PETALUMA HISTORIC ADVOCATES
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $100K · expenses $133K · assets $14K
- EIN
- 93-3915524
- Address
- PO BOX 902, PETALUMA, CA 94953-0902
- Website
- www.pha4all.org
- NTEE code
- A82 Historical Societies & Historic Preservation (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- May 2025 (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)
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Promoting and supporting harmonious urban growth within Petaluma's unique historic downtown district. Consensus based solutions through grassroots discussion, robust community engagement and advocacy with our city officials. Our non-profit has provided information that benefits the entire community of 56,000 plus residents.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lewis | President | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Chris Cort | Secretary/ Treasurer | 2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tom Gaffey | Board Member | 2025 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Lewis | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Chris Cort | Secretary/ Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tom Gaffey | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $99,762 | $133,083 | $13,827 | -$33,321 | $91,680 | - | - | - | - |
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.
- RECOVERY TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS Petaluma, CA · 1 person in common (Thomas Lewis)
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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| Organization | State | NTEE | Latest revenue | Latest expenses | Top-paid title | Top pay | Why similar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SONOMA PETALUMA PARKS INC | CA | A82 | $120,082 | $126,229 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| LOS ANGELES HISTORIC THEATRE FOUNDATION | CA | A82 | $106,404 | $41,752 | President, Board of Directors | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SONOMA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | CA | A82 | $135,755 | $124,713 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CONCORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $77,841 | $87,094 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MENDOCINO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $134,947 | $331,223 | ARCHIVIST/HISTORIAN | $35,420 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| VISTA RANCHOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $127,749 | $69,476 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| WINDSOR SQUARE HANCOCK PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY RANCHO LA BREA | CA | A82 | $76,428 | $68,505 | VP MEMBERSHIP/BOARD OF TRUSTEES | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| PAJARO VALLEY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION | CA | A82 | $155,410 | $168,431 | Secretary | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| HISTORICAL SOCIETY MADERA COUNTY | CA | A82 | $57,118 | $40,371 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SANTA ANA HISTORICAL PRESERVATION SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $75,574 | $163,471 | President/ Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTHERN PACIFIC HISTORICAL AND TECHNICAL SOCIETY INC | CA | A82 | $162,954 | $201,460 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CALVADA HISTORY FOUNDATION | CA | A82 | $81,283 | $76,227 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SANTA MARIA VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $73,647 | $69,179 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| CALAVERAS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $135,229 | $237,746 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MCHENRY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $64,708 | $147,682 | OFFICER | $71,227 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| FLYING TIGER LINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $62,996 | $40,300 | DIRECTOR | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| MARTINEZ HISTORY SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $65,615 | $48,351 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SACRAMENTO VALLEY HISTORICAL RAILWAYS | CA | A82 | $63,354 | $73,030 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| GARDEN GROVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $66,499 | $73,360 | Archivist | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $91,539 | $65,667 | VICE PRESIDE | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| TOPANGA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $87,217 | $10,307 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SIERRA HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATION INC | CA | A82 | $159,943 | $194,988 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SIERRA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $101,123 | $69,287 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC | CA | A82 | $93,838 | $66,012 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, revenue within 2x, same state |
| SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO HISTORICAL SOCIETY | CA | A82 | $89,908 | $140,384 | PRESIDENT | $0 | Same NTEE code A82, 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.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $133,083 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $3,375
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $133,083 | 100.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $3,375 | reported apart |
| Total | $133,083 | 100% |
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