Wayne County Historical Society

Tax-deductible

Fairfield, IL501(c)(3)Since 1993Arts & CultureEIN 37-6046804Revenue $26K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwayneillinoishistory.org300 Se 2nd St, 62837-2127 · Fairfield, ILTax-exempt since May 1994Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To collect, preserve, and display data and relics relating to the history of Wayne County, illinois, disseminate the story of Wayne County, illinois and its outstanding citizens, and encourage Historical research.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $121K a year · 82% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
17 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$174
0.03% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$26K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$25K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$532K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$26K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$517K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$26K
Expenses
$25K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$33K
FY2023$24K
FY2024$25K
FY2025$25K
Net assets
$532K
FY2025+0.2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$532K
FY2023$533K
FY2024$531K
FY2025$532K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $16K Management & general 38% · $10K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director / Curator
$3,202Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Savage’s $3K as Director / Curator is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Donna Savage$3,202$4,830$5,410$4,090

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares Wayne County, Illinois history through its local museum.

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2 programs · $16K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of local museum of wayne county, illinois history

$15Kprogram expense
02

Support to local high school history club

$100program expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Money outPt IX
$25K
Ln 25
Programscol B$16K
Managementcol C$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$532K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$26K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$35K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$498K
Total assetsLn 16$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$174
Net assetsLn 32$532K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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$23K$35K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$509K$498K
Total assetsLn 16$531K$533K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101$174
Net assetsLn 32$531K$532K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$100$100
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$587$587
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$391$391
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K$462
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$1K$70
All other expensesLn 24e$28$28
Total functional expensesLn 25$25K$16K$10K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $26K$25K$1K$532K 990 PDF
FY2024 $23K$25K−$2K$531K 990 PDF
FY2023 $25K$24K$1K$533K 990 PDF
FY2022 $517K$33K$484K$532K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $26,210 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,282$6,951
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,845$19,259
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$528$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,599$26,210
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500$100
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,131$7,614
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $17,027$17,377
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $24,658$25,091
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,059$1,119
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $26,210 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,095
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,951
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17,814$17,814
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,445$1,445
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $19,259$26,210
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,091 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $100$100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,202$3,202
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,825$3,825
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $587$587
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,472$3,472
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,159$5,159
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,516$1,516
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $391$391
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,765$3,765
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,034 · Management $462$1,496
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,480 · Management $70$1,550
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $28$28
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,509 · Management $9,582 · Fundraising $0$25,091
Part X · Balance sheet $532,670 assets, 7 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $22,818$35,116
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $508,660$497,554
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $531,478$532,670
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $101$174
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101$174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $531,377$532,496
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $531,478$532,670
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $532,496 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,210
XI-2 Total expenses$25,091
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,119
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$531,377
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$532,496

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

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