Liabilities / Assets
23rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 23% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 38-1892669 • 501(c)3 • Benzonia, MI
Profile
Educate the public about benzie area history
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
23rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
25th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 25% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
93rd percentile
Higher net margin than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
40th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
85th percentile
Faster asset growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Using 2023 Form 990 data because the latest 2024 filing does not report standard financial totals.
Assets
Up$1,194,140
Up $21,625 (+1.8%) from 2022
Liabilities
Down$1,865
Down $5,385 (-74%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$1,192,275
Up $27,010 (+2.3%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$141,752
Up $5,155 (+3.8%) from 2022
Expenses
Down$165,954
Down $28,414 (-15%) from 2022
Net Income
Up-$24,202
Up $33,569 (+58%) from 2022
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.
Educate the public about benzie area history
To preserve the history of benzie county with artifacts, programs and online access to geneological records.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $575,226 | $546,456 | ▼ $28,770 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $627,131 | $431,189 | ▼ $195,942 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $49,898 | $125,939 | ▲ $76,041 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $58,437 | $61,563 | ▲ $3,126 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $4,850 | - |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $3,283 | $2,518 | ▼ $765 |
| Total Assets | $1,313,975 | $1,172,515 | ▼ $141,460 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | - | $5,000 | - |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $4,068 | $2,250 | ▼ $1,818 |
| Total Liabilities | $4,068 | $7,250 | ▲ $3,182 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $1,309,907 | $1,165,265 | ▼ $144,642 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,309,907 | $1,165,265 | ▼ $144,642 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,313,975 | $1,172,515 | ▼ $141,460 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $481,024 | $443,460 | $924,484 |
| Land | $60,000 | - | $60,000 |
| Equipment | $5,026 | $23,508 | $28,534 |
| Other Land Buildings | $406 | $367 | $773 |
| Period | Beginning | Contrib. | Gain/Loss | Other Uses | End |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $333,459 | - | ▼ $49,696 | - | $283,763 |
| 2021 | - | $325,000 | ▲ $8,459 | - | $333,459 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jerry Heiman | President |
| Chuck Kraus | Board Member |
| Dave Reid | Board Member |
| Don Harrison | Board Member |
| Jane Freeland-gerschick | Board Member |
| John Collins | Board Member |
| Phyllis Kladder | Board Member |
| Stacey Daniels | Board Member |
| Tim Foster | Board Member |
| Linda Wood | Secretary |
| Trudi Hook | Treasurer |
| Larry White | Vice Preside |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $129,149 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $65,219 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $2,971 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $51,215 | $9,038 | - | $60,253 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $40,002 | - | - | $40,002 |
| Occupancy | $19,718 | $3,480 | - | $23,198 |
| Advertising | $16,508 | - | - | $16,508 |
| Information Technology | $11,090 | $1,957 | - | $13,047 |
| All Other Expenses | $1,162 | $1,591 | $2,971 | $5,724 |
| Payroll Taxes | $4,221 | $745 | - | $4,966 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $4,785 | - | $4,785 |
| Insurance | $2,846 | $502 | - | $3,348 |
| Other Expenses | $3,041 | $4,806 | - | $3,041 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $164,493 | $26,904 | $2,971 | $194,368 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Form 990 is made available to the finance committee, as well as the full board prior to filing. The board treasurer reviews the 990 prior to signing and filing the tax return each year.”
“The board conducts annual reviews of the executive director and determines compensation at that point.”
“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”
“Benzie area historical society & museum”
“The intended use of the interest and dividends and other earnings from the investments included in the quasi-endowment is for operations, and to provide a perpetual revenue source to continue to further the organization's exempt purpose.”
“Form 990, schedule d, part iii, question 4: the organization has works of art, historical treasures or similar items on display for public exhibition. The collections are mostly donated by individuals who reside in benzie county and are used for public display at the historical society.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE INTENDED USE OF THE INTEREST AND DIVIDENDS AND OTHER EARNINGS FROM THE INVESTMENTS INCLUDED IN THE QUASI-ENDOWMENT IS FOR OPERATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE A PERPETUAL REVENUE SOURCE TO CONTINUE TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE. |
| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART III, QUESTION 4: THE ORGANIZATION HAS WORKS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES OR SIMILAR ITEMS ON DISPLAY FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION. THE COLLECTIONS ARE MOSTLY DONATED BY INDIVIDUALS WHO RESIDE IN BENZIE COUNTY AND ARE USED FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY AT THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE BOARD CONDUCTS ANNUAL REVIEWS OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DETERMINES COMPENSATION AT THAT POINT. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
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