The organization owns and operates a library and a museum of natural history of local historical artifacts. The organization also awards college/university scholarships to local high school students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $45K a year · 30% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $19K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$29K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$42K
Spent
$189K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$42K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$42K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$126K
FY2023$103K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$363K
Expenses
$189K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$183K
FY2023$194K
FY2024$190K
FY2025$199K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1942.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $163K Management & general 13% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$51,542Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Ariano’s $28K as Curator is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Matthew Hogan————$44,750$51,542
Teresa Ariano$27,560$23,820$23,400$4,080——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Operates a library and museum, awarding scholarships to local students.

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2 programs · $163K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Akin hall museum and library operations are open to the public. Local public and private schools occasionally take field trips to the museum to learn about local history and tour the exhibits of a variety of natural and cultural specimens. The library contains a catalog of a variety of books.

$122Kprogram expense
02

Student Scholarship Services

Awards to students who have contributed a significant amount of time to their school and community. A total of 8 scholarships were awarded for the current fiscal year, ranging in amounts from $1,250 to $9,000.

$41Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$19K
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $300K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$41,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$42K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$189K
Ln 25
Programscol B$163K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$361K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$39K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$38K
Total revenueLn 12$42K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$356K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$361K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$552K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$268K$361K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M$1.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$590K$552K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$24K$29K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$41K$41K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$50K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$4K$115
Investment management feesLn 11f$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K$219
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$123
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K$284
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$38K$38K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K$311
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$731$544
Total functional expensesLn 25$189K$163K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $363K$199K$163K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $100K$190K−$90K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $103K$194K−$91K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $126K$183K−$57K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $179K$228K−$48K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $42K$189K−$147K$2.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $41,635 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $62,789$38,874
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $68,166$2,761
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$471$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $130,484$41,635
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $50,000$41,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,494$55,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $98,231$92,458
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $189,725$188,847
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$59,241−$147,212
Part VI · Governance 18 of 20 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $41,635 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$38,874
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,874
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $41,116$41,116
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$38,355−$38,355
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$38,355 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $41,116$41,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $188,847 across 11 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $41,000$41,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $49,996 · Management $1,546$51,542
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,732 · Management $115$3,847
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,829$12,829
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $9,404$9,404
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,092 · Management $219$7,311
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,987 · Management $123$4,110
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,181 · Management $284$9,465
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $37,689$37,689
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,064 · Management $311$10,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $731 · Management $544$1,275
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $163,472 · Management $25,375 · Fundraising $0$188,847
Part X · Balance sheet $2,047,093 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,129$4,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $222,977$356,148
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,593$4,241
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $590,025$552,336
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,395,968$1,129,929
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,262,692$2,047,093
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $24,000$18,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$10,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,000$28,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,238,692$2,018,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,262,692$2,047,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,018,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$41,635
XI-2 Total expenses$188,847
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$147,212
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,238,692
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$70,014
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,975
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,018,493

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