MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED (EIN 06-6090820)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-05-15
IRS object ID: 202501359349307700
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-15T11:52:49-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	872869745	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	APPLE VALLEY TAX & ACCOUNTING INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1083 EAST MAIN STREET STE C-1	AddressLine1Txt
City	TORRINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06790	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066090820	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MERIDEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MERI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2036391913	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 3005	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06450	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL BUTKUS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2036391913	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01536011	PTIN
Phone	8608801894	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-05-14	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PAUL BUTKUS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	41 W MAIN STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06451	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$248,564	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	MERIDENHISTORICALSOCIETY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1952	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE, COLLECT AND DISPERSE INFORMATION ON THE ARTIFACTS AND HISTORY OF MERIDEN, CT, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS MANUFACTURERS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	15	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$116,078	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$118,307	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$19,283	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$35,051	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$135,361	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$153,358	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$35,359	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$31,080	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$71,117	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$130,876	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$106,476	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$161,956	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$28,885	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$8,598	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,334,719	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,326,830	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$710	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,334,719	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,326,120	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, DOCUMENT AND INTERPRET ARTIFACTS AND INFORMATION THAT ILLUSTRATE MERIDEN'S RICH CULTURAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY AND MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO FUTURE GENERATIONS OF MERIDEN RESIDENTS AND ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$128,064	ExpenseAmt
Desc	TO EXPAND PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS, AND THE CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND TO PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY, VISITORS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS, A CONNECTION TO THE PAST, AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRESENT AND A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUTURE.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$128,064	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	5	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	15	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL BUTKUS	PersonNm
Phone	2036391913	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	41 W MAIN ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	MERIDEN	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06451	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
RUTH BORSUK
PRESIDENT	15.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM GLICK
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PAUL BUTKUS
TREASURER	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STACEY ROVINSKY
SECRETARY	4.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LOUIS BERTAGNA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHERWIN BORSUK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HECTOR CARDONA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TAMI CHRISTOPHER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD DICKSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY MCGOLDRICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANE MULLIGAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH PATTERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL RHODE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRUCE ROVINSKY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RIC SUZIO
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$2,600	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$115,707	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$118,307	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,100	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$15,100	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$110,000	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$5,157	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$95,206	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,794	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$5,157	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$19,951	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$19,951	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$153,358	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$35,051	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,175	TotalAmt
Program Services	$28,175	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,905	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,905	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,608	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,608	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,910	TotalAmt
Management And General	$10,910	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,087	TotalAmt
Management And General	$14,087	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,574	TotalAmt
Management And General	$4,574	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,451	TotalAmt
Program Services	$74,451	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,574	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,385	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,385	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,574	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MISCELLANEOUS	$1,663	$1,663
CORP FILING FEE	$50	$50

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$161,956	TotalAmt
Program Services	$128,064	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,892	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$48,034	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,625	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$599,071	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$95,161	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$513,588	BOYAmt
EOY	$503,910	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$737,766	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,529	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,334,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,326,830	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$710	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$710	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,334,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,326,120	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,334,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,326,120	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,334,719	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,326,830	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$8,598	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$44,013	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$270,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$300,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$116,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$118,307	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$849,174	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$45,000	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$53,013	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$279,652	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$309,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$125,078	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$127,307	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$894,174	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$894,174	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,722	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$134	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$17,153	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,100	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$51,735	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$3,608	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$69,514	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,030	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,130	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$19,951	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$98,233	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,044,142	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.85640	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.86300	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$62,529	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$0	BeginningYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$143,766	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$143,766	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$395,738	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$36,301	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$359,437	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$59,567	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,860	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$707	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$503,910	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, LINE 1A:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE COLLECTION INCLUDES ARTIFACTS, WORKS OF ART, AND PRINTED MATERIALS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF MERIDEN CT; INCLUDING ONE OF THE OLDEST HOMES IN THE CITY.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MR & MRS ROVINSKI AND MR & MRS BORSUK ARE SPOUSES, RESPECTIVELY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS APPROXIMATELY 160 MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE FOR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	ALL TAX FILINGS ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE TREASURER AND PRESIDENT. FORMS AND DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW BY ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.