Holland Historical Trust
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION: PRESERVING OUR PAST, IMAGINING OUR FUTURE VISION: TO BE A CULTURAL LEADER AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATOR INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS, THINKERS, AND INNOVATORS
- Income
- $758,033
- Spending
- $834,224
- Spent on programs
- 61%
- Reserves
- -1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 150
- Highest pay
- $68,826, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 14% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 10% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1561% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 22 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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)
- $506,840 spent. THE HOLLAND MUSEUM SHARES THE STORY OF HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, FROM THE ARRIVAL BY DUTCH IMMIGRANTS TO TODAY'S INNOVATIVE, SUCCESSFUL, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. IN THE MAIN MUSEUM, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FACINATING HISTORIC OBJECTS AS WELL AS ARTWORK FROM THE NETHERLANDS FROM THE 1600S TO THE 1900S. SPARKLAB SMITHSONIAN, WITH ROTATING STEM ACTIVITIES IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXHIBITS OFFER SOMETHING NEW REGULARLY. TWO HISTORIC HOMES SHOWCASING HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THE LATE 1800S ARE PART OF THE TRUST'S PROPERTIES: THE SETTLERS HOUSE IS A SMALL FAMILY HOME THAT WAS LIVED IN BY A SERIES OF WORKING CLASS FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF ITS LONG HISTORY. BUILT AROUND 1867, THE BUILDING SURVIVED THE GREAT HOLLAND FIRE OF 1871 AND WAS CONTINUOUSLY LIVED IN UNTIL THE 1990S. TODAY, THE HOME HAS BEEN RESTORED TO HOW IT WOULD HAVE APPEARED IN 1871. THE CAPPON HOUSE WAS THE HOME OF HOLLAND'S FIRST MAYOR AND LOCAL TANNERY PROPRIETOR, ISSAC CAPPON. BUILT IN 1874, IT IS NOW PARTIALLY RESTORED TO ITS APPEARANCE IN 1900. VISITORS TO THE CAPPON HOUSE STEP BACK IN TIME, IMMERSING THEMSELVES IN THE STORIES OF ISAAC CAPPON AND HIS LARGE FAMILY. THE HOLLAND MUSEUM SHARES THE STORY OF HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, FROM THE ARRIVAL BY DUTCH IMMIGRANTS TO TODAY'S INNOVATIVE, SUCCESSFUL, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY. IN THE MAIN MUSEUM, THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF FACINATING HISTORIC OBJECTS AS WELL AS ARTWORK FROM THE NETHERLANDS FROM THE 1600S TO THE 1900S. SPARKLAB SMITHSONIAN, WITH ROTATING STEM ACTIVITIES IS A HIGHLIGHT FOR FAMILIES OF ALL AGES. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXHIBITS OFFER SOMETHING NEW REGULARLY. TWO HISTORIC HOMES SHOWCASING HOW PEOPLE LIVED IN THE LATE 1800S ARE PART OF THE TRUST'S PROPERTIES: THE SETTLERS HOUSE IS A SMALL FAMILY HOME THAT WAS LIVED IN BY A SERIES OF WORKING CLASS FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF ITS LONG HISTORY. BUILT AROUND 1867, THE BUILDING SURVIVED THE GREAT HOLLAND FIRE OF 1871 AND WAS CONTINUOUSLY LIVED IN UNTIL THE 1990S. TODAY, THE HOME HAS BEEN RESTORED TO HOW IT WOULD HAVE APPEARED IN 1871. THE CAPPON HOUSE WAS THE HOME OF HOLLAND'S FIRST MAYOR AND LOCAL TANNERY PROPRIETOR, ISSAC CAPPON. BUILT IN 1874, IT IS NOW PARTIALLY RESTORED TO ITS APPEARANCE IN 1900. VISITORS TO THE CAPPON HOUSE STEP BACK IN TIME, IMMERSING THEMSELVES IN THE STORIES OF ISAAC CAPPON AND HIS LARGE FAMILY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 April 1972.
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 November 4, 2026.
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