Nonprofit · EIN 04-6109189
DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · DUXBURY, MA 02331
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,053,145 | $699,395 | $353,750 | $10,646,210 | $52,031 | $10,594,179 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,062,300 | $693,497 | $368,803 | $9,818,697 | $22,342 | $9,796,355 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $546,241 | $681,260 | -$135,019 | $8,448,119 | $34,980 | $8,413,139 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $555,771
- Membership dues
- $42,410
- Program service revenue
- $58,766
- Investment income
- $373,779
- Net rental income
- $54,375
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $227,411
- Net income from fundraising events
- $12,710
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,256
- Other revenue
- $64,829
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $131,235
- Other salaries and wages
- $163,380
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $320,278
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,565
- Occupancy
- $35,006
- Depreciation
- $78,054
- Program services (functional)
- $497,000
- Management and general (functional)
- $135,787
- Fundraising (functional)
- $66,608
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,818,697
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,646,210
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $52,031
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,594,179
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,289,093
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,525,682
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,068,497
- Gross receipts
- $2,974,441
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 250
- Year formed
- 1916
- 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 October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABRINA KAPLAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,924 | $3,822 |
| DONNA WOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY VON STACKELBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LORING | CLERK UNTIL 1/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA PALFREY | CLERK EFF. 1/25 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY BANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAITLIN HUMPHREYS | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY LAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGIA TAFT PYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RAPELYE | DIRECTOR UNTIL 2/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW STRAWBRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW THAWLEY | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/25 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WOOD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ZOLTOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SABRINA KAPLAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,320 | $3,538 |
| DONNA WOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY VON STACKELBERG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA LORING | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY BANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HAYES | DIRECTOR UNTIL 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY LAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE TALMAGE O'FARRELL | DIRECTOR UNTIL 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA PALFREY | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGIA TAFT PYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RAPELYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW STRAWBRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL WALES | DIRECTOR UNTIL 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN WARREN | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WOOD | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/24 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ZOLTOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES HARTFORD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNTIL 4/23 Officer | 40 | $91,121 | $0 |
| SABRINA KAPLAN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EFF. 4/23 Officer | 40 | $27,085 | $813 |
| DONNA WOOD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY VON STACKELBERG | TREASURER EFF. 2/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID UITTI | TREASURER UNTIL 2/23 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT LORING | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY BANNON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT CASAGRANDE | DIRECTOR UNTIL 2/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA HAYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WOODY LAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAYNE TALMAGE O'FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER RAPELYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW STRAWBRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGIA TAFT PYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL WALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ZOLTOWSKI | DIRECTOR EFF. 2/23 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 2865, DUXBURY, MA 02331-2865
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- SABRINA KAPLAN, PO BOX 2865, DUXBURY, MA 02332
- Signed the 990
- SABRINA KAPLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (781) 934-6106
- Website
- WWW.DUXBURYHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PKF JND PC
Mission
THE DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (DRHS) STRIVES TO BE A RESPONSIBLE STEWARD OF OUR HISTORICAL BUILDINGS, MUSEUM OBJECTS, ARCHIVES, AND LANDS. WE WELCOME ALL AUDIENCES TO LEARN ALONG WITH US, EXPLORE OUR COLLECTIONS, AND INTERPRET THE UNFOLDING, DIVERSE STORIES OF DUXBURY'S HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- DRHS ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY MAINTAINING FOUR HISTORIC HOUSE PROPERTIES, AN ARCHIVAL LIBRARY, MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, AND MORE THAN 150 ACRES OF LAND HELD IN CONSERVATION. THESE PROPERTIES, CAREFULLY PRESERVED AND MADE ACCESSIBLE BY DRHS, ARE PART OF THE HEART AND CHARACTER OF DUXBURY. DRHS IS A 501 C (3) NON-PROFIT DESIGNATED IN MASSACHUSETTS, AND ITS PROPERTIES ARE LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. DRHS SERVES THE TOWN OF DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS (16,000 RESIDENTS); PLYMOUTH COUNTY (542,000 RESIDENTS); AND PLYMOUTH COUNTY REGIONAL TOURISM (MORE THAN 1 MILLION ANNUALLY). AN AVERAGE OF 1,500 DUXBURY PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN PER YEAR LEARN DUXBURY HISTORY THROUGH FREE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING AND INTERNSHIPS.Expenses $337,828 · revenue $4,709
- PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, A LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF SCHOLARLY RESEARCH, AND OFFER ACTIVITIES TO THE DUXBURY COMMUNITY WHICH PROMOTE DUXBURY'S HISTORY.MOST DRHS PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC WITH A FEW MEMBER-BENEFIT EVENTS ON THE CALENDAR EACH YEAR. MANY ARE FREE OF CHARGE OR OFFERED FOR A "SUGGESTED DONATION." IN THE CASE OF TICKETED EVENTS, WE STRIVE TO KEEP OUR PRICES REASONABLE FOR THE PROGRAM BEING OFFERED.Expenses $80,302 · revenue $5,749
- SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ARE HELD ON A YEARLY BASIS TO CELEBRATE AND PROMOTE DUXBURY'S HISTORY.DRHS MANAGES MORE THAN 50 MISSION-DRIVEN EVENTS EACH YEAR AT OUR DIFFERENT SITES. THESE DISPLAY ROTATING ITEMS FROM OUR COLLECTIONS AS WELL AS NEW RESEARCH THAT EXPANDS THE NARRATIVE OF LOCAL HISTORY. OUR TALKS ARE SELL-OUT EVENTS, AND VISITATION AT THE HOUSE MUSEUMS IS STRONG. DURING THE 2025 SUMMER SEASON, APPROXIMATELY 1,700 WALK-IN AND SCHEDULED VISITORS EXPERIENCED OUR EXHIBITS AND STORY-TELLING NARRATIVES AT THE NATHANIEL WINSOR JR., KING CAESAR, AND BRADFORD HOUSE MUSEUMS COMBINED.Expenses $78,870 · revenue $46,052
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 October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-6109189
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1942
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,646,210
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,974,441
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $1,053,145 | $699,395 | $10,646,210 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $1,062,300 | $693,497 | $9,818,697 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $546,241 | $681,260 | $8,448,119 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $568,738 | $633,492 | $8,459,126 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 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 04-6109189).
Questions about DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is 04-6109189.
- Is DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
- Are donations to DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL 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 DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names SABRINA KAPLAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $117,924 (SABRINA KAPLAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DUXBURY RURAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,053,145, expenses of $699,395 and total assets of $10,646,210 at year end.
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