Defiance County Historical Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Income
- $121,981
- Spending
- $106,223
- Reserves
- 31.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 68%
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)
- $2,392 spent. SETTLERS ENCAMPMENT & HISTORICAL TIMELINE EVENT. WE HAD300 STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL DAY PLUS 600 GENERAL PUBLIC. WEPROVIDED INSIGHT FROM 1763-1945 REV WAR, CIVIL WAR & WW2.
- $12,456 spent. JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL.PRESENTED HISTORICAL WAYS OFMAKING SORGHUM MOLLASES, APPLE CIDER, SAWING LUMBER & ANTIQUE TRACTOR PULLS. ATTENDANCE 1500
- $1,690 spent. MOTORAMA PRESENTED HISTORY OF AUTOMOBILES PLUS ANYTHINGMOTORIZED. WE HAD 450 IN ATTENDANCE
- MOTORAMA AND DISPLAYS OF HISTORICAL MOTORIZED VEHICLES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT 125 ATTENDEDWWII REENACTMENT: HISTORICAL PRESENTATION OF LIFE AS A SOLDIER INCLUDING U.S. SOLDIERS, GERMAN, ITALIAN, AND BRITISH. DEMONSTTRATING TACTICAL SKIRMISH. 250 ATTENDEDFIBERPALOOZA SHOW DEMONSTRATING HISTORICAL METHODS FOR THE USE OF VARIOUS FIBERS INCLUDING THE PROCESSING OF FLAX TO SPIN THREAD, WEAVING AND QUILTING.NEW ATTENDEES 91 AND MEMBERS ATTENDING 60.
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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 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 September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 1966.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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