Mission
REHABILITATE AND RETURN TO THE WILD ORPHANED BEAR CUBS, STUDY SOCIAL AND COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR OF BLACK BEARS, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT BLACK BEARS AND COLLABORATE WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE FISH & GAME AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Public Charity
THE KILHAM BEAR CENTER INC
THE KILHAM BEAR CENTER INC, of LYME, NH, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $584K in revenue, $270K in expenses, $2.4M in total assets. 23 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $599K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 823938421
LYME, NH
Wildlife Preservation & Protection
NTEE: D30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$584K
Total Expenses$270K
Total Assets$2.4M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$599K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at The Kilham Bear Center Inc
How The Kilham Bear Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$100
Programs
the work itself
<$1
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 $100 for programs
$34
Operate a facility for rehabilitation of black bear cubs
$33
Provide educational lectures for the public to increase knowledge of the black bear population in new england
$33
Create promotional materials to educate the public about the black bear population including written information and video presentations
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 Operations
$29,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$41,075
For general and operating support
$19,524
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$10,000
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$5,500
Showing up to 5 of 23 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
PRESIDENT
Benjamin Kilham
DIRECTOR
David Kahn
SECRETARY
Debra Kilham
MANAGER
Ethan Kilham
DIRECTOR
James Spotila
DIRECTOR
Kenneth Kinder
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $584K | $270K | $2.4M |
| 2024 | $515K | $251K | $2.2M |
| 2023 | $1.0M | $262K | $1.9M |
| 2022 | $596K | $246K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $295K | $98K | $757K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $295K to $584K (+98%), with total assets most recently reported at $2.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.