Marcellus Historical Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
COLLECT, PRESERVE,DISPLAY & PROMOTE THE HISTORY OF MARCELLUS, NY
- Income
- $21,507
- Spending
- $31,120
- Reserves
- 108.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- PROMOTE MEMBERSHIP IN THE SOCIETY
- MAINTAIN COLLECTION AND REFERENCE MATERIAL USING ACCEPTABLE PRESERVATION METHODS AND MATERIALS. ALSO WE KEEP RECORDS UP TO DATE AND AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S COMPUTER.
- OFFER RELEVANT BOOKS, PAINTINGS & GIFTS FOR SALE.
- $12,514 spent. MAINTAIN A BUILDING FOR THE DISPLAY OF A COLLECTION OF OVER 8000 BUSINESS,SCHOOL,CHURCH, MILITARY, HOME, CLOTHING AND PERSONAL ITEMS RELATING TO MARCELLUS, NY. PROVIDE A REFERENCE ROOM FOR RESEARCH MATERIAL INCLUDING MARCELLUS FEDERAL & STATE CENSUS RECORDS 1800-1925, DEATH, MARRIAGE AND CEMETERY RECORDS, MARCELLUS OBSERVER NEWSPAPERS FROM 1879 TO PRESENT, FAMILY HISTORIES, OVER 31 INDEXED PHOTO ALBUMNS AND 50 SCRAPBOOKS CONTAINING OVER 40,000 INDEXED REFERENCES. THE BUILDING IS OPEN 1 DAY A WEEK DURING THE WINTER AND 2 DAYS A WEEK IN THE SUMMER. WE HAD OVER 250 VISITORS DURING 2006. THE ON GOING PRESERVATION OF ALL ARTIFACTS PERTAINING TO THE HISTORY OF MARCELLUS AND THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT FAMOUS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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