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HISTORIC COOKSVILLE TRUST INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $23K · expenses $178K · assets $139K

Also known as
HISTORIC COOKSVILLE TRUST
EIN
39-1995199
Address
10706 N TOLLES RD, EVANSVILLE, WI 53536-8933
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2000
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Mission

PRESERVATION OF COOKSVILLES HISTORIC AND NATURAL HERITAGE

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 18 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

18 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
Ellsworth Brown BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Beebe BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
James Danky BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Degner VICE CHAIR2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
William Hoernke BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Scott Johnson SECRETARY2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Kohlman BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Randy Oconnell BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Taylor Gyorkos TREASURER2023 2 $0 reported 1
Nancy Remley BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Mary Zimmerman CHAIR2018-2023 4 $0 reported 1
Melissa Howard BOARD MEMBER2023 1 $0 reported 1
Larry Reed (former) CHAIRMAN2018-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Nancey Remley (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rick Manthe (former) EX OFFICIO COUNSEL2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
John Diefenthaler (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Dennis Kittleson (former) BOARD MEMBER2018 Not reported $0 reported 1
Kyle Engelke (former) PRO BONO LEGAL COUNSEL2018 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR GYORKOS TREASURER2 $0$0$0 $01
NANCY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN CHAIR4 $0$0$0 $01
MELISSA HOWARD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY REED CHAIRMAN2 $0$0$0 $01
NANCEY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
RICK MANTHE EX OFFICIO COUNSEL1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN DIEFENTHALER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY REED CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCEY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK MANTHE EX OFFICIO COUNSEL1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN DIEFENTHALER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
LARRY REED CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCEY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK MANTHE EX OFFICIO COUNSEL1 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 13 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 18 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN DIEFENTHALER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON SECRETARY- $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
LARRY REED CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCEY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICK MANTHE EX OFFICIO COUNSEL1 $0$0$0 $01
2018 · 14 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 19 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ELLSWORTH BROWN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
CHRIS BEEBE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
JAMES DANKY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
ROBERT DEGNER VICE CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
JOHN DIEFENTHALER BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM HOERNKE BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
SCOTT JOHNSON BOARD MEMEBER- $0$0$0 $01
DENNIS KITTLESON BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MARY KOHLMAN BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
RANDY OCONNELL BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
LARRY REED CHAIRMAN1 $0$0$0 $01
NANCEY REMLEY BOARD MEMBER- $0$0$0 $01
MARY ZIMMERMAN TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KYLE ENGELKE PRO BONO LEGAL COUNSEL1 $0$0$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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,562$178,494 $139,091$139,091 $17,675$0 -018
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,909$264,201 $274,354$274,354 $36,966$0 -018
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$165,857$38,809 $678,185$678,185 $117,524$0 -018
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,302$60,832 $555,536$555,536 $13,871$0 -018
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,250$10,898 $502,006$502,006 $350$0 -018
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$263,395$9,120 $400,746$400,746 $250,650$0 -019

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $77,000 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN WISCONSIN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$50,000 2020$50,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$26,000 2023$6,000
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JEFFRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “HISTORIC COOKSVILLE TRUST INC” 2023 1$1,000 2023$1,000
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $178,494 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARCHIVES PROJECT $173,313$173,164-$149 97.1%
Occupancy $2,429-$2,429- 1.4%
Insurance $1,815-$1,815- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.2%
Other (as described)ANTIQUE ORGAN MOVING $350$350-- 0.2%
Fees: other services $135-$135- 0.1%
Other (as described)MISC $77-$77- 0.0%
Fees: legal $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$178,494100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $264,201 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARCHIVES PROJECT $240,140$239,981-$159 90.9%
Other (as described)COOKSVILLE GENERAL STORE RENOVATIONS $20,800--- 7.9%
Insurance $1,722-$1,722- 0.7%
Occupancy $764-$764- 0.3%
Other (as described)COOKSVILLE HISTORICAL MARKER $400$400-- 0.2%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.1%
Fees: legal $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$264,201100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $38,809 spent · pay $0 · grants $50 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)ARCHIVES PROJECT $35,017$35,017-- 90.2%
Insurance $1,741-$1,741- 4.5%
Other (as described)PRAIRIE SIGN FABRICATE, INSTALL $1,465$1,465-- 3.8%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.9%
Occupancy $176-$176- 0.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $50$50-- 0.1%
Fees: legal $10-$10- 0.0%
Total$38,809100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $60,832 spent · pay $0 · grants $200 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CHURCH BUILDING RENOVATION $59,127-$59,127- 97.2%
Insurance $727-$727- 1.2%
Fees: legal $408-$408- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $200$200-- 0.3%
Office expenses $20-$20- 0.0%
Total$60,832100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $10,898 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COOKSVILLE SIGNS $10,389$10,389-- 95.3%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 3.2%
Fees: legal $159-$159- 1.5%
Total$10,898100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $9,120 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COOKSVILLE SIGNS $4,710$4,710-- 51.6%
Other (as described)TREE RESTORATION PROJECT $4,400$4,400-- 48.2%
Fees: legal $10-$10- 0.1%
Total$9,120100%

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