HERITAGE HOUSE AND MUSEUM OF OKAWVILLE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
HERITAGE HOUSE AND MUSEUM OF OKAWVILLE (EIN 37-1126812)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-07
IRS object ID
202631279349203158
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-05-07T15:56:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN814708288PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WJ BOOKKEEPING & TAX SERVICEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 429AddressLine1Txt
CityOKAWVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62271ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN371126812EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HERITAGE HOUSE AND MUSEUMBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHERIBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 305AddressLine1Txt
CityOKAWVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62271ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCONNIE MURPHYPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6182435535PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHELLE HUNDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01281329PTIN
Phone6182435567PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-06PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Gross Receipts$128,290GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$10,325ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Membership Dues$240MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$3,369InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$75,000SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$70,000CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$5,000GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$39,356FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$24,930SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$14,426SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$33,360TotalRevenueAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$29,193OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$4,797OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$33,990TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$630ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$498,925NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$498,295NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$121,360BOYAmt
EOY$215,730EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$377,565BOYAmt
EOY$282,565EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,925BOYAmt
EOY$498,295EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$498,925BOYAmt
EOY$498,295EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeHISTORY OF OKAWVILLE ILLINOISPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
IT CONSISTS OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES THAT WERE FORMER HOMES AND BUSINESSES WHICH HAVE BEEN RESTORED & FILLED WITH HISTORIC FURNITURE, BOOKS, ETC
VARIOUS TOURS ARE GIVEN, ALONG WITH ANNUAL EVENTS,WHICH PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE HISTORY OF OKAWVILLE AND THE HERITAGE OF ITS PEOPLE
ALL MONIES RECEIVED ARE USED SOLELY FOR THE IMPROVEMENT UPKEEP, EXPANSION & PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORIC PROP- ERTIES AND THEIR CONTENTS

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JACQULINE BENING
PRESIDENT5$0
DWIGHT SHUBERT
VICE PRESIDENT5$0
SUSAN GYORKOS
RECORDING SECRETARY5$0
RICH GYORKOS
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5$0
CONNIE MURPHY
TREASURER5$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCONNIE MURPHYPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 305AddressLine1Txt
CityOKAWVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP62271ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6183227998PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,933CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,080CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,942TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,443CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$81,394CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$54,514CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,103CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$114,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$348,810TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87,327CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,183CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$124,921CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$409,752TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$409,752PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$160CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$430CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,046TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$30CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$160CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$430CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,046TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$63,694CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87,384CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$128,290CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$413,798TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99020PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99770PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00980InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00230InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1HERITGE DAYSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$25,063GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$25,063GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,971RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$25,063GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$25,063GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,971RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$7,821DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$17,242NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990EZ, LINE 16 - OTHER DEDUCTIONSFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOFFICE EXPENSE, ADVERTISING, AND FEES 4,797ExplanationTxt

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