Thomas Jay Mccahill Iii Socnh Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
872403914
IRS 990 coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Exeter, NH, USA
Phone
4104040586
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Scholarships, Student Financial Aid Services, Awards

Reported finances

Revenue
$233,596
Expenses
$93,573
Assets
$4,118,926
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • STEPHEN B JEFFRIES (Chairman)
  • RANDALL A HAMMOND (Treasurer)
  • CHRISTOPHER C CHILD (Secretary)

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

To award academic scholarships, paid internships, and grants to individuals engaged in academic study of american history, in particular the revolutionary war.

What it reported doing in 2025

During the summer/ fall of 2024, the organization established the thomas jay mccahill iii fellowship at the american revolution institute of the society of the cincinnati. This opportunity is being offered by the society of the cincinnati in the state of New Hampshire in collaboration with a partner organization: the american revolution institute of the society of the cincinnati, inc., based in Washington, d.c. The inaugural mccahill fellow began their term during the 2025 2026 academic year. The mccahill fellowship provides up to $75,000 for a oneyear period to support the cost of research, travel, housing and per diem expenses for one or more scholars to undertake advanced research on a topic germane to american history in the colonial and revolutionary periods. Fellows will have sustained access to collections and professional staff in a quiet study room at the american revolution institute's headquarters, anderson house, in Washington, d.c. The mccahill fellowship is open to graduate students and advanced and independent scholars who are conducting research that may benefit from various primary resources, with an emphasis on the collections of the american revolution institute and/or the american independence museum.the mccahill fellow's research is expected to be on one or more of the following periods: the revolutionary war colonial british america, preferably for research leading in some way to an issue of the revolutionary period and the early american republic, preferably for research leading in some way to an issue of the revolutionary period.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

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

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 90
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 83.7%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 63.3%; rating input score 63
  • 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • 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: 59.9%; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 44.02; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 67.7% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -35.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 35% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 83.7% of revenue deployed · 63.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 5 of 5 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $59K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 14 of 14 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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: Revenue growth scored 0/100.