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ODENTON HERITAGE SOCIETY INC

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $32K · expenses $35K · assets $442K

EIN
52-1661804
Address
PO BOX 282, ODENTON, MD 21113-0282
Website
odentonheritage.org
NTEE code
A800
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1990
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

News letters to inform the membership and community about upcoming events. Educational materials and events to explain Odenton History

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 23 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

23 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
Wylie Donaldson President2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Greg Mazella Vice President2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Theodore Reive Ways and Means2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer2016-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Roger White Museum Curator2012-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Donna Donaldson Administrator2014-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Charles Olson Facilities Manager2012-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Wylie Donaldson Jr (former) PRESIDENT2016 5 $0 reported 1
Tim Lemke (former) FIRST VICE PRESIDENT2014-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Gregory Mazzella (former) SECOND VICE PRESIDENT2016 5 $0 reported 1
Betty Slayton (former) SECRETARY2012-2016 5 $0 reported 1
Jacquelyn Duff Debar (former) DIRECTOR2016 1 $0 reported 1
Chryl Donaldson (former) DIRECTOR2016 1 $0 reported 1
Andrew Murphy (former) DIRECTOR2016 1 $0 reported 1
Andrew Powell (former) VICE PRESIDENT2012-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Sarah Shoemaker (former) PRESIDENT2012-2015 5 $0 reported 1
Jean Sunday (former) DIRECTOR2012-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Bill Fields (former) DIRECTOR2012-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Ken Friddle (former) DIRECTOR2012-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Greg Mazzella (former) DIRECTOR2014-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Doug Whittle (former) DIRECTOR2012-2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wylie Donaldson President5 $0-$0 $01
Greg Mazella Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Theodore Reive Ways and Means5 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Roger White Museum Curator5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Donaldson Administrator5 $0-$0 $01
Charles Olson Facilities Manager5 $0-$0 $01
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist5 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wylie Donaldson President5 $0-$0 $01
Greg Mazella Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Theodore Reive Ways and Means5 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Roger White Museum Curator5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Donaldson Administrator5 $0-$0 $01
Charles Olson Facilities Manager5 $0-$0 $01
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist5 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wylie Donaldson President5 $0-$0 $01
Greg Mazella Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Theodore Reive Ways and Means5 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Roger White Museum Curator5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Donaldson Administrator5 $0-$0 $01
Charles Olson Facilities Manager5 $0-$0 $01
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist5 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wylie Donaldson President5 $0-$0 $01
Greg Mazella Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Theodore Reive Ways and Means5 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Roger White Museum Curator5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Donaldson Administrator5 $0-$0 $01
Charles Olson Facilities Manager5 $0-$0 $01
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist5 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Wylie Donaldson President5 $0-$0 $01
Greg Mazella Vice President5 $0-$0 $01
Theodore Reive Ways and Means5 $0-$0 $01
Jacqueline Lewis Treasurer5 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Slayton Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Roger White Museum Curator5 $0-$0 $01
Donna Donaldson Administrator5 $0-$0 $01
Charles Olson Facilities Manager5 $0-$0 $01
Cheryl Donaldson Promotional/Media Specialist5 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 10 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WYLIE DONALDSON JR PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
TIM LEMKE FIRST VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
GREGORY MAZZELLA SECOND VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
BETTY SLAYTON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JACQUELINE LEWIS TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
ROGER WHITE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES OLSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JACQUELYN DUFF DEBAR DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHRYL DONALDSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW MURPHY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER WHITE PAST PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW POWELL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SARAH SHOEMAKER PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
BETTY SLAYTON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JEAN SUNDAY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES OLSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BILL FIELDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEN FRIDDLE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNA DONALDSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GREG MAZZELLA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIM LEMKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 11 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER WHITE PAST PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW POWELL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SARAH SHOEMAKER PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
BETTY SLAYTON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JEAN SUNDAY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES OLSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BILL FIELDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEN FRIDDLE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DONNA DONALDSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
GREG MAZZELLA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TIM LEMKE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER WHITE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW POWELL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SARAH SHOEMAKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
BETTY SLAYTON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JEAN SUNDAY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES OLSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DOUG WHITTLE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BILL FIELDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEN FRIDDLE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROGER WHITE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
ANDREW POWELL VICE PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SARAH SHOEMAKER TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
BETTY SLAYTON SECRETARY5 $0-$0 $01
JEAN SUNDAY DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES OLSON DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
DOUG WHITTLE DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
BILL FIELDS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
KEN FRIDDLE DIRECTOR1 $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 990EZ period ending 2026-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,256$35,418 $442,324$442,324 $3,163$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,492$35,747 $445,486$445,486 $6,811$0 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$36,491$25,763 $442,216$442,216 $5,224$0 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$47,093$41,602 $431,488$431,488 $2,462$0 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,776$19,030 $425,997$425,997 $4,103$0 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$19,880$23,338 $417,139$416,019 $4,131- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,922$36,907 $420,597$419,477 $19,247- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$35,704$28,639 $419,589$418,462 $20,182- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,463$32,689 $412,508$411,397 $9,769- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,609$19,402 $423,441$418,623 $4,083- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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UNION COUNTY HERITAGE FESTIVAL INCTNA80 $37,223$36,712 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD$0 Same NTEE code A80, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

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PERRY AND RUBY STEVENS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$250,0001 12021–2021 HEART OF THE HILLS HERITAGE CENTER
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DUBOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$170,5733 12022–2024 IRELAND HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
JEFFRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION LTD Private foundation$157,9422 12013–2020 PETER DOUGHERTY SOCIETY
BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$132,0293 12019–2022 WINCHESTER BLACK HISTORY HERITAGE COMMITTEE
WOODBURY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$109,2254 12021–2024 WOODBURY HERITAGE SOCIETY
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$100,6007 52022–2024 AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ENGLISH HERITAGE INC; VILLAGE HERITAGE FOUNDATION; UNISON PRESERVATION SOCIETY INC; MUSEUM SOCIETY INC and 1 more
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY INC DAF sponsor$100,0001 12021–2021 HEART OF THE HILLS HERITAGE CENTER
NEBRASKA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$75,0002 12020–2021 NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
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NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN THE UNITED STATES DAF sponsor$70,0003 22018–2023 APPLEGARTH TUBMAN MEDICINE HILL PRESERVATION AND EDUCATION FDN INC; ALLEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
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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 990EZ · $35,418 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $408
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,752 64.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,788 30.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,433 4.0%
Fees to independent contractors $445 1.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$408reported apart
Total$35,418100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $35,747 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $19,408 54.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,967 36.3%
Printing, publications, postage $3,006 8.4%
Fees to independent contractors $366 1.0%
Total$35,747100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $25,763 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,822 45.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,975 34.8%
Printing, publications, postage $4,589 17.8%
Fees to independent contractors $377 1.5%
Total$25,763100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $41,602 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,628 64.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $13,105 31.5%
Printing, publications, postage $1,323 3.2%
Fees to independent contractors $546 1.3%
Total$41,602100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $19,030 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,373 49.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,928 41.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,395 7.3%
Fees to independent contractors $334 1.8%
Total$19,030100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $23,338 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,681
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,786 59.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,498 23.6%
Printing, publications, postage $2,174 9.3%
Fees to independent contractors $1,880 8.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,681reported apart
Total$23,338100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $36,907 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $2,735
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,041 32.6%
Fees to independent contractors $10,911 29.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $9,129 24.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4,826 13.1%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,735reported apart
Total$36,907100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $28,639 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,946
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $16,647 58.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $10,608 37.0%
Printing, publications, postage $1,384 4.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,946reported apart
Total$28,639100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $32,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $983
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17,246 52.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,213 40.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,230 6.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$983reported apart
Total$32,689100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $19,402 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $1,573
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $14,688 75.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,355 17.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,359 7.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$1,573reported apart
Total$19,402100%

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