New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc

Organization Overview

New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc is located in Boston, MA. The organization was established in 1922. According to its NTEE Classification (A80) the organization is classified as: Historical Organizations, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 08/2022, New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc employed 99 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 08/2022, New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc generated $13.6m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 7 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 5.0% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $13.0m during the year ending 08/2022. While expenses have increased by 4.5% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2022

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NEHGS IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 300,000 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 NEHGS; FREE ADMISSION TO THE NEHGS LIBRARY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND ITS ASK-A-GENEALOGIST SERVICE; DSICOUNTS ON HOTELS THROUGH HISTORICHOTELS.ORG AND HISTORICHOTELSWORLDWIDE.COM; AND ACCESS TO AMERICAN ANCESTREES, AN ONLINE FAMILY TREE PROGRAM.


NEHGS 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 THE BRITISH ISLES, AS WELL AS RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE NEHGS LIBRARY IN BOSTON. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES INTENSIVE DAYS DEVOTED TO RESEARCH, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS BY NEHGS GENEALOGISTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. ITS ONLINE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COVER A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS, AND ARE SUITABLE FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS OF ALL LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE.


THE NEHGS LIBRARY HAS BEEN NAMED BY USA TODAY AS A TOP 10 WORLD DESTINATION FOR FAMILY HISTORY. THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND VISITORS MAY VISIT NEHGS'S 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.


NEHGSOFFERS FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS THE MOST-USED GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE IN THE WORLD. AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG PROVIDES ACCESS TO MORE THAN 1.6 BILLION RECORDS SPANNING TWENTY-TWO COUNTRIES COVERING THE UNITED STATES, THE BRITISH ISLES, CONTINENTAL EUROPE, AND BEYOND, 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.NEHGS IS THE NATION'S LEADING PUBLISHER OF FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS AND PERIODICALS SINCE 1847. THROUGH ITS NEWBURY STREET PRESS AND OTHER PUBLICATION ARMS, NEHGS PRODUCES 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.NEHGS SELLS ORIGINAL AND THIRD PARTY BOOKS, CHARTS AND GIFTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE ON LINE THROUGH HTTPS://SHOP.AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG/ AND IN STORE AT ITS 101 NEWBURY STREET HEADQUARTERS.


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Outside Vendors & Contractors

Vendor Name (Service)Compensation
Northpoint Digital
Website
$361,998
Tg Gallagher
Renovations
$204,687
Ripon Printers
Book Printer
$148,157
Webtrix
Website
$133,169
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$191,160
Related organizations$0
Government grants $0
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$6,048,362
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $0
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$6,239,522
Total Program Service Revenue$4,680,687
Investment income $472,077
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income $0
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $2,148,566
Net Income from Fundraising Events -$151,102
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $179,842
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $13,569,592

Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 30 grants that New England Historic Genealogical Society Inc has recieved totaling $2,783,898.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Fidelity Non-Profit Management Foundation

Boston, MA

PURPOSE: CONSTRUCTION

$2,500,000
Lynch Foundation

Boston, MA

PURPOSE: CAROLYN LYNCH GARDEN ENDOWMENT

$50,000
Hawk Rock Foundation

PURPOSE: FURTHER THE CHARITY ACTIVITY

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$40,000
Hearin-Chandler Foundation

Mobile, AL

PURPOSE: OPERATING

$25,000
Society Of Cincinnati In The State Of Connecticut

Greenwich, CT

PURPOSE: GENERAL SUPPORT

$25,000
Foundation For The Carolinas

Charlotte, NC

PURPOSE: CHARITABLE GIFT

$20,000
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$29,778,954
Earnings-$5,616,508
Net Contributions$1,539,832
Other Expense$2,095,976
Ending Balance$23,606,302

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