APPLEGATE PIONEER MUSEUM
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2021 · Form 990 · revenue $681K · expenses $4K · assets $699K
- EIN
- 23-7442816
- Address
- 25755 JEANS RD, VENETA, OR 97487-9642
- NTEE code
- A50
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2012
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Encourage, promote, develop, maintain and preserve historical artifacts and historical collections.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Gedeon | President | 2021 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kerry Shafer | Vice President | 2021 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Violet Shafer | Treasurer | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Donna Wilson | Secretary | 2021 | 6 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Barbara Herring | Director | 2021 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Frank Armstrong | Director | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carolyn Coriea | Director | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kathy Lunden | Director | 2021 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2021 · 8 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 8 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Gedeon | President | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kerry Shafer | Vice President | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Violet Shafer | Treasurer | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Donna Wilson | Secretary | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Barbara Herring | Director | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Frank Armstrong | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carolyn Coriea | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kathy Lunden | Director | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $680,591 | $3,988 | $698,945 | $698,945 | $680,591 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 8 |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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Where the money went
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2021 · Form 990 · $3,988 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $1,417 | - | $1,417 | - | 35.5% | |
| Insurance | $817 | - | $817 | - | 20.5% | |
| Office expenses | $650 | - | $650 | - | 16.3% | |
| Information technology | $600 | - | $600 | - | 15.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Miscellaneous | $379 | - | $379 | - | 9.5% |
| Fees: legal | $125 | - | $125 | - | 3.1% | |
| Total | $3,988 | 100% |