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Historic Sotterley Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Hollywood, MD EIN: 52-6037721 Website

The mission is to preserve, research, and interpret Historic Sotterley diverse cultures and environments and to serve the world as an educational, cultural, and community resource.

Historic Sotterley Inc at a glance

Total assets
$3,233,514
+11.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,876,303
+49.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$995
-89.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,728,086
+47.2% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Historic Sotterley Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St Marys City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $30K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
St Marys College of Maryland St Marys City, MDGeneral Support$29,701
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$3,233,514$1,876,303$1,728,086——$995
2024$2,893,739$1,252,309$1,173,807——$9,053
2023$2,707,252$939,241$1,145,651——$4
2022$2,897,819$760,421$798,386——$6
2021$3,050,026$719,103$843,881$29,7011$382
2020$3,160,933$1,000,307$899,413——$11,798
2019$3,107,043$1,099,301$1,076,460——$20,694

About Historic Sotterley Inc

Based on IRS filings

Historic Sotterley Inc is a public charity, based in Hollywood, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. Net investment income was $995.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Historic Sotterley Inc is led by Nancy Easterling, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nancy Easterling

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $42K (2019) → $54K (2025)

  • Gwendoline D. Bankins

    President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bonnie Green

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • M. Arshed Javaid

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mariana Nork

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Plater Cropp

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Gray

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marianne Harms

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Graf

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janice Briscoe

    Vice President

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelsey Bush

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Harwood

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (16)
  • Former: Raymond Dodson Jr. (2019–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Robert Aldridge (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Erin Burch (2023–2024) — Director
  • Former: John Felicitas (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Donald M. Barber (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gina Gilliam (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Gregory S. Proctor III (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: James Burke (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Julie Burk-Greer (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Martin Callum (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Charles Johnston (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Lynn Fitrell (2019–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Michael Clayton (2019–2021) — Director
  • Former: Arshed Javaid (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Julie Burk Greer (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jan Briscoe (2019) — Vice President

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nancy Easterling — Executive Director: $54KNancy EasterlingExecutive Director$54K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $54K, to Nancy Easterling (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Historic Sotterley Inc

How large is Historic Sotterley Inc?

Historic Sotterley Inc reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Historic Sotterley Inc operate?

Historic Sotterley Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.

What is Historic Sotterley Inc's EIN?

Historic Sotterley Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-6037721. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)

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