2024-11-01T15:11:32-04:00 2023-12-31 161528788 ACCOUNTING GROUP OF WNY CPA PC 5780 SENECA STREET ELMA NY 140599008 990 2023-01-01 208086902 HULL HOUSE FOUNDATION HULL 7166816451 5976 GENESEE STREET LANCASTER NY 14086 MARK MARTIN TREASURER 7166816451 2024-10-25 true true TERRI KOLLER LINSNER CPA P00237490 7166749200 2024-10-30 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z GARY COSTELLO 135461 false X WWW.HULLFAMILYHOME.ORG X 2007 NY THE HULL HOUSE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP OUR CITIZENS LEARN OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY BY THE EARLY PIONEERS TO OUR REGION. . . BY PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE 1810 HULL FAMILY HOME & FARMSTEAD; BY CONSERVING, REBUILDING, HOLDING, MAINTAINING, PRESENTING AND INTERPRETING THE 1810 WARREN & POLLY HULL HOUSE AND GROUNDS; BY ENGAGING, INFORMING AND INSPIRING PEOPLE AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THIS HISTORIC DWELLING, ITS BUILDERS AND INHABITANTS AND THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING ITS PERIOD OF PRIME SIGNIFICANCE; 9 9 0 120 0 85362 98162 10200 6500 1048 1088 29226 24221 125836 129971 0 0 0 0 0 81817 86088 81817 86088 44019 43883 1541803 1652304 226524 277742 1315279 1374562 X THE HULL HOUSE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP OUR CITIZENS LEARN OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY BY THE EARLY PIONEERS TO OUR REGION. . . BY PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE 1810 HULL FAMILY HOME & FARMSTEAD; BY CONSERVING, REBUILDING, HOLDING, MAINTAINING, PRESENTING AND INTERPRETING THE 1810 WARREN & POLLY HULL HOUSE AND GROUNDS; BY ENGAGING, INFORMING AND INSPIRING PEOPLE AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THIS HISTORIC DWELLING, ITS BUILDERS AND INHABITANTS AND THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING ITS PERIOD OF PRIME SIGNIFICANCE; false false 500 OUR STRATEGY EXECUTE THIS MISSION IS TO FIRST PROVIDE A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE SETTING (CAMPUS) THAT CAN PROVIDE CONTEXT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND OUR TOURS AND FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE ANCHOR OF THIS SETTING IS THE HISTORIC HOUSE THAT WAS BUILD BY THE HULL FAMILY AROUND 1810 AND SERVED AS A FARMSTEAD WITH MANY PURPOSE BUILDINGS ON THE SITE SUCH AND BARNS, ROOT CELLARS, AND BAKE OVENS. THE ONLY STRUCTURE REMAINING ON WHAT WAS OVER 300 ACRES OF FARMSTEAD IS THE HISTORIC STONE CONSTRUCTION HOME, WHICH IS NOW FULLY RENOVATED. AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH, WE HAVE DETERMINED WHAT OTHER STRUCTURES WERE PRESENT AND WHERE WERE ON THE SITE AND WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTING THOSE BUILDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES WITH DESIGN AND MATERIALS THAT CLOSELY MATCH THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1810 & 1850. 6000 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO OFFER SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE TARGETED TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR PRIMARY MISSION. DURING 2023, WE GREATLY EXPANDED AND ENHANCED SEVERAL OF THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: "HISTORY CAMP FOR KIDS." WE INVITE STUDENTS ENTERING FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE TO SPEND A FULL WEEK LEARNING ABOUT LIFE ON THE WESTERN NEW YORK FRONTIER IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. FROM TEXTILES TO NATIVE AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS, TO FOOD AND THE WARS THE FAMILY WAS ENGAGED IN, CAMPERS ARE EXPOSED TO MANY ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IMPORTANT PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY. "MEET OUR PAST" TOURS, WHEREBY VISITORS WALK TO VARIOUS STATIONS VIEWING VIGNETTES, WHICH DRAMATIZED HISTORIC EVENTS. LIVING HISTORY LECTURE SERIES. DURING THE SEASON, WE SCHEDULED MONTHLY LECTURES BY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SUCH AS THE WAR OF 1812, MEDICINAL PLANTS, AND PERIOD CLOTHING. WE CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF FIVE LECTURES IN 2023, WHICH WERE WELL RECEIVED. HANDS-ON HERITAGE" DAYS. THIS IS ANOTHER NEW PROGRAM SERIES OFFERED MONTHLY, FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THEMED PERIOD ACTIVITIES RELATING TO EVENTS SUCH AS MAY DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, HARVEST SEASON AND OTHERS. EDUCATOR HOUR SERIES. EXAMPLE OF A NEWLY DEVELOPED SEGMENT IN 2023: "PIONEER LIFE: WORK & PLAY. DISCOVER WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR FARMERS IN WESTERN NEW YORK DURING THE EARLY 1800'S. MANY HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FOOD PREPARATION METHODS. BOCES TEACHER PRESENTATIONS WERE DEVELOPED AND ATTENDED BY OVER TWENTY-FIVE TEACHERS, WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO NOW SCHEDULE FIELD TRIPS ON OUR SITE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. 2500 SITE DEVELOPMENT: WITH THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC FARM HOUSE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FARMSTEAD GROUNDS. THIS INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION/RECREATION OF SEVERAL STRUCTURES THAT WERE PART OF THE HULL FAMILY FARMING OPERATIONS BUT HAVE LONG BEEN DEMOLISHED. THRESHING BARN PROJECT: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC HOUSE, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHING BARN HAS BEEN THE MOST FINANCIALLY AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGING PROJECT IN OUR HISTORY. WE MADE GREAT PROGRESS DURING 2003 WITH THE SITE WORK AND FOUNDATION FULLY COMPLETED. A PERIOD CORRECT BARN WAS PURCHASED, DISASSEMBLED AND TRANSPORTED TO OUR SITE WITH ALL THE RESTORABLE TIMBERS AND FRAMING NOW STORED ALONG WITH ALL THE BUILDING MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR REASSEMBLY IN THE SPRING 0F 2024. ROOT CELLAR PROJECT: WE WERE NEARLY 100% COMPLETED ON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FARM'S "ROOT CELLAR"BY THE WINTER OF 2023. THE FOUNDATION OF WHICH WAS UNEARTHED OVER TEN YEARS AGO BY OUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS. THE FINAL TOUCHES WILL BE COMPLETED IN SPRING, 2024. PATHWAYS PROJECT: WE INSTALLED PEA GRAVEL PATHWAYS ON MUCH OF THE SITE, WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE PASSAGE FOR OUR VISITORS TO WALK BETWEEN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. WATER WELL PROJECT: WE INSTALLED A PERIOD CORRECT WATER WELL THAT THE FAMILY USED FOR FRESH WATER. 75402 THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE HOME. 75402 77902 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false false false false X HULL HOUSE HULL HOUSE 7166816451 5976 GENESEE STREET 5796 GENESEE STREET LANCASTER NY 14086 X BERNADETTE DUPRE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SARAH FOELS VICE PRESIDE X 0 0 0 JEFF JONES DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BARBARA KELLY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MICHAEL J MEYER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GARY COSTELLO PRESIDENT X 0 0 0 SUZANNE JACOBS SECRETARY X 0 0 0 MARK MARTIN TREASURER X 0 0 0 DEBORAH STAURING DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 2406 66330 29426 98162 HISTORY CAMP 6000 6000 HULL HOUSE 500 500 6500 1088 1088 29711 5490 24221 129971 7588 5175 5175 1134 1134 5528 3651 1877 5566 5566 3473 3473 20311 20311 604 604 11965 11965 26701 26701 5631 5631 86088 77902 8186 0 23015 7332 122464 144488 1808053 314151 1391329 1493902 2032 4730 2963 1852 1541803 1652304 681 2257 225843 275485 226524 277742 X 558386 602087 756893 772475 1315279 1374562 1541803 1652304 43883 15400 X true X false X 74654 72561 51476 85362 98162 382215 25448 19727 38550 47096 37299 168120 100102 92288 90026 132458 135461 550335 550335 1839 1839 100102 92288 91865 132458 135461 552174 0.99670 0.99630 0.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 121418 15851 1134 136135 122965 13700 -14132 1115 121418 86419 106000 17981 1016 122965 66773 19543 103 86419 40801 25027 945 66773 false false 440000 440000 1359664 305762 1053902 1600 1600 6789 6789 1493902 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE FUNDS WILL BE INVESTED SO THAT A PORTION MAY BE DRAWN ANNUALLY TO BE USED TO SUSTAIN OPERATIONS OF THE HULL HOUSE FOUNDATION. ANNUAL FUNDRAIS 18890 18890 4493 18890 18890 4493 4493 14397 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE HULL HOUSE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO HELP OUR CITIZENS LEARN OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE TO THE SETTLEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COMMUNITY BY THE EARLY PIONEERS TO OUR REGION. . . BY PRESERVING AND RESTORING THE 1810 HULL FAMILY HOME & FARMSTEAD; BY CONSERVING, REBUILDING, HOLDING, MAINTAINING, PRESENTING AND INTERPRETING THE 1810 WARREN & POLLY HULL HOUSE AND GROUNDS; BY ENGAGING, INFORMING AND INSPIRING PEOPLE AS THEY LEARN ABOUT THIS HISTORIC DWELLING, ITS BUILDERS AND INHABITANTS AND THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED DURING ITS PERIOD OF PRIME SIGNIFICANCE; FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OUR STRATEGY EXECUTE THIS MISSION IS TO FIRST PROVIDE A HISTORICALLY ACCURATE SETTING (CAMPUS) THAT CAN PROVIDE CONTEXT TO THOSE WHO ATTEND OUR TOURS AND FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE ANCHOR OF THIS SETTING IS THE HISTORIC HOUSE THAT WAS BUILD BY THE HULL FAMILY AROUND 1810 AND SERVED AS A FARMSTEAD WITH MANY PURPOSE BUILDINGS ON THE SITE SUCH AND BARNS, ROOT CELLARS, AND BAKE OVENS. THE ONLY STRUCTURE REMAINING ON WHAT WAS OVER 300 ACRES OF FARMSTEAD IS THE HISTORIC STONE CONSTRUCTION HOME, WHICH IS NOW FULLY RENOVATED. AFTER YEARS OF RESEARCH, WE HAVE DETERMINED WHAT OTHER STRUCTURES WERE PRESENT AND WHERE WERE ON THE SITE AND WHERE THEY WERE LOCATED. WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RECONSTRUCTING THOSE BUILDINGS AND OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES WITH DESIGN AND MATERIALS THAT CLOSELY MATCH THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1810 & 1850. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO OFFER SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT ARE TARGETED TO BOTH STUDENTS AND ADULTS TO ACCOMPLISH OUR PRIMARY MISSION. DURING 2023, WE GREATLY EXPANDED AND ENHANCED SEVERAL OF THESE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING: "HISTORY CAMP FOR KIDS." WE INVITE STUDENTS ENTERING FOURTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE TO SPEND A FULL WEEK LEARNING ABOUT LIFE ON THE WESTERN NEW YORK FRONTIER IN THE EARLY 19TH CENTURY. FROM TEXTILES TO NATIVE AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS, TO FOOD AND THE WARS THE FAMILY WAS ENGAGED IN, CAMPERS ARE EXPOSED TO MANY ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THIS IMPORTANT PERIOD IN AMERICAN HISTORY. "MEET OUR PAST" TOURS, WHEREBY VISITORS WALK TO VARIOUS STATIONS VIEWING VIGNETTES, WHICH DRAMATIZED HISTORIC EVENTS. LIVING HISTORY LECTURE SERIES. DURING THE SEASON, WE SCHEDULED MONTHLY LECTURES BY GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC SUBJECTS, SUCH AS THE WAR OF 1812, MEDICINAL PLANTS, AND PERIOD CLOTHING. WE CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF FIVE LECTURES IN 2023, WHICH WERE WELL RECEIVED. HANDS-ON HERITAGE" DAYS. THIS IS ANOTHER NEW PROGRAM SERIES OFFERED MONTHLY, FAMILIES ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THEMED PERIOD ACTIVITIES RELATING TO EVENTS SUCH AS MAY DAY, FOURTH OF JULY, HARVEST SEASON AND OTHERS. EDUCATOR HOUR SERIES. EXAMPLE OF A NEWLY DEVELOPED SEGMENT IN 2023: "PIONEER LIFE: WORK & PLAY. DISCOVER WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR FARMERS IN WESTERN NEW YORK DURING THE EARLY 1800'S. MANY HANDS ON ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FOOD PREPARATION METHODS. BOCES TEACHER PRESENTATIONS WERE DEVELOPED AND ATTENDED BY OVER TWENTY-FIVE TEACHERS, WHO ARE MORE LIKELY TO NOW SCHEDULE FIELD TRIPS ON OUR SITE WITH THEIR STUDENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C SITE DEVELOPMENT: WITH THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC FARM HOUSE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE, THE ORGANIZATION SHIFTED ITS FOCUS ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE FARMSTEAD GROUNDS. THIS INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION/RECREATION OF SEVERAL STRUCTURES THAT WERE PART OF THE HULL FAMILY FARMING OPERATIONS BUT HAVE LONG BEEN DEMOLISHED. THRESHING BARN PROJECT: WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE RESTORATION OF THE HISTORIC HOUSE, THE RECONSTRUCTION OF A THRESHING BARN HAS BEEN THE MOST FINANCIALLY AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGING PROJECT IN OUR HISTORY. WE MADE GREAT PROGRESS DURING 2003 WITH THE SITE WORK AND FOUNDATION FULLY COMPLETED. A PERIOD CORRECT BARN WAS PURCHASED, DISASSEMBLED AND TRANSPORTED TO OUR SITE WITH ALL THE RESTORABLE TIMBERS AND FRAMING NOW STORED ALONG WITH ALL THE BUILDING MATERIALS NECESSARY FOR REASSEMBLY IN THE SPRING 0F 2024. ROOT CELLAR PROJECT: WE WERE NEARLY 100% COMPLETED ON THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE FARM'S "ROOT CELLAR"BY THE WINTER OF 2023. THE FOUNDATION OF WHICH WAS UNEARTHED OVER TEN YEARS AGO BY OUR ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS. THE FINAL TOUCHES WILL BE COMPLETED IN SPRING, 2024. PATHWAYS PROJECT: WE INSTALLED PEA GRAVEL PATHWAYS ON MUCH OF THE SITE, WHICH PROVIDES A SAFE PASSAGE FOR OUR VISITORS TO WALK BETWEEN BUILDINGS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH PHYSICAL LIMITATIONS. WATER WELL PROJECT: WE INSTALLED A PERIOD CORRECT WATER WELL THAT THE FAMILY USED FOR FRESH WATER. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE CONTINUED PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF THE HOME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE RETURN WAS PREPARED BY THE ORGANIZATIONS' ACCOUNTING FIRM; THE FIRM PROVIDED THE OFFICERS A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURN, WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS. AFTER THE BOARD REVIEWED THE RETURN, THEY APPROVED THE RETURN TO BE SUBMITTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD ENFORCES COMPLIANCE TO THE POLICES. HE DOES SO BY REVIEWING EACH WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED ANNUALLY BY EVERY BOARD MEMBER. HE ALSO TAKES APPROPRIATE ACTION WHEN ANY SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL TRANSACTION OR BID FOR SERVICES IS UNDERTAKEN, SHOULD THERE BE ANY APPEARANCE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY A BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.