Wilmette Historical Society

“Part vi, line 6. The society has members. Members are entitled to vote at the annual meeting of the society for candidates for the societys board of directors and members are entitled to attend most museum events at no charge or a nominal charge.”

“Members may elect or appoint additional members”

“Part vi, lines 11a and 11b. Form 990 was presented to the societys board of directors at its regular meeting on march 9, 2021. Any board member may obtain a copy of the form on request to the president or the treasurer. No review was conducted or will be conducted.”

“Part vi, lines 12a, 12b, and 12c. The society as a conflict of interest policy. Compliance wtih the policy is monitored throughout the year by the president and the treasurer. Each december, each director signs a form certifying to his or her understanding of the policy and compliance with the policy.”

“Part vi, line 19. Copies fo the societys governing documents, conflict of interest policies, and financial statements are available to the public upon request to the president or the treasurer. Copies of the societys annual form 990 are available through guidestar.”

“Estimated payment to village of wilmette $41,340.”

“MISC EXPENSES $771.”

“Part x, line 25. This line reflects the societys obligation to reimburse the village for some or all of the villages employees who serve as the professional staff of the museum. The society does not reimburse the village for the musuem directors compensation.”

“Definitions: society means wilmette historical society, an illinois not-for-profit corporation. Village means the village of wilmette, illinois, an illinois municpal entity. Musuem means the wilmette historical museum, an unincorporated joint venture between the society and the village.the operating loss is attributable to depreciation on the societys leaseholder improvements. As a non-cash items this does not affect the societys operations.”