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Glenview History Center

EIN 51-0179292 · Glenview, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceFair50 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

FOUNDED IN 1965, THE GLENVIEW HISTORY CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GLENVIEW BY PRESERVING THE HISTORIC 1864 FARMHOUSE AS A MUSEUM AND OPERATING THE HISTORY LIBRARY WITH ITS IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING REGION

Income
$163,632
Spending
$26,753
Spent on programs
88%
Reserves
24.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 87%
Employees
0

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 50 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    11 of 11 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 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. MAINTAIN THE 1864 FARMHOUSE MUSEUM WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A SCHEDULED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BY APPOINTMENT, WHEN REQUESTED, PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH. THE FARMHOUSE MUSEUM DISPLAYS FURNITURE, CLOTHING, PICTURES AND OTHER MEMORABILLIA FROM THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD THROUGH WORLD WAR II. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY HAVE BEEN DONATED BY LOCAL FAMILIES. ADMISSION IS FREE, DONARTIONS ARE ACCEPTED.
  2. THE HIBBARD LIBRARY CONTAINS COLLECTIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHS, NEWSPAPERS, PERIODICALS, GENEALOGIES AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO GLENVIEW'S FAMILIES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT AND BROADER COMMUNITY. THE LIBRARY ALSO CONTAINS SOME HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM OR RELEVANT TO NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES AND THE GREATER CHICAGO AREA. THE LIBRARY WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A SCHEDULED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BY APPOINTMENT, WHEN REQUESTED, PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH. ADMISSION IS FREE, DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED.
  3. $23,646 spent. MAINTAIN THE 1864 FARMHOUSE MUSEUM WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A SCHEDULED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BY APPOINTMENT, WHEN REQUESTED, PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH. THE FARMHOUSE MUSEUM DISPLAYS FURNITURE, CLOTHING, PICTURES AND OTHER MEMORABILLIA FROM THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD THROUGH WORLD WAR II. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY HAVE BEEN DONATED BY LOCAL FAMILIES. ADMISSION IS FREE, DONARTIONS ARE ACCEPTED.
  4. MAINTAIN THE 1864 FARMHOUSE MUSEUM WHICH WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON A SCHEDULED BASIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND BY APPOINTMENT, WHEN REQUESTED, PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC IN MARCH. THE FARMHOUSE MUSEUM DISPLAYS FURNITURE, CLOTHING, PICTURES AND OTHER MEMORABILLIA FROM THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD THROUGH WORLD WAR II. THE MAJORITY OF THE ARTIFACTS ON DISPLAY HAVE BEEN DONATED BY LOCAL FAMILIES. ADMISSION IS FREE, DONARTIONS ARE ACCEPTED.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since January 1976.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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