Public Charity

PROPRIETORS PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM

Based in PORTSMOUTH, NH, PROPRIETORS PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $762K in revenue, $631K in expenses, $4.2M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 20 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $258K.

EIN: 020245312 PORTSMOUTH, NH Education NTEE: B Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$762K
Total Expenses$631K
Total Assets$4.2M
Grant Records20
Funding Total$258K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE PORTSMOUTH ATHENAEUM IS A MEMBERSHIP LIBRARY THAT WELCOMES ALL WHO SEEK KNOWLEDGE TO EXPERIENCE CULTURE AND SHARE IN THE HISTORY OF THE PISCATAQUA REGION SO THAT TOGETHER WE MAY FIND MEANING IN THE PAST TO ILLUMINATE THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE.

Where $100 goes at Proprietors Portsmouth Athenaeum

How Proprietors Portsmouth Athenaeum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$23 Management running the organization
$11 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$66
2025 was another year of record growth and activity for the athenaeum, which now has more than 600 active members
All program spending · Reported in the filing: 600 members; 2,972 visits
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$14,075
2024
For designated distributions and general/operating support
$13,547
$5,250
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$12,400
2023
For designated distributions and general/operating support
$8,308

Showing up to 5 of 20 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alan Gold
DIRECTOR Ann Beattie
DIRECTOR Anne Weidman
DIRECTOR Christine Friese
TREASURER Craig Steidle
DIRECTOR Curtis Springer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$252,826 19 grants
Education
$5,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $762K $631K $4.2M
2024 $621K $553K $4.0M
2023 $614K $568K $3.8M
2022 $510K $475K $3.5M
2020 $458K $484K $3.4M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $458K to $762K (+66%), with total assets most recently reported at $4.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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