Preserve Historical artifacts and provide education of Wayne countypennsylvania

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
32¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $7K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
32%
of spending
Concern: 32% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 17.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $24K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$110K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$136K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$180K
To programs
32%
Net assets
$893K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$136K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$120K
FY2021$287K
FY2022$98K
FY2023$169K
FY2024$155K
FY2025$136K
Expenses
$180K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$185K
FY2024$188K
FY2025$180K
Net assets
$893K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$987K
FY2023$970K
FY2024$937K
FY2025$893K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1950.

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

Where the money goes

32 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 32% · $58K Management & general 68% · $122K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves historical artifacts and educates about Wayne County, Pennsylvania.

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1 program · $58K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Educated public and preserved history of wayne county pennsylvania

$58Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$24K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$136K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Money outPt IX
$180K
Ln 25
Programscol B$58K
Managementcol C$122K
Owns and owesPt X
$893K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$259K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$20K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$136K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$219K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$696K
Other assetsLn 15$85
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K
Net assetsLn 32$893K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K$259K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$716K$696K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$115K$110K
Net assetsLn 32$937K$893K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$31K$31K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$25K$25K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$16K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$180K$58K$122K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $136K$180K−$45K$893K 990 PDF
FY2024 $155K$188K−$33K$937K 990 PDF
FY2023 $169K$185K−$17K$970K 990 PDF
FY2022 $98K$128K−$31K$987K 990 PDF
FY2021 $287K$150K$137K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $120K$92K$29K$1.3M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $135,566 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $116,120$88,862
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $25,511$25,607
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $543$1,330
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,128$19,767
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $155,302$135,566
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,000$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $38,383$36,266
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $147,618$142,113
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,001$180,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$32,699−$44,813
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $135,566 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,801 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$23,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,612
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,862
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,607$25,607
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,330$1,330
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$5,966
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $40,738$135,566
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $180,379 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $30,777$30,777
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,489$5,489
IX-11a Management feesManagement $1,346$1,346
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,447$5,447
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,689$5,689
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,326$4,326
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $6,582$6,582
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,756$24,756
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $42,443$42,443
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $19,732$19,732
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,209 · Management $12,174$28,383
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,409$3,409
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $57,884 · Management $122,495 · Fundraising $0$180,379
Part X · Balance sheet $1,002,667 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $99,673$40,177
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $199,215$219,215
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $36,262$47,633
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $715,539$695,557
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,680$85
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,052,369$1,002,667
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $378$3,194
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $114,656$106,951
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $115,034$110,145
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $937,335$892,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $937,335$892,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,052,369$1,002,667
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $892,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$135,566
XI-2 Total expenses$180,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,813
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$937,335
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$892,522

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