HERITAGE HOUSE AND MUSEUM OF OKAWVILLE

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $33K · expenses $34K · assets $498K

EIN
37-1126812
Address
PO BOX 305, OKAWVILLE, IL 62271-0305
NTEE code
A82 Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A82Z)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 1983 (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))
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Mission

HISTORY OF OKAWVILLE ILLINOIS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

17 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
Jacquline Bening PRESIDENT2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Connie Murphy TREASURER2023-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Dwight Shubert VICE PRESIDENT2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Gyorkos RECORDING SECRETARY2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Rich Gyorkos CORRESPONDING SECRETARY2025 5 $0 reported 1
Donna Davis (former) DIRECTOR2020-2024 2 $0 reported 2
Dennis Shemonic (former) VICE PRESIDENT2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Erica Baker (former) RECORDING SECRETARY2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Mary Ann Williams (former) CORRESPONDING SECRETARY2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Audrey Ostendorf (former) DIRECTOR2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Eunice Hettenhausen (former) DIRECTOR2020-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Art Stine (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 2 $0 reported 1
Sally Pruett (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 5 $0 reported 2
Dennis Schemonic (former) RECORDING SECRETARY2021-2022 5 $0 reported 1
Dr Robert Cruse (former) DIRECTOR2020 5 $0 reported 2
Charlotte Simonton (former) RECORDING SECRETARY2020 5 $0 reported 1
Zach Shemonic (former) DIRECTOR2020 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQULINE BENING PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DWIGHT SHUBERT VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
SUSAN GYORKOS RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
RICH GYORKOS CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CONNIE MURPHY TREASURER5 $0-- $01
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQULINE BENING PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DENNIS SHEMONIC VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ERICA BAKER RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
MARY ANN WILLIAMS CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CONNIE MURPHY TREASURER5 $0-- $01
AUDREY OSTENDORF DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DWIGHT SHUBERT DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
EUNICE HETTENHAUSEN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DONNA DAVIS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $02
SUSAN GYORKOS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACQULINE BENING PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DENNIS SHEMONIC VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
ERICA BAKER RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
MARY ANN WILLIAMS CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
CONNIE MURPHY TREASURER5 $0-- $01
AUDREY OSTENDORF DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
ART STINE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
EUNICE HETTENHAUSEN DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DONNA DAVIS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $02
SUSAN GYORKOS DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
DWIGHT SHUBERT DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSAN GYORKOS PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DWIGHT SHUBERT VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DENNIS SCHEMONIC RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
MARY ANN WILLIAMS CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
DONNA DAVIS TREASURER5 $0-- $02
AUDREY OSTENDORF DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ART STINE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
EUNICE HETTENHAUSEN DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
SALLY PRUETT DIRECTOR5 $0-- $02
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AUDREY OSTENDORF PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
SUSAN GYORKOS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
DENNIS SCHEMONIC RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
EUNICE HETTENHAUSEN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
DONNA DAVIS TREASURER5 $0-- $02
DWIGHT SHUBERT DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ART STINE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
MARY ANN WILLIAMS DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
SALLY PRUETT DIRECTOR5 $0-- $02
2020 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AUDREY OSTENDORF PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
SUSAN GYORKOS VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-- $01
CHARLOTTE SIMONTON RECORDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
EUNICE HETTENHAUSEN CORRESPONDING SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
DONNA DAVIS TREASURER5 $0-- $02
DWIGHT SHUBERT DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ART STINE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ZACH SHEMONIC DIRECTOR5 $0-- $01
ROBERT CRUSE DIRECTOR5 $0-- $02

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
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,360$33,990 $498,295$498,295 $10,325- ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,467$35,083 $498,925$498,925 $13,990- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$48,313$34,541 $484,541$484,541 $11,648- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$62,291$34,638 $470,769$470,769 $4,903- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,034$17,632 $443,116$443,116 $15,441- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,682$20,143 $426,211$411,714 $5,656- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
BARRINGTON HISTORY MUSEUMILA82 $58,529$111,706 Trustee$8,156 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
WHEATON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COUNCILILA82 $55,219$47,643 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
CAIRO HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONILA82 $31,774$23,376 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
CAIRO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT INCILA82 $30,529$28,020 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
LENA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYILA82 $27,277$27,381 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF THE OLD MILLSTADT WATER TOWERILA82 $26,213$162,001 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
SIGNAL HILL EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION LTDILA82 $46,013$19,401 PRESIDENT (TERM END)$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
DESCENDANTS MEDIA GROUPILA82 $50,948$47,373 PRES & EXEC$16,300 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
STEPHENSON COUNTY ANTIQUE ENGINE CLUBILA82 $44,664$58,721 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
CHAMPAIGN POLICE HISTORICAL SOCIETYILA82 $47,728$12,601 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state
THE HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM OF EAST TEXASTXA82 $47,992$54,739 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
KAYSINGER BLUFF PIONEER HERITAGE ASSOCIATIONMOA82 $53,287$51,666 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
HERITAGE PRESERVATION TRUST OF NEWTOWN INCCTA82 $59,108$68,393 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETYWAA82 $61,941$53,974 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE HARRISVILLE TRAIN DEPOT INCMIA82 $63,651$23,551 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FIRST TROOP PHILADELPHIA CITY CAVALRY MILITARY HERITAGE AND EDUCPAA82 $37,452$77,820 CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
CARMEL HERITAGECAA82 $64,142$82,536 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
QUINCY HOUSE PRESERVATION FOUNDATIONMIA82 $19,682$19,584 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
COTESWORTH CULTURE AND HERITAGE CENTERMSA82 $41,450$97,102 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF THE OCTAGON HOUSE INCMIA82 $22,196$48,425 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
CULTURAL HERITAGE SOCIETY OF THE CAMINO REAL DE TIERRA ADENTROTXA82 $36,531$32,037 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FORT MORGAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION INCCOA82 $45,736$58,303 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
FRIENDS OF HOPE LODGE & FARMARS MILLPAA82 $43,082$25,927 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
MISSISSIPPI HISTORICAL SOCIETY 100 S STATE STMSA82 $50,682$45,888 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x
CUSTER BATTLEFIELD HISTORICAL AND MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INCMTA82 $35,115$36,773 President$0 Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$405,7398 42016–2024 GREATER LAS CRUCES CHAMBER HERITAGE FOUNDATION; THE WEST PASCO HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; LYNCHBURG HISTORICAL FOUNDATION INC; ZELIENOPLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$180,0004 12010–2025 WAYNESBORO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$161,0351 12017–2017 NATIVE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF GREATER KANSAS CITY INC
ST CROIX VALLEY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$120,3444 12009–2012 ARCOLA MILLS HISTORIC FOUNDATION
J Y-SANDERS FOUNDATION Private foundation$100,54310 12010–2025 CAMP MOORE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INC
UNITED WAY OF TUCSON AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA INC DAF sponsor$98,0006 22016–2020 BRANDY STATION FOUNDATION; BARRINGTON HISTORY MUSEUM
CORNOLIA COGSWELL ROSSI FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$61,00011 12010–2021 ZELIENOPLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF DELAWARE COUNTY DAF sponsor$50,0002 12022–2024 FRIENDS OF HISTORIC SHARON HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY CENTER
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$50,0001 12023–2023 CAIRO HISTORICAL PRESERVATION PROJECT INC
RAIL HERITAGE TRUST Private foundation$47,0003 12020–2023 FRIENDS OF SP 4449 INC
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$46,5143 12019–2020 NORMAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM INC
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL DAF sponsor$45,0004 12009–2012 HISTORIC CHARLOTTE INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS INC DAF sponsor$43,0003 12014–2023 PUMP HOUSE ART GALLERY
EAST TEXAS COMMUNTIES FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$40,3724 12016–2023 THE HERITAGE PARK MUSEUM OF EAST TEXAS
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$40,2003 22009–2011 SMITHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC; MADISON HALL ASSOCIATION INC

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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.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $33,990 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $24,930
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $29,193 85.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,797 14.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$24,930reported apart
Total$33,990100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $35,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $18,146
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,338 89.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,745 10.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,146reported apart
Total$35,083100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $34,541 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $18,504
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $32,591 94.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $1,950 5.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$18,504reported apart
Total$34,541100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $34,638 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $17,093
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $31,439 90.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,199 9.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$17,093reported apart
Total$34,638100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $17,632 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $14,660
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $15,256 86.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,376 13.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$14,660reported apart
Total$17,632100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $20,143 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,163
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,792 83.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,351 16.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$5,163reported apart
Total$20,143100%

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