Public Charity

LYNDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION

LYNDEN HERITAGE FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LYNDEN, WA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $326K, expenses of $207K, total assets of $592K. Imperigo tracks 9 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $196K.

EIN: 911166202 LYNDEN, WA History Museums NTEE: A54 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$326K
Total Expenses$207K
Total Assets$592K
Grant Records9
Funding Total$196K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The Lynden Heritage Foundation exists to provide Whatcom County Communities with a sense of identity and enhance local revenue through heritage tourism. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will achieve these goals by supporting educational programs, creating exhibits, and presentations, and preserving heritage collections concerning Whatcom County Communities prior to WWII. The programs, exhibits, presentations, and collections will be based at the Lynden Pioneer Museum.The Lynden Heritage Foundation is the preeminent center of history and heritage in Northern Whatcom County. It is the place people come first to discover and link themselves to the heritage of Whatcom County communities. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will provide county communities with the strongest sense of identity and greatest pride of self for communities. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will be the single greatest factor in giving the leaders of tomorrow the sense of self that allows them to develop the future and the

Where $100 goes at Lynden Heritage Foundation

How Lynden Heritage Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$28 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 $72 for programs

$72
The Lynden Heritage Foundation exists to provide Whatcom County Communities with a sense of identity and enhance local revenue through heritage tourism
All program spending
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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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION, INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF THE CULTURES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY.
$31,712
2023
TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION, INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF THE CULTURES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY.
$35,947
2022
TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION, INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF THE CULTURES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY.
$41,521
2020
TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE LYNDEN PIONEER MUSEUM THROUGH THE ACCUMULATION, INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF THE CULTURES OF OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY.
$30,642
2020
WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY RELIEF GRANT
$7,500

Showing up to 5 of 9 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Director Amanda May
Trustee Arlen Dejong
Trustee Bryan Mccombs
Vice President Denny Demeyer
Treasurer Galen Laird
Secretary Gary Vis

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$188,998 7 grants
Human & Social Services
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $326K $207K $592K
2024 $243K $191K $471K
2023 $209K $187K $421K
2022 $359K $145K $401K
2021 $139K $122K $187K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $139K to $326K (+135%), with total assets most recently reported at $592K.

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