Civic Intelligence

St Helena Historical Society

EIN 30-0087096 • 501(c)3 • St Helena, CA

Profile

Preserve and protect the history of saint helena. Incorporated in 1876.

PO Box 87St Helena, CA 94574

shstory.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

49th percentile

1.2%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

66th percentile

7.8%

Faster asset growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

70th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Up

$191,193

Up $13,865 (+7.8%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$191,193

Up $13,865 (+7.8%) from 2024

Revenue

Up

$93,017

Up $13,757 (+17%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$91,889

Up $19,272 (+27%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$1,128

Down $5,515 (-83%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2017: $128,939Liabilities 2017: $47,953Net Assets 2017: $80,9862017Assets 2018: $163,780Liabilities 2018: $37,822Net Assets 2018: $125,9582018Assets 2020: $237,073Liabilities 2020: $112,613Net Assets 2020: $124,4602020Assets 2021: $160,996Liabilities 2021: $37,152Net Assets 2021: $123,8442021Assets 2022: $169,936Liabilities 2022: $36,760Net Assets 2022: $133,1762022Assets 2023: $173,903Liabilities 2023: $4,934Net Assets 2023: $168,9692023Assets 2024: $177,328Net Assets 2024: $177,3282024Assets 2025: $191,193Net Assets 2025: $191,1932025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$191,193
Liabilities-
Net Assets$191,193

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50K-$100KRevenue 2017: $114,643Expenses 2017: $33,657Net Income 2017: $80,9862017Revenue 2018: $86,516Expenses 2018: $41,544Net Income 2018: $44,9722018Revenue 2020: $100,085Expenses 2020: $74,217Net Income 2020: $25,8682020Revenue 2021: $15,623Expenses 2021: $89,626Net Income 2021: -$74,0032021Revenue 2022: $90,947Expenses 2022: $81,615Net Income 2022: $9,3322022Revenue 2023: $62,244Expenses 2023: $63,211Net Income 2023: -$9672023Revenue 2024: $79,260Expenses 2024: $72,617Net Income 2024: $6,6432024Revenue 2025: $93,017Expenses 2025: $91,889Net Income 2025: $1,1282025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$93,017
Expenses$91,889
Net Income$1,128

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Sep 2, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$93,017
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, interpret, and provide access to the history of the St. Helena area from the ancient settlement of the first Native Americans until the present day.

Preserve and protect the history of saint helena. Incorporated in 1876.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC AND THE SCHOOLS OF SAINT HELENA.-$57,256
PROVIDE RESEARCH FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO LEARN MORE DETAIL ABOUT THE HISTORY OF SAINT HELENA.-$3,192
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHN SALESTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
St Helena Historical Society
EIN
30-0087096
Phone
7079675502
Address
PO BOX 87, ST HELENA, CA 94574

Signing Officer

Name
John Sales
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7079632627
Signed
2025-09-02

Preparer

Firm
Mel Varrelman Financial Services
Address
1417 RAILROAD AVE, SAINT HELENA, CA 94574-1125
Preparer
Mel Varrelman
Phone
7079631040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses building campaign 500 fundraising 19,724 grant expense 2,440 public relations 8,397 bank service charge 252 dues & subscriptions 235 insurance 1,036 it maintenance 1,551 license, fees & permits 52 memberships 347 operating expense 124 sales tax 9 supplies 12 telephone & internet 2,189 truck expense 158 total 37,026

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

Change to correct prior year bookeeping errors. 0

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Inventories for sale or use 3,075 0 fixed assets 1,071 1,071 office equipment 8,808 8,808 storage unit 10,965 10,965 0 0 less accumulated depreciation 0 3,739 total 23,919 17,105

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