Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $279,094
- Total expenses
- $302,586
- Contributions and grants received
- $244,921
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $24,785
- Investment income
- $4,121
- Other revenue
- $5,267
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,172,981
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $83,817
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,089,164
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $222,046
- Management and general expenses
- $68,852
- Fundraising expenses
- $11,688
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $222,046
Program services were 73.4% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$21,233
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$46,435
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$177,253
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$19,996
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES
total $13,286 · related or exempt $13,286
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2b · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
total $6,333 · related or exempt $6,333
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2c · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSION
total $5,166 · related or exempt $5,166
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3 · Investment income
total $4,121 · excluded $4,121
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5 · Royalties
total $489 · excluded $489
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6a · Gross rents
real property $850
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $850
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $850 · related or exempt $850
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$5,932
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$2,054
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $3,878 · related or exempt $3,878
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $50 · related or exempt $50
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11e · Other revenue, total
$50
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $85,680 · program services $64,260 · management and general $21,420
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $65,444 · program services $49,083 · management and general $16,361
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $29,013 · program services $21,760 · management and general $7,253
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,561 · program services $8,671 · management and general $2,890
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $3,850 · management and general $3,850
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,180 · management and general $3,180
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $5,326 · program services $5,326
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,483 · program services $2,932 · management and general $6,211 · fundraising $340
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14 · Information technology
total $4,548 · program services $3,411 · management and general $1,137
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16 · Occupancy
total $20,724 · program services $15,543 · management and general $5,181
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $275 · management and general $275
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $37,857 · program services $37,857
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23 · Insurance
total $4,377 · program services $3,283 · management and general $1,094
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24a · Other expenses: BENEFIT EXPENSE
total $8,797 · fundraising $8,797
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $8,262 · program services $8,262
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24c · Other expenses: ANNUAL APPEAL
total $2,551 · fundraising $2,551
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24d · Other expenses: EXHIBIT EXPENSE
total $1,658 · program services $1,658
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $10,646 · end of year $20,377
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $189,678 · end of year $237,114
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $15,847 · end of year $15,847
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $229
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,114,593
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$343,644
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $808,806 · end of year $770,949
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $44,139 · end of year $68,541
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $54,087 · end of year $60,153
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,855 · end of year $1,823
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $12,491 · end of year $81,994
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,060,054 · end of year $1,040,132
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $49,032 · end of year $49,032
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION FOUNDED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES. THE MISSION STATEMENT SUMMARIZES THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION: TO BRING TOGETHER PEOPLE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST; TO STUDY AND PROVIDE MEANS AND FACILITIES FOR THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST ENVIRONS; TO ACQUIRE, COLLECT, PRESERVE AND DISPLAY MATERIALS AND LITERATURE RELEVANT TO THE HISTORY OF THE OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST AREA; TO ASSIST IN THE DESIGNATION AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, AND OTHER SITES SIGNIFICANT TO THE HISTORY OF THE AREA;TO PUBLISH AND DISSEMINATE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE HISTORY OF THE AREA; TO OPERATE AN ARCHIVE, LIBRARY AND MUSEUM.
Activities or mission (Part I)
OPERATING A MUSEUM, RESEARCH CENTER AND ARCHIVES FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST OPERATES A MUSEUM, RESEARCH CENTER AND ARCHIVES AND RELATED PROGRAMMING TO EDUCATE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY'S HERITAGE.
Expenses $222,046 · Revenue $29,563
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Fran KnechelFRAN KNECHEL
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Wendy DanielsWENDY DANIELS
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jack NortonJACK NORTON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Mary BoyarisMARY BOYARIS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Frank FioritoFRANK FIORITO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Juanta GriffinJUANTA GRIFFIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James GroganJAMES GROGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Genevieve JonesGENEVIEVE JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Nancy LynnNANCY LYNN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ty MayberryTY MAYBERRY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Liesl OrenicLIESL ORENIC
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jennie StevensJENNIE STEVENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Clyde WatkinsCLYDE WATKINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Frank LipoFRANK LIPO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,680
- From this org
- $85,680
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 14 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600739349300735
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