Spinner Publications Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO RECORD AND PROMOTE THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CITIES AND TOWNS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND. WE DO THIS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PUBLICATION OF BOOKS.
- Income
- $43,241
- Spending
- $42,491
- Reserves
- 39.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 63%
- Highest pay
- $1,605, treasurer
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3,210 spent. THE EXEMPT PURPOSE ACHIEVEMENT IS TO EDUCATE THROUGH BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS THE HERITAGE OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. WE COLLECT ORAL HISTORIES AND CREATE DOCUMENTARY, PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ILLUSTRATIVE ACCOUNTS THAT TELL THE STORY OF THE INDIVIDUAL, THE CITY, THE LAND; STORIES OF FAMILIES AND THEIR WORK. WE SEEK TO PROMOTE THE HUMANITIES AND ARTS OF THE REGION AND COLLABORATION AMONG ARTISTS TO PRESENT LOCAL HISTORY IN AN ACCURATE, DRAMATIC AND ENTERTAINING WAY. SPINNERS AIM IS TO BRING OUT THE STORY OF INDIVIDUALS, TO SHOW HOW PEOPLES LIVES HAVE IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY, AND TO PORTRAY THE CULTURE AS IT IS REALIZED IN THE LIVES OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1984.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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