Mission
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Public Charity
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE is a Public Charity headquartered in WILMINGTON, DE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.9M revenue, $2.8M expenses, $27.7M total assets. 27 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 510066731
WILMINGTON, DE
History Museums
NTEE: A54
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$27.7M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$1.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Historical Society of Delaware
How Historical Society of Delaware divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$29
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $71 for programs
$21
Delaware history museum-the museum presents the history of delaware through permanent and rotating exhibitions
$20
Other program services offered by the society consist of the following: - old town hall museum 21,046 - advancement and outreach programs 287,362 - delaware history publication 18,256…
$17
Research library-houses the historical society's paper-based collection which is available to persons researching delaware history
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$29,323
GENERAL SUPPORT
$150,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,679
UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT, OLD TOWN HALL RESTORATION & IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
$13,500
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
BOARD MEMBER
Anne M Farley
BOARD MEMBER
Benjamin Wagner
BOARD MEMBER
Bruce Flournoy Dalleo
BOARD MEMBER
Cara Blume
BOARD MEMBER
Carla Durante
VICE SECRETA
Dan Scholl
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.9M | $2.8M | $27.7M |
| 2024 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $27.0M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.7M | $26.2M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $2.5M | $25.9M |
| 2021 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $28.4M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $3.9M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $27.7M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.