Oberlin Historical And Improvement Organization, operating under the name Oberlin Heritage Center, is located in Oberlin, OH. The organization was established in 1964. According to its NTEE Classification (A82) the organization is classified as: Historical Societies & Historic Preservation, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2021, Oberlin Heritage Center employed 12 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Oberlin Heritage Center is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.
For the year ending 12/2021, Oberlin Heritage Center generated $359.7k in total revenue. This represents a relatively dramatic decline in revenue. Over the past 7 years, the organization has seen revenues fall by an average of (7.9%) each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $469.4k during the year ending 12/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.
Form
990
Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing
TAX YEAR
2021
Describe the Organization's Mission:
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TO PRESERVE AND SHARE OBERLIN'S UNIQUE HERITAGE AND TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND VISIT.
Describe the Organization's Program Activity:
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HISTORY EDUCATION: THE OBERLIN HISTORICAL AND IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION, DOING BUSINESS AS THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER, BELIEVES THAT WHEN PEOPLE BETTER UNDERSTAND HISTORY THEY MAKE MORE INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE PRESENT AND DEVELOP AN APPRECIATION FOR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES. THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER OFFERS PUBLIC TOURS OF ITS THREE HISTORIC BUILDINGS YEAR-ROUND, HISTORY WALKS, PUBLIC LECTURES, YOUTH AND ADULT OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT PROGRAMS AND A SAMPLING OF OHC'S ACTIVITIES IN 2021.
COLLECTIONS: THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER COLLECTS THE MATERIAL AND INTELLECTUAL CULTURE OF PEOPLE IN OBERLIN, OHIO, AND PRESERVES IT FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. OHC SEEKS OBJECTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, ORDINARY AND EXTRAORDINARY, WHOSE STORIES AND MEANINGS ARE RICH, THAT HAVE INHERENT WORTH, THAT BOTH REFLECT AND CHALLENGE THE CONVENTIONAL WISDOM, AND THAT INVITE US TO LOOK DEEPER OR BROADER. OHC REQUIRES THESE OBJECTS AND THEIR DOCUMENTED CONTEXTS AS EVIDENCE TO ILLUMINATE AND INTERPRET THE LARGER THEMES OF OBERLIN HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENT. THE COLLECTIONS FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, EXHIBITION, PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND OUTREACH. INCLUDED IN THE COLLECTIONS ARE HISTORIC BUILDINGS: THE MONROE HOUSE, JEWETT HOUSE, JEWETT BARN, AND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE.THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER INTERPRETS OBERLIN'S HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR ITS STRONG ACTIVIST TRADITIONS OF ABOLITIONISM AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS, UNIVERSAL EDUCATION, RACISM AND CIVIL RIGHTS, SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION, THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE ASSOCIATED WITH OUR TWO HOUSE MUSEUMS AND THE SCHOOLHOUSE, AND THE VARIED LIVED EXPERIENCES OF THE PEOPLE OF OBERLIN. RESEARCH ON ALL OF THESE TOPICS AND OTHERS IS ONGOING AND WILL HELP SHAPE FUTURE INTERPRETATION AND COLLECTING.THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER'S BUILDINGS AND COLLECTIONS SERVE AS A BACKDROP AND THE SETTING FOR INTERPRETING MAJOR EVENTS AND THEMES IN THE COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. THE COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY IN THE JEWETT HOUSE AND THE LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE SHOULD REFLECT WHAT TYPICAL STRUCTURES OF THEIR ERAS LOOKED LIKE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE COLLECTIONS ALSO SHOWCASE THE DAILY ACTIVITIES OF THE PEOPLE WHOSE STORIES WE TELL. THE COLLECTIONS ON DISPLAY IN THE MONROE HOUSE CURRENTLY INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF THE FORMER INHABITANTS AS WELL AS OBERLIN'S FOUNDING AND EARLY HISTORY. THIS IS LIKELY TO CHANGE AS STAFF CONSIDER MAKING THE MONROE HOUSE SUITABLE FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS AND BALANCE VISITOR INTEREST, INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, SECURITY FLEXIBILITY, AND INTERPRETIVE GOALS THAT MOVE BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL HISTORIC HOUSE MODEL. FINE TUNING THE COLLECTIONS SO THAT THEY INTERPRET BOTH THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND BROADER COMMUNITY STORIES IS, AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE, AN ONGOING PROCESS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, REQUEST THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER COLLECTIONS PLAN.
ARCHIVES, RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS: THE ORGANIZATION'S RESOURCE CENTER INCLUDES HOLDINGS ON OBERLIN HISTORY, FAMILY HISTORY, HISTORIC PRESERVATION AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION AND MUSEUM MANAGEMENT. STAFF MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT TO ASSIST THOSE INTERESTED IN RESEARCHING LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON DESCENDANTS OF FAMILIES THAT SETTLED IN THE OBERLIN AREA. MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS UNDERWAY INCLUDE THE WESTWOOD CEMETERY INVENTORY, THE OBERLIN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, AND UNDERGROUND RAILROAD RESEARCH. THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHES BOOKS AND BOOKLETS ON HISTORICAL TOPICS FROM TIME TO TIME, ON-LINE RESOURCES, AS WELL AS ITS MONTHLY NEWSLETTER AND THE OBERLIN HERITAGE CENTER GAZETTE/ANNUAL REPORT.
PRESERVATION & HISTORY ADVOCACY: OHC ADVOCATES FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF BUILDINGS, DOCUMENTS, STORIES, LANDSCAPES AND MORE. OHC COLLABORATES WITH VARIED COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND PEER ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE HISTORY PROJECTS AND ENCOURAGES THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF VARIED VOICES FOR A MORE HOLISTIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST.
Name (title) | Role | Hours | Compensation |
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Elizabeth Schultz Executive Director | Officer | 40 | $57,774 |
Gail Wood President | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Eboni Johnson 2nd Vice President | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Ken Grossi 1st Vice President | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Laurel Price Jones Treasurer | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Lori Ebihara Secretary | OfficerTrustee | 1 | $0 |
Statement of Revenue | |
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Federated campaigns | $0 |
Membership dues | $19,055 |
Fundraising events | $0 |
Related organizations | $0 |
Government grants | $47,270 |
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above | $216,687 |
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f | $0 |
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar | $283,012 |
Total Program Service Revenue | $7,564 |
Investment income | $66,024 |
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds | $0 |
Royalties | $0 |
Net Rental Income | -$7,375 |
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales | $7,809 |
Net Income from Fundraising Events | $3,157 |
Net Income from Gaming Activities | $0 |
Net Income from Sales of Inventory | $1,994 |
Miscellaneous Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $359,650 |
Statement of Expenses | |
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Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals. | $0 |
Grants and other assistance to Foreign Orgs/Individuals | $0 |
Benefits paid to or for members | $0 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $57,774 |
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees. | $18,979 |
Compensation to disqualified persons | $0 |
Other salaries and wages | $144,130 |
Pension plan accruals and contributions | $5,454 |
Other employee benefits | $23,940 |
Payroll taxes | $19,817 |
Fees for services: Management | $0 |
Fees for services: Legal | $0 |
Fees for services: Accounting | $13,325 |
Fees for services: Lobbying | $0 |
Fees for services: Fundraising | $0 |
Fees for services: Investment Management | $25,792 |
Fees for services: Other | $0 |
Advertising and promotion | $0 |
Office expenses | $22,069 |
Information technology | $2,560 |
Royalties | $0 |
Occupancy | $11,256 |
Travel | $0 |
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials | $0 |
Conferences, conventions, and meetings | $472 |
Interest | $0 |
Payments to affiliates | $0 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization | $24,182 |
Insurance | $15,347 |
All other expenses | $4,889 |
Total functional expenses | $469,385 |
Balance Sheet | |
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Cash—non-interest-bearing | $173,581 |
Savings and temporary cash investments | $0 |
Pledges and grants receivable | $0 |
Accounts receivable, net | $0 |
Loans from Officers, Directors, or Controlling Persons | $0 |
Loans from Disqualified Persons | $0 |
Notes and loans receivable | $0 |
Inventories for sale or use | $0 |
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges | $0 |
Net Land, buildings, and equipment | $628,950 |
Investments—publicly traded securities | $3,570,189 |
Investments—other securities | $0 |
Investments—program-related | $0 |
Intangible assets | $0 |
Other assets | $293,650 |
Total assets | $4,666,370 |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $83 |
Grants payable | $0 |
Deferred revenue | $0 |
Tax-exempt bond liabilities | $0 |
Escrow or custodial account liability | $0 |
Loans and other payables to any current Officer, Director, or Controlling Person | $0 |
Secured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Unsecured mortgages and notes payable | $0 |
Other liabilities | $6,964 |
Total liabilities | $7,047 |
Net assets without donor restrictions | $1,355,582 |
Net assets with donor restrictions | $3,303,741 |
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds | $0 |
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund | $0 |
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds | $0 |
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances | $4,666,370 |
Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 5 grants that Oberlin Historical And Improvement Organization has recieved totaling $102,368.
Awarding Organization | Amount |
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Community Foundation Of Lorain County Elyria, OH PURPOSE: PROGRAM SUPPORT | $75,568 |
Nord Family Foundation Amherst, OH PURPOSE: MATCHING - GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $14,400 |
Schwab Charitable Fund San Francisco, CA PURPOSE: ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES | $6,300 |
Nord Family Foundation Amherst, OH PURPOSE: CONTINUED GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $6,000 |
Nord Family Foundation Amherst, OH PURPOSE: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS TO HISTORIC BUILDINGS | $100 |
Beg. Balance | $3,154,180 |
Earnings | $405,843 |
Net Contributions | $25,072 |
Other Expense | $130,575 |
Ending Balance | $3,454,520 |
Organization Name | Assets | Revenue |
---|---|---|
Heritage Mark Foundation East Lansing, MI | $12,066,077 | $372,589 |
Detroit Historical Society Detroit, MI | $8,852,742 | $2,440,000 |
Historical Society Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | $29,519,223 | $5,864,620 |
Ohio Historical Society Foundation Columbus, OH | $22,693,832 | $2,410,812 |
Bucks County Historical Society Mercer Museum Doylestown, PA | $25,757,784 | $3,151,386 |
Carriage Town Ministries Flint, MI | $8,458,686 | $3,709,862 |
Lancasterhistory Org Lancaster, PA | $21,295,803 | $1,939,476 |
Historic Hoosier Hills R C & D Inc Versailles, IN | $314,933 | $2,266,391 |
Partners For Sacred Places Inc Philadelphia, PA | $5,285,974 | $2,628,300 |
Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition Akron, OH | $9,640,021 | $4,067,863 |
Language Conservancy Bloomington, IN | $1,366,684 | $2,095,112 |
The Flagship Niagara League Erie, PA | $891,920 | $1,486,616 |