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FRIENDS OF THE MONTEREY PASS BATTLEFIELD INC

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $8K · expenses $11K · assets $159K

Also known as
Inc
EIN
45-2746434
Address
45 WALNUT ST, WAYNESBORO, PA 17268-1643
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
Cross-check
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Mission

The specific purposes for which the Corporation is organized are to interpret the American Civil War Battle of Monterey Pass and to preserve and protect the Monterey Pass battlefield by acquiring (or facilitating the acquisition of) lands comprising the battlefield, and serving as steward of same for the use and benefit of the public and providing a museum with volunteer labor which displays civil war artifacts.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 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
Alicia Miller Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Elaine Gladhill Vice President2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Strausbaugh Treasurer2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
John Gorman Secretary2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph Mackley Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Darwin Sieler Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Ken Brown Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Lee Royer President2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Ralph Dice Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Britt Eisenberg Director2017 1 $0 reported 1
Steve Patterson Director2016-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Terry Eisenhauer (former) Director2016 1 $0 reported 1
See Attached (former) Directors2014-2015 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Miller Director1 $0-- $01
Elaine Gladhill Vice President1 $0-- $01
Charles Strausbaugh Treasurer1 $0-- $01
John Gorman Secretary1 $0-- $01
Joseph Mackley Director1 $0-- $01
Darwin Sieler Director1 $0-- $01
Ken Brown Director1 $0-- $01
Lee Royer President1 $0-- $01
Ralph Dice Director1 $0-- $01
Britt Eisenberg Director1 $0-- $01
Steve Patterson Director1 $0-- $01
2016 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Alicia Miller President1 $0-- $01
Elaine Gladhill Vice President1 $0-- $01
Charles Strausbaugh Treasurer1 $0-- $01
John Gorman Secretary1 $0-- $01
Joseph Mackley Director1 $0-- $01
Darwin Sieler Director1 $0-- $01
Ken Brown Director1 $0-- $01
Lee Royer Director1 $0-- $01
Ralph Dice Director1 $0-- $01
Terry Eisenhauer Director1 $0-- $01
Steve Patterson Director1 $0-- $01
2015 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
See Attached Directors0 $0-- $01
2014 · 1 person listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
See Attached Directors0 $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
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$7,906$10,762 $158,845$158,825 $8,993- ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,190$11,262 $161,710$161,681 $9,617- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$13,834$11,405 $162,792$162,753 $13,165- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,842$5,104 $160,329$160,324 $73,538- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $273,500 in all, tax years 2011 to 2025. 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
PENNSYLVANIA AUTOMOTIVE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2011-2012, 2014, 2025 4$251,000 2025$150,000
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THE FOUNDATION FOR ENHANCING COMMUNITIES DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021 2$15,000 2021$10,000
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DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$7,500 2023$7,500
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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.

2017 · Form 990EZ · $10,762 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $7,719 71.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,435 22.6%
Printing, publications, postage $608 5.6%
Total$10,762100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $11,262 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $8,196 72.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,778 15.8%
Printing, publications, postage $963 8.6%
Fees to independent contractors $325 2.9%
Total$11,262100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $11,405 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,345 90.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,004 8.8%
Printing, publications, postage $56 0.5%
Total$11,405100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $5,104 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,989 78.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $779 15.3%
Printing, publications, postage $336 6.6%
Total$5,104100%

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