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Historic Bethlehem Incorporated

Bethlehem, PAUnknown exempt organization EIN 24-6018079Revenue $157K in FY2023

On file with the IRShistoricbethlehem.org74 West Broad St No 310 · Bethlehem, PA

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Collects, restores, preserves, and interprets material culture, Historic buildings, and history associated with crafts, trades and industries in the 18th and 19th centuries.

99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $106K a year · 89% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $11K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$157K
+255% vs prior year
Spent
$325K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$157K
FY2023▲ +255%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$73K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$157K
Expenses
$325K
FY2023▲ +73%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$188K
FY2023$325K
Net assets
$0
FY2023▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$0

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending February 2023) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $323K Management & general 1% · $2K

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

41 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joel Rosenfeld
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William H Lehr
Vice Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Thomson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Brown
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jason Cort
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and interprets 18th and 19th-century crafts, trades, and industrial history through collections and buildings.

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1 program · $323K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Collects, restores, preserves, and interprets material culture, historic buildings, and history associated with crafts, trades and industries in bethlehem in the 18TH and 19TH century.

$323Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Frederick H Bedford JR and Margaret S Bedford Charitable FoundationFY2023$11K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$11K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$157K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$325K
Ln 25
Programscol B$323K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
41
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$157K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 633
Fiscal year endsHeaderFebruary
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$350K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.5M$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$239K$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$95K$95K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$198K$198K
All other expensesLn 24e$28$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$325K$323K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $157K$325K−$168K$0 990 PDF
FY2022 $44K$188K−$144K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $73K$221K−$147K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $204K$168K$35K$2.9M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $156,778 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $54,236$118,954
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $9,657$7,905
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$19,700$29,919
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $44,193$156,778
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $188,225$325,029
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $188,225$325,029
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$144,032−$168,251
Part VI · Governance 33 of 33 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
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 $156,778 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$118,954
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,954
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $7,905$7,905
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $29,919$29,919
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,824$156,778
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $325,029 across 6 lines filed
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,708$1,708
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,487$3,487
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,418$26,418
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $95,425$95,425
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $197,963$197,963
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28$28
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $323,321 · Management $1,708 · Fundraising $0$325,029
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $25,007$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $750$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,354$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,491,302$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $350,056$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,411$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,957,880$0
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,444$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $16,050$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $217,198$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $238,692$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,275,036$0
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $444,152$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,719,188$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,957,880$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$156,778
XI-2 Total expenses$325,029
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$168,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,719,188
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$39,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,511,734
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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