SISTER BAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $373K · expenses $55K · assets $1.3M

EIN
61-1436554
Address
PO BOX 34, SISTER BAY, WI 54234-0034
Website
sisterbayhistory.org
NTEE code
A54
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 2003 (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
Fred Johnson (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Our mission is to encourage, foster and participate in the documentation, preservation and renovation of artifacts, buildings and sites in Sister Bay 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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Donna Johnson (former) HEAD DOCENT2021 $10,530$10,530 1
Melissa Metzler (former) DOCENT2022 $3,360$3,360 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

20 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
John Lijewski President2023-2024 20 $0 reported 1
Cathleen Mangan Treasurer2021-2024 25 $0 reported 1
Paula Anschutz Director2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Robert Jischke Vice President2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Roberta Champeau Secretary2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Fred Johnson Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Linda Johnson Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
John Blossom Director2024 10 $0 reported 1
Dennis Lonstine Director2024 10 $0 reported 1
Mike Peot Director2024 10 $0 reported 1
Laurie Zelnio Director2024 10 $0 reported 1
Karen Sunstrom Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Roberta Kutlik Director2021-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Patrice Champeau Curator2024 10 $0 reported 1
Pat Weisner (former) SECRETARY2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Roberta Kutlick (former) CURATOR & DIRECTOR2023 15 $0 reported 1
John Nelson (former) DIRECTOR2021-2023 20 $0 reported 1
Pipka Ulvilden (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
John Fletcher (former) VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2021 20 $0 reported 1
Pat Wisner (former) SECRETARY & DIRECTOR2021 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 14 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
John Lijewski President20 $0$0$0 $01
Cathleen Mangan Treasurer25 $0$0$0 $01
Paula Anschutz Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Robert Jischke Vice President10 $0$0$0 $01
Roberta Champeau Secretary10 $0$0$0 $01
Fred Johnson Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Johnson Director10 $0$0$0 $01
John Blossom Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Dennis Lonstine Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Mike Peot Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Laurie Zelnio Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Karen Sunstrom Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Roberta Kutlik Director10 $0$0$0 $01
Patrice Champeau Curator10 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 11 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
PAT WEISNER SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
FRED JOHNSON PRESIDENT10 $0$0$0 $01
CATHLEEN MANGAN TREASURER25 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA KUTLICK CURATOR & DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA CHAMPEAU DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSON DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT JISCHKE VICE PRESIDENT25 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SUNSTROM DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN NELSON DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN LIJEWSKI DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
PAULA ANSCHUTZ DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $3K · 1 employee · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MELISSA METZLER DOCENT5 $3,360$0$0 $3,3601
FRED JOHNSON PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
PAT WEISNER SECRETARY & DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
CATHLEEN MANGAN TREASURER & DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA KUTLIK CURATOR & DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSON DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA CHAMPEAU DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN NELSON DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT JISCHKE VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR35 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SUNSTROM DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PIPKA ULVILDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $11K · 1 employee · 50 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DONNA JOHNSON HEAD DOCENT20 $10,530$0$0 $10,5301
FRED JOHNSON PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN FLETCHER VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
PAT WISNER SECRETARY & DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
CATHLEEN MANGAN TREASURER & DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA KUTLIK CURATOR & DIRECTOR15 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERTA CHAMPEAU DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT JISCHKE DIRECTOR35 $0$0$0 $01
LINDA JOHNSON DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN NELSON DIRECTOR25 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SUNSTROM DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
PIPKA ULVILDEN DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 1 grant to organizations · $75K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$372,725$55,234 $1,321,775$1,216,421 $285,767$2,645 $00100
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$372,725$55,234 $1,321,775$1,216,421 $285,767$2,645 $00100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$130,275$49,018 $476,849$476,849 $60,637$3,270 $00100
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$55,395$151,905 $393,942$393,942 $71,316$4,718 $01100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$236,044$96,788 $490,452$490,452 $134,153$6,803 $10,530150

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $238,149 in all, tax years 2019 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
DOOR COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019-2020, 2022-2023 4$157,099 2023$58,564
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$56,050 2024$29,450
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$25,000 2020$25,000
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RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYMNA54 $316,661$250,245 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
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BUTLER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETYOHA54 $222,127$252,117 Executive Dir.$54,600 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC DAF sponsor$2,346,57913 12013–2024 MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,808,18576 252016–2024 SOMERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY; TREAD OF PIONEERS HISTORICAL COMMISSION; SOCIETY FOR THE PRESERVATION OF NEW ENGLAND ANTIQUITIES INC; SHELDON ART MUSEUM ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY and 21 more
NORTH GEORGIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,588,22412 12010–2025 NORTHEAST GEORGIA HISTORY CENTER AT BRENAU UNIVERSITY 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.

2024 · Form 990 · $55,234 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $136,500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $21,125$21,125-- 38.2%
Advertising and promotion $15,296$15,296-- 27.7%
Office expenses $6,505$6,505-- 11.8%
Information technology $6,404$6,404-- 11.6%
Depreciation and depletion $3,716$3,716-- 6.7%
Insurance $2,188$2,188-- 4.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $193,179$136,500reported apart
Total$55,234100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $49,018 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $117,925
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ELECTRIC & PLUMBING REPAIRS $10,725$10,725-- 21.9%
Office expenses $7,879$7,879-- 16.1%
Advertising and promotion $7,668$7,668-- 15.6%
Occupancy $6,749$6,749-- 13.8%
Information technology $6,724$6,724-- 13.7%
Insurance $4,810$4,810-- 9.8%
Other (as described)UTILITIES - ELECTRIC $4,236$4,236-- 8.6%
Benefits paid to members $227$227-- 0.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $150,086$117,925reported apart
Total$49,018100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $151,905 spent · pay $3,354 · grants $75,025 · events $162,516
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $75,025$75,025-- 49.4%
Other (as described)BUILDING SHED $25,847$25,847-- 17.0%
Office expenses $13,186$13,186-- 8.7%
Occupancy $11,003$11,003-- 7.2%
Advertising and promotion $10,871$10,871-- 7.2%
Other (as described)FOUNDATION FOR GRANARY $8,829$8,829-- 5.8%
Insurance $3,790$3,790-- 2.5%
Other salaries and wages $2,982$2,982-- 2.0%
Payroll taxes $372$372-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $156,067$162,516reported apart
Total$151,905100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $96,788 spent · pay $11,335 · grants $0 · events $87,143
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $38,946$38,946-- 40.2%
Occupancy $28,981$28,981-- 29.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $10,530$10,530-- 10.9%
Advertising and promotion $8,054$8,054-- 8.3%
Information technology $3,361$3,361-- 3.5%
Office expenses $3,177$3,177-- 3.3%
Insurance $2,934$2,934-- 3.0%
Payroll taxes $805$805-- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $130,778$87,143reported apart
Total$96,788100%

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