2026-08-17T08:41:57-05:00 2025-09-30 261472386 SCHAFER TSCHOPP & MITCHELL LLLP 341 N MAITLAND AVENUE SUITE 115 MAITLAND FL 32751 990 2024-10-01 591860444 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC HIST 4078368505 65 E CENTRAL BLVD ORLANDO FL 32801 AZELA SANTANA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4078368505 2026-08-17 1 0 THOMAS TSCHOPP P00836892 4078752760 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z AZELA SANTANA 65 E CENTRAL BLVD ORLANDO FL 32801 524089 0 X THEHISTORYCENTER.ORG X 1971 FL SEE ATTACHED.THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO SERVE AS A GATEWAY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRATION BY PRESERVING AND SHARING CENTRAL FLORIDA'S CONTINUALLY UNFOLDING STORY. 9 9 8 703 0 0 408992 240847 200605 213749 27314 26676 20273 10267 657184 491539 0 0 0 0 388861 315067 0 28894 42792 314306 170025 703167 513986 -45983 -22447 1122516 1115472 173357 170006 949159 945466 X SEE ATTACHED.THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, INC. EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION AND PROGRAMS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER. OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS TO SERVE AS THE GATEWAY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRATION BY PRESERVING AND SHARING CENTRAL FLORIDA'S CONTINUALLY UNFOLDING STORY. 0 0 170725 213749 EXHIBITS: THE HISTORY CENTER'S THREE FLOORS OF PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS EXPLORE OVER 14,000 YEARS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA HISTORY, FROM PRE-HISTORIC TIMES TO TODAY. THE EXHIBITS HIGHLGHT CENTRAL FLORIDA'S RICH HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT LONG BEFORE IT BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DESTINATION. NARRATIVES INTERPRET THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, EARLY PEOPLES, THE SEMINOLES, PIONEER SETTLERS, TRANSPORTATION, AND INDUSTRY INTO TODAY. TWO TEMPORARY EXHIBITION SPACES ARE USED FOR SHARING NEW CONTENT AND COLLECTIONS ANNUALLY, INCLUDING OCCASIONAL NATIONAL EXHIBITIONS FROM THE SMITHSONIAN OR OTHER MAJOR INSTITUTIONS. 60234 EDUCATION: THE HISTORY CENTER OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING FOR INDIVIDUALS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND INTERESTS, INCLUDING SCHOOL TOURS (PUBLIC, PRIVATE, HOMESCHOOL), YOUTH VISITORS, ADULTS, AND FAMILIES. THE HISTORY CENTER OFFERS HYBRID (ONSITE AND VIRTUAL) PROGRAMMING FOR LUNCH AND LEARNS, THE BRECHNER SPEAKER SERIES, AND OTHER PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE. WHILE DAILY ADMISSIONS FOR THE PERIOD CAME IN STRONG WITH 10,344 REGULAR VISITORS. WE HAD 159 LOCAL SCHOOLS DO AN ON-SITE TOUR FOR 11,506 STUDENTS; A TOTAL OF 36,313 PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMMATIC OFFERINGS. 81834 COLLECTIONS AND RESEARCH: THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OWNS AND PRESERVES A MAJOR COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVES, IMAGES, AND ORAL HISTORIES WHICH FULFILL THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTION. THEY ARE USED TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS OF THE HISTORY CENTER. THIS COLLECTION CONTAINS MORE THAN 21,852 THREE-DIMENSIONAL ITEMS, 5,092 ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS, 5,287 HISTORIC POSTCARDS, 22,907 HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPHS, AND 602 ORAL HISTORIES. IT ALSO CONTAINS MORE THAN 2,000,000 LINEAR FEET OF LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS COVERAGE FROM THE 1950S THROUGH THE EARLY 1980S. THE HISTORY CENTER INCLUDES A RESEARCH LIBRARY AND A DEDICATED STAFF WHO ASSISTED WITH 267 RESEARCH REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC AND COLLECTED 38 NEW ORAL HISTORIES. 312793 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 FL X X X AZELA SANTANA 4078368595 65 EAST CENTRAL BLVD ORLANDO FL 32801 X LENNY BENDO PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTOPHER KEST BOARD PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 LAUREN BLOOM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM SLOT JR TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ADELE BURNEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROSI MAIO SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA GRANT BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE WEINSTEIN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL HOLLADAY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12330 30061 174659 23797 240847 EDUCATION 900099 136937 136937 EXHIBITS (ADMISSIONS) 900099 76812 76812 213749 26676 26676 21194 32550 -11356 -11356 -11356 0 30061 0 0 18065 0 18065 18065 OTHER INCOME 900099 3558 3558 3558 491539 231814 0 18878 315067 214597 100470 28894 28894 10400 10400 23405 22165 1240 19121 18754 150 217 1097 62 1035 2338 1750 588 1979 1979 3209 3209 28958 20330 8628 SPECIAL EVENT COSTS 31120 12765 5914 12441 BANK AND OTHER COSTS 24694 0 24694 0 MUSEUM OPERATIONS 11166 11166 GRANT & CONTRACTS COSTS 10123 9373 750 2415 1831 584 513986 312793 158401 42792 126524 338071 259021 16032 15183 11265 12529 11436 14497 698238 735192 1122516 1115472 20067 22791 46455 47408 106835 99807 173357 170006 X 870244 866551 78915 78915 949159 945466 1122516 1115472 -22447 18754 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 482558 541995 408757 408992 240847 2083149 2211415 2328921 2617928 3300976 3555801 14015041 2693973 2870916 3026685 3709968 3796648 16098190 16098190 28914 50355 69875 62108 26676 237928 13771 1300 1472 8061 3558 28162 16364280 879886 0.98370 0.97710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 0 0 X 4251220 18754 3740927 3759681 491539 0 491539 4254913 3740927 3740927 513986 0 513986 PART III, LINE 1A: A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS ARE ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN DONATED, BUT FOR WHICH NO VALUE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED. THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO NOT CAPITALIZE THE ITEMS THAT MEET THE DEFINITION OF "COLLECTIONS" AS PRESCRIBED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THEREFORE, THE FAIR VALUE OF DONATED EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART III, LINE 4: THE SOCIETY'S PERMANENT COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVES, PHOTO ARCHIVES AND A RESEARCH LIBRARY. THIS COLLECTION IS USED FOR ROTATING MUSEUM DISPLAY AND TO ASSIST IN RESEARCH BY INTERESTED PERSONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SOCIETY IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OR THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, EXCISE OR OTHER TAXES. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A) OF THE CODE. CONSEQUENTLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH "INCOME TAXES" FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740 (TOPIC 740), ALL ENTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO EVALUATE AND DISCLOSE INCOME TAX RISKS. TOPIC 740 CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN TAX POSITIONS AND PRESCRIBES GUIDANCE RELATED TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF A TAX POSITION TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION IS ONLY RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION IF THE TAX POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON AN EXAMINATION, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE INCLUDED IN EXPENSES IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024, THE SOCIETY HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES. SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCOME TAX FILINGS ARE SUBJECT TO AUDIT BY FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED, THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2022. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO PENDING INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY FEDERAL TAXING AUTHORITIES. X X X X X X 1 MARISA WORLEY CONSULTING 317 CORNWALL RD WINTER PARK FL 32792 DONOR CULTIVATION AND SUPPORT 0 0 0 20000 PRISM PHILANTHROPY 1222 HERON DR ORLANDO FL 32803 GRANT WRITING 0 0 0 21600 41600 FL GOLF TOURNAMENT 14947 14947 WOMENS HISTORY MONTH 10065 10065 2 5049 5049 30061 30061 X 6537 N/A - SEE PART II 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 33: A SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS ARE ITEMS WHICH HAVE BEEN DONATED, BUT FOR WHICH NO VALUE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED. THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED TO EXERCISE THE OPTION TO NOT CAPITALIZE THE ITEMS THAT MEET THE DEFINITION OF "COLLECTIONS" AS PRESCRIBED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THEREFORE, THE FAIR VALUE OF DONATED EXHIBITS AND ARTIFACTS IS NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE APPROVED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AS PART OF THEIR BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S MANUAL. THIS MANUAL IS UPDATED EVERY YEAR TO ENSURE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE THE MOST CURRENT VERSIONS OF ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. BEFORE EVERY BOARD MEETING, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE ASKED TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST THEY MAY HAVE SO THEY CAN BE RECUSED FROM ANY RELEVANT AGENDA ITEMS OR VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 AS PART OF THE JOINT OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA AND ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS APPOINTED BY THE ORANGE COUNTY MAYOR, WITH INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, TO SERVE IN THE DUAL ROLE OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MANAGER OF THE HISTORY CENTER, A DIVISION OF ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AND FAMILY SERVICES. BECAUSE OF THIS DUAL ROLE, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS COMPENSATED WHOLLY BY ORANGE COUNTY AT THE LEVEL OF DIVISION MANAGER, WITH NO COMPENSATION PAID BY THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 COPIES OF ALL THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA'S POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN REQUEST, OR FROM ONLINE RESOURCES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. FORM 990, PART VIII, STMT OF REVENUE & PART IX, STMT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES THE CENTER, WHICH REMAINS THE PROPERTY OF ORANGE COUNTY, IS JOINTLY OPERATED BY THE SOCIETY AND ORANGE COUNTY. THE SOCIETY PROVIDES ARTIFACTS TO FURNISH THE CENTER INCLUDING THE ARCHIVES' COLLECTION AND ITEMS IN STORAGE. THESE ASSETS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE SOCIETY. ORANGE COUNTY PROVIDES THE EXHIBITS AND EXHIBIT SPACES, AND THESE ASSETS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF ORANGE COUNTY. ORANGE COUNTY PAYS FOR ALL THE MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP COSTS ON THE BUILDING, OTHER COSTS RELATED TO THE BUILDING AND FOR CERTAIN OTHER ITEMS TO THIRD PARTIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, ORANGE COUNTY, FL PROVIDED $3,555,801 IN INDIRECT SUPPORT OF THE HISTORY CENTER'S OPERATIONS IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. HOWEVER, THIS SUPPORT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED ON FORM 990'S STATEMENT OF REVENUE OR STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES AS THIS SUPPORT IS CONSIDERED DONATED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES.