Mission
PRESERVE COLONY CULTURE
Public Charity
BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
BISHOP HILL HERITAGE ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in BISHOP HILL, IL. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $383K revenue, $379K expenses, $1.8M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $98K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 362688618
BISHOP HILL, IL
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation
NTEE: A82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$383K
Total Expenses$379K
Total Assets$1.8M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$98K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Bishop Hill Heritage Association
How Bishop Hill Heritage Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.
$85
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $85 for programs
$56
Provide museum services to preserve and educate interested tourists on the Bishop Hill colony history and culture
$29
Promote tourism and colony crafts, literature on the colony, etc
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
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,878
Showing up to 5 of 10 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
DIRECTOR
Bette Themanson
DIRECTOR
Cheryl Dowell
DIRECTOR
Deni Menken
DIRECTOR
James Asplund
DIRECTOR
Jean Combites
DIRECTOR
Jim Nolan
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $383K | $379K | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $332K | $406K | $1.7M |
| 2023 | $600K | $516K | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $331K | $380K | $1.8M |
| 2021 | $353K | $354K | $1.8M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $353K to $383K (+9%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.8M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.