To provide inforamtion and further the publics appreciation and understanding of pre 1830 american history through the use of presentations seminars living encampments and reenactments of hostoric eve

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 19% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$3K
to officers and key staff · 67% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 67% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $325
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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$4K
Spent
$4K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$4K
FY2024
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$4K
FY2025$8K
Expenses
$4K
FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$4K
FY2025$11K
Net assets
$0
FY2024
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$0
FY2025−$2K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2012.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Blomgren’s $8K as President is at the 37th 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

NameFY2025FY2024
Christopher Blomgren$8,000$3,000

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates the public about pre-1830 American history through engaging presentations and reenactments.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The erie canal clintons ditch experience the hearth and home cooking farm chores courtship schooling explore domestic life the continental old king george redcoats and the revolutionary war off site programming for scout badges custom made events retreats etc history trunks artifacts with historic themes blog site archives education and…

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$325

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$4K
Ln 25
Programscol B$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$4K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 63
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 FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$0$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$582$582
Accounting feesLn 11c$191$191
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100$100
Office expensesLn 13$104$104
TravelLn 17$371$371
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$124$124
Total functional expensesLn 25$4K$4K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8K$11K−$2K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $4K$4K$0$0 990 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
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Part I · Summary $4,472 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$3,200
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$1,272
I-12 Total revenue$4,472
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$3,582
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$890
I-18 Total expenses$4,472
I-19 Revenue less expenses$0
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $4,472 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$3,200
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$1,272
VIII-12 Total revenue$4,472
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,472 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $582$582
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $191$191
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100$100
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $104$104
IX-17 TravelPrograms $371$371
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $124$124
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,472 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,472
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,472
XI-2 Total expenses$4,472
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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