- Revenue 2024
- $2,260,604
- Expenses 2024
- $2,321,548
Program services were 41.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 2600 E RICHVIEW ROAD
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO GENERATE AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, PARTICIPATION, ENJOYMENT, AND SUPPORT FOR HTE ARTS IN MT. VERNON, SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND THE SURROUNDING REGION, THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF DIVERSE EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS-RICH PROGRAMS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE JOHN R AND ELEANOR R MITCHELL FOUNDATION OWNS AND OPERATES CEDARHURST CENTER FOR HTE ARTS IN MOUNT VERNON, ILLINOIS. CEDARHURST IS A MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER THAT PRESENTS EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, AND ARTS- RICH PROGRAMS TO ENRICH THE SOUTHERN ILLINOIS COMMUNITY.
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PRESENTATION OF VISUAL ARTS - AT ITS CORE, THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION CENTERS AROUND LATE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY PAINTINGS BY NOTABLE ASHCAN SCHOOL ARTISTS THAT WERE COLLECTED AND DONATED BY MUSEUM FOUNDERS JOHN AND ELEANOR MITCHELL. FOUR ADDITIONAL GALLERIES SHOWCASE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS BY REGIONAL ARTISTS, INCLUDING SEVERAL COMPETITION EXHIBITIONS INTENDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, SEMI-, AND PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS LIVING AND WORKING IN THE MIDWEST. THE MUSEUM ALSO BOASTS A CONTEMPORARY OUTDOOR SCULPTURE PARK WITH 60 LARGE-SCALE ARTWORKS SPREAD OVER AN 80-ACRE CAMPUS.
Expenses $198,860 · Revenue $81,661
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ARTS EDUCATION- A SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS SERIES PRESENTS LIVE PERFORMANCES, AND VOLUNTEER DOCENTS PROVIDED TOURS AND FACILITATE HANDS-ON ART ACTIVITIES FOR AREA SCHOOLCHILDREN. STAFF ALSO TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE REGION TO DELIVER ART REACH LESSONS DIRECTLY TO THE CLASSROOM. THE BECK FAMILY CENTER AND INTERACTIVE LEARNING STATIONS MAKE THE MUSEUM A FIELD TRIP AND FAMILY DESTINATION YEAR-ROUND. ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, CEDARHURST'S ON-SITE SHRODE ART CENTER OFFERS HANDS-ON CLASSES AND LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT SERVE AGES 1.5 TO 100. OPEN STUDIO SPACE ENCOURAGES ONGOING PRACTICE AND INSTRUCTION IN THE CREATIVE ARTS.
Expenses $206,861 · Revenue $183,340
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PRESENTATION OF PERFORMING ARTS- THE CEDARHURST CONCERT SERIES IS ONE OF THE MUSEUMS LONGEST RUNNING PROGRAMS AND PRESENTS CLASSICAL AND WORLD MUSIC BY PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED AND TOURING ARTISTS. THE MORE CASUAL, THURSDAY NIGHT LIVE SERIES FEATURES OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES BY REGIONAL MUSICIANS EACH WEEK DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
Expenses $56,086 · Revenue $101,680
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STRENGTHENING COMMUNITITES THROUGH THE ARTS - THE MUSEUM PRESENTS DIVERSE SPECIAL EVENTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE ARTS. EXAMPLES ARE PLENTIFUL: THE TRENDY, UPCYCLED FASHION SHOW CHALLENGED PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE WEARABLE GARMENTS OUT OF NONTRADITIONAL MATERIALS, WHILE THE HIGH-END EDIBLE EXHIBITION SHOWCASED THE CULINARY ARTS, USING FOOD TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE MUSEUM'S ART COLLECTION. THE WELL-KNOWN CEDARHURST ART AND CRAFT FAIR FEAUTRED NEARLY 100 VENDORS WHO SOLD THEIR HANDMADE WARES DURING THE CASUAL, FESTIVAL WEEKEND. THE LIGHTS: AN EXIBITION OF HOLIDAY MAGIC IS THE MUSEUM'S LARGEST SPECIAL EVENT, PRESENTING AN ARTFUL DISPLAY OF CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALONG A 1-MILE WALKING PATH THROUGH THE SCULPTURE PARK. THE PROGRAM SPANS SIX WEEKENDS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON AND SEVERS AS THE BACKDROP FOR OTHER SPEICAL EVENTS LIKE THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS VENDOR MARKET.
Expenses $500,253
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Hillary EsserHILLARY ESSER
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $124,611
- From this org
- $123,554
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,057
- Hours/week
- 40
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Heather OwensHEATHER OWENS
CFO
- Total calculated
- $88,370
- From this org
- $88,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $120
- Hours/week
- 40
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Karen BayerKAREN BAYER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mike BevisMIKE BEVIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Hunt BonanHUNT BONAN
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Susan HugheySUSAN HUGHEY
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Doug KroeschenDOUG KROESCHEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert StewartROBERT STEWART
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Roger TedrickROGER TEDRICK
TRUSTEE
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $2,260,604
- Expenses
- $2,321,548
- Contributions
- $1,240,760
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $1,785,336
- Expenses
- $2,301,539
- Contributions
- $790,148
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $1,595,568
- Expenses
- $1,689,370
- Contributions
- $825,706
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,898,205
- Expenses
- $1,919,284
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,366,763
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,147,670
- Expenses
- $1,787,061
- Assets (EOY)
- $22,345,472
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,872,187
- Expenses
- $1,777,283
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,844,726
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,381,447
- Expenses
- $1,970,341
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,638,302
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,733,810
- Expenses
- $1,956,454
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,378,018
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $2,466,229
- Expenses
- $1,926,428
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,525,796
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,373,771
- Expenses
- $1,958,721
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,630,908
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,773,310
- Expenses
- $2,132,610
- Assets (EOY)
- $20,722,886
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $1,643,324
- Expenses
- $1,931,890
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,737,302
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $1,820,592
- Assets (EOY)
- $21,212,507
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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2024 RENOVATION OF THE RESIDENCE
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$20,000
2023 General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 SUPPORT FOR THE CEDARHURST CENTER FOR THE ARTS
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2023 ILLINOIS CORONAVIRUS FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS
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2022 FESTIVAL OF TREES - A JOINT FUNDRAISER BENEFITING CEDARHURST CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SPERO FAMILY SERVICES.
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$10,000
2022 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.