BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $14K · expenses $56K · assets $3.7M

EIN
71-0531085
Address
306 NW 2ND ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712-5237
Website
WWW.BENTONCOUNTYHISTORICALSOCIETY.COM
NTEE code
A82Z
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 1981 (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, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
LEAH WHITEHEAD (its 2023 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2023 (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 PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY OF BENTON COUNTY

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Leah Whitehead PRESIDENT2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Don Barnett SECRETARY2024-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Nicole Cox TREASURER2025 0 $0 reported 1
Fred Coffee (former) TREASURER2024 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 7 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEAH WHITEHEAD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
DON BARNETT SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
NICOLE COX TREASURER0 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LEAH WHITEHEAD PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
DON BARNETT SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
FRED COFFEE TREASURER5 $0$0$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,055$56,123 $3,652,144$3,652,144 $11,549$0 $007
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,001$69,226 $3,694,212$3,694,212 $10,217$0 $00-

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $19,000 in all, tax years 2020 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
WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Benton County Historical Society” 2020-2024 5$19,000 2024$5,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN INC DAF sponsor$839,06913 12017–2025 GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$363,6297 12017–2025 YAPHANK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
JUDD S ALEXANDER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$325,0002 12017–2021 GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST DAF sponsor$112,5864 12011–2014 MAEYSTOWN PRESERVATION SOCIETY
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF CRAWFORD COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$99,1284 12021–2024 FRIENDS OF THE MARENGO BIG SPRINGS OLD TOWN CHURCH
KINSMAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$65,0003 12022–2024 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BRYAN AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$56,6604 12021–2024 WILLIAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$53,5002 22016–2022 CAMPAIGN FOR THE MARY ROSE INC; CONSTITUTION ISLAND ASSOCIATION INC
DUDLEY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12012–2012 GRAND THEATRE FOUNDATION INC
LEE H AND MARION B THOMPSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0002 12022–2023 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
BENNETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$47,4001 12014–2014 CAMPAIGN FOR THE MARY ROSE INC
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$46,5143 12019–2020 NORMAN HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM INC
CENTRAL NEW YORK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$45,4754 32009–2024 SMITHFIELD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INC; MADISON HALL ASSOCIATION INC; FRIENDS OF HISTORIC ONONDAGA LAKE INC
OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$45,0002 12021–2023 MARK PRAIRIE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ARTS & SCIENCE COUNCIL DAF sponsor$45,0004 12009–2012 HISTORIC CHARLOTTE 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 990 · $56,123 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LANDSCAPING $36,189$36,189-- 64.5%
Other (as described)UTILITIES $13,581$13,581-- 24.2%
Other (as described)STORAGE $1,990$1,990-- 3.5%
Insurance $1,596$1,596-- 2.8%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $1,037$1,037-- 1.8%
All other expenses $931$931-- 1.7%
Office expenses $799$799-- 1.4%
Total$56,123100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $69,226 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $69,226$1,479$67,483$264 100.0%
Total$69,226100%

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