FRIENDS OF CONKLING HALL INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $91K · expenses $46K · assets $402K
- EIN
- 47-3183223
- Address
- PO BOX 43, RENSSELAERVLE, NY 12147-0043
- Website
- conklinghall.org
- NTEE code
- A80
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2016 (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
- Ninetta Dickerson (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
To build community by providing an inclusive gathering place for all members of our rural community; to create and sustain an active and vibrant center for performing visual and culinary arts for education and for entertainment and celebration that supports diversity and nurtures audiences artists and students of all ages; to preserve and iconic historic building.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Pondiscio | Board member | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Christine Staehelin Silvers | Chairperson | 2022-2024 | 12 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Heidemarie Carle | Treasurer | 2023-2024 | 16 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Kristin Sztyk | Board member | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sherri Hvizdak | Board member | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Tompkins | Board member | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tara McCormick Hostash | Vice Chairperson | 2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| John van Schaik | Assistant Treasurer | 2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Yvonne Wynkoop | Secretary | 2023-2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Zuzana Cerny | Board member | 2023-2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Joseph Frisino (former) | Chairman of Board | 2022-2023 | 12 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Ninetta Dickerson (former) | Treasurer | 2022-2023 | 24 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Viviane Galloway (former) | Board member | 2022-2023 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Timothy Lippert (former) | Vice-Chairman of the Board | 2022 | 4 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Craig Miller (former) | Secretary | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jon Forman (former) | Board member | 2022 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Steven Gifford (former) | Board member | 2022 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Staehelin Silvers | Chairperson | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heidemarie Carle | Treasurer | 16 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Kristin Sztyk | Board member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherri Hvizdak | Board member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Tompkins | Board member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Pondiscio | Board member | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Tara McCormick Hostash | Vice Chairperson | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| John van Schaik | Assistant Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Yvonne Wynkoop | Secretary | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zuzana Cerny | Board member | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Frisino | Chairman of Board | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ninetta Dickerson | Treasurer | 24 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Viviane Galloway | Board member | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherri Hvizdak | Board member | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Tompkins | Board member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Pondiscio | Board member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Christine Staehelin Silvers | Vice-chairman | 14 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Heidemarie Carle | Assistant Treasurer | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Yvonne Wynkoop | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Zuzana Cerny | Board member | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Frisino | Chairman of Board | 12 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Timothy Lippert | Vice-Chairman of the Board | 4 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Ninetta Dickerson | Treasurer | 14 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Craig Miller | Secretary | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Viviane Galloway | Board member | 6 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Christine Staehelin Silvers | Board member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jon Forman | Board member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sherri Hvizdak | Board member | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Larry Tompkins | Board member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robert Pondiscio | Board member | 0 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Steven Gifford | Board member | 0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $90,953 | $45,797 | $401,652 | $401,652 | $72,374 | $8,364 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $70,031 | $29,592 | $356,496 | $356,496 | $55,676 | $6,421 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $67,569 | $47,897 | $316,057 | $316,057 | $59,211 | $4,032 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $67,569 | $47,897 | $316,176 | $316,176 | $46,938 | $5,568 | - | - | - |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- RENSSELAERVILLE LIBRARY Rensselaervle, NY · 2 people in common (Heidemarie Carle, Robert Pondiscio)
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,129 in all, tax years 2021 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BANK OF GREENE COUNTY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF CONKLING HALL INC” | 2022-2024 | 3 | $3,000 | 2024 | $1,000 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDS OF CONKLING HALL INC” | 2021-2023 | 3 | $129 | 2023 | $41 | show |
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| FRIENDS OF THE THREE BEARS INC | NY | A80 | $87,798 | $65,279 | TRUSTEE | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF WIGMORE HALL INC | NY | A80 | $74,970 | $107,487 | PRESIDENT/SECRETARY/DIRECT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name |
| FRIENDS OF OLMSTED BEIL HOUSE INC | NY | A80 | $66,878 | $24,568 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF ODELL HOUSE ROCHAMBEAU HEADQUARTERS INC | NY | A80 | $100,910 | $50,827 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CUBA FRIENDS OF ARCHITECTURE INC | NY | A80 | $109,026 | $150,492 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FRIENDS OF THE SCHOONER LOTUS INC | NY | A80 | $108,495 | $9,620 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THOUSAND ISLAND PARK FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $67,167 | $45,343 | CHAIRPERSON | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AMERICAN SOCIETY OF LE SOUVENIR FRANCAIS INC | NY | A80 | $100,741 | $42,535 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| REVOLUTIONARY WESTCHESTER 250 INC | NY | A80 | $67,326 | $53,484 | President and Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GEORGE AND REBECCA BARNES FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $76,418 | $125,725 | Board Member | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| JOSEPH M SORG FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $107,316 | $49,810 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| AMERICAN ASSOCIATES OF THE ST CATHERINE FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $79,472 | $84,421 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CORTLAND DOWNTOWN PARTNERSHIP INC | NY | A80 | $70,111 | $142,034 | VICE PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI INC | NY | A80 | $107,436 | $73,656 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| THE ROCHESTER WEST INDIAN FESTIVAL ORGANIZATION INC | NY | A80 | $79,610 | $67,492 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WAVERLY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | NY | A80 | $109,791 | $10,370 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NEW YORKS LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $72,769 | $89,596 | CHAIR | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ONTEORA HISTORIC PRESERVATION TRUST INC | NY | A80 | $80,121 | $108,872 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN DELAWARE COUNTY | NY | A80 | $73,160 | $27,725 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FUND FOR ST PETERS BUILDINGS INC | NY | A80 | $108,887 | $112,518 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CUTCHOGUE-NEW SUFFOLK HISTORICAL COUNCIL INC | NY | A80 | $98,598 | $149,337 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CONEY ISLAND HISTORY PROJECT INC | NY | A80 | $108,755 | $139,572 | VICE PRES | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| ERIE LACKAWANNA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | NY | A80 | $108,407 | $102,065 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GREATER PATCHOGUE FOUNDATION INC | NY | A80 | $74,531 | $102,883 | Member at Large | $0 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LILAC PRESERVATION PROJECT | NY | A80 | $120,115 | $89,169 | BOARD MEMBER | $25,000 | Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state |
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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.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $45,797 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,587
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $15,560 | 34.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $14,424 | 31.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $13,788 | 30.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,025 | 4.4% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,587 | reported apart |
| Total | $45,797 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $29,592 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,950
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $17,119 | 57.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $10,660 | 36.0% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,000 | 3.4% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $813 | 2.7% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $2,950 | reported apart |
| Total | $29,592 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $47,897 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,467
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $25,450 | 53.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,009 | 31.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $6,002 | 12.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,436 | 3.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $1,467 | reported apart |
| Total | $47,897 | 100% |
State business registration
- FRIENDS OF CONKLING HALL, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2015-01-20
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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