Public Charity

GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS

GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS is a Public Charity headquartered in PLYMOUTH, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.9M revenue, $3.4M expenses, $13.1M total assets. 27 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 636005641 PLYMOUTH, MA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.9M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$13.1M
Grant Records27
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MAYFLOWER DESCENDANTS TELLS THE STORY OF THE JOURNEY OF THE PILGRIMS ABOARD THE MAYFLOWER IN 1620 BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHY THE PILGRIMS WERE IMPORTANT, HOW THEY SHAPED AMERICA AND WHAT THEIR 1620 VOYAGE MEANS TODAY.

Where $100 goes at General Society of Mayflower Descendants

How General Society of Mayflower Descendants divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$70 Programs the work itself
$25 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $70 for programs

$31
Genealogy validation
44% of program spending
$21
Genealogical research and publications-publish research of professional genealogists and historians in authoritative biographical, genealogical and historical publications, each of which contains previously unknown details of the lives of…
30% of program spending
$18
Mayflower society house-preserve, protect and interpret this 18th century mansion which contains a collection of decorative arts, antiques and artifacts
26% of program spending
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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
TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF MAYFLOWER SOCIETY
$383,623
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$50,090
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$49,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$12,740
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,014,320

Showing up to 5 of 27 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER GENERAL Bart Henson
MEMBER AT LARGE Beth Lambright
CAPTAIN GENERAL Collier Wiese
SURGEON GENERAL David Nash
COUNSELOR GENERAL James Wheaton
MEMBER AT LARGE Jane D Schleinzer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$3,142,120 19 grants
Arts & Culture
$63,080 7 grants
Education
$5,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.9M $3.4M $13.1M
2024 $5.4M $5.3M $10.8M
2023 $3.5M $3.7M $8.6M
2022 $2.8M $2.5M $8.4M
2021 $3.0M $2.1M $9.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.0M to $3.9M (+30%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.1M.

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

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