Nonprofit · EIN 30-0058825
POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC
Tax-exempt · CHICOPEE, MA 01013
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $144,437 | $111,255 | $33,182 | $1,173,537 | $5,914 | $1,167,623 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $98,076 | $70,140 | $27,936 | $1,137,486 | $58 | $1,137,428 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $89,702
- Program service revenue
- $3,055
- Investment income
- $2,780
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $70
- Net income from fundraising events
- $48,900
- Other revenue
- $48,900
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $21,074
- Travel
- $846
- Depreciation
- $19,841
- Program services (functional)
- $107,029
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,452
- Fundraising (functional)
- $774
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,137,486
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,173,537
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,914
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,167,623
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $935,417
- Publicly traded securities
- $33,139
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,051,324
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $116,299
- Gross receipts
- $186,683
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WACLAW SZYMCZAKIEWICZ | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $6,000 |
| MARCIN BOLEC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PIECIAK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| WALTER BREAU | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EDWARD DZIELENSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HARTBLAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PINKOS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BOZENA JAWOROWSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA KUCZEK | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARL EGER JR | Pres Emeritis Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAFAL DYBACKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH LEMANSKI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANNE GRUSZKOS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RONALD LECH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOAN CZAJA MARSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FR BRAD MILUNSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PISE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH M TOPOR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN VASELACOPOULOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MINKOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEDEON WERNER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WACLAW SZYMCZAKIEWICZ | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $5,500 |
| JOSEPH TOPOR JR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH PIECIAK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BOZENA JAWOROWSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIN BOLEC | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELEN E VASELACOPOULOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD PINKOS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| EDWARD DZIELENSKI | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SYLVIA KUCZEK | CLERK Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| CARL EGER JR | Pres Emeritis Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAFAL DYBACKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH LEMANSKI | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOANNE GRUSZKOS | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| GEDEON WERNER | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WALTER BREAU PH D | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH KOS | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN CZAJA MARSH | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL PISE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FR BRAD MILUNSKI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MINKOS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT HARTBLAY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 33 SOUTH ST, CHICOPEE, MA 01013-2633
- In care of
- % ELMS COLLEGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOANNE GRUSZKOS, 84 COOPER STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MA 01108
- Signed the 990
- JOANNE GRUSZKOS, President
- Phone
- (413) 265-2451
- Website
- WWW.POLISHCENTER.NET
- Return prepared by
- DOWNEY PIECIAK FITZGERALD & CO PC
Mission
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING
Program accomplishments
- FOUNDED IN 1999, THE POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING (PCDL) IS A CULTURAL AND HERITAGE MUSUEM CAPTURING THE EXPERIENCE POLISH IMMIGRANT AND THE AMERICANS OF POLISH DECENT. THE MUSEUM ITESLF IS AN 18-GALLERY, 130-YEAR-OLD FULLY RESTORED BUILDING WITH AN EXENTSIVE COLLECTION OF OVER 3,000 BOOKS, HISTORIC DOCUMENTS, RARE MONOGRAPHS, VINTAGE PHOTOS, AND ARTIFACTS OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.THE PCDL FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTING THE POLISH IMMIGRANT HISTORY IN THE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THE MISSION WE SEEK TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING (AND NEW) RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, AND PROMOTE THE MUSEUM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION. THE PCDL'S UNIQUE MISSION DRAWS ATTENTION TO A REGION RICH IN NATURAL ATTRACTIONS AND HISTORY. LOCATED IN THE "KNOWLEDGE CORRIDOR" WHERE US I-90 AND I-91 CONVERGE, IT IS EASILY REACHED BY REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AREAS. IT DRAWS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AS WELL.Expenses $107,029
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 | Not 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
- 30-0058825
- 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
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A23)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,173,537
- Income (IRS master file)
- $186,683
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $144,437 | $111,255 | $1,173,537 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $98,076 | $70,140 | $1,137,486 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $124,977 | $68,541 | $1,161,757 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 30-0058825).
Questions about POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC
- What is the EIN of POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC is 30-0058825.
- Is POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC 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 POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names JOANNE GRUSZKOS.
- Who are the officers and directors of POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $6,000 (WACLAW SZYMCZAKIEWICZ, Director).
- How much revenue does POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $144,437, expenses of $111,255 and total assets of $1,173,537 at year end.
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