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Marlborough Historical Society Inc

EIN 04-6169254 · Marlborough, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

CITY OF MARLBOROUGH HISTORICAL PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION.

Income
$130,305
Spending
$152,848
Reserves
5.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 86%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 5.8 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 17% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, 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 April 30, 2026, 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 (5)
  1. $57,667 spent. ERECTING A STATUE IN HONOR OF SAM BOYD, A HISTORICAL FIGURE FROM MARLBOROUGH, MA.
  2. $44,860 spent. CELEBRATION HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN WHOSE COURAGE BUILT THIS NATION AND TO CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF THE AMERICAN SPIRIT.
  3. $25,857 spent. PURCHASING OF A REVOLUTIONARY WAR REPLICA CANNON TO BE USED IN VARIOUS EXHIBITS AND EVENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
  4. $2,852 spent. SOCIETY MEETINGS WERE HELD VARIOUS TIMES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH VARIOUS LECTURE PROGRAMS RELATING TO MARLBORO HISTORICAL THEMES.
  5. $2,853 spent. A CATALOG AND PRESEVATION OF HISTORICAL ACQUISITIONS IS PUBLISHED. EXHIBITS FOR THE PUBLIC WITH VARYING HISTORICAL THEMES ARE GIVEN. RESEARCH FOR THE PUBLIC IS PROVIDED. IN ADDITION THE SOCIETY IS EDUCATING THE RESIDENTS WITH ITS MUSEUM IN THE STREETS PROGRAM WHICH WILL PUT SIGNS AND PLAQUES THROUGHOUT THE CITY NOTING MARLBORO'S HISTORIAL PAST.A NEWSLETTER IS DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS PLUS COURTESY COPIES TO OTHER SOCIETIES AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1968.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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