Worcester Natural History Society
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$5.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$27.3m
$1.8m liabilities
Net assets
$25.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
19
6.3 years on average
Staff
113
318 volunteers
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Joseph Bartulis
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Worcester Natural History Society's network
19 people13 organisationsi19 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (19). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
19 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 17 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Bartulis Chair (also filed as Joe Bartulis) | Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Aimee Peacock | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| David Fields | Trustee - Resigned in 2024 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David K Woodbury | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David P McManus | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Florina S Tseng | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Eric Torkornoo | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| James Kane | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James M Lang | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| John McInnes | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Laura Beaton | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Naureen Meraj | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Raymond L Quinlan | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert H McClaren | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Scott Fuller | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sean Mahoney | Vice Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sherri Pitcher | Trustee - Resigned in 2024 | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Nava-Whitehead | Clerk/Secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| William Sullivan | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| David P McManus | Treasurer | 2019 |
| Deborah Berman Shear | Chief Advancement Officer | since 2023 |
| Gayle Holland | Vice Chair | 2019 |
| Gene Peterson | MGR of Finance & HR | 2018 |
| Kerry Castorano | VP of Institutional Advancement | 2022 |
| Lucy Hale | President | since 2018 |
| Noreen Smith | President and CEO | since 2022 |
| Paul Belsito | Chair | 2019 |
| Timothy Gray | Clerk/Secretary | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noreen Smith | President and CEO | 40 | $211k | $16k | |
| Deborah Berman Shear | Chief Advancement Officer | 40 | $114k | $12k | |
| Joseph Bartulis | Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Laura Beaton | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| David Fields | Trustee - Resigned in 2024 | 4 | $0 | ||
| Naureen Meraj | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Raymond L Quinlan | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| William Sullivan | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Eric Torkornoo | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Dr Florina S Tseng | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| David K Woodbury | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Aimee Peacock | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| James M Lang | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Robert H McClaren | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Sherri Pitcher | Trustee - Resigned in 2024 | 4 | $0 | ||
| Sean Mahoney | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| John McInnes | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| David P McManus | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Susan Nava-Whitehead | Clerk/Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Scott Fuller | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| James Kane | Trustee | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Worcester Natural History Society
- EIN
- 042105868
- Address
- 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA, 01604-1809
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- The ecotarium's mission is to inspire a passion for science and nature among all members of the community through one-of-a-kind experiences, interactive exhibits, and accessible programming. As new england's leading science and nature center, our vision is to be an innovative leader in experiential, community-centered, science learning. The ecotarium is widely recognized for innovative... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A560 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1825
- Principal officer
- Noreen Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1933
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsDavid Fields
≥8years on the filingsDavid K Woodbury
≥8years on the filingsDavid P McManus
≥8years on the filingsLaura Beaton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $27.3m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $25.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7.4m
- Program service revenue
- $2m
- Employees
- 113
- Volunteers
- 318
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $10.5m | $5.9m | $4.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.