WILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: WILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (EIN 06-6038757)
Tax period: 2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed: 2024-02-12
IRS object ID: 202420439349302302
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-02-12T17:37:49-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Nanavaty Davenport Studley White	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	123 South Main St Suite 140	AddressLine1Txt
City	Newtown	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06470	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066038757	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% LEE ROSSETTER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	WILT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2037627257	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	224 DANBURY ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06897	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JAMES H HIGBY	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2037627257	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-02-02	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JAMES H	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HIGBY	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Glenn J Nanavaty	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00287986	PTIN
Phone	2034268500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-02-02	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	NANCY PEREZ	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	224 DANBURY ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06897	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$580,822	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.wiltonhistorical.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1955	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO MAINTAIN WHS' COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS. CARE AND CONSERVATION OF ANTIQUES & ARTIFACTS. EXHIBITS & EDUC PROGRAMS & EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON WILTON'S HISTORY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	50	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$203,686	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$149,685	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$45,975	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$47,837	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$33,270	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$35,469	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$104,259	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$97,483	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$387,190	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$330,474	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$201,122	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$181,788	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$28,285	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$261,713	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$258,267	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$462,835	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$440,055	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$75,645	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$109,581	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,914,692	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,997,323	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$32,346	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$32,678	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,882,346	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,964,645	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO MAINTAIN WILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, CARE AND CONSERVATION OF ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS. EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF ALL AGES ON WILTON'S HISTORY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$349,997	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$47,837	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO MAINTAIN WILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS. CARE AND CONSERVATION OF ANTIQUES AND ARTIFACTS. EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC OF ALL AGES ON WILTON'S HISTORY.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$349,997	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	16	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LEE ROSSETTER	PersonNm
Phone	2037627257	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	224 DANBURY ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WILTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06897	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
NANCY PEREZ
PRESIDENT	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOROTHY JANKOWSKI
1ST VICE PRESIDENT	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LEE WILSON
VP OF BUILDINGS & GROUNDS	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUE SHERWOOD
VP OF COLLECTIONS	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES H HIGBY
TREASURER	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA BENIN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG RODIGER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHRYN WILLIAMS
GOVERNANCE EXECUTIVE	2.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN JCRAW DVM
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT STACK
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIE HUGHES
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SALLY HEALY
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE SAFKO
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMANDA MITCHELL
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN REEDY
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CECI MAHER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN REZNIKOFF
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN TARTELL
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA GUNTHER
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM EARLS
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PALLAVI NAMBIAR
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARY ANNE MENDOLA FRANCO
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SABATH ALBERT
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN ESSMAN
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURA SCHWEMM
TRUSTEE	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$21,605	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$128,080	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$149,685	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM FEES	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$47,837	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$47,837	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$47,837	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$35,469	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$35,469	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$334,139	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$243,387	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$90,752	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$90,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$10,023	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$6,961	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,062	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER	Desc
Business	999999	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,669	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,669	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,669	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$330,474	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$51,506	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$35,469	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$181,788	TotalAmt
Program Services	$118,394	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,530	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,864	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,107	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,520	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,009	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$511	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,709	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$427	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$213	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,009	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,895	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$650	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$464	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$62,917	TotalAmt
Program Services	$61,419	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,498	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,736	TotalAmt
Program Services	$75,144	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,296	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,296	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,265	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$653	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM FEES	$28,084	$28,084
BANK FEES	$1,892	$1,608	$284

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$440,055	TotalAmt
Program Services	$349,997	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,773	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,285	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,381	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,492	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,665	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,208	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,574	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,035	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,473,343	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$3,215,749	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,345,170	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,257,594	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,349,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,579,777	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,552	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,914,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,997,323	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,583	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,305	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,700	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,300	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,063	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,073	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$32,678	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,863,396	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,946,488	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,950	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,157	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,882,346	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,964,645	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,914,692	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,997,323	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$109,581	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$191,880	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$56,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$59,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$105,618	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$118,861	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$90,713	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$430,854	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$510,154	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$508,404	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$460,841	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$394,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$395,668	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,269,265	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$566,222	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$567,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$566,459	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$513,059	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$486,381	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,700,119	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,700,119	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,692	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$35,469	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$159,261	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,960	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$30,692	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,870	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,270	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$35,469	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$159,261	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$595,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$598,690	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$597,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$546,329	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$521,850	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,859,380	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.94430	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94769	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.05570	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.05231	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$193,321	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$193,321	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,179,438	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,163,009	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,016,429	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$93,302	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$52,740	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$40,562	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$7,282	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$7,282	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,257,594	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SECURITY DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$28,073	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$28,073	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$772,702	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$191,880	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	$250,348	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$442,228	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$330,474	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$330,474	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$690,403	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$250,348	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$250,348	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$440,055	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$440,055	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI LINE 2D	RENTAL PROPERTIES EXPENSES OF $243,387 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD OF $6,961
PART XII LINE 2D	RENTAL PROPERTIES EXPENSES OF $243,387 COST OF INVENTORY SOLD OF $6,961
PART X LINE 2	LIABILITY FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE BENEFITS OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT OF BEING SUSTAINED. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS IN PROGRESS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2022, 2021 AND 2020.
PART III LINE 1A	The Society's collections include historical works of art, furniture, and other memorabilia from the Wilton area. The collections are maintained for public exhibitions and education. The collections, which were acquired through purchases and contributions since the Society's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions in the year in which the items are acquired, or as decreases in net assets with donor restrictions if the assets used to purchase the items were restricted by donors. Contributed collection items are not reflected as revenues in the financial statements.
PART III LINE 4	THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS CONSIST OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND FURNISHINGS, AS WELL AS BOOKS, ANTIQUES, AND OTHER RARE ITEMS USED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE TOWN OF WILTON. THESE ITEMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING SEASONAL AND PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART VI LINE 11B	THE COMPLETED FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING
PART VI LINE 19	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
PART VI LINE 15A	AN EXECUTIVE SEARCH COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED, AS A SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THAT REVIEWED APPLICANTS, RESEARCHED OUTSIDE SOURCES FOR COMPARABLE SALARY LEVELS AND DOCUMENTED THEIR DISCUSSIONS AND APPROVALS THROUGH EMAILS AND MEETINGS AMONG COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
PART VI LINE 12C	EACH BOARD MEMBER ANNUALLY SIGNS A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEY HAVE RECEIVED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAVE READ THE POLICY AND UNDERSTAND IT, AND AGREE TO COMPLY. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD BY AN INTERESTED PERSON AND THE BOARD WOULD VOTE ON THE TRANSACTION. IF THE BOARD HAS REASON TO BELIEVE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST EXIST THAT HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED, IT SHALL INFORM THE MEMBER AND ALLOW THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN AND THEN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION.