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Nonprofit · EIN 06-0646673

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · FARMINGTON, CT 06032

Financials

$1.9M$1.8M2023$2.2M$1.9M2024$2.2M$1.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HILL-STEAD MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$2,183,628$1,903,967$279,661$11,734,116$214,055$11,520,061
December 31, 2024990$2,168,161$1,885,612$282,549$10,893,742$214,616$10,679,126
December 31, 2023990$1,893,334$1,833,400$59,934$10,319,857$168,402$10,151,455
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,516,699
of which government grants
$141,066
Program service revenue
$317,059
Investment income
$258,757
Net gain from sales of assets
$71,105
Net income from fundraising events
$72,897
Net income from sales of inventory
$18,216
Other revenue
$91,113

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$210,597
Other salaries and wages
$623,585
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$948,324
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$34,105
Occupancy
$161,254
Travel
$4,014
Depreciation
$236,500
Program services (functional)
$1,346,010
Management and general (functional)
$256,590
Fundraising (functional)
$301,367

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$10,893,742
Total assets, end of year
$11,734,116
Total liabilities, end of year
$214,055
Net assets, end of year
$11,520,061
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,988,585
Publicly traded securities
$6,462,135
Net assets without donor restrictions
$5,170,420
Net assets with donor restrictions
$6,349,641
Gross receipts
$2,954,506
Employees
39
Volunteers
200
Year formed
1946
State of legal domicile
CT

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR ANNA M SWINBOURNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUST
Trustee or director, Officer
40$147,912$8,556
DANIEL FLYNNDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
20.5$62,685$1,243
NINA MAYHALL HAYESCOLONIAL DAMES TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CAROLINE EDWARDSINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN S MADSENINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHUCK MUELLERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH R GIANNIBANK TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RAFEENA BACCHUS LEEGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYLES R BROWNGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN CHANDLERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL M ENGLISHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ANJANETTE FERRIS SENATUSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVAN S GOLDSTEINGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONIA EVERSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLEY KERSEYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
12 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MARIE C O'BRIENGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM O'REILLYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL SHOFFGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GEORGE R TRUMBULL IV PHDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATHERINE V SMITHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARCIE SENERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN CRONIN WHEATGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEXA BERK KINGGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES W FANELLIINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0
KRISTEN RENEHANPRESIDENT
Officer
3$0
MARK SIDESFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
3$0
LAVELL M L THOMPSONSECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
3$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR ANNA M SWINBOURNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$144,246$13,993
DANIEL FLYNNDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
20.5$58,480$592
NINA MAYHALL HAYESCOLONIAL DAMES TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
CAROLINE EDWARDSINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN S MADSENINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHUCK MUELLERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES W FANELLIBANK TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RAFEENA BACCHUS LEEGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYLES R BROWNGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN CHANDLERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL M ENGLISHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ANJANETTE FERRIS SENATUSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVAN S GOLDSTEINGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SONIA EVERSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLEY KERSEYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIE C O'BRIENGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM O'REILLYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL SHOFFGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE R TRUMBULL IV PHDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATHERINE V SMITHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCIE SENERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN CRONIN WHEATGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KRISTEN RENEHANPRESIDENT
Officer
3$0$0
MARK SIDESFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
3$0$0
LAVELL M L THOMPSONSECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
3$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR ANNA M SWINBOURNEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUSTEE
Trustee or director, Officer
40$115,000$12,171
DANIEL FLYNNDIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Officer
20.5$54,416$0
KATHERINE V SMITHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARISELA A SENERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN CRONIN WHEATGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES MUELLER AIAGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NINA MAYHALL HAYESCOLONIAL DAMES TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
JAMES W FANELLIBANK TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
3$0$0
RAFEENA BACCHUS LEEGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MYLES R BROWNGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN CHANDLERGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLINE EDWARDSINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROL M ENGLISHGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ANJANETTE FERRIS SENATUSGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EVAN S GOLDSTEINGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN HAZELTONGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIMBERLEY KERSEYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEPHEN S MADSENINSTITUTIONAL HISTORIAN
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARIE C O'BRIENGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM O'REILLYGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK SIDESGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL SHOFFGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE R TRUMBULL IV PHDGOVERNOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAVELL M L THOMPSONPRESIDENT
Officer
5$0$0
KRISTEN RENEHANFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
1$0$0
DANIEL C TRACYSECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
3$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
35 MOUNTAIN RD, FARMINGTON, CT 06032-2372
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DR ANNA M SWINBOURNE, 35 MOUNTAIN ROAD, FARMINGTON, CT 060322304
Signed the 990
DR ANNA M SWINBOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
Phone
(860) 677-4787
Return prepared by
WHITTLESEY PC

Mission

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM (HSM), A NAT'L HISTORIC LANDMARK, SERVES DIVERSE AUDIENCES IN CT AND BEYOND AS A WELCOMING PLACE FOR LEARNING, REFLECTION AND ENJOYMENT.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICESHILL-STEAD MUSEUM SERVES AS A DESTINATION FOR LEARNERS OF ALL AGES AND OFFERS NEARLY 7,000 PUBLIC TOURS EACH YEAR IN ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND GARDENS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURIES. SINCE OPENING TO THE PUBLIC IN 1947, OVER 1 MILLION VISITORS HAVE TOURED THE POPE-RIDDLE HOUSE, EXPLORED THE 152-ACRE GROUNDS, AND PARTICIPATED IN ART, LITERATURE, AND NATURE PROGRAMS. IN KEEPING WITH THE POPE-RIDDLE FAMILY'S ENJOYMENT OF CULTURAL PURSUITS, HSM OFFERED A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDING CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS, CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES/PANELS, AND FESTIVALS.
    Expenses $672,280 · revenue $406,380
  • COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATIONHILL-STEAD'S 1901 COUNTRY HOME, CHARACTERZIED BY A 33,000 SQUARE FOOT, 36 ROOM INTERIOR AND WHITE CLAPBOARD EXTERIOR WITH MOUNT VERNON VERANDA, IS CONSIDERED "PERHAPS THE FINEST COLONIAL REVIVAL HOUSE AND MUSEUM IN THE UNITED STATES" (NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK REPORT). ESTABLISHED IN 1946 AS A CULTURAL RESOURCE FOR THE PUBLIC IN PERPETUITY, HSM IS ONE OF THE NATION'S FEW REMAINING REPRESENTATIONS OF EARLY 20TH-CENTURY COUNTRY PLACE ESTATES. HSM BOASTS FRENCH IMPRESSIONIST MASTERPIECES - FOUR BY CLAUDE MONET, THREE BY EDGAR DEGAS - AND NOTABLE WORKS BY EDOUARD MANET, MARY CASSATT, AND JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER, AMONG OTHERS. COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 250 PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 290 CERAMICS, 400 PIECES OF FURNITURE, 3,300 BOOKS AND 16,000+ ARCHIVAL
    Expenses $673,730

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
06-0646673
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
1998
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$11,734,116
Income (IRS master file)
$2,954,506

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$2,183,628$1,903,967$11,734,116XML
990December 2024$2,168,161$1,885,612$10,893,742XML
990December 2023$1,893,334$1,833,400$10,319,857XML
990December 2022$1,671,157$1,840,363$9,859,731IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990December 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 06-0646673).

Questions about HILL-STEAD MUSEUM

What is the EIN of HILL-STEAD MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HILL-STEAD MUSEUM is 06-0646673.
Is HILL-STEAD MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1998.
Are donations to HILL-STEAD MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HILL-STEAD MUSEUM 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 HILL-STEAD MUSEUM 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 HILL-STEAD MUSEUM 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 HILL-STEAD MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DR ANNA M SWINBOURNE.
Who are the officers and directors of HILL-STEAD MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $147,912 (DR ANNA M SWINBOURNE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & TRUST).
How much revenue does HILL-STEAD MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,183,628, expenses of $1,903,967 and total assets of $11,734,116 at year end.

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