James Millikin Homestead Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OPERATION OF HISTORIC HOME OWNED BY LOCAL UNIVERSITY - HOME MUSEUM, ART, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, REGIONAL HISTORY
- Income
- $49,957
- Spending
- $30,594
- Reserves
- 67.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 45%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 March 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 March 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)
- $1,208 spent. ALL THIRD-GRADE SCHOOL CLASSES ARE INVITED TO FIELD TRIP TO THE MUSEUM HOME OF MR. & MRS. MILLIKIN BUILT IN 1876. THE EVENT IS HELD OVER A TWO-WEEK SPAN. ONE SCHOOL IS PERMITTED IN THE HOME AT A TIME. THERE IS A SCRIPTED PROGRAM WITH CHARACTERS DRESSED IN PERIOD COSTUMES. CHILDREN MEET MR. MILLIKIN, THE PIANO TUNER, THE MAID, THE KITCHEN HELP, AND FINALLY MRS. MILLIKIN. CHILDREN ARE ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GIVEN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK SMALL ART PROJECTS OR DO RUBBINGS OF COINS AND OTHER ARTIFACTS ON TO TRACING PAPER. THE ENTIRE PASSAGE IS THROUGH THE ROOMS, LISTENING TO STORIES, QUESTIONS, ARTWORK, AND A SNACK. WE PROVIDE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS TO OBTAIN FUNDS FOR THE COST OF BUSING. LAST YEAR WE HAD 750 STUDENTS COME THROUGH THE HOUSE.
- $614 spent. WINTER CULTURE & POETRY AT THE HOMESTEAD GIVES OPPORTUNITIES FOR CITIZENS TO BE EXPOSED TO THE ARTS FOR A MINIMAL ENTRY FEE OF 10. BOTH POETS AND MUSICIANS PARTAKE IN THIS WINTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON EVENT. WE HAD 63 ATTENDEES.
- IN ADDITION TO OUR HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE, WE HAVE A DISPLAY OF A VARIETY OF NATIVITY SETS FOR VIEWING. THE 1875 HOME DECORATED FOR THE HOLIDAY IN A PERIOD APPROPRIATE TRADITIONAL DECORATIONS. PEOPLE CAME TO VIEW THE 1890'S DECORATIONS AND NATIVITY SETS WITH COOKIES AND PUNCH. WE HAD 56 ATTENDEES OVER A 2 DAY PERIOD.
- $557 spent. ANNUAL MEETING - 20 ATTENDEES - 349 CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE - 57 ATTENDEES - 208 HISTORIC PRESERVATION WEEK OPEN HOUSE - 39 ATTENDEES PLEIN AIR COLONY ARTIST - 20 ATTENDEES COOKIES & CAROLS - 155 ATTENDEES
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 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 March 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 February 1977.
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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