Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1968.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
12 people listed on the 990.
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 and conserves local history.
Questions for Wilmette Historical Society
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Operate a local History Museum which is free to the public.
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-6166312) · Dispute this lineProvides historical resources which are available to the public at no charge. The expense of this activity cannot be separated from other program activites so is included only with the first program activity
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-6166312) · Dispute this lineProvides local history programs which are available to the public. The expense for this activity cannot be separated from the other programs so is entered only once on the first program activity
Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 36-6166312) · Dispute this lineFunders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2025 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY25 | End FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $48K | $196K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $886K | $786K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $488K | $454K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $54K | $68K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $49K | $49K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $765 | $765 | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $770 | $770 | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $73K | $70K | $2K | $440 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $75 | $75 | ||
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $3K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $234 | $234 | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $129K | $121K | $7K | $515 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 2, 2026 | $94K | $129K | −$35K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 17, 2025 | $63K | $133K | −$70K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 16, 2024 | $88K | $123K | −$35K | $1.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | Not on file | ||||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 1, 2022 | $104K | $131K | −$27K | $1.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 4, 2021 | $83K | $110K | −$27K | $1.4M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $94,422 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,422 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $129,038 across 8 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,435,425 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,367,726 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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