Old Sturbridge

Also known as Old Sturbridge Village

Sturbridge, MA · EIN 04-2104809 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Old Sturbridge reported $17.2 million in revenue and $16.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $63.12 went to program services, $24.20 to management and general costs and $12.68 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 41.6% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $404,012 (CEO/PRESIDENT). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 55% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17M

Program services$63.12 $11M
Management & general$24.20 $4.1M
Fundraising$12.68 $2.1M

For context, the median across 876 covered arts, culture & humanities charities: $79.98 programs, $13.89 management, $6.13 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

Contributions & grants (non-government)$40.35 $6.9M
Government grants$1.29 $222K
Program service revenue$36.46 $6.3M
Investment income$11.93 $2.1M
Other revenue$9.97 $1.7M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 876 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure	FY2025	Median
Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)	63.1%	78.5%
Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)	24.2%	13.6%
Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)	12.7%	6.0%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h	$0.30	$0.10
Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12	41.6%	57.5%
Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12	1.3%	1.7%
Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12	36.5%	20.8%
Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F	$404,012	$385,706
Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)	2.39%	2.03%
People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2	5	8
Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses	12.4	36.6
Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b	21 of 21	100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense

$6.0M expenses · 56.7% of program spending · revenue $4.2M

Education and public programming: provided programs and activities for learning about america's history with a focus on early new england during 1790-1840. Interpreters portrayed the daily life, work, and celebrations of early new england communities to nearly 200,000 visitors including 50,000 schoolchildren. Over 50,000 additional visitors participated in various special programs and educational activities

$1.7M expenses · 15.9% of program spending

Research, curatorial, and library: research into the material and written sources of regional history and efforts to collect and preserve the buildings, objects, hand processes, and cultural patterns of early new englanders. Historical collections include over 50,000 artifacts and 40,000 books and manuscripts

$1.2M expenses · 11.7% of program spending · revenue $1.0M

Food service: provides catering for on-campus events and convenient on-site food service to visitors

$1.7M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here

Role	From this org	From related orgs	Other	Total
CEO/PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$385,996	$0	$18,016	$404,012
VP OF EDUCATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$182,522	$0	$0	$182,522
VP OF FINANCE (UNTIL 3/2025) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week	$130,219	$0	$16,607	$146,826
SR. DIR, PEOPLE AND CULTURE (UNTIL 8/2025) Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$131,073	$0	$0	$131,073
DIR, CHARTER SCHOOL STRAT & PLANNING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week	$119,167	$0	$0	$119,167

5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Old Sturbridge (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $483K (Part IX, line 5).

7 filings since FY2020

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked

RevenueExpensesShort periods (after a fiscal-year change) are in the table, not the chart.

Filing	Revenue	Expenses	Programs	Net assets	Top pay
FY2025 ⓘ	$17M	$17M	63.1%	$18M	$404,012
FY2024 (8 mo.) ⓘ	$9.0M	$9.8M	67.7%	$17M	—
FY2024 ⓘ	$15M	$16M	70.9%	$17M	$310,329
FY2023 ⓘ	$14M	$15M	69.1%	$16M	$311,845
FY2022 ⓘ	$18M	$13M	68.2%	$18M	$300,538
FY2021 ⓘ	$13M	$10M	68.2%	$10M	$254,813
FY2020 ⓘ	$11M	$12M	77.4%	$7.1M	$279,654

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means

Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b21 · 21 independent
Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
Employees Part I, line 5293
Volunteers Part I, line 6205

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only

CHRIS TIERI CORPORATION
Marketing consultant

$166,102

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

33 private foundations reported grants to Old Sturbridge totaling $445K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

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Questions people ask

How much of Old Sturbridge's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Old Sturbridge reported that 63.1% of its $16.9 million in expenses went to program services, 24.2% to management and general and 12.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Old Sturbridge pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Old Sturbridge reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $404,012, for the role of CEO/PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Old Sturbridge get its money?

Of $17.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 41.6% came from contributions and grants (including 1.3% from government grants) and 36.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Old Sturbridge a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 04-2104809 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202601529349300980 · read the filing · XML
FY2024 (8 mo.): Form 990 for the 8-month short period ending September 30, 2024, object 202531639349300518 · read the filing
FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2024, object 202421699349300807 · read the filing
FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2023, object 202311669349300021 · read the filing
FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2022, object 202201659349300820 · read the filing
FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2021, object 202111609349301236 · read the filing
FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2020, object 202012629349301106 · read the filing

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