Somerset County Historical Trust Incorporated
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
We are dedicated to preserving the legacy of Somersets past by providing stewardshop to historic properties, information and resources to those concerned about preservation, and promoting our tangible wealth of history on Marylands Eastern Shore.
- Income
- $108,208
- Spending
- $141,954
- Reserves
- 11.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 45%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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 (4)
- $34,874 spent. The Trust is sponsoring a project to transcribe theletters of Elizabeth Teackle; these will be publishedinterprting lives of early Princess Anne residents
- $20,250 spent. The trust administers a Maryland Historical Trustprogram to identify threatened sites in Somerset County.Resulting inventory is used in preservation efforts
- $35,028 spent. In 2024, the trust purchased the south Teackle Gate House, an early 19th century housein Princess Anne in order to restore it for use as an office and meeting space.
- $1,415 spent. The trust continues vehicles initiated during the pandemic to remain connected to its members by maintaining a website, publishing a quarterly newsletter, maintaining an inventory of period building materials donated by its members, keeping a list of contractors known to provide restoration services, and welcoming newcomers to the community.The trust in the past has supported the Mount Zion Historical Society in its efforts to maintain the Mt. Zion Church. In 2024, the Trust paid for costs involved in creating an easment on the Historical Societys property so that a $90,000 grant from Maryland Historical Trust could be accessed.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 2024.
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 October 1987.
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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