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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.

Key facts about Historic Sotterley Inc

EIN
52-6037721
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$3,233,514

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.2M

+11.7% YoY

Revenue

$1.9M

+49.8% YoY

Net Investment Income

$995

-89.0% YoY

Expenses

$1.7M

+47.2% YoY

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

St Marys City

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.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grants 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%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,233,514$2,893,739$2,707,252
Revenue$1,876,303$1,252,309$939,241
Expenses$1,728,086$1,173,807$1,145,651
Net Investment Income$995$9,053$4

Data update history

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)

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.

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