Historic Bethlehem Partnership Incorporated

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The organization manages, preserves, and restores historical sites in the Bethlehem area and presents educational programs and activities on the history of the community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-2741808) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 495 volunteers and 60 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $763K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
72% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
6.0 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $4.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
6.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
10% of total assets
Liabilities are 10% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 34 voting members
33 of 34 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$6.3M
+217% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$17.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.3M
FY2025▲ +217%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$6.3M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.4M
Net assets
$17.4M
FY2025▲ +32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$775K
FY2021$904K
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$13.2M
FY2025$17.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending February 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1994.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.7M Management & general 19% · $443K Fundraising 9% · $215K

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

34 people listed on the 990; $125K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$124,726Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loriann Wukitsch’s $125K as President is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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
Loriann Wukitsch$124,726$127,500$108,183$94,500$96,058—
Charlene Donchez Mowers———$93,500$96,058$92,327

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and restores historical sites, offering educational programs about local history.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Historic bethlehem museums and sites brings history to life by educating the public about bethlehem's rich heritage. Historic bethlehem partnership is committed to preserving bethlehem's historic sites by collecting, preserving, and exhibiting historical and artistic objects that can be used to tell the stories of bethlehem's people.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-2741808) · Dispute this line
$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$291K
Other incomeLn 4–11$249K
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$443K
Fundraisingcol D$215K
Owns and owesPt X
$17.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
34
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a34
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$402K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$291K
Investment incomeLn 3$242K
Other incomeLn 4–11$249K
Total revenueLn 12$6.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$247K
Accounts receivableLn 4$1.4M
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$57K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$20K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Other assetsLn 15$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$17.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 560
VolunteersI 6495
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$22K
Share of the $5.9M endowmentSch D 1g0.37%
Typical, median of 2,202 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$5.9M$3.7M$3.5M$433K$388K
AddedLn 1b$2.0M$27K$34K$62K$1K
SpentLn 1d–1f$221K$209K−$3.0M$38K$36K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.0M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.2M$9.8M
Total assetsLn 16$13.7M$19.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$475K$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32$13.2M$17.4M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$135K$81K$27K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$741K$394K$256K$92K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$30K$16K$11K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$93K$50K$30K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$74K$40K$24K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$7K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$19K$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$22K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$14K$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$75K$45K$15K$15K
OccupancyLn 16$142K$142K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$350$350
InterestLn 20$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$340K$340K
InsuranceLn 23$84K$47K$23K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$405K$385K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$124K$95K$22K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.7M$443K$215K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jan 15, 2026 $6.3M$2.4M$3.9M$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2025 $2.0M$2.5M−$491K$13.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 15, 2024 $1.8M$1.6M$139K$13.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jan 17, 2023 $2.2M$1.3M$843K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 18, 2022 $1.3M$1.1M$192K$904K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 15, 2021 $1.3M$1.3M−$39K$775K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $6,293,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,371,764$5,511,151
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $296,564$291,458
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124,846$241,824
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $189,776$248,813
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,982,950$6,293,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,189,958$1,074,984
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,284,439$1,281,641
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,474,397$2,356,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$491,447$3,936,621
Part VI · Governance 33 of 34 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,293,246 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $189,288 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$162,271
VIII-1c Fundraising events$401,531
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,947,349
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,511,151
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $291,458$291,458
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $241,824$241,824
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $194,004$194,004
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$134,479−$134,479
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $480,746 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $301,349$6,293,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,356,625 across 19 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $81,245 · Management $27,081 · Fundraising $27,081$135,407
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $393,784 · Management $256,026 · Fundraising $91,609$741,419
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $16,120 · Management $10,665 · Fundraising $3,692$30,477
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $50,367 · Management $30,396 · Fundraising $12,465$93,228
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,296 · Management $24,123 · Fundraising $10,034$74,453
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,143 · Management $2,381 · Fundraising $2,381$11,905
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,930 · Management $6,310 · Fundraising $6,310$31,550
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $21,639$21,639
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,076 · Management $4,692 · Fundraising $4,692$23,460
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,573$17,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,104 · Management $15,035 · Fundraising $15,035$75,174
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $141,910$141,910
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,602$1,602
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $350$350
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,349$3,349
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $339,887$339,887
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $47,026 · Management $22,673 · Fundraising $14,276$83,975
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $385,176 · Fundraising $20,318$405,494
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $94,839 · Management $21,782 · Fundraising $7,152$123,773
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,698,777 · Management $442,803 · Fundraising $215,045$2,356,625
Part X · Balance sheet $19,395,616 assets, 18 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,722,219$1,177,779
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $196,871$246,721
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $129,436$1,381,551
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $46,839$56,854
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,636$20,184
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,218,255$9,820,084
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $4,011,028$4,459,854
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $313,810$2,232,589
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $13,657,094$19,395,616
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $267,330$217,275
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $55,069$46,860
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $150,000$1,693,788
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,630$250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $475,029$1,958,173
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,708,997$10,098,498
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,473,068$7,338,945
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $13,182,065$17,437,443
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $13,657,094$19,395,616
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,437,443 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,293,246
XI-2 Total expenses$2,356,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,936,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$13,182,065
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$318,757
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$17,437,443

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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