CALIFORNIA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $67K · expenses $28K · assets $196K
- Also known as
- SAME
- EIN
- 25-1710596
- Address
- 429 WOOD ST, CALIFORNIA, PA 15419-1139
- NTEE code
- A82Z
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- October 1993 (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
- Mary Beth Graf (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission
TO PRESERVE THE HERITAGE OF THE LAND AND SIGNIFIANCE OF THE SETTLERS TO BRING TOGETHER THOSE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN LOCAL HISYORY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE HERITAGE OF THE AREA
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 22 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
22 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Beth Graf | PRESIDENT | 2011-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Papini Jr | VICE-PRES. | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeanne Gillis King | SECRETARY | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amelia Mitchell | TREASURER | 2012-2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gary Gregg | MRMBER-AT-LARGE | 2011-2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robert T Harris | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michael Kulikowski | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Virginia Stringer | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lynne Langley | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amory Merriman | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jack O'Savage | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Audrey Winfield | DIRECTOR | 2023 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sandy Willet (former) | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mary Elaine Lozosky (former) | DIRECTOR | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Gerald Cowen (former) | TREASURER | 2011-2012 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Patricia Cowen (former) | SECRETARY | 2011-2012 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Arthur Harris (former) | DIRECTOR | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alice Harris (former) | VICE PRESIDENT | 2011-2012 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kathi Swan (former) | DIRECTOR | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Arthur Gregg (former) | DIRECTOR | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Patricia Wilson (former) | DIRECTOR | 2011-2012 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jeannie Gillis King (former) | MEMBER AT LARGE | 2011 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 12 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY BETH GRAF | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LARRY PAPINI JR | VICE-PRES. | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEANNE GILLIS KING | SECRETARY | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMELIA MITCHELL | TREASURER | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GARY GREGG | MRMBER-AT-LARGE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ROBERT T HARRIS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MICHAEL KULIKOWSKI | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| VIRGINIA STRINGER | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LYNNE LANGLEY | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMORY MERRIMAN | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JACK O'SAVAGE | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AUDREY WINFIELD | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2012 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDY WILLET | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY ELAINE LOZOSKY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY BETH GRAF | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GERALD COWEN | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PATRICIA COWEN | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ARTHUR HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALICE HARRIS | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KATHI SWAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ARTHUR GREGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PATRICIA WILSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GARY GREGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| AMELIA GAJAN MITCHELL | PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2011 · 12 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SANDY WILLET | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY ELAINE LOZOSKY | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARY BETH GRAF | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GERALD COWEN | TREASURER | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PATRICIA COWEN | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ARTHUR HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALICE HARRIS | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KATHI SWAN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| JEANNIE GILLIS KING | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ARTHUR GREGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PATRICIA WILSON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| GARY GREGG | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $67,203 | $27,608 | $195,665 | $195,665 | $14,514 | $0 | - | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $27,406 | $28,884 | $98,129 | $98,129 | $17,540 | - | - | - | - |
| 2011 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $15,391 | $22,839 | $99,607 | $99,607 | $8,613 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,914 in all, tax years 2020 to 2025. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUD | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2024-2025 | 3 | $19,914 | 2025 | $5,578 | show |
| EQT FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CALIFORNIA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY” | 2020 | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 | $1,000 | show |
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| TIOGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $55,290 | $72,748 | MANAGING DIRECTOR | $29,732 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| ZELIENOPLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $42,590 | $50,125 | Treasurer | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| CLINTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $127,244 | $116,092 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| SAYRE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | PA | A82 | $43,928 | $55,212 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| JACOBSBURG HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $121,302 | $91,417 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| PIKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | PA | A82 | $112,730 | $102,040 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| LOWER MACUNGIE TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $67,287 | $33,616 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WAYNESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $38,614 | $46,796 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| HISTORIAL SOCIETY OF DEL TW HFB | PA | A82 | $54,843 | $39,855 | TRUSTEE | $10,243 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HISTORIC GETTYSBURG ADAMS COUNTY INC | PA | A82 | $91,201 | $129,108 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF YORK COUNTY | PA | A82 | $90,870 | $77,968 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| 341 HICKORY STREET HISTORICAL PRESE RVATION INC | PA | A82 | $39,891 | $5 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION | PA | A82 | $73,301 | $91,951 | Secretary & Second Vice President | $3,900 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOCIETY OF ST JOSEPH OF BETHLEHEM | PA | A82 | $119,075 | $133,548 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HARRISBURG AREA RIVERBOAT SOCIETY | PA | A82 | $107,925 | $165,949 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CENTRE PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT INC | PA | A82 | $61,927 | $54,994 | Executive Direc | $18,000 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FIRST TROOP PHILADELPHIA CITY CAVALRY MILITARY HERITAGE AND EDUC | PA | A82 | $37,452 | $77,820 | CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
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| NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA STEAM ENGINE AND OLD EQUIPMENT ASSOCIATION INC | PA | A82 | $72,065 | $75,830 | - | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| INDEPENDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION | PA | A82 | $62,209 | $147,146 | CHAIRMAN | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| KATHLEEN AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | FL | A82 | $43,890 | $37,700 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
| FALLBROOK HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $55,403 | $32,644 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, similar mission |
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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.
2023 · Form 990 · $27,608 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All other expenses | $10,890 | $10,890 | $0 | $0 | 39.4% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $8,991 | $8,991 | $0 | $0 | 32.6% | |
| Other (as described) | FUNDRAISING EXPENSES | $3,982 | $3,982 | $0 | $0 | 14.4% |
| Other (as described) | SECURITY EXP. | $1,461 | $1,461 | $0 | $0 | 5.3% |
| Insurance | $1,423 | $1,423 | $0 | $0 | 5.2% | |
| Office expenses | $427 | $427 | $0 | $0 | 1.5% | |
| Other (as described) | MAINTENANCE EXPENSE | $359 | $359 | $0 | $0 | 1.3% |
| Other (as described) | PROGRAM COSTS | $75 | $75 | $0 | $0 | 0.3% |
| Total | $27,608 | 100% |
2012 · Form 990EZ · $28,884 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,379
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $23,427 | 81.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,740 | 12.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $980 | 3.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $737 | 2.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $4,379 | reported apart |
| Total | $28,884 | 100% |
2011 · Form 990EZ · $22,839 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,615
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $16,082 | 70.4% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $4,991 | 21.9% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,045 | 4.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $721 | 3.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,615 | reported apart |
| Total | $22,839 | 100% |
State business registration
- California Area Historical Society PA, Domestic Nonprofit Corporation, Current, formed 1993-02-16
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