Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of Md
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 061817896
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2015, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2009
- Location
- Baltimore, MD, USA
- Phone
- 4109491149
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $80,518
- Expenses
- $124,936
- Assets
- $100,106
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
12 people listed
People named in this filing
- GREGORY K WELLS ESQ (TRUSTEE)
- HERBERT BETTER ESQ (TRUSTEE)
- HONORABLE ALEXANDER WILLIAMS JR (TRUSTEE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The historical society was founded in 2007 to heighten the public's awareness of the rich history of the united states district court for the district of Maryland since its inception in 1789. To enhance the administration of justice in the court and to educate those who frequent the courthouses in baltimore and greenbelt about the court's role in society and its impact on history, the historical society, governed by a board of trustees, will undertake a variety of projects such as the creation of exhibits in the courthouses, the preservation and restoration of court documents and artifacts, the recording of oral histories of senior judges and others, and the commissioning of portraits and photographs of judges and lawyers who have served the court.
What it reported doing in 2024
The historical society's projects include the creation of exhibits located in the corridors and other public areas in the courthouses with themes relevant to the history of the court, oral histories, portraits, and photographs of judges and members of the bar, preservation of historical documents and artifacts, and educational programs.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 95
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 32
- Growth: 0
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 86.7%; rating input score 87
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -55.2%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.8; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -8.5% per year; rating input score 0; 29th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -11.2% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -7.9% per year; rating input score 0; 20th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 86.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
- Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.