VAN WERT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- VAN WERT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 34-6535461)
- Tax period
- 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
- Filed
- 2026-08-24
- IRS object ID
- 202642369349200879
- Schema version
- 2025v4.2
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2026-08-24T15:16:25-06:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 341835505 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Sealscott CPA Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1175 Westwood Drive | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Van Wert | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45891 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 346535461 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | VAN WERT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| In Care Of | % MICHAEL BAXTER | InCareOfNm |
| Business Name Control | VANW | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 4197719851 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 621 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | VAN WERT | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45891 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MICHAEL BAXTER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | OFFICER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4197719851 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-05-13 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | RICK SEALSCOTT CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00798058 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4192385221 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2026-08-24 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $80,326 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $36,272 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Membership Dues | $14,464 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $29,188 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $16,433 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $12,755 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $402 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $63,893 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $100 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $18,296 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $4,083 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $22,546 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $45,025 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $18,868 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $162,443 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $181,311 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $162,443 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,311 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $162,443 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,311 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $162,443 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $181,311 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | OPERATE MUSEUM | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | OPERATE MUSEUM | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $0 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (17 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LISA ENYART | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY EIKENBARY | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE ZEIGLER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY SHOWALTER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA MECHLING | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK KOCH | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERESA MENGERINK | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BAXTER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 5.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HURLESS | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERONA EIKENBARY | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE LICHTENSTEIGER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH RYDELL | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL ENYART | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIE MARKWARD | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVE AGLER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM MOSIER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY COMER | ||||
| TRUSTEE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | OH | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MICHAEL BAXTER | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 621 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | VAN WERT | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45891 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4197719851 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $32,074 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $41,561 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $38,405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32,848 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $50,736 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $195,624 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $32,074 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $41,561 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $38,405 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $32,848 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $50,736 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $195,624 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $195,624 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $32 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $44 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $186 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $236 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Total | $498 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $28,993 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $26,289 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $27,468 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $30,024 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $29,590 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $142,364 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $338,486 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.57790 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.56290 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | FUNDRAISER | Event1Nm |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | Description AmountMISCELLANEOUS 402 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 2,916FEES 100INSURANCE 6,567REAL ESTATE TAX 260SPECIAL PROGRAM 5,319SOFTWARE 540OFFICE 1,701PO BOX 182MEMBERSHIP 75ALARM SYSTEM 1,630FIRE SAFETY CHECK 456CONTINGENCY 70DISPLAY CASE RAILROAD 43YARD/EQUIPMENT 2,687 |
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