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COLUMBUS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $56K · expenses $72K · assets $57K

EIN
45-3129178
Address
PO BOX 144, COLUMBUS, WI 53925-0144
NTEE code
A80
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2015
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

The purpose of this organization is exclusively educational and shall be to preserve, advance and disseminate the history of Columbus, WI and the surrounding areas to the publc.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Randall Koehn President2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Peter Kaland Vice-President2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Andrea Loppnow Treasurer2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Bonnie Adam Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Barb Oelke Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Bernice Fehrman Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Duane Gilbertson Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Dan Wagner Board Member2024-2025 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Gilbertson Secretary2025 1 $0 reported 1
Sheila Worthen (former) Secretary2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randall Koehn President1 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Kaland Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $01
Elizabeth Gilbertson Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Andrea Loppnow Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Bonnie Adam Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Barb Oelke Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Bernice Fehrman Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Duane Gilbertson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Wagner Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Randall Koehn President1 $0$0$0 $01
Peter Kaland Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $01
Sheila Worthen Secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Andrea Loppnow Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Bonnie Adam Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Barb Oelke Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Bernice Fehrman Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Duane Gilbertson Board Member1 $0$0$0 $01
Dan Wagner Board Member1 $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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,249$71,684 $57,298$57,298 $39,610$0 $00-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$356,307$318,008 $38,299$38,299 $7,085$337,306 $00-

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $165,872 in all, tax years 2022 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
COLUMBUS DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CORP Public charity Exact 2024 1$165,000 2024$165,000
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THE JACK AND ARLENE SCHUMANN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLUBUS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY” 2025 1$750 2025$750
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “COLUMBUS AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY” 2022-2023 2$122 2023$61
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HISTORIC MITCHELL STREET PRESERVATION CORPWIA80 $40,121$16,611 Director Chairman$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
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IRON CTY MEMORIAL BLDG RESTORATION FUNDWIA80 $68,222$71,256 Chair$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FRIENDS OF PLUM & PILOT ISLANDS INCWIA80 $74,646$232,190 Director$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
MECIKALSKI STOVEWOOD BUILDINGS FOUNDATION INCWIA80 $75,120$15,920 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
LIONEL RAILROAD CLUB INCWIA80 $70,373$29,188 Director$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
WISCONSIN STATE FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL INCWIA80 $55,577$61,396 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
FV MUZZLE LOADERS INCWIA80 $42,547$16,165 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
WILDERNESS VETERANS MEMORIAL FLAME FOUNDATION INCWIA80 $42,628$6,894 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
HONOR OUR MILITARY INCWIA80 $56,515$52,670 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, same state
VANDALIA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYMOA80 $55,298$39,201 VICE PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
CONNEAUT LAKE AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $70,864$37,965 President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
MOUNT GRETNA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCPAA80 $53,181$30,415 CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar mission
AUGUSTA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETYMTA80 $74,827$37,971 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
RUSH HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA80 $50,831$11,752 Co-President$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
ADVENT HISTORICAL SOCIETYPAA80 $44,196$17,550 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
ARTESIA HISTORICAL SOCIETYCAA80 $63,232$12,862 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
CAIRO HISTORICAL SOCIETYNYA80 $62,648$35,831 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x, similar name
COHOS HISTORICAL SOCIETYNHA80 $54,049$97,569 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
EVA CRANE GOFF FOUNDATION Private foundation$255,90610 12016–2025 DANVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$216,90013 72016–2024 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN DELAWARE COUNTY; PROUTS NECK HISTORICAL SOCIETY; GREAT CRANBERRY HISTORICAL SOCIETY; WILDERNESS VETERANS MEMORIAL FLAME FOUNDATION INC and 3 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE FOX VALLEY REGION INC DAF sponsor$200,0001 12019–2019 FRIENDS OF PLUM & PILOT ISLANDS INC
SKYLIGHT CHARITABLE TR Private foundation$200,0002 12022–2022 LEBANON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GREATER NORTHWEST KANSAS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$195,20413 12015–2024 SHERIDAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCORPORATED
WAYNE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$150,31510 12013–2024 SMITHVILLE COMMUNITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
CHARLES K BLANDIN FOUNDATION Private foundation$125,0001 12023–2023 WELLS HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
MAINE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$123,5007 22013–2024 OLD BERWICK HISTORICAL SOCIETY; GREAT CRANBERRY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$120,0005 12020–2024 ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ROBERT DAVID LION GARDINER FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$112,7638 22014–2024 ROCKY POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY; SAGTIKOS MANOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DEKALB COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$103,0088 12016–2024 HINCKLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GREATER KANSAS CITY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$100,0001 12014–2014 ASBURY PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VERMONT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$88,6274 12017–2020 NORTH HERO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
GRAYS HARBOR COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$76,1002 12020–2021 MCCLEARY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ELWYN REMINGTON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$65,0004 12022–2025 ELCHO 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.

2025 · Form 990 · $71,684 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $742
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)See Attached List $60,272$60,272-- 84.1%
Fees: other services $5,000$5,000-- 7.0%
Insurance $3,268$3,268-- 4.6%
Office expenses $1,271$1,271-- 1.8%
Advertising and promotion $1,153$1,153-- 1.6%
Occupancy $595$595-- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $125$125-- 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $2,236$742reported apart
Total$71,684100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $318,008 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)See Attached List $310,364$310,364-- 97.6%
Advertising and promotion $3,056$3,056-- 1.0%
Occupancy $2,560$2,560-- 0.8%
Insurance $1,826$1,826-- 0.6%
Office expenses $202$202-- 0.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $6,565-reported apart
Total$318,008100%

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