Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← HOUGHTON MAIN STREET FOUNDATION

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by HOUGHTON MAIN STREET FOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$477,847
Total expenses
$295,828
Contributions and grants received
$432,010
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$45,837
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$911,471
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$911,471
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$246,274
Management and general expenses
$29,554
Fundraising expenses
$20,000
Program service expenses (Part III)
$246,274

Program services were 83.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $432,010

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $45,837 · excluded $45,837

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $0

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,000 · program services $2,000

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $10,205 · management and general $10,205

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,850 · management and general $18,850

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $252,913 · program services $232,913 · fundraising $20,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,860 · program services $1,361 · management and general $499

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: WEBSITE

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $33,987 · end of year $669

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $695,465 · end of year $910,802

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $729,452 · end of year $911,471

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO INCREASE WOMEN'S UNDERSTANDING OF CIVIC PROCESSES, ENCOURAGE INFORMED PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL AND NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, AND FOSTER A NETWORK OF ENGAGED WOMEN WHO CAN DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO EQUIP WOMEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN WOMEN AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS, THE ORGANIZATON SEEKS TO INSPIRE MORE WOMEN TO TAKE ON ACTIVE ROLES IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY DECISIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1 FOR MISSION STATEMENT.

  • THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, AND NETWORKING EVENTS, THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO EQUIP WOMEN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS NEEDED TO MAKE THEIR VOICES HEARD IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. BY BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN WOMEN AND THE POLITICAL PROCESS, THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO INSPIRE MORE WOMEN TO TAKE ON ACTIVE ROLES IN PUBLIC SERVICE, ADVOCATE FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND INFLUENCE POLICY DECISIONS IN AREAS OF HEALTHCARE, EQUAL PAY, EDUCATION, CHILDCARE AND ACCESS TO CAPITAL.

    Expenses $246,274

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Fultz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,000
    From this org
    $2,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Chamberlain

    DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Paige Conrad

    DIRECTOR/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Mekelburg

    DIRECTOR/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
28 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503009349301890

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.