BELL HILL MEETING HOUSE ASSOCIATION

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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $54K · expenses $69K · assets $322K

EIN
01-0424919
Address
PO BOX 85, OTISFIELD, ME 04270-0085
NTEE code
A54
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2006 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Roberta Polland (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association is a historic preservation society that preserves and manages the Bell Hill Meetinghouse and the Bell Hill Schoolhouse in Otisfield, Maine, both of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 7 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Caroline Zillinsky President2014-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Polly Bartow Vice President2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Ann Johnstone Secretary2014-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph Zillinsky Treasurer2014-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Chris Conde Chair2018 0 $0 reported 1
Jim Washburn Board Member2015-2018 0 $0 reported 1
Connie Sasser (former) Board Member2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2018 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Caroline Zillinsky President1 $0-$0 $01
Polly Bartow Vice President0 $0-$0 $01
Ann Johnstone Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Zillinsky Treasurer0 $0-$0 $01
Chris Conde Chair0 $0-$0 $01
Jim Washburn Board Member0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROLINE ZILLINSKY President1 $0-- $01
POLLY BARTOW Vice President0 $0-- $01
ANN JOHNSTONE Secretary1 $0-- $01
JOSEPH ZILLINSKY Treasurer0 $0-- $01
CONNIE SASSER Board Member0 $0-- $01
JIM WASHBURN Board Member0 $0-- $01
2014 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAROLINE ZILLINSKY President5 $0-- $01
POLLY BARTOW Vice President5 $0-- $01
ANN JOHNSTONE Secretary1 $0-- $01
JOSEPH ZILLINSKY Treasurer5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,862$69,351 $321,841$321,841 $42,987$2,095 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$16,165$46,130 $288,928$288,928 $11,660$0 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,750$84,410 $318,893$318,893 $112,089$0 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $143,602 in all, tax years 2015 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2016, 2018, 2024 3$48,400 2024$10,100
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MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2019 2$40,724 2019$15,362
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FORE RIVER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Bell Hill Meetinghouse Association” 2020, 2023 2$29,278 2023$17,038
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DAVIS FAMILY FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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GREENLEAF AVENUE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BELL HILL MEETINGHOUSE ASSOCIATION” 2015 1$200 2015$200
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2018 · Form 990EZ · $69,351 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $63,761 91.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,375 7.8%
Fees to independent contractors $215 0.3%
Total$69,351100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $46,130 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,130 100.0%
Total$46,130100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $84,410 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $82,858 98.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $952 1.1%
Fees to independent contractors $600 0.7%
Total$84,410100%

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