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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, founded in 1845, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $24.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 54% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $8.6M, a strong 35% operating margin.
NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE STUDY OF FAMILY HISTORY IN AMERICA AND BEYOND. WE EDUCATE, INSPIRE, AND CONNECT PEOPLE THROUGH OUR SCHOLARSHIP, COLLECTIONS, AND EXPERTISE. WE CONDUCT BUSINESS UNDER THE TRADE NAME AMERICAN ANCESTORS. AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A NATIONAL NONPROFIT CENTER FOR FAMILY HISTORY, HERITAGE & CULTURE BASED IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND HAS BEEN SETTING THE GOLD STANDARD FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1845. TODAY, AMERICAN ANCESTORS SERVES 400,000 MEMBERS AND SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ONLINE COLLECTIONS OF FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES. IN 2025, AMERICAN ANCESTORS LAUNCHED THE FAMILY HERITAGE EXPERIENCE, AN INTERACTIVE, STATE-OF-THE-ART EXHIBITION THAT INTRODUCES VISITORS TO THE JOY OF FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH, LOCATED AT 97 NEWBURY STREET IN BOSTON. AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS ALSO HOME TO THE WYNER FAMILY JEWISH HERITAGE CENTER, WHICH PRESERVES NEW ENGLAND'S JEWISH HISTORY, AND 10 MILLION NAMES, A PROJECT DEDICATED TO FINDING THE NAMES OF THE ENSLAVED MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN PRE- AND POST-COLONIAL AMERICA BEFORE EMANCIPATION. THEIR AWARD WINNING WEBSITE IS AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG AND INCLUDES AN ONLINE REPOSITORY OF MORE THAN 10 BILLION SEARCHABLE RECORDS FROM AMERICA AND BEYOND. AMERICAN ANCESTORS PROVIDES EXCLUSIVE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AND IN PERSON, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ANNUAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMERICAN INSPIRATION BOOK TALKS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS. IT MAINTAINS A PUBLISHING DIVISION THAT PRODUCES ORIGINAL GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING THE REGISTER, THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY SINCE 1847, AND AMERICAN ANCESTORS, ITS AWARD-WINNING MAGAZINE. THEIR EXPERT STAFF OF RESEARCHERS AND GENEALOGISTS ARE AMONG THE MOST RESPECTED AND ADVANCED IN THE PROFESSION. ASK A GENEALOGIST, A FREE ONLINE CHAT SERVICE, ALLOWS FAMILY HISTORIANS TO ASK SHORT RESEARCH OR HISTORY QUESTIONS AND GET REAL-TIME ANSWERS FROM THEIR EXPERTS. THEY CONDUCT RESEARCH ON BEHALF OF FAMILY HISTORIANS, PROVIDING AUTHORITATIVE, DOCUMENTED RESEARCH REPORTS AND FAMILY TREE CHARTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG.
MEMBER SERVICES: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400,000 INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND 2.5 MILLION ONLINE VISITS. MEMBERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS...
MEMBER SERVICES: AMERICAN ANCESTORS IS A MEMBER-BASED ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 400,000 INDIVIDUAL AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS AND 2.5 MILLION ONLINE VISITS. MEMBERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS BENEFITS INCLUDING ACCESS TO OVER 1.6 BILLION SEARCHABLE NAMES ON AMERICANANCESTORS.ORG; QUARTERLY DELIVERY OF THE MAGAZINE AMERICAN ANCESTORS AND THE FLAGSHIP JOURNAL OF AMERICAN GENEALOGY, THE REGISTER; DISCOUNTS ON RESEARCH-FOR-HIRE AND CONSULTATION; DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS PUBLISHED BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS; FREE ADMISSION TO THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS, NEWSLETTERS AND ITS ASK-A-GENEALOGIST SERVICE; DISCOUNTS ON HOTELS THROUGH HISTORICHOTELS.ORG AND HISTORICHOTELSWORLDWIDE.COM; AND ACCESS TO AMERICAN ANCESTREES, AN ONLINE FAMILY TREE PROGRAM.
TOURS, SEMINARS & EVENTS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS HOSTS ONLINE SEMINARS, GUIDED TOURS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY HISTORY. GUIDED RESEARCH TOURS TO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED...
TOURS, SEMINARS & EVENTS: AMERICAN ANCESTORS HOSTS ONLINE SEMINARS, GUIDED TOURS, CONFERENCES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY HISTORY. GUIDED RESEARCH TOURS TO LOCATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND EUROPE, AS WELL AS RESEARCH PROGRAMS AT THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY IN BOSTON. EACH PROGRAM INCLUDES INTENSIVE DAYS DEVOTED TO RESEARCH, ONE-ON-ONE CONSULTATIONS, PRESENTATIONS BY AMERICAN ANCESTORS GENEALOGISTS AND LOCAL EXPERTS, AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. WE PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE, IN-DEPTH LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE AND IN PERSON, INCLUDING MORE THAN 250 ANNUAL LECTURES, SEMINARS, INTENSIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, CULTURAL PROGRAMS, AMERICAN INSPIRATION BOOK TALKS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCHERS OF ALL LEVELS AND HERITAGE AND CULTURAL ENTHUSIASTS.
RESEARCH LIBRARY: THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY HAS BEEN NAMED BY USA TODAY AS A TOP 10 WORLD DESTINATION FOR FAMILY HISTORY. THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND VISITORS MAY VISIT THEIR EIGHT-STORY LIBRARY AND...
RESEARCH LIBRARY: THE BRIM-DEFOREST LIBRARY HAS BEEN NAMED BY USA TODAY AS A TOP 10 WORLD DESTINATION FOR FAMILY HISTORY. THE PUBLIC, MEMBERS AND VISITORS MAY VISIT THEIR EIGHT-STORY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE WHERE IT OFFERS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH MATERIALS IN THE COUNTRY. THE COLLECTION, WHICH CONTINUES TO GROW THROUGH ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION ACTIVITIES, DATES FROM THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT AND SPANS NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND BEYOND. IT INCLUDES MORE THAN 28 MILLION DIARIES, LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MANUSCRIPTS, AND MORE THAN 250,000 BOOKS AND MICROFORMS.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $24,713,504 | $16,002,411 | +0.5% |
| Expenses | $16,156,300 | $15,622,249 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $8,557,204 | $380,162 | +21.5% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| DAVID M TREBING | CHAIRMAN | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| M DAVID SHERRILL | VICE CHAIRMAN | 6.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BONNIE REILLY | SECOND VICE CHAIRMAN | 6.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN E CORCORAN | TREASURER | 6.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD A HALPIN III | SECRETARY | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK KIMBALL NICHOLS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY | 6.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY S MAULSBY | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH B VITTON | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC N WARD | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| NORDAHL L BRUE | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA L JOHNSON | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN S RANDO JR | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| HELEN ER SAYLES | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK T COX IV | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW LANGLOIS | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBB ALEY ALLAN | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHON BUCK TREAT | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENDA M WILLIAMS | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| KELI D LEVINE | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JO ANNE C MAKELY | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADY BRIM-DEFOREST | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN D TALIAFERRO | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS B HAGEN | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN CARLSON | TRUSTEE | 6.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN WOODS | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 35.00 |
Officer
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$290,774 | $46,522 | $337,296 |
| D BRENTON SIMONS | PRESIDENT EMERITUS AND CHIEF STEWARDSHIP OFFICER | 35.00 |
Officer
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$262,149 | $36,769 | $298,918 |
| BRUCE BERNIER | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 35.00 |
Officer
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$195,218 | $42,777 | $237,995 |
| MEGHAN HALLOCK | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER (FORMER) | 35.00 |
Highest
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$214,838 | $34,688 | $249,526 |
| EDWARD MACMAHON | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | 35.00 |
Highest
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$187,345 | $43,804 | $231,149 |
| STEVEN SOLOMON | ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT | 35.00 |
Highest
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$181,920 | $41,899 | $223,819 |
| CURT DICAMILLO | CURATOR | 35.00 |
Highest
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$161,224 | $31,497 | $192,721 |
| GINEVRA MORSE | CHIEF LEARNING AND INTERPRETATION OFFICER | 35.00 |
Highest
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$147,007 | $43,813 | $190,820 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,713,504 | $16,156,300 | $97,054,844 | $8,557,204 |
| 2024 | $16,002,411 | $15,622,249 | $85,102,082 | $380,162 |
| 2023 | $15,882,127 | $15,021,019 | $66,422,648 | $861,108 |
| 2022 | $13,569,592 | $13,007,088 | $58,526,477 | $562,504 |
| 2021 | $22,522,930 | $12,219,784 | $68,046,034 | $10,303,146 |
| 2020 | $11,994,927 | $12,896,938 | $59,308,788 | $-902,011 |
| 2019 | $13,083,120 | $12,937,583 | $56,470,249 | $145,537 |
| 2018 | $11,938,835 | $11,416,230 | $56,381,093 | $522,605 |
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