Chenango County Historical Society

Tax-deductible

Norwich, NY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 23-7035407Revenue $278K in FY2024

On file with the IRSchenangohistorical.org45 Rexford St, 13815-1121 · Norwich, NYTax-exempt since Jun 1969Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To lead and support the advancement of research, education, preservation, and enjoyment of Chenango county's history and historically significant assets

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
58¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 78 volunteers and 3 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
58%
of spending
Worth a look: 58% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 37% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 55% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 37% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$278K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
58%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$278K
FY2024▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$194K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$315K
FY2023$407K
FY2024$278K
Expenses
$327K
FY2024▲ +12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$203K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$291K
FY2024$327K
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1969.

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

Where the money goes

58 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 58% · $188K Management & general 37% · $120K Fundraising 6% · $18K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$60,152Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$60,152Pt 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

Jessica Moquin’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 55th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Moquin$60,152$58,394$53,480$49,668$50,358

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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 promotes Chenango County's history through research, education, and public enjoyment.

Provided by the organization

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4 programs · $377K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Exhibit expense to maintain and acquire collections of historical items.

$178Kprogram expense
02

Exhibit expense to maintain and acquire collections of historical items.

$178Kprogram expense
03

To educate the general public on local history and promote and encourage historical research in chenango county and vicinity.

$10Kprogram expense
04

To educate the general public on local history and promote and encourage historical research in chenango county and vicinity.

$10Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$278K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$18K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$216K
Government grantsLn 1e$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$29K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$278K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$207K
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 678
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $278K$327K−$49K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $407K$291K$116K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $315K$245K$69K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $228K$203K$25K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $194K$188K$6K$3.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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