Public Charity

Leelanau Historical Society

Leelanau Historical Society is a Public Charity headquartered in Leland, MI. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $269K revenue, $275K expenses, $1.2M total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $314K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237063440 Leland, MI Historical Societies & Historic Preservation NTEE: A82 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$269K
Total Expenses$275K
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$314K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

INSPIRE PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THE PAST, UNDERSTAND THE PRESENT, AND ENVISION THE FUTURE OF THE DIVERSE CULTURES IN THE LEELANAU PENINSULA AND ITS ISLANDS. THIS IS DONE BY EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PERSERVING ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS, ETC.

Where $100 goes at Leelanau Historical Society

How Leelanau Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$27 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$66
Exhibits and archival digitization as well as in-person and online presentations to enlighten, engage and share the historic preservation efforts of the Leelanau Historical Society and museum
97% of program spending
$1
History afloat
2% of program spending
$1
Lecture income
1% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 2,690 attendees
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Andrew White
Vice President Bruce Dunn
Trustee Chuck Schroer
Trustee Greg Nobles
Trustee Guy Brossy
Treasurer Hayward Draper

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$223,550 5 grants
General Support
$75,400 9 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$15,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $269K $275K $1.2M
2024 $283K $289K $1.2M
2023 $271K $281K $1.1M
2022 $218K $214K $1.1M
2021 $201K $208K $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $201K to $269K (+34%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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