LAKE GENEVA HERITAGE CENTER
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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $211K · expenses $25K · assets $433K
- EIN
- 45-1995192
- Address
- W3170 S LAKESHORE DR, LAKE GENEVA, WI 53147-4367
- NTEE code
- A54
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2013
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
PRESERVE, ADVANCE AND DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HERITAGE, ESPECIALLY THE MARITIME HERITAGE, OF LAKE GENEVA, WISCONSIN.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Otzen | DIRECTOR | 2017-2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Susan Clare | DIRECTOR | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Larry Larkin | PRESIDENT | 2017-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Colman | SECRETARY\TREASURER | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Coleman (former) | TREASURER | 2017 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KARL OTZEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| SUSAN CLARE | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LARRY LARKIN | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES COLMAN | SECRETARY\TREASURER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARRY LARKIN | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KARL OTZEN | VICE PRESIDE | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES COLEMAN | TREASURER | - | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $210,967 | $25,450 | $433,366 | $433,366 | $24,300 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $250,000 | $6,240 | $243,760 | $243,760 | $250,000 | $0 | - | 0 | 3 |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $273,800 in all, tax years 2017 to 2024. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2017 | 1 | $250,000 | 2017 | $250,000 | show |
| JOHN & LINDA ANDERSON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “LAKE GENEVA HERITAGE CENTER” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $23,800 | 2024 | $2,500 | show |
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| LAWSON BOATING HERITAGE CENTER ON CHAUTAUQUA LAKE | NY | A54 | $314,302 | $92,649 | TRUSTEE | $4,150 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x |
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| P W LITCHFIELD HERITAGE CENTER | AZ | A54 | $222,653 | $88,610 | Director | $0 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name |
| GIBBON HERITAGE CENTER FOUNDATION | NE | A54 | $138,386 | $132,906 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x |
| WILD BLUEBERRY HERITAGE CENTER | ME | A54 | $112,215 | $114,401 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x |
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| SOUTHERN FOREST HERITAGE MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER INC | LA | A54 | $273,666 | $363,204 | President | $0 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x |
| OLD JAIL MUSEUM AND HERITAGE CENTER INC | PA | A54 | $406,971 | $438,115 | Secretary / Tour Guide / Asst. Manager | $65,000 | Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x |
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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 · $25,450 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and promotion | $10,950 | $10,950 | - | - | 43.0% | |
| Fees: other services | $7,780 | - | $7,780 | - | 30.6% | |
| Fees: legal | $6,720 | - | $6,720 | - | 26.4% | |
| Total | $25,450 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990 · $6,240 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: legal | $6,240 | - | $6,240 | - | 100.0% | |
| Total | $6,240 | 100% |