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LYNDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $243K · expenses $191K · assets $471K

EIN
91-1166202
Address
217 FRONT ST, LYNDEN, WA 98264-1418
Website
www.lyndenpioneermuseum.com
NTEE code
A54
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1982
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Mission

The Lynden Heritage Foundation exists to provide Whatcom County Communities with a sense of identity and enhance local revenue through heritage tourism. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will achieve these goals by supporting educational programs, creating exhibits, and presentations, and preserving heritage collections concerning Whatcom County Communities prior to WWII. The programs, exhibits, presentations, and collections will be based at the Lynden Pioneer Museum.The Lynden Heritage Foundation is the preeminent center of history and heritage in Northern Whatcom County. It is the place people come first to discover and link themselves to the heritage of Whatcom County communities. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will provide county communities with the strongest sense of identity and greatest pride of self for communities. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will be the single greatest factor in giving the leaders of tomorrow the sense of self that allows them to develop the future and the

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Amanda May Director2020-2024 $55,951$159,278 1
Troy Luginbill (former) Director2020-2021 $50,645$99,401 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

11 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
Larry Mcphail Trustee2021-2024 4 $0 reported 2
William Graham Trustee2021-2024 4 $0 reported 2
Les Gitts Treasurer2021-2024 4 $0 reported 2
Fred Polinder Iii President2020-2024 4 $0 reported 2
Kyle Strengholt Trustee2020-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Denny Demeyer Vice President2020-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Allison Remy Secretary2020-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Gary Vis Trustee2023-2024 4 $0 reported 1
Carole May (former) Trustee2020-2022 4 $0 reported 1
Caleb Hutchins (former) Trustee2020 4 $0 reported 1
Anna Greta Boice (former) Trustee2020 4 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $56K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA MAY Director40 $55,951$0$0 $55,9511
LES GITTS Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $02
KYLE STRENGHOLT Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
DENNY DEMEYER Vice President4 $0$0$0 $01
ALLISON REMY Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
GARY VIS Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM GRAHAM Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
FRED POLINDER III President4 $0$0$0 $02
LARRY MCPHAIL Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $54K · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA MAY Director40 $54,149$0$0 $54,1491
LES GITTS Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $02
KYLE STRENGHOLT Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
DENNY DEMEYER Vice President4 $0$0$0 $01
ALLISON REMY Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
GARY VIS Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM GRAHAM Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
FRED POLINDER III President4 $0$0$0 $02
LARRY MCPHAIL Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $48K · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
AMANDA MAY Director4 $48,258$0$0 $48,2581
LES GITTS Treasurer4 $0$0$0 $02
KYLE STRENGHOLT Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
DENNY DEMEYER Vice President4 $0$0$0 $01
ALLISON REMY Secretary4 $0$0$0 $01
CAROLE MAY Trustee4 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM GRAHAM Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
FRED POLINDER III Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
LARRY MCPHAIL Trustee4 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $52K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TROY LUGINBILL Director40 $49,070-$1,575 $50,6452
AMANDA MAY Director4 $920-- $9201
LES GITTS Treasurer4 $0-- $02
KYLE STRENGHOLT Trustee4 $0-- $01
DENNY DEMEYER Vice President4 $0-- $01
ALLISON REMY Secretary4 $0-- $01
CAROLE MAY Trustee4 $0-- $01
WILLIAM GRAHAM Trustee4 $0-- $02
FRED POLINDER III Trustee4 $0-- $02
LARRY MCPHAIL Trustee4 $0-- $02
2020 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $49K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
TROY LUGINBILL Director40 $48,756-- $48,7562
CALEB HUTCHINS Trustee4 $0-- $01
KYLE STRENGHOLT Trustee4 $0-- $01
DENNY DEMEYER Vice President4 $0-- $01
AMANDA MAY Treasurer4 $0-- $01
ALLISON REMY Secretary4 $0-- $01
CAROLE MAY Trustee4 $0-- $01
ANNA GRETA BOICE Trustee4 $0-- $01
FRED POLINDER III Trustee4 $0-- $02

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 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$242,920$190,873 $471,496$470,197 $209,954$0 $55,9515-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$208,787$187,354 $420,538$419,458 $189,247$0 $54,1493-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$359,199$145,205 $400,647$398,025 $349,208$0 $48,2584-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$138,674$121,566 $187,177$184,031 $126,358- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,462$109,117 $186,197$166,923 $116,251- ---

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $233,802 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
LPM ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2017-2024 8$225,624 2024$31,712
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ARTSFUND Public charity Exact 2020 1$7,500 2020$7,500
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NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$500 2017$500
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LYNDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION” 2020-2023 4$178 2023$16
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$642,97534 182014–2024 HERITAGE MUSEUM FOUNDATION AT GRISSOM AIR FORCE BASE INDIANA; PIONEER BLUFFS FOUNDATION INC; DIPLOMACY CENTER FOUNDATION; MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HERITAGE and 14 more
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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 990 · $190,873 spent · pay $113,092 · grants $0 · events $9,264
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $55,951-$55,951- 29.3%
Other salaries and wages $46,668$46,668-- 24.4%
Occupancy $17,014$17,014-- 8.9%
Advertising and promotion $10,496$10,496-- 5.5%
Payroll taxes $10,473$10,473-- 5.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT AND ACTIVITIES EXPENSES $9,264$9,264-- 4.9%
All other expenses $7,356$7,282$74- 3.9%
Office expenses $7,311$7,311-- 3.8%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $7,182$7,182-- 3.8%
Other (as described)EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS $5,801$5,801-- 3.0%
Insurance $4,735$4,735-- 2.5%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $3,689$3,689-- 1.9%
Fees: accounting $3,429$3,429-- 1.8%
Fees: legal $1,504$1,504-- 0.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $17,033-reported apart
Total$190,873100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $187,354 spent · pay $99,215 · grants $0 · events $10,944
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $54,149-$54,149- 28.9%
Other salaries and wages $37,340$37,340-- 19.9%
Occupancy $16,019$16,019-- 8.6%
Advertising and promotion $14,028$14,028-- 7.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT AND ACTIVITIES EXPENSES $10,944$10,944-- 5.8%
Depreciation and depletion $10,269$10,269-- 5.5%
Office expenses $8,196$8,196-- 4.4%
Payroll taxes $7,726$7,726-- 4.1%
All other expenses $6,567$6,567-- 3.5%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $4,705$4,705-- 2.5%
Insurance $4,538$4,538-- 2.4%
Other (as described)EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS $4,300$4,300-- 2.3%
Other (as described)DOCENT & MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES $3,746$3,746-- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $3,452$3,452-- 1.8%
Fees: other services $1,375$1,375-- 0.7%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $13,647-reported apart
Total$187,354100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $145,205 spent · pay $85,354 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $48,258-$48,258- 33.2%
Other salaries and wages $31,561$31,561-- 21.7%
Occupancy $14,779$14,779-- 10.2%
Other (as described)FUNDRAISING COSTS $6,478$6,478-- 4.5%
Insurance $5,868$5,868-- 4.0%
Payroll taxes $5,535$5,535-- 3.8%
Advertising and promotion $4,838$4,838-- 3.3%
Office expenses $4,798$4,798-- 3.3%
All other expenses $4,662$4,662-- 3.2%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $4,314$4,314-- 3.0%
Other (as described)REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE $4,273$4,273-- 2.9%
Depreciation and depletion $4,002$4,002-- 2.8%
Fees: accounting $3,130$3,130-- 2.2%
Other (as described)EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS $2,274$2,274-- 1.6%
Fees: other services $435$435-- 0.3%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $9,970-reported apart
Total$145,205100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $121,566 spent · pay $82,424 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $82,424 67.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $23,283 19.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,973 9.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,390 2.8%
Printing, publications, postage $496 0.4%
Total$121,566100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $109,117 spent · pay $65,212 · grants $0 · events $148
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $65,212 59.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $25,520 23.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,745 10.8%
Fees to independent contractors $4,632 4.2%
Printing, publications, postage $2,008 1.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$148reported apart
Total$109,117100%

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