Nonprofit · EIN 57-0833796
UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · GREENVILLE, SC 29601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,079,191 | $1,169,667 | -$90,476 | $883,056 | $292,795 | $590,261 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,197,658 | $1,306,326 | -$108,668 | $935,595 | $254,858 | $680,737 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $721,803
- of which government grants
- $462,517
- Program service revenue
- $352,695
- Investment income
- $4,693
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $694,862
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $694,862
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $8,397
- Depreciation
- $28,856
- Program services (functional)
- $699,970
- Management and general (functional)
- $218,457
- Fundraising (functional)
- $251,240
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $935,595
- Total assets, end of year
- $883,056
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $292,795
- Net assets, end of year
- $590,261
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $142,214
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $377,132
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $213,129
- Gross receipts
- $1,079,191
- Employees
- 22
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- SC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN LUCIUS BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANNE LEE BUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER COX | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSEPH B DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY JO DIRE | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM EINSTEIN | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GHISELA ELJACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM FITZPATRICK | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KRISTEN FRAESSDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH FULLERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| COURTNEY TOLLISON HARTNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRANK H MCGILL III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD WALL IV | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LYLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHLEEN C MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAC MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM PARKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK PARROTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARIANNE PIERCE | TREASURER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAMILLA G PITMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EMILYN SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAKITA SCOTLAND-BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAROLINE SHRODER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIRGINIA STROUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TED TEDARDS | AT LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NICHOLAS VAZSONYL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA F WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY LOUISE WORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CECILIA ZAPATA-HARMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANA L THORPE | CHIEF EXECUT Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIAN LUCIUS BOWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANNE LEE BUCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARAH CLEMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER COX | CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSEPH B DILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY JO DIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM EINSTEIN | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GHISELA ELJACH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM FITZPATRICK | AT-LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH FULLERTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| COURTNEY TOLLISON HARTNESS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRANK H MCGILL III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RICHARD WALL IV | TREASURER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTINE LYLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KATHLEEN C MCKINNEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MAC MCLEAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WILLIAM PARKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARK PARROTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CAMILLA G PITMAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| EMILYN SANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LAKITA SCOTLAND-BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WALKER C SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VIRGINIA STROUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TED TEDARDS | AT LARGE MEM Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA F WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BEV WHITTEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MARY LOUISE WORTHY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CECILIA ZAPATA-HARMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANA L THORPE | CHIEF EXECUT Officer | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 540 BUNCOMBE ST, GREENVILLE, SC 29601-1906
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANA L THORPE, 540 BUNCOMBE STREET, GREENVILLE, SC 29601
- Signed the 990
- DANA L THORPE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFI
- Phone
- (864) 467-3100
- Website
- WWW.UPCOUNTRYHISTORY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HIGHSMITH & HIGHSMITH LLC
Mission
THE UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM CONNECTS PEOPLE, HISTORY AND CULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND APPRECIATION OF THE UPCOUNTRY OF SOUTH CAROLINA'S UNIQUE HISTORY THROUGH EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS OF HISTORIC ARTIFACTS, ALONG WITH BRINGING QUALITY MUSEUM OFFERINGS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO THE UPCOUNTRY.Expenses $699,970
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 57-0833796
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A54)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $883,056
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,079,191
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,079,191 | $1,169,667 | $883,056 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,197,658 | $1,306,326 | $935,595 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,361,922 | $1,234,929 | $1,118,161 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,283,220 | $4,897,936 | $1,068,082 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 57-0833796).
Questions about UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM is 57-0833796.
- Is UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM 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 UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM 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 UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM 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 UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DANA L THORPE.
- Who are the officers and directors of UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does UPCOUNTRY HISTORY MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,079,191, expenses of $1,169,667 and total assets of $883,056 at year end.
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