AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AND IN STORE AT ITS 97 NEWBURY STREET HEADQUARTERS.
    Expenses $226,414

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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025August 31, 2026January 15, 2027Not due yet
2024August 31, 2025January 15, 2026990 on file
2023August 31, 2024January 15, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
04-2104757
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
1922
Accounting year ends
August
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$97,054,844
Income (IRS master file)
$26,360,024

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990August 2025$24,713,504$16,156,300$97,054,844XML
990August 2024$16,002,411$15,622,249$85,102,082XML
990August 2023$15,882,127$15,021,019$66,422,648XML
990August 2022$13,569,592$13,007,088$58,526,477IRS
990August 2021–––IRS
990August 2020–––IRS
990August 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 04-2104757).

Questions about NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC

What is the EIN of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC is 04-2104757.
Is NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1922.
Are donations to NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 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 NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
Who is the principal officer of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names BRUCE BERNIER.
Who are the officers and directors of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC?
The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 32 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $290,774 (RYAN WOODS, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
How much revenue does NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,713,504, expenses of $16,156,300 and total assets of $97,054,844 at year end.

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