WORMSLOE INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
WORMSLOE INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY INC (EIN 26-2900532)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-07-23
IRS object ID
202442059349300039
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-07-23T12:41:05-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN581137570PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DABBS HICKMAN HILL & CANNON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN262900532EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business Name Line2MENTAL HISTORYINCC/O CRAIG BARROWBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWORMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9122345400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CitySAVANNAHCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonCRAIG BARROW IIIPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone9122345400PhoneNum
Signature2024-07-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (6 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,308TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$126,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$235,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$144,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$833,675TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$126,797CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$235,770CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$144,670CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$198,466CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$833,675TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$443,121PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$833,675TotalSupportAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$50,257OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$43,643DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,614BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,614TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTO PROTECT AND PRESERVE WORMSLOE IN ITS ENTIRETY, WHILE SUPPORTING RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION OF THE PROPERTY'S UNIQUE ECOLOGICAL, HISTORICAL, AND CULTURAL RESOURCES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2CRAIG BARROW III DIANA D. BARROW TREASURER TRUSTEE SPOUSE THORNTON BARROW CRAIG BARROW III TRUSTEE TRUSTEE SON
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BRETURN IS REVIEWED BY PRESIDENT AND TREASURER BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G41,654 0 0
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -1,919

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