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BUCHANAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA INC

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Plain text BUCHANAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA INC. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2020–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/461937331. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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Retrieved 2026-10-20; covers tax years 2020–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $59K · expenses $6K · assets $460K

Also known as
OF VIRGINIA INC
EIN
46-1937331
Address
PO BOX 471, VANSANT, VA 24656-0471
Website
BCHSVA.ORG
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2014
Cross-check
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Mission

PROMOTES INTEREST IN AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF BUCHANAN COUNTY, VIRGINIA BY GATHERING AND DISSIMULATING HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT BUCHANAN COUNTY. THE NON-PROFIT WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PRESERVING AND PROMOTING BUCHANAN COUNTY'S RICH HERITAGE, ESPECIALLY OUR EARLY HISTORY, FOLKLORE, CULTURE, MUSIC, AND CRAFTS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Bridget Lester PRESIDENT2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Hannah Estep SECRETARY2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rita Stacy TREASURER2020-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Ed Talbott VICE PRESIDENT2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIDGET LESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
HANNAH ESTEP SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RITA STACY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
ED TALBOTT VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIDGET LESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
HANNAH ESTEP SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RITA STACY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
ED TALBOTT VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIDGET LESTER PRESIDENT10 $0-$0 $01
HANNAH ESTEP SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
RITA STACY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
ED TALBOTT VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIDGET LESTER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HANNAH ESTEP SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
RITA STACY TREASURER10 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIDGET LESTER PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
HANNAH ESTEP SECRETARY10 $0-$0 $01
RITA STACY TREASURER10 $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
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$58,796$6,128 $459,559$455,377 $57,500- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$53,413$14,002 $422,124$413,361 $52,862- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,127$19,406 $408,225$397,842 $31,509- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,552$13,703 $390,414$381,576 $21,982- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,285$7,167 $386,341$381,928 $32,913- ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $130,065 in all, tax years 2018 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2018-2024 7$130,000 2024$20,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BUCHANAN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VIRGINIA INC” 2021-2023 3$65 2023$30
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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.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $6,128 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $3,500 57.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,198 35.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $359 5.9%
Printing, publications, postage $71 1.2%
Total$6,128100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $14,002 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,750 62.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,753 33.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $410 2.9%
Printing, publications, postage $89 0.6%
Total$14,002100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $19,406 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $16,144 83.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,972 15.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $290 1.5%
Total$19,406100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $13,703 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $8,750 63.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,329 24.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,609 11.7%
Printing, publications, postage $15 0.1%
Total$13,703100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $7,167 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,799 67.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,368 33.0%
Total$7,167100%

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