Nonprofit · EIN 31-0791031
SCIOTO SOCIETY INC
Tax-exempt · CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,420,041 | $1,846,661 | -$426,620 | $1,856,346 | $173,305 | $1,683,041 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,518,054 | $1,916,396 | -$398,342 | $2,243,157 | $156,263 | $2,086,894 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,923,013 | $1,771,625 | $151,388 | $2,637,938 | $190,671 | $2,447,267 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $126,544
- of which government grants
- $44,773
- Program service revenue
- $1,107,943
- Investment income
- $10,976
- Net income from fundraising events
- $17,433
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $142,672
- Other revenue
- $174,578
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $145,676
- Other salaries and wages
- $535,632
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $754,690
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,940
- Occupancy
- $88,391
- Travel
- $11,289
- Depreciation
- $127,214
- Program services (functional)
- $1,303,044
- Management and general (functional)
- $543,617
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,243,157
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,856,346
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $173,305
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,683,041
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,395,250
- Publicly traded securities
- $176,095
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,683,041
- Gross receipts
- $1,520,933
- Employees
- 68
- Volunteers
- 380
- Year formed
- 1970
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON A SMITH | CEO Officer | 40 | $79,938 |
| MARCIA HOLTON | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $54,389 |
| RANDALL D VANVOORHIS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELODY YOUNG | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL ADKINS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES YOUNKIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL HERRNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA CLOUD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE NORTHRUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAN NUSBAUM | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RYAN ADAMS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT DRESBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICIA M GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LLOYD W EICHENLAUB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELE CHAMBERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE CROUSE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON A SMITH | CEO Officer | 40 | $79,938 |
| RANDALL D VANVOORHIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MELODY YOUNG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| PAUL ADKINS | VICE CHAIR (TERM ENDED NOV-24) Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JAMES YOUNKIN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID POLK | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BILL HERRNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA CLOUD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE NORTHRUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAN NUSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RYAN ADAMS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MATT DRESBACH | TRUSTEE (TERM ENDED NOV-24) Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALICIA M GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| LLOYD W EICHENLAUB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MICHELE CHAMBERLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRANDON A SMITH | CEO Officer | 40 | $66,245 |
| RANDALL D VANVOORHIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C EVANS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MELODY YOUNG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| PAUL ADKINS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| JAMES YOUNKIN | AT-LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DAVID POLK | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BILL HERRNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| TOM HWANG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MIKE NORTHRUP | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RICHARD ROONEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JAN NUSBAUM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| RYAN ADAMS | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MATT DRESBACH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ALICIA M GRAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 216 FRESHOUR LN, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601-8442
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRANDON A SMITH, PO BOX 73, CHILLICOTHE, OH 45601
- Signed the 990
- BRANDON A SMITH, CEO
- Phone
- (740) 775-4100
- Website
- WWW.TECUMSEHDRAMA.COM
- Return prepared by
- WHITED SEIGNEUR SAMS & RAHE CPAS LLP
Mission
THE SCIOTO SOCIETY, INC. WAS INCORPORATED AS A TAX EXEMPT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRI-COUNTY AREA ENCOMPASSED BY PICKAWAY, ROSS AND PIKE COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF OHIO IN GENERAL. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP RESTORE REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AWARENESS TO THE AREA SO THE AREA COULD ASSUME ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, PARTICULARLY THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
Program accomplishments
- THE PRIMARY MISSION OF THE SCIOTO SOCIETY, INC. IS TO ENHANCE THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE SCIOTO VALLEY, THE STATE OF OHIO, THE REGION, AND THE NATION PRIMARILY THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THE HISTORICAL DRAMA "TECUMSEH!". THROUGH THE SOCIETY'S COMMITMENT TO THE DRAMA, AND TOWARD ENHANCING THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL IMPACT OF THE AREA, IT HAS UNDERTAKEN SEVERAL SUBSIDIARY PROGRAMS, WHICH HAVE BENEFITED AREA RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYEES ALIKE. STAFF AND CREW MEMBERS HAVE LECTURED AND SPOKEN TO THOUSANDS OF CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OVER THE YEARS ON THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN THE DRAMA AND MOMENTOUS EVENTS THAT SERVED TO SHAPE THE COUNTRY IN ITS EARLY DAYS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY HAS UNDERTAKEN MANY SUBSIDIARY PROGRAMS OVER THE YEARS WHICH HAVE BENEFITED THE COMMUNITY. IT HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN DEVELOPING THE SCIOTO VALLEY ARTS COUNCIL AND THE ROSS-CHILLICOTHE CONVETION AND VISITORS' BUREAU. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADDITIONALLY SPONSORED SYMPHONY, FOLK, COUNTRY, ROCK CONCERTS FOR THE COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY AND CHILDREN'S THEATRE, STATEHOOD DAY CELEBRATIONS AND BICENTENNIAL EVENTS. IN THE EDUCATION AREA IT HAS GIVEN LECTURES AND TALKS TO SERVICE CLUBS AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL, AND CONTINUES TO OFFER COLLEGE CREDIT IN UNDERGRADUATE AND APPRENTICESHIPS PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ACTORS AND TECHNICIANS.Expenses $1,303,044 · revenue $1,265,088
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2022 | October 31, 2023 | March 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-0791031
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1970
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A65Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,856,346
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,520,933
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $1,420,041 | $1,846,661 | $1,856,346 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $1,518,054 | $1,916,396 | $2,243,157 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $1,923,013 | $1,771,625 | $2,637,938 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $1,772,863 | $1,637,100 | $2,489,417 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-0791031).
Questions about SCIOTO SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of SCIOTO SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCIOTO SOCIETY INC is 31-0791031.
- Is SCIOTO SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1970.
- Are donations to SCIOTO SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCIOTO SOCIETY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SCIOTO SOCIETY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SCIOTO SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SCIOTO SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names BRANDON A SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCIOTO SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,938 (BRANDON A SMITH, CEO).
- How much revenue does SCIOTO SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,420,041, expenses of $1,846,661 and total assets of $1,856,346 at year end.
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