2025-11-14T11:13:35-05:00 2024-12-31 341895630 MACGREGOR & MACGREGOR PO BOX 3738 AKRON OH 44314 990 2024-01-01 340766170 SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO SUMM 3305351120 550 COPLEY ROAD AKRON OH 443202324 LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER PRESIDENT/CEO 3305351120 2025-11-11 true false ROBERT MACGREGOR P01437650 3307454473 2025-11-14 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SAME CHRISTOPHER ESKER 50 S MAIN ST 10TH FLR AKRON OH 44308 439669 false X WWW.SUMMITHISTORY.ORG X THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WRITING A CENTENNIAAL HISTORY OF AKRON, OHIO. TODAY, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND AKRON, AND TO EDUCATE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR RICH HISTORY. WE OWN AND MANAGE PERKINS STONE MANSION, HOME OF AKRON'S FOUNDING FAMILY; JOHN BROWN HOUSE, HOME OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ABOLITIONIST; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN AKRON. MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCOVERY TRUNKS, 4TH GRADE OUTREACH, ADULT OUTREACH, SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SHEEP HERDING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FLOCK OF SHEEP ON PROPERTY, FREE FAMILY DAY OPPORTUNITIES EACH SUMMER AND FALL, WALKING AND HOUSE TOURS. 24 24 28 0 107912 160787 246147 217235 71651 57173 2402 105 428112 435300 0 0 190769 185746 0 4644 217937 295053 408706 480799 19406 -45499 700343 653816 6974 5946 693369 647870 X THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WRITING A CENTENNIAAL HISTORY OF AKRON, OHIO. TODAY, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND AKRON, AND TO EDUCATE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR RICH HISTORY. WE OWN AND MANAGE PERKINS STONE MANSION, HOME OF AKRON'S FOUNDING FAMILY; JOHN BROWN HOUSE, HOME OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ABOLITIONIST; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN AKRON. MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCOVERY TRUNKS, 4TH GRADE OUTREACH, ADULT OUTREACH, SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SHEEP HERDING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FLOCK OF SHEEP ON PROPERTY, FREE FAMILY DAY OPPORTUNITIES EACH SUMMER AND FALL, WALKING AND HOUSE TOURS. false false 441449 217235 THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS,MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND THE OLD STONE SCHOOL. THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL. 441449 true true false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 28 true false false false false false false false false X 24 24 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false true false false OH X X LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER 3305351120 550 COPLEY RD AKRON OH 44320 X CHRISTOPHER ESKER CHAIR X X 0 0 0 LIZ BLYSTONE TREASURER X X 0 0 0 CARRIE BURRIER SECRETARY X X 0 0 0 CHAS SCHRECKENBERGER VICE CHAIR X X 0 0 0 WOODROW NASH DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ADAM MOTTER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 GINAKAYE MADDOX DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JOSHUA MOORE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 REV DR DAVID NELSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 PAT WESCHLER DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER PRESIDENT/CE X X 0 0 0 EMMA LIEBERTH OSBORN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 TOWANDA MULLINS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ANTHONY BOARMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 ROB FRUTCHEY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JACINTO NUNEZ DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 THERESA S BEYERLE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DAVID GIFFELS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DAN FLOWERS DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 WILLY KOLLMAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JEFF PARSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 KATHY ROMITO RAINONE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 SR PASTOR J HOWARD STREETER III DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 JAMES MCCLELLAN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 12068 148719 160787 CONTRACTED CITY/COUNTY 135000 135000 PROGRAMS 52983 52983 OTHER INCOME 19370 19370 ADMISSIONS 9882 9882 217235 57173 57173 1031 1031 3443 4369 -926 -926 435300 216309 58204 169460 135567 29656 4237 770 616 135 19 15516 12413 2715 388 2200 2200 18366 18366 14537 14537 225098 225098 21669 21669 ENDOWMENT FEES 13183 13183 480799 441449 34706 4644 143249 81805 557094 572011 700343 653816 6974 5946 6974 5946 X 359284 343785 334085 304085 693369 647870 700343 653816 -45499 X false false X 337712 634410 235026 107912 160787 1475847 66542 141760 130162 250093 220678 809235 23153 4762 4997 32912 427407 780932 370185 358005 381465 2317994 2317994 29387 77275 -105660 72839 58204 132045 29387 77275 -105660 72839 58204 132045 11825 11825 468619 858207 264525 430844 439669 2461864 0.94160 0.92880 0.05000 0.07000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WRITING A CENTENNIAAL HISTORY OF AKRON, OHIO. TODAY, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND AKRON, AND TO EDUCATE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR RICH HISTORY. WE OWN AND MANAGE PERKINS STONE MANSION, HOME OF AKRON'S FOUNDING FAMILY; JOHN BROWN HOUSE, HOME OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ABOLITIONIST; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN AKRON. MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCOVERY TRUNKS, 4TH GRADE OUTREACH, ADULT OUTREACH, SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SHEEP HERDING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FLOCK OF SHEEP ON PROPERTY, FREE FAMILY DAY OPPORTUNITIES EACH SUMMER AND FALL, WALKING AND HOUSE TOURS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS,MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND THE OLD STONE SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER, PRESIDENT, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY CURENT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT THEIR BOARD MEETINGS. THEY ARE THEN REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES AS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSS AND VOTE ON THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS COMPARABLE DATA FROM THE AREA TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.