Nonprofit · EIN 27-3571294
LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE
Tax-exempt · BEMUS POINT, NY 14712
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $208,303 | $123,841 | $84,462 | $1,313,231 | $400 | $1,312,831 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $314,302 | $92,649 | $221,653 | $1,269,869 | $41,500 | $1,228,369 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $254,741 | $98,227 | $156,514 | $1,072,703 | $65,987 | $1,006,716 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $164,454
- of which government grants
- $1,500
- Membership dues
- $44,016
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $10,008
- Net rental income
- $12,656
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,750
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $709
- Other revenue
- $33,841
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,905
- Depreciation
- $49,724
- Program services (functional)
- $113,469
- Management and general (functional)
- $10,372
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,269,869
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,313,231
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $400
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,312,831
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,047,953
- Gross receipts
- $210,896
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 35
- Year formed
- 2010
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAE LYNN DEANGELO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $5,300 |
| CATHY KERR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARON GRAPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN STAHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WEHRFRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD C JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAX PICKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE KERR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY DIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD A SHICK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BALDWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAE LYNN DEANGELO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $4,150 |
| CATHY KERR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARON GRAPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN STAHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WEHRFRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD C JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAX PICKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE KERR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY DIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD A SHICK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BALDWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY KERR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHARON GRAPER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RAE LYNN DEANGELO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| MAUREEN STAHLEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH WEHRFRITZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RICHARD C JOHNSON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAX PICKARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| GEORGE KERR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LARRY DIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| RICHARD A SHICK | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BALDWIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 10, BEMUS POINT, NY 14712-0010
- In care of
- % ANTHONY H HOPFINGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- RICHARD C JOHNSON, PO BOX 10 73 LAKESIDE DRIVE, BEMUS POINT, NY 14712
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD C JOHNSON, TREASURER
- Phone
- (716) 386-3355
- Return prepared by
- Kelly A Dawson CPA
Mission
LOVING BOATS SINCE 1918. OUR MISSION IS TO CELEBRATE THE HISTORY OF BOATING ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, TO PRESERVE THE LAWSON FAMILYS LEGACY, AND TO SHARE CHAUTAUQUA LAKES REGIONAL HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- EXHIBIT HISTORIC BOATS, ARTIFACTS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL THAT RELATE TO CHAUTAUQUA LAKES RICH BOATING HISTORY. EXHIBIT THE LAWSON FAMILY COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BOATING ARTIFACTS, WOOD-WORKING TOOLS, BOAT BUILDING TOOLS, AND PHOTOGRAPHY. PROVIDE A VENUE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITY AND EVENT FORUMS. PROVIDE A MARINA LEARNING EXPERIENCE. CREATE A NAUTICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR USE BY THE MEMBERSHIP AND GUESTS. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: MAINTAIN NORMAL MUSUEUM HOURS DESPITE LOWER NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER DOCENTS. MEMORIAL DAY THROUGH LABOR DAY WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS:SATURDAY 10AM-5PM AND SUNDAY 1PM-5PM, ADDITIONALLY DURING JULY AND AUGUST WEDNESDAY 1PM-5PM AND AT OTHER TIMES PER REQUEST. CURRENT AVERAGE MEMBERSHIP - 300. CLASSES OF MEMBERSHIP: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, PARTNER, CORPORATE, FRIEND OF THE LAWSON CENTER. CONTINUE MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. WITH THE HELP OF A GRANT FROM THE CHAUTAUQUA REGION COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WE WERE ABLE TO REPLACE ONE OF THE FRONT WINDOWS ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE MUSEUM. WE ALSO WRAPPED UP THE WORK ON OUR FOUNDATION AND BREAK WALL WHICH WAS FUNDED IN PART BY CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AND NEW YORK STATE. ON THE WATER FACING FRONT OF OUR BUILDING AND INSTALL PROTECTIVE RIP-RAP ALONG THE WATERFRONTExpenses $113,469
- WE CONTINUED TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS CENTERED ON THE HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF THE LAWSON CENTER, MARITIME HISTORY OF CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, THE HISTORY OF WOOD BOAT BUILDING, AND THE LESSONS OF BOATING. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT A NORMAL SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, FORUMS, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS. OUR SUMMER LECTURE SERIES WAS HELD WITH ATTENDANCE OF 209. SCHOOL TOURS WERE HELD IN THE SPRING. WE WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE 849 MUSEUM VISITORS, 190 FOR ADULT EDUCATION SEMINARS AND 1,352 ATTENDED MEMBER AND PRIVATE EVENTS AT OUR VENUE.0
- PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION OF CLASSIC BOATS THAT IN THE PAST YEARS GRACED OUR LAKE. ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025: WORK IS CONTINUING ON A 67 CENTURY RESORTER AS WELL AS ON A BEE LINE FIBERGLASS BOAT ON THE CENTURY THE BOTTOM HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND THE BOAT HAS BEEN VARNISHED. NEXT A NEW INTERIOR WILL BE INSTALLED. ON THE BEE LINE THE PRIMER IS BEING SANDED AND NEXT THE FINISH WHITECOAT WILL BE APPLIED. BOTH ARE EXAMPLES OF TEH HISTORIC BOATS THAT GRACED OUR LAKE OVER THE YEARS AS WELL AS THE CRAFTSMANSHIP WE ARE PRESERVING. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE HARD WORK OF OUR VOLUNTEERS AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS.0
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-3571294
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2011
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,313,231
- Income (IRS master file)
- $210,896
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $208,303 | $123,841 | $1,313,231 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $314,302 | $92,649 | $1,269,869 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $254,741 | $98,227 | $1,072,703 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $288,351 | $103,134 | $1,099,965 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 27-3571294).
Questions about LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE
- What is the EIN of LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE is 27-3571294.
- Is LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
- Are donations to LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE 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 LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE 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 LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE 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 LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names RICHARD C JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $5,300 (RAE LYNN DEANGELO, TRUSTEE).
- How much revenue does LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $208,303, expenses of $123,841 and total assets of $1,313,231 at year end.
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