Annual Report
The unwavering support for Arch Street Meeting House Preservation Trust (ASMHPT) has been integral to our growth and success in 2023. Thanks to our donors, supporters, and community partners, we've seen a significant rise in public visitation, introduced exciting new programs, and embarked on crucial preservation work that will allow ASMH to have a bigger and better 2024. Arch Street Meeting House is now able to kick-off Fiscal Year 2023-24 with a balanced budget - a first in our history since our inception in 2011. Your support has been instrumental in promoting Quakerism, Arch Street Meeting House, and Quaker history.
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Fiscal Year 2021-2022 - By the Numbers
Visitation
As a result of the new outdoor exhibits and increased program engagement, Arch Street Meeting House (ASMH) had one of the best visitation years on record. In fact, our total visitation numbers buck the trend of most other historic sites and museums, as a recent evaluation by Visit Philadelphia® showed an overall dip in visitation across the city.
Although visitation remained high, this year did not have a huge rebound in school tours. Pre-covid our field trip program made up approximately half of our total visitation, but we hope that 2023 will continue the upward trend in visitation and bring students and educators back to ASMH.
Income came in high this year with the assistance of new grant funders and a complete rebound in rental and visitor services revenue – even with a loss in large field trips, we still saw healthy growth in tourist revenue.
Some large grants, including SNAVE and the National Fund for Sacred Places, were awarded this fiscal year but income from those sources will be counted as revenue in future fiscal years as they will be spread over long-term projects.
Revenue
Grants
Alpin Cameron Trust, Cropwell Meeting of Friends, General Society of Colonial Wars, International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, Jonathan E. Rhoads Trust, Marine Corps League of Pennsylvania, National Fund for Sacred Places, Newtown Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), Philadelphia Cultural Fund, SNAVE Foundation, Society of Colonial Wars in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Expenses
Expenses, like income, remained high this year. Material costs for maintenance remained considerably high due to shipping delays and shortages in raw materials, and gas expenses doubled as a result of rising prices and the failure of our exceptionally old heating system.
An additional expense was the completion of the new outdoor exhibits. We received amazing support from grant funders and individual donors in 2020-2021, those fund balances allowed the project to be completed in Spring 2022.