Nonprofit · EIN 34-0766170
SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO
Tax-exempt · AKRON, OH 44302
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $435,300 | $480,799 | -$45,499 | $653,816 | $5,946 | $647,870 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $428,112 | $408,706 | $19,406 | $700,343 | $6,974 | $693,369 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $160,787
- Membership dues
- $12,068
- Program service revenue
- $217,235
- Investment income
- $57,173
- Royalties
- $1,031
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$926
- Other revenue
- $105
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $169,460
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $185,746
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,200
- Occupancy
- $225,098
- Program services (functional)
- $441,449
- Management and general (functional)
- $34,706
- Fundraising (functional)
- $4,644
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $700,343
- Total assets, end of year
- $653,816
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,946
- Net assets, end of year
- $647,870
- Publicly traded securities
- $572,011
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $343,785
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $304,085
- Gross receipts
- $439,669
- Employees
- 28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTOPHER ESKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| LIZ BLYSTONE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARRIE BURRIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CHAS SCHRECKENBERGER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| WOODROW NASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAM MOTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GINAKAYE MADDOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSHUA MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REV DR DAVID NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAT WESCHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER | PRESIDENT/CE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMMA LIEBERTH OSBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOWANDA MULLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANTHONY BOARMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROB FRUTCHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JACINTO NUNEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| THERESA S BEYERLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID GIFFELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAN FLOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLY KOLLMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEFF PARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHY ROMITO RAINONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SR PASTOR J HOWARD STREETER III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMES MCCLELLAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER | PRESIDENT/CE Officer | 40 | $60,322 |
| ELIZABETH CAMPBELL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRAD SCHOENFELT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| CARRIE BURRIER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KEITH COLLETT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KITTY ENDRES | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BOB HUTCHISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WOODROW NASH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TIM TOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEFF WALTERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ADAM MOTTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH LOUGHBOROUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GINAKAYE MADDOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSHUA MOORE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| REV DR DAVID NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAT WESCHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIRGINIA WOJNO-FORNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER ESKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMMA LIEBERTH OSBORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOWANDA MULLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| THERESA S BEYERLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELIZABETH BLYSTONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANTHONY BOARMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| THERESA LINDSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ROB FRUTCHEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TYRON HOISTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JACINTO NUNEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 22250, AKRON, OH 44302-0250
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTOPHER ESKER, 50 S MAIN ST 10TH FLR, AKRON, OH 44308
- Signed the 990
- LEIANNE NEFF HEPPNER, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (330) 535-1120
- Website
- WWW.SUMMITHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MACGREGOR & MACGREGOR
Mission
THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WRITING A CENTENNIAAL HISTORY OF AKRON, OHIO. TODAY, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND AKRON, AND TO EDUCATE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR RICH HISTORY. WE OWN AND MANAGE PERKINS STONE MANSION, HOME OF AKRON'S FOUNDING FAMILY; JOHN BROWN HOUSE, HOME OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ABOLITIONIST; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN AKRON. MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCOVERY TRUNKS, 4TH GRADE OUTREACH, ADULT OUTREACH, SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SHEEP HERDING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FLOCK OF SHEEP ON PROPERTY, FREE FAMILY DAY OPPORTUNITIES EACH SUMMER AND FALL, WALKING AND HOUSE TOURS.
Program accomplishments
- THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS,MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND THE OLD STONE SCHOOL.Expenses $441,449 · revenue $217,235
- THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY WITH MANY FREE PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO EDUCATE OUR LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS, MANY IN LOW INCOME AND MULTIGENERATIONAL FAMILIES. EVENTS HOSTED BY THE SOCIETY FOCUS ON OUR CULTURAL HISTORY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON OUR YOUTH SUMMIT, JUNETEENTH, JOHN BROWN INSTITUTE FALL LECTURE, NORTH AMERICAN FIRST PEOPLES DAY AND MORE. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. ARTIFACTS, BOTH THREE DIMENSIONAL AND TWO DIMENSIONAL, ARE FEATURED THROUGHOUT SUMMIT COUNTY WITH SPECIAL EXHIBITS, DIGITAL EXHIBITS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SOCIETY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR AND PRESERVING 10 STRUCTURES OF WHICH THE LARGEST INCLUDE THE PERKINS STONE MANSION, THE HOME OF AKRON'S AND SUMMIT COUNTY'S FOUNDING FAMILY; THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE, RENTED BY THE ABOLITIONIST WHO SPARKED THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL.
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
- 34-0766170
- 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
- 1944
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $653,816
- Income (IRS master file)
- $439,669
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $435,300 | $480,799 | $653,816 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $428,112 | $408,706 | $700,343 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $262,648 | $425,709 | $677,403 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 34-0766170).
Questions about SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO
- What is the EIN of SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO is 34-0766170.
- Is SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1944.
- Are donations to SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO 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 SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO 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 SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO 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 SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTOPHER ESKER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 24 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SUMMIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF AKRON OHIO have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $435,300, expenses of $480,799 and total assets of $653,816 at year end.
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