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Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352323

YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER

Tax-exempt · YORK, PA 17401

Financials

$5.5M$2.6M2022$2.6M$2.8M2023$12.4M$3.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$12,429,988$3,812,372$8,617,616$42,372,905$5,237,801$37,135,104
June 30, 2024990$2,560,240$2,756,992-$196,752$41,359,145$13,239,591$28,119,554
June 30, 2023990$5,475,038$2,641,383$2,833,655$34,770,458$7,189,089$27,581,369
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,462,596
of which government grants
$10,003,154
Program service revenue
$186,282
Investment income
$694,115
Net rental income
$105,664
Net gain from sales of assets
$425,268
Net income from fundraising events
-$15,084
Net income from gaming
$2,000
Net income from sales of inventory
-$6,450
Other revenue
$86,995

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$213,013
Other salaries and wages
$758,734
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,211,650
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$2,971
Accounting fees
$41,612
Occupancy
$261,816
Depreciation
$779,452
Program services (functional)
$2,714,457
Management and general (functional)
$727,080
Fundraising (functional)
$370,835

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$41,359,145
Total assets, end of year
$42,372,905
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,237,801
Net assets, end of year
$37,135,104
Land, buildings and equipment
$29,940,594
Publicly traded securities
$8,107,040
Net assets without donor restrictions
$32,128,687
Net assets with donor restrictions
$5,006,417
Gross unrelated business income
-$5,251
Gross receipts
$13,588,551
Employees
33
Volunteers
250
Year formed
1999
State of legal domicile
PA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOAN J MUMMERTPRESIDENT, CEO (LEFT 4/25)
Officer
40$114,214$6,175
LORISSA DELANEYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$86,687$14,187
DENNIS BAUGHMAN D EDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
REBECCA COUNTESSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
JOSEPH T HANDVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
DIANE BAKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SHAWN STINEASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
DELMA RIVERA-LYTLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
KENYA BROWN FEESERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOHN KLINEDINSTAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
REV GLENN MILLERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
FRANCES POLKAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
ALBERT BLAKEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SILAS CHAMBERLINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT A DEISLEYDIRECTOR (LEFT 09/24)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
19 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NEICY DESHIELDS-MOULTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SAMANTHA DORMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
SARAH DOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
LISA FASTDIRECTOR (JOINED 09/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
TOM KOPPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JEFFREY LOBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ADAM MARSHDIRECTOR (JOINED 09/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
RON MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
STEVE MERRICKDIRECTOR (JOINED 09/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
MONTEZ PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
AARON RANCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MICHAEL RUSSODIRECTOR (JOINED 09/24)
Trustee or director
2$0
MARK D SHERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JONATHAN STAYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TIM SUTHERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JANE SUTTON PH DDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JAN WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
CALVIN WEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TERRI ALTLANDCEO (JOINED 05/25)
Officer
40$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 34 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOAN J MUMMERTPRESIDENT, CEO
Officer
40$110,901$5,999
LORISSA DELANEYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$80,877$12,958
DENNIS BAUGHMAN D EDCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
REV PATRICK ROONEYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR (LEFT 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
REBECCA COUNTESSIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
JOSEPH T HANDVICE-CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
DIANE BAKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
RICK HOGENTOGLERASSISTANT TREASURER (LEFT 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
SHAWN STINEASSISTANT TREASURER (JOINED 9/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
DELMA RIVERA-LYTLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ELYSE POLLICK-BYRNESASSISTANT SECRETARY (LEFT 7/2023)
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JONATHAN STAYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANE SUTTON PH DDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK D SHERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MONTEZ PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOM KOPPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFFREY LOBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEIL SLENKERDIRECTOR (LEFT 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV GLENN MILLERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
SARAH DOYLEDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SAMANTHA DORMDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRANCES POLKAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KENYA BROWN FEESERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIM SUTHERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN WALTERSDORFFAT-LARGE DIRECTOR (LEFT 9/2023)
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CALVIN WEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRADLEY WILLOWDIRECTOR (LEFT 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SILAS CHAMBERLINAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOHN KLINEDINSTDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT A DEISLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RON MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEICY DESHIELDS-MOULTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAN WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ALBERT BLAKEYDIRECTOR (JOINED 9/2023)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JOAN J MUMMERTPRESIDENT, CEO
Officer
40$106,068$5,747
LORISSA DELANEYCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$71,346$11,998
REBECCA COUNTESSCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
REV PATRICK ROONEYIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
DENNIS BAUGHMAN D EDVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
6$0$0
DIANE BAKERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
RICK HOGENTOGLERASSISTANT TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
DELMA RIVERA-LYTLESECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
ELYSE POLLICK-BYRNESASSISTANT SECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
JONATHAN STAYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JANE SUTTON PH DDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARK D SHERMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MONTEZ PARKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
TOM KOPPMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JEFFREY LOBACHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEIL SLENKERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REV GLENN MILLERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JIM MAYDIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/23)
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SEN KRISTIN PHILIPS-HILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
FRANCES POLKAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
KENYA BROWN FEESERAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
TIM SUTHERLANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DAN WALTERSDORFFAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
CALVIN WEARYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
BRADLEY WILLOWDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
REBECCA HANLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SILAS CHAMBERLINAT-LARGE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
4$0$0
JOSEPH T HANDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT A DEISLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RON MARTINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
NEICY DESHIELDS-MOULTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0
JAN WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
121 N PERSHING AVE, YORK, PA 17401-1380
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
BENJAMIN NEELY, 121 N PERSHING AVENUE, YORK, PA 17401
Signed the 990
BENJAMIN NEELY, PRESIDENT/CEO
Phone
(717) 848-1587
Return prepared by
RKL LLP

Mission

THE YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER UNDERSTANDS THE PAST TO ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE, THROUGH INCLUSIVE, AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING, AND PRESERVATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • A MAJOR ASPECT OF ALL OF THE HISTORY CENTER'S PROGRAM-RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE THE ORGANIZATION'S 140,000 TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF MUSEUM GALLERIES, HISTORIC SITES, AND COLLECTIONS STORAGE. WITH ONLY A FACILITIES STAFF OF TWO, THE HISTORY CENTER MAINTAINS THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SPACES OF THE HISTORY CENTER MUSEUM AND LIBRARY & ARCHIVES; THE BONHAM HOUSE; THE COLONIAL COMPLEX (WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE GENERAL GATES HOUSE AND GOLDEN PLOUGH TAVERN, THE BARNETT BOBB LOG HOUSE; AND THE RECONSTRUCTED COLONIAL COURT HOUSE); FIRE MUSEUM, AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM. IN ADDITION, THIS SAME STAFF ASSISTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF DISPLAYS/EQUIPMENT OF NEW EXHIBITS.
    Expenses $1,361,246 · revenue $22,633
  • THE YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER'S EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ABOUT 90,000 ARTIFACTS ACROSS EIGHT SITES AND ENCOMPASSING THE HISTORY OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND ITS INHABITANTS THROUGH TIME. THE COLLECTIONS - RANGING FROM TEXTILES TO MILITARIA, ARTWORK, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, NATIVE AMERICAN OBJECTS, AND NUMEROUS DECORATIVE ARTS PIECES - ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE RICH, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES FOR THE LOCAL YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.
    Expenses $548,400 · revenue $60,653
  • DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR (JULY 2024- JUNE 2025) THE HISTORY CENTER WELCOMED 21,047 VISITORS TO ITS SITES AS VISITORS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, LIBRARY RESEARCHERS, AND SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES. OF THAT NUMBER, MORE THAN 2,820 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIELD TRIPS TO THE HISTORY CENTER'S FIVE MUSEUMS. SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THEMATIC TOURS FOCUSING ON YORK COUNTY'S COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY ERA HISTORY, THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING HERITAGE AND MORE. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY AND ALIGN WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF EDUCATION ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THE HISTORY CENTER WAS ABLE TO OFFER 65 PROGRAMS REACHING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BASE THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS, A MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES, WORKSHOPS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AT BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. IN ADDITION, THE HISTORY CENTER HOSTS A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS' MONTHLY MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS OFTEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED, SUCH AS SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF YORK SPECIAL EVENTS, RE-ENACTOR GROUPS FOR LIVING HISTORY EVENTS, AND THE YORK COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOR PROMOTION AND COORDINATION OF COUNTY WIDE HERITAGE TOURISM. THE HISTORY CENTER HAS ALSO PROVIDED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CONTINUING ADULT EDUCATION COURSES, TALKS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC WALKING TOURS, AND MONTHLY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES SEMINARS OFFERING INSIGHTS INTO VARIOUS RESEARCH AND GENEALOGICAL TECHNIQUES. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON AND ONLINE PROGRAMS, THE HISTORY CENTER'S WEBSITE OFFERS VARIOUS RESOURCES AND CONTENT. THE WEBSITE HAD AN AVERAGE OF 16,000 MONTHLY VIEWS.
    Expenses $491,200 · revenue $67,858
  • THE HISTORY CENTER'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES HOUSES AN EXTENSIVE AND VARIED COLLECTION COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY, THE DECORATIVE ARTS AND MILITARY HISTORY WITH THE EMPHASIS OF YORK COUNTY HISTORY. OVER 1,892 PATRONS VISITED THE HISTORY CENTER'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR INCLUDING SCHOOL GROUPS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE LIBRARY STAFF FIELDED NEARLY 678 EMAILS AND 235 PHONE CALLS AND PROCESSED 48 RESEARCH REQUESTS AND 27 PHOTO REPRODUCTION REQUESTS. IT ALSO CO-HOSTS THREE MONTHLY MEETINGS/PROGRAMS: ALLVETS ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM, THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE YORK CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE. THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES ALSO PUBLISHES THE ANNUAL JOURNAL OF YORK COUNTY HERITAGE. OVER 138 DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES WERE RECEIVED.
    Expenses $313,611 · revenue $33,939

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-1352323
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
1941
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$42,372,905
Income (IRS master file)
$13,588,551

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$12,429,988$3,812,372$42,372,905IRS
990-TJune 2025–––IRS
990June 2024$2,560,240$2,756,992$41,359,145XML
990-TJune 2024–––IRS
990June 2023$5,475,038$2,641,383$34,770,458XML
990-TJune 2023–––IRS
990June 2022$6,400,821$2,140,793$27,582,598IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS

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 23-1352323).

Questions about YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER

What is the EIN of YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER?
The employer identification number (EIN) of YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER is 23-1352323.
Is YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1941.
Are donations to YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER 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 YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BENJAMIN NEELY.
Who are the officers and directors of YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,214 (JOAN J MUMMERT, PRESIDENT, CEO (LEFT 4/25)).
How much revenue does YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $12,429,988, expenses of $3,812,372 and total assets of $42,372,905 at year end.

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