Mission
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESERVES AND USES ITS COLLECTIONS, HISTORIC SITES, AND MUSEUMS TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER THE AMERICAN EXPERIENCE BY EXPLORING THE TANGIBLE HISTORY OF NORTHEAST OHIO.
Public Charity
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
WESTERN RESERVE HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in CLEVELAND, OH. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $7.5M, expenses of $7.7M, total assets of $50.9M. Imperigo tracks 67 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $8.1M.
EIN: 340714724
CLEVELAND, OH
Historical Organizations
NTEE: A80
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.5M
Total Expenses$7.7M
Total Assets$50.9M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$8.1M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Western Reserve Historical Society
How Western Reserve Historical Society divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$14
Management
running the organization
$6
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$61
Cleveland history center the Cleveland history center houses the history museum, research library/archives & genealogical center, crawford auto aviation museum, kidzibits family education center, and the institution's administrative…
$18
Hale farm & village hale farm & village, in scenic cuyahoga valley south of Cleveland, is an outdoor living history museum of the Western Reserve Historical Society
$1
Other properties shandy hall is an 1815 home on 115 acres of land in ashtabula county, and consists of a main house and several outbuildings
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.
Sample Grants Received
TO RESTORE, PROTECT & PRESERVE PROPERTIES IN THE BEDFORD AREA; SPECIFICALLY, TO OPERATE THE RESIDENCE AS A MUSEUM & A CENTER FOR MTGS
$1,496,533
TO FURTHER THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$50,000
GENERAL SUPPORT, JEWISH ARCHIVES
$34,566
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$23,425
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND GENERAL OPERATING FOR HALE FARM AND VILLAGE
$22,500
Showing up to 5 of 67 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Alex Machaskee
TREASURER
Anthony J Constantine
DIRECTOR
Betty J Kemper
DIRECTOR
Brett Krantz
SECRETARY
Carolyn Cheverine
DIRECTOR
C Leann Davis
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.5M | $7.7M | $50.9M |
| 2024 | $6.3M | $7.2M | $55.5M |
| 2023 | $6.9M | $6.7M | $43.3M |
| 2022 | $9.0M | $6.6M | $41.9M |
| 2021 | $9.3M | $5.2M | $45.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.3M to $7.5M (-19%), with total assets most recently reported at $50.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.