Nonprofit · EIN 04-2210750
PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC
Tax-exempt · PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,068,165 | $10,476,936 | $4,591,229 | $43,840,357 | $6,501,068 | $37,339,289 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $9,557,860 | $10,671,018 | -$1,113,158 | $40,143,243 | $8,500,310 | $31,642,933 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,428,780 | $10,547,772 | -$118,992 | $40,274,869 | $8,021,460 | $32,253,409 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $13,548,278 | $9,986,684 | $3,561,594 | $39,053,194 | $9,180,792 | $29,872,402 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,473,169
- of which government grants
- $308,585
- Program service revenue
- $4,832,301
- Investment income
- $1,064,137
- Royalties
- $2,636
- Net rental income
- $77,717
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $453,482
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,014,278
- Other revenue
- $1,698,558
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $453,982
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,766,222
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,264,513
- Professional fundraising fees
- $130,320
- Legal fees
- $5,047
- Accounting fees
- $77,500
- Occupancy
- $500,112
- Travel
- $88,678
- Depreciation
- $906,600
- Program services (functional)
- $8,392,739
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,402,645
- Fundraising (functional)
- $681,552
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,143,243
- Total assets, end of year
- $43,840,357
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,501,068
- Net assets, end of year
- $37,339,289
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18,036,778
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,130,823
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,432,596
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,906,693
- Gross unrelated business income
- $483,943
- Gross receipts
- $22,155,641
- Employees
- 179
- Volunteers
- 162
- Year formed
- 1947
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMAS BEGLEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF. MAY 2025) Officer | 40 | $143,906 | $944 |
| IVAN LIPTON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFIC Officer | 40 | $131,014 | $9,809 |
| MICHELLE SOVERINO | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,581 | $9,223 |
| RICHARD PICKERING | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $101,156 | $9,017 |
| KATE LAPRAD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,293 | $668 |
| ELLIE DONOVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2025) Officer | 40 | $65,586 | $354 |
| STEPHEN BRODEUR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID POKROSS JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BITTING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WARREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AYLWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARICE WAREHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRAME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE FITZGERALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETON HORNBLOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TED HUBBARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BRAWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID TREBING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THERESE MURRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| REBECCA MADSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEIDLICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAWNY WELCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CEDRIC WOODS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIE DONOVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $176,405 | $1,836 |
| IVAN LIPTON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $136,371 | $10,140 |
| MICHELLE SOVERINO | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,687 | $9,135 |
| RICHARD PICKERING | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $103,657 | $8,898 |
| KATE LAPRAD | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,453 | $777 |
| THOMAS BEGLEY | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $102,165 | $777 |
| STEPHEN BRODEUR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID POKROSS JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BITTING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WARREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AYLWARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARICE WAREHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRAME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE FITZGERALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETON HORNBLOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HUBBARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BRAWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEIDLICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CEDRIC WOODS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD THALER | TRUSTEE (THRU AUGUST 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIE DONOVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $170,636 | $1,773 |
| IVAN LIPTON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $132,608 | $9,395 |
| MICHELLE SOVERINO | ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,683 | $8,287 |
| RICHARD PICKERING | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,229 | $8,169 |
| STEPHEN BRODEUR | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MUGAR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID POKROSS JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BITTING | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BRAWER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BURNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD CLOSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRAME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALE FITZGERALD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETON HORNBLOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HUBBARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD THALER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WARREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEIDLICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CEDRIC WOODS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 23 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIE DONOVAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $162,011 | $7,892 |
| IVAN LIPTON | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $135,788 | $8,476 |
| RICHARD PICKERING | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $94,812 | $7,418 |
| STEPHEN BRODEUR | CHARIMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTHA MUGAR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN PETERS JR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID POKROSS JR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DARICE WAREHAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN BITTING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE BRAWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BURNHAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAROLD CLOSTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER FRAME | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEILA HOLLIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRETON HORNBLOWER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TED HUBBARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD RUSSELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANA SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD THALER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNE WARREN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA WEIDLICH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN WILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CEDRIC WOODS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 137 WARREN AVE, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360-2429
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- THOMAS BEGLEY, 137 WARREN AVENUE, PLYMOUTH, MA 02360
- Signed the 990
- THOMAS BEGLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (508) 746-1622
- Website
- WWW.PLIMOTH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LEONARD MULHERIN & GREENE PC
Mission
PLIMOTH PATUXET'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE COMPELLING, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES BUILT ON THOROUGH RESEARCH ABOUT WAMPANOAG PEOPLE AND THE COLONIAL ENGLISH COMMUNITY IN THE 1600S. A SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATE, THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO RE-CREATE THE PEOPLE, ARTIFACTS AND LANDSCAPE OF 17TH-CENTURY PLYMOUTH THROUGH ITS MAJOR LIVING HISTORY EXHIBITS, MAYFLOWER II, THE WAMPANOAG HOMESITE, 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH VILLAGE, CRAFT CENTER AND PLIMOTH GRIST MILL.
Program accomplishments
- PLIMOTH PATUXET IS ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST HISTORICALLY AND CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT MUSEUMS. EXHIBITS INCLUDE THE WAMPANOAG HOMESITE, 17TH-CENTURY ENGLISH VILLAGE, CRAFT CENTER, NYE BARN, PLIMOTH GRIST MILL, AND MAYFLOWER II. ADDITIONAL FACILITIES ON THE 130-ACRE CAMPUS CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL GUEST EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS THEIR ENJOYMENT AND COMFORT. PLIMOTH PATUXET OWNS AND MAINTAINS THE MAYFLOWER II, A 69-YEAR OLD, FULL SCALE REPRODUCTION OF THE VESSEL THAT BROUGHT THE PILGRIMS TO PLYMOUTH. THE MUSEUM HAS A RICH COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL ARTIFACTS THAT SHOW DAILY LIFE BETWEEN 1500 AND 1700. THE ARTIFACTS COME FROM PLACES SUCH AS NEW ENGLAND, GREAT BRITAIN, AND THE NETHERLANDS, AND REPRESENT THE MATERIAL CULTURE THAT THE PILGRIMS AND WAMPANOAG WOULD HAVE KNOWN. MUSEUM RESEARCHERS AND ARTISANS USE THE ARTIFACTS TO HELP RE-CREATE THE LIVING HISTORY EXHIBITS GUESTS SEE AT PLIMOTH PATUXET. THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE AND UNDERSTAND AMERICA'S FOUNDING STORY. A VISIT TO PLIMOTH PATUXET PROVIDES ACCESS TO HISTORIC PLACES AND EVENTS THAT ARE VIVIDLY BROUGHT TO LIFE IN AN EVOCATIVE ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION, PLIMOTH PATUXET LIVING HISTORY EDUCATORS BRING THE STORY OF PLYMOUTH'S EARLIEST NATIVE AND COLONIAL RESIDENTS TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS IN CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. STUDENTS WHO CANNOT VISIT OR BRING A PLIMOTH PATUXET EDUCATOR TO THEIR CLASSROOM CAN ENTER THE STORY THROUGH CURATED EXHIBITS AND TEACHER RESOURCES ON WWW.PLIMOTH.ORG.Expenses $8,392,739 · revenue $4,832,301
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 | 990 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
- 04-2210750
- 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
- 1948
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $43,840,357
- Income (IRS master file)
- $22,155,641
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $15,068,165 | $10,476,936 | $43,840,357 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $9,557,860 | $10,671,018 | $40,143,243 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,428,780 | $10,547,772 | $40,274,869 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,744,663 | $10,831,230 | $39,984,265 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $13,548,278 | $9,986,684 | $39,053,194 | XML |
| 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 04-2210750).
Questions about PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC
- What is the EIN of PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC is 04-2210750.
- Is PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1948.
- Are donations to PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS 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 PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names THOMAS BEGLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,906 (THOMAS BEGLEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (EFF. MAY 2025)).
- How much revenue does PLIMOTH PATUXET MUSEUMS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,068,165, expenses of $10,476,936 and total assets of $43,840,357 at year end.
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