Nonprofit · EIN 34-4471422
FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · NORWALK, OH 44857
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $83,986 | $49,016 | $34,970 | $857,359 | $0 | $857,359 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $236,531 | $50,168 | $186,363 | $809,229 | $0 | $809,229 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $25,264
- Membership dues
- $7,670
- Program service revenue
- $798
- Investment income
- $13,163
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,880
- Net income from fundraising events
- $35,766
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $106
- Other revenue
- $44,761
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $7,923
- Depreciation
- $21,629
- Program services (functional)
- $41,770
- Management and general (functional)
- $4,732
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,514
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $809,229
- Total assets, end of year
- $857,359
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $857,359
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $227,759
- Publicly traded securities
- $184,134
- Gross receipts
- $127,007
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 1857
- State of legal domicile
- OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS HIPP | FORMER PRESI Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DIANE MEYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| FRED DOWNEY | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANNA BRISTOL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANNE DAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| BILL KNADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MIKE REER | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEETTE ZIMMERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BURR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| DAN ROOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| EMILY HIDER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY GFELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAT SPINO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BECKI LUKITSH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN SCHAFFER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| CHRIS HIPP | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DIANE MEYER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| FRED DOWNEY | 1ST VICE PRE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| SALLY JENKINS | SECRETERY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| ANNA BRISTOL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE DAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS HARLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL KNADLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT LYDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE REER | 2ND VICE PRE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DEETTE ZIMMERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW BURR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN ROOD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY HIDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 572, NORWALK, OH 44857-0572
- In care of
- % JOHN A ELMLINGER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DIANE MEYER, 4 CASE AVENUE, NORWALK, OH 44857
- Signed the 990
- DIANE MEYER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (419) 668-6038
- Website
- WWW.FIRELANDSMUSEUM.COM
- Return prepared by
- PAYNE NICKLES & COMPANY
Mission
PROMOTES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE FIRELANDS AREA IN NORTHERN OHIO AT THE FIRELANDS MUSEUM AND LANING-YOUNG RESEARCH CENTER LOCATED ON CASE AVE., NORWALK, OHIO.
Program accomplishments
- FIRELANDS MUSEUM- THE FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES THE FIRELANDS MUSEUM AT 4 CASE AVE., NORWALK, OHIO. THE MUSEUM IS THE OLDEST OPERATING MUSEUM IN OHIO. HOUSED WITHIN THE THREE-STORY MUSEUM BUILDING IS A LARGE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND ANTIQUES INCLUDING A CIVIL WAR ERA GUN COLLECTION. THE MUSEUM IS OPERATED BY AN ALL VOLUNTEER STAFF AND CURATOR.Expenses $12,936 · revenue $798
- LANING-YOUNG RESEARCH CENTER- THE FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MUSEUM OPERATES THE LANING-YOUNG RESEARCH CENTER AT 7 CASE AVE., NORWALK, OHIO. HOUSED WITHIN THE RESEARCH CENTER IS A COLLECTION OF LOCAL, COUNTY AND VARIOUS STATE HISTORIES, FAMILY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, LOCAL RECORDS AND A VAST COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE FIRELANDS AREA. THE RESEARCH CENTER ALSO HOUSES A NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACT COLLECTION AS WELL AS A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT AND FARM ITEMS USED ON FARMS WITHIN THE FIRELANDS AREA.Expenses $6,539
- PROGRAMS AND DISPLAYS- AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPONSORED 15 HISTORICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC DURING 2024. DURING THE YEAR, THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY CONTINUED TO ADD ARTIFACTS AND DISPLAYS TO ITS NORTHERN AMERICAN INDIAN EXHIBIT AT THE LANING-YOUNG RESEARCH CENTER.Expenses $5,398
- THE FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTED VARIOUS INFORMATIVE PROGRAMS TO ITS MEMBERS, GUESTS AND SCHOLARS DEALING WITH THE LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY OF THE FIRELANDS AREA.Expenses $16,897
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
- 34-4471422
- 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
- 1959
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $857,359
- Income (IRS master file)
- $127,007
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $83,986 | $49,016 | $857,359 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $236,531 | $50,168 | $809,229 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $115,246 | $42,962 | $600,325 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 34-4471422).
Questions about FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 34-4471422.
- Is FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1959.
- Are donations to FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FIRELANDS 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 FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DIANE MEYER.
- Who are the officers and directors of FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 14 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FIRELANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $83,986, expenses of $49,016 and total assets of $857,359 at year end.
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