BLENNERHASSETT HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: BLENNERHASSETT HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC (EIN 31-1072156)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-08
IRS object ID: 201341899349300124
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-08T11:24:40-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ASTORG & KORESKI PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 AVERY ST SUITE 9000	AddressLine1
City	PARKERSBURG	City
State	WV	State
ZIP Code	261015102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311072156	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLENNERHASSETT HISTORICAL	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	BLEN	NameControl
Phone	3044220611	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 JULIANA STREET	AddressLine1
City	PARKERSBURG	City
State	WV	State
ZIP Code	26101	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MARY NEAL CHRISTIAN	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	3044220611	Phone
Date Signed	2013-06-27	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MICHAEL S KORESKI CPA	Name
Phone	3044226660	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-06-28	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	MR CECIL CHILDRESS CHAIRMAN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	320 MARKET STREET	AddressLine1
City	PARKERSBURG	City
State	WV	State
ZIP Code	26101	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	171824	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	NONE	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1982	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WV	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	AIDING AND FURNISHING HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND AND THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND HISTORICAL PARK.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	17	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	17	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	17691	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	13569	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	9776	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	10067	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	30191	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	42938	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	38270	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	45506	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	95928	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	112080	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	30414	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	31949	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	60352	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	58409	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	90766	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	90358	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	5162	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	21722	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1448236	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1470814	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	103	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	958	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1448133	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1469856	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	AIDING AND FURNISHING HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND AND THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND HISTORICAL PARK.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	28501	Expense
Description	SUPPORT OF THE BLENNERHASSETT HISTORICAL PARK COMMISSION WHICH OVERSEES THE MANSION ON THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND IN WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION OF THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	GENERAL SUPPORT TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE BLENNERHASSETT HISTORICAL PARK COMMISSION WITH THE GENERAL FUNDING, MAINTENAINCE AND UP-KEEP OF THE PUTNAM HOUSER HOUSE LOCATED ON THE BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND IN WOOD COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	28501	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	true	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	17	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	17	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	MARY NEAL CHRISTIAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3044248433	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	137 JULIANA STREET	AddressLine1
City	PARKERSBURG	City
State	WV	State
ZIP Code	26101	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (17 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
CECIL CHILDRESS
CHAIRMAN	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
IRA PHILLIPS
VICE CHAIRMA	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
KATHRYN LAMM
SECRETARY	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
MARY NEAL CHRISTIAN
TREASURER	4.00	X	X	0	0	0
JERREL ANDERSON
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
ANN CONAGESKI
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
BRETT MEADE
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
WINSTON ANDERSON
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
BRECK MARTIN
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
MARK LEWIS
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
STEPHEN GISSY
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
MARY SPURGEON
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
DR JEAN TASSE'
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
LINDA WATKINS
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
KEITH MCCLUNG
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
JOYCE ANCRILE
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0
SCOTT CAIN
BOARD	2.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	13569	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	13569	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MEMBERSHIP DUES	Description
Total Revenue Column	10067	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	10067	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	10067	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	40904	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$40,904	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	16747	Securities
Other	2800	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	17513	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-766	Securities
Other	2800	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2034	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-766	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$2,800	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	9988	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	4806	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5182	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	77749	GrossSalesOfInventory
Cost Of Goods Sold	37425	CostOfGoodsSold

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	40324	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	40324	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	112080	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	49625	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$43,704	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	29883	Total
Program Services	2988	ProgramServices
Management And General	26895	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2066	Total
Program Services	207	ProgramServices
Management And General	1859	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4129	Total
Management And General	4129	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	83	Total
Program Services	8	ProgramServices
Management And General	75	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	419	Total
Program Services	42	ProgramServices
Management And General	377	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13849	Total
Program Services	9540	ProgramServices
Management And General	4309	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
REPAIRS & MAINT.	10032	5016	5016
AGENCY FEES	5580	558	5022
MISCELLANEOUS	4969	2485	2484
OFFICE SUPPLIES	4556	456	4100

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14792	Total
Program Services	7201	ProgramServices
Management And General	7591	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	90358	Total
Program Services	28501	ProgramServices
Management And General	61857	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	618	BOY
EOY	1117	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	115940	BOY
EOY	132072	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	51350	BOY
EOY	43926	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	236006	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	145317	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	93137	BOY
EOY	90689	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	483568	BOY
EOY	497144	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	703623	BOY
EOY	705866	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1448236	BOY
EOY	1470814	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	103	BOY
EOY	958	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	103	BOY
EOY	958	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1402735	BOY
EOY	1424372	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	45398	BOY
EOY	45484	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1448133	BOY
EOY	1469856	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1448236	BOY
EOY	1470814	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	21722	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	1	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Other	X	MethodOfAccountingOther
Accountant Compile Or Review	true	AccountantCompileOrReview

Accountant Compile Or Review Basis AccountantCompileOrReviewBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	27473	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	21039	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	20624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	27467	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	13569	CurrentTaxYear
Total	110172	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	27473	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	21039	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	20624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	27467	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	13569	CurrentTaxYear
Total	110172	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	110172	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	23777	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	62645	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	48222	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	24541	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	40904	CurrentTaxYear
Total	200089	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	310261	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	97804	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.35510	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.37830	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets In Part X	705866	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	89352	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	70157	Depreciation
Book Value	19195	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	146654	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	75160	Depreciation
Book Value	71494	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	90689	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Assets OtherAssets (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS	705866
UNCLASSIFIED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
DEPOSIT ON AWNINGS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	705866	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TAX WITHHOLDINGS	Description
Amount	$958	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	958	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS	FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6	LABOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATIONS OF THE BLENNERHASSET HISTORICAL FOUNDATION, INC. AND ITS PROGRAMS IS PRIMARILY PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS. THE FOUNDATION HAS ORGAINIZED A PROGRAM WHEREBY VOLUNTEER SERVICES ARE UTILIZED TO MEET CERTAIN OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ROUTINE HUMAN RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS. SUCH SERVICES PROVIDED BY VOLUNTEERS INCLUDE ISLAND AND MUSEUM TOURS, AS WELL AS OPERATING THE RETAIL GIFT SHOP. ALL VOLUNTEERS REQUIRE SPECIAL TRAINING RELATED TO THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF BLENNERHASSETT ISLAND. TOTAL DONATED HOURS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED AT 15,000 FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2012.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE CHAIRMAN AND TREASURER ULTIMATLEY SIGN-OFF ON THE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AT A MINIMUM REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED ANNUALLY WITH ALL OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR "TOP OFFICIALS".
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT COMPENSATE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS OR "TOP OFFICIALS". THE COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES IS DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.
OTHER EXPENSES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E	ADVERTISING & PROMOTIONS 1,725 1,725 0 INSURANCE 329 2,958 0 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 1,145 1,145 0 TELEPHONE 2,124 0 0 COSTUME REPAIRS & MAINT. 1,624 406 0 POSTAGE & FREIGHT 80 725 0 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 55 497 0 MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER 109 47 0 TAXES & LICENSES 10 88 0
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	ROUNDING ADJUSTMENT 1
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990, PART XII	(1) MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING. (2A) THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT PART OF A CONSOLIDATED GROUP.