Vero Heritage is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the preservation of historic buildings in indian river county and to heightening public awareness of local Heritage and historic preservations. Vero Heritage educates the public and members about the citrus industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $835 a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
Worth a look: 54% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $101K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $101K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$116K
58% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 58% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$232K
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$229K
To programs
54%
Net assets
$85K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$232K
FY2024▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$197K
FY2023$220K
FY2024$232K
FY2025$303K
Expenses
$229K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$235K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$229K
FY2025$246K
Net assets
$85K
FY2024▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$107K
FY2023$81K
FY2024$85K
FY2025$142K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending September 2024) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1993.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $122K Management & general 45% · $103K Fundraising 1% · $3K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 historic buildings and educates about the citrus industry.

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4 programs · $245K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Vero heritage operates and mantains the vero heritage center hall with the purpose to promote the preservation of historic buildings in indian river county. The building is a registered national landmark facility that was built on 1935.

$77Kprogram expense
02

Vero heritage operates and mantains the vero heritage center hall with the purpose to promote the preservation of historic buildings in indian river county. The building is a registered national landmark facility that was built on 1935.

$77Kprogram expense
03

Vero heritage mantains and operates the indian river citrus museum, which is used to educate the public and members about the citrus industry.

$45Kprogram expense
04

Vero heritage mantains and operates the indian river citrus museum, which is used to educate the public and members about the citrus industry.

$45Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$232K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$229K
Ln 25
Programscol B$122K
Managementcol C$103K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$85K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$117K
Government grantsLn 1e$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$232K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
LiabilitiesLn 26$116K
Net assetsLn 32$85K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $303K$246K$57K$142K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $232K$229K$4K$85K 990 PDF
FY2023 $220K$246K−$26K$81K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$235K−$38K$107K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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