WILKES BARRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $94K · expenses $22K · assets $143K

EIN
82-4521812
Address
313 S RIVER ST, WILKES BARRE, PA 18702-3873
Website
WBPRESERVATION.ORG
NTEE code
A80
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2018 (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
Linda R Joseph (its 2024 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

PRESERVE HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDINGS IN THE CITY OF WILKES BARRE PA AND OFFER EDUCATIONAL COURSES IN ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person 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
Anthony Brooks EXECUTIVE DI2025 $9,100$9,100 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Linda Joseph SECRETARY -2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Ann Lewis CHAIRMAN2025 2 $0 reported 1
Michael Ward VICE- CHAIRM2025 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K · 1 employee
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANTHONY BROOKS EXECUTIVE DI20 $9,100$0$0 $9,1001
LINDA JOSEPH SECRETARY -- $0$0$0 $01
ANN LEWIS CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
MICHAEL WARD VICE- CHAIRM2 $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 ↗
$94,019$21,613 $142,686$142,686 $91,563$0 $9,1001-

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $71,290 in all, tax years 2018 to 2021. 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
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$40,000 2018$40,000
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THE LUZERNE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$25,000 2018$25,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$5,290 2021$5,290
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ANN B ZEKAUSKAS FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “WILKES BARRE PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC” 2021 1$1,000 2021$1,000
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Who funds organizations like this

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NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$302,5005 52010–2024 THE NEW HAVEN PRESERVATION SOCIETY; NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE; BUCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; HISTORIC WASHINGTON FOUNDATION INC and 1 more
THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS Private foundation$250,0001 12022–2022 NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$234,54913 82017–2024 EAGLES MERE HISTORIC VILLAGE INC; BUCKLAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; WEST STOCKBRIDGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; ST ANTHONY 1907 FOUNDATION and 4 more
THE COMMUNITY TRUST FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$200,0001 12012–2012 OAKLAND HERITAGE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
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EAGLES MERE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$159,0647 12016–2025 EAGLES MERE HISTORIC VILLAGE 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 · $21,613 spent · pay $9,985 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $9,100$9,100-- 42.1%
Office expenses $5,790$5,790-- 26.8%
Insurance $2,160$2,160-- 10.0%
Fees: management $1,404$1,404-- 6.5%
Advertising and promotion $889$889-- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $885$885-- 4.1%
Occupancy $710$710-- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $535$535-- 2.5%
Fees: other services $140$140-- 0.6%
Total$21,613100%

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