Mission
WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM IS A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING WORCESTER'S HISTORY IN ALL TIME PERIODS AND SUBJECT AREAS.
Public Charity
WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM
WORCESTER HISTORICAL MUSEUM, of WORCESTER, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $2.1M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, $19.7M in total assets. 48 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 042105858
WORCESTER, MA
History Museums
NTEE: A54
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.1M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$19.7M
Grant Records48
Funding Total$2.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Worcester Historical Museum
How Worcester Historical Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$41
Programs
the work itself
$42
Management
running the organization
$17
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $41 for programs
$15
On-site visitors totaled 15,057 with an additional 3,854 from in-community projects/presentations
$12
Exhibits
$9
Library
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$415,100
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$457,810
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$50,325
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$18,700
PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP
$5,250
Showing up to 5 of 48 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Aaron Stephenson
TRUSTEE
Abigail Orleans Thompson
TRUSTEE
Amy Skrzek Stillman
TRUSTEE
Caroline Foley
TRUSTEE
Christina Andrianopoulos
TRUSTEE
David Rushford
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.1M | $2.2M | $19.7M |
| 2024 | $983K | $2.0M | $18.8M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $18.3M |
| 2022 | $3.0M | $1.9M | $17.4M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.6M | $19.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $1.3M to $2.1M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $19.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.