Nonprofit · EIN 01-0359659
ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · ELLSWORTH, ME 04605
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $82,842 | $50,494 | $32,348 | $755,453 | $0 | $755,453 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $242,094 | $29,899 | $212,195 | $712,172 | $0 | $712,172 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $69,795
- of which government grants
- $3,500
- Membership dues
- $1,355
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $13,047
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,649
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $800
- Occupancy
- $10,156
- Depreciation
- $10,104
- Program services (functional)
- $35,855
- Management and general (functional)
- $13,840
- Fundraising (functional)
- $799
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $712,172
- Total assets, end of year
- $755,453
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $755,453
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $425,474
- Publicly traded securities
- $118,785
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $721,953
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $33,500
- Gross receipts
- $82,842
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 1978
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETSY ARNTXEN | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARY BLACKSTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL FOGLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MARTI HARMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLA HASKELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY HENDRICKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE OUTHIER | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SALA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK WORTH | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BETSY ARNTXEN | ASSISTANT TR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BLACKSTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAEVE BREEDEN | JUNIOR BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BILL FOGLE | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLA HASKELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY HENDRICKS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE OUTHIER | COORESPONDIN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SALA | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WAYNE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK WORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 355, ELLSWORTH, ME 04605-0355
- In care of
- % DOUGLAS SMITH
- Mailing address (990-N for 2023)
- PO Box 355, Ellsworth ME 04605
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- BILL FOGLE
- Principal officer (990-N for 2023)
- Jennifer Sala, PO Box 355, Ellsworth ME 04605
- Signed the 990
- BILL FOGLE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (207) 667-8235
- Website
- ELLSWORTHME.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HMV LLC
Mission
FORMED IN 1978, THE MISSION OF THE ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS TO SPARK AN APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR DIVERSE LOCAL HERITAGE, ITS CONTEXT AND LIVING HISTORY WITHIN AND BEYOND ELLSWORTH AND HANCOCK COUNTY. THROUGH THE COLLECTION, PRESERVATION, INTERPRETATION AND EXHIBITION OF ARTIFACTUAL AND DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS, HISTORY BUILDINGS, CULTURAL PRACTICES AND OTHER INTANGIBLE HERITAGE, THE ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY WILL CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND THE COLLECTIVE IDENTITY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND REGION.
Program accomplishments
- EHS COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND DIGITIZES ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND EPHEMERA DOCUMENTING ELLSWORTH AND HANCOCK COUNTY'S HISTORY, AND COLLABORATES WITH FIFTEEN REGIONAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AND MUSEUMS AS A CONTRIBUTING PARTNER OF THE HISTORY TRUST, TO ENSURE THE PUBLIC HAS ONLINE ACCESS TO THESE REGIONAL HISTORICAL RESOURCES.Expenses $29,844
- EHS RESEARCHES THE PEOPLE, PLACES, AND EVENTS OF ELLSWORTH AND HANCOCK COUNTY, SHARING FINDINGS THROUGH PUBLIC LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, EHS FOSTERS REGIONAL COLLABORATION BY PUBLISHING RESEARCH ARTICLES FROM LOCAL HISTORICAL SOCIETIES IN THE DOWNEAST HERITAGE QUARTERLY (NOW, CHRONICLE), ENRICHING AND INCREASING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT WITH HISTORY.Expenses $583
- EHS IS LEADING THE REHABILITATION OF THE 1886 OLD HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF'S HOME AND JAIL, A NATIONAL REGISTER-LISTED LANDMARK. WITH EXTERIOR MASONRY FULLY REPOINTED AND FUNDING SECURED FOR SLATE ROOF RESTORATION, EHS IS ADVANCING ITS MISSION TO PRESERVE THIS RARE EXAMPLE OF A COMBINED RESIDENCE AND JAIL. THIS INITIATIVE NOT ONLY SAFEGUARDS THE BUILDING'S ARCHITECTURAL INTEGRITY BUT ALSO REIMAGINES IT AS THE HANCOCK COUNTY CULTURAL HERITAGE CENTER, ENSURING ITS CONTINUED RELEVANCE AS A HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCE.Expenses $5,428
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-N on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0359659
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $755,453
- Income (IRS master file)
- $82,842
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $82,842 | $50,494 | $755,453 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $242,094 | $29,899 | $712,172 | XML |
| 990-N for 2023 Officer: Jennifer Sala | December 31, 2023 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2022 Officer: TERRI CORMIER | December 31, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2020 Officer: TERRI CORMIER | December 31, 2020 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
| 990-N for 2019 Officer: Terri Cormier | December 31, 2019 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 01-0359659).
Questions about ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 01-0359659.
- Is ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names BILL FOGLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ELLSWORTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $82,842, expenses of $50,494 and total assets of $755,453 at year end.
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