Hull House Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
208086902
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Lancaster, NY, USA
Phone
7166816451
Rating
78
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
History Museums

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$135,450
Expenses
$109,414
Assets
$1,867,535
Liabilities
$249,820

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • GARY COSTELLO (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • CATHERINE CLARK (TRUSTEE)
  • BERNADETTE DUPRE (TRUSTEE)
  • AMIZETTA HAJ (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. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The hull house foundation's mission is to help our citizens learn of the contribution made to the settlement and development of our community by the early pioneers to our region. . . By preserving and restoring the 1810 hull family home & farmstead; by conserving, rebuilding, holding, maintaining, presenting and interpreting the 1810 warren & polly hull house and grounds; by engaging, informing and inspiring people as they learn about this historic dwelling, its builders and inhabitants and the events that occurred during its period of prime significance;

What it reported doing in 2025

Educational program accomplishments the foundation continues to offer several educational programs that are targeted to both students and adults to accomplish our primary mission. We continue to offer several well developed educational programs and are consistently developing new ones. Examples of our traditional programs: "history camp for kids." since 2008, the hull family home & farmstead has organized and produced a series of day camping educational sessions we call "history camp for kids." we invite students entering fourth through eighth grade to spend a full week learning about life on the western New York frontier in the early 19th century. From textiles to native american contributions, to food and the wars the family was engaged in, campers are exposed to many activities and experiences that enhance their understanding of this important period in american history. "meet our past" tours, whereby visitors walk to various stations viewing vignettes, which dramatized historic events. We also conducted twenty-four classes for primary school students from three different public school districts with over 600 children attending. The tours include docent lead tours of the restored hull house and the family cemetery, as well as an examination of the hull family tree. Students participate in pioneer games, visited the kitchen garden and learned about medicinal plants, and are introduced to tools and chores of the period. Living history lecture series. During the season, we scheduled monthly lectures by groups or individuals who have expertise in specific subjects, such as the war of 1812, medicinal plants, and period clothing. For example, in 2025, we hosted lectures by: tom schobert, author of "hush the cannon's roar" terry wolf, a quilting expert "hands-on heritage" days. This program series is offered monthly in the summer and fall. Families are invited to participate in themed period activities relating to events such as may day, fourth of july, harvest season and others.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
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

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 71
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 75.7%; rating input score 76
  • Program expense ratio: 93.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 19.2%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 17.07; rating input score 94; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -2.1% per year; rating input score 0; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.2% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 75.7% of revenue deployed · 93.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $102K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2010 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 20/100.