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STAPLES HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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2016 · Form 990EZ · revenue $38K · expenses $18K · assets $391K

EIN
06-1734634
Address
PO BOX 44, STAPLES, MN 56479-0044
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2005
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Mission

TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN HISTORICAL BUILDINGS IN STAPLES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Tom Kajer PRESIDENT2010-2016 20 $0 reported 1
Tom Crawford VICE PRESIDE2010-2016 10 $0 reported 1
Sara L Gorton DIRECTOR2010-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Bruce Hayenga DIRECTOR2012-2016 4 $0 reported 1
Mike Blessing DIRECTOR2010-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Judy Richer SECRETARY2010-2016 15 $0 reported 1
Bernie Stpierre DIRECTOR2010-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Charlene Sauer TREASURER2012-2016 15 $0 reported 1
Eugene Floistad DIRECTOR2012-2016 0 $0 reported 1
Mary Keppers (former) SECRETARY2010-2011 3 $0 reported 1
Char Sauer (former) DIRECTOR2010-2011 3 $0 reported 1
Mary Stangle-Hess (former) DIRECTOR2011 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2016 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT20 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE10 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRUCE HAYENGA DIRECTOR4 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER SECRETARY15 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHARLENE SAUER TREASURER15 $0-- $01
EUGENE FLOISTAD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2015 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE4 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRUCE HAYENGA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER SECRETARY12 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
CHARLENE SAUER TREASURER12 $0-- $01
EUGENE FLOISTAD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2014 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT15 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE4 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRUCE HAYENGA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER SECRETARY12 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
CHARLENE SAUER TREASURER8 $0-- $01
EUGENE FLOISTAD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2013 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT4 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE2 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
BRUCE HAYENGA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
CHARLENE SAUER TREASURER4 $0-- $01
EUGENE FLOISTAD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
2012 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE3 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
BRUCE HAYENGA DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
CHARLENE SAUER TREASURER5 $0-- $01
EUGENE FLOISTAD DIRECTOR2 $0-- $01
2011 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT3 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE3 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON TREASURER5 $0-- $01
MARY KEPPERS SECRETARY3 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
CHAR SAUER DIRECTOR3 $0-- $01
MARY STANGLE-HESS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2010 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TOM KAJER PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
TOM CRAWFORD VICE PRESIDE1 $0-- $01
SARA L GORTON TREASURER1 $0-- $01
MARY KEPPERS SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
MIKE BLESSING DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
JUDY RICHER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
BERNIE STPIERRE DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
CHAR SAUER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,784$17,717 $391,140$391,140 $25,940- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,340$23,054 $372,080$371,073 $21,412- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,395$22,800 $354,786$354,786 $14,594- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,843$24,713 $349,191$349,191 $67,836- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$78,400$9,720 $290,061$290,061 $62,759- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,163$14,153 $221,381$221,381 $50,058- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,027$30,505 $174,371$174,371 $174,469- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $144,460 in all, tax years 2010 to 2018. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Public charity Exact 2010-2014, 2017-2018 7$144,460 2018$10,000
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WELLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCMNA80 $49,806$44,228 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
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BROWNSVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $54,740$58,622 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
ROCHESTER AREA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$429,8735 12020–2024 SOLDIERS FIELD VETERANS MEMORIAL INC
SKYLIGHT CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$200,0002 12022–2022 LEBANON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$193,81514 22013–2024 SMITHVILLE COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; MORELAND COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SAINT PAUL & MINNESOTA FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$162,75410 22010–2024 HISTORIC SAINT PAUL CORPORATION; WELLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0001 12023–2023 WELLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$112,7638 22014–2024 ROCKY POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SAGTIKOS MANOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WOODBURY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$109,2254 12021–2024 WOODBURY HERITAGE SOCIETY
SALEM FOUNDATION PIONEER TRUST COMPANY TRUSTEE DAF sponsor$90,0001 12019–2019 MT ANGEL HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$87,0002 22012–2018 HISTORIC ELK RAPIDS TOWNSHIP HALL ASSOCIATION; ALLEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$77,2135 42017–2024 TARA-HISTORICAL SOCIETY; FLOYD COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC; WILDWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY; OLD LYME HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
NEW HAMPSHIRE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$65,8094 22010–2023 LANCASTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY; COHOS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PEGGY AND STEVE FOSSETT FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,0006 12020–2025 WILDWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$50,5002 22016–2022 DAMARISCOTTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SAVE THE NORTHFIELD DEPOT
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$50,0001 12022–2022 FORT MOSE HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
ADAMS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$34,2174 12022–2025 LITTLESTOWN AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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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.

2016 · Form 990EZ · $17,717 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,480
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,115 57.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,875 38.8%
Fees to independent contractors $366 2.1%
Printing, publications, postage $361 2.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,480reported apart
Total$17,717100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $23,054 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,562
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,822 60.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,358 36.3%
Printing, publications, postage $504 2.2%
Fees to independent contractors $370 1.6%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,562reported apart
Total$23,054100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $22,800 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $6,899
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,254 53.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,647 42.3%
Printing, publications, postage $549 2.4%
Fees to independent contractors $350 1.5%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$6,899reported apart
Total$22,800100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $24,713 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,829
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,411 50.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,212 33.2%
Printing, publications, postage $3,840 15.5%
Fees to independent contractors $250 1.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,829reported apart
Total$24,713100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $9,720 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $7,662
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,927 71.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,560 26.3%
Printing, publications, postage $233 2.4%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$7,662reported apart
Total$9,720100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $14,153 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,389
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,791 40.9%
Fees to independent contractors $5,400 38.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,962 20.9%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,389reported apart
Total$14,153100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $30,505 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $12,629
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $18,874 61.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,231 20.4%
Fees to independent contractors $5,400 17.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$12,629reported apart
Total$30,505100%

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