Nonprofit · EIN 91-1622417
RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98118
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $157,730 | $166,628 | -$8,898 | $1,643,931 | $474,328 | $1,169,603 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $806,847 | $78,162 | $728,685 | $1,148,853 | $418 | $1,148,435 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $46,249 | $32,321 | $13,928 | $405,448 | $775 | $404,673 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $59,441
- of which government grants
- $23,800
- Membership dues
- $5,240
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $53,535
- Net income from fundraising events
- $43,153
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $493
- Other revenue
- $44,754
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $500
- Occupancy
- $83,622
- Depreciation
- $2,242
- Program services (functional)
- $136,832
- Management and general (functional)
- $29,272
- Fundraising (functional)
- $524
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,148,853
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,643,931
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $474,328
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,169,603
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $677,076
- Publicly traded securities
- $370,038
- Gross receipts
- $167,836
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 19
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN O'BRIEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MARY CHARLES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN DEFRANCO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JODY ANDERSON-ZUMWALT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TERESA ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIM BURDICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA CORPUZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAURA DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DAVE ESKENAZI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOAN NEVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RYAN WADLEIGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN O'BRIEN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MARY CHARLES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN DEFRANCO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JODY ANDERSON-ZUMWALT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TERESA ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM BURDICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA CORPUZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LAURA DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE ESKENAZI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN NEVILLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RYAN WADLEIGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen O'Brien | President | 15 | $0 |
| John DeFranco | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Charles | Vice-President | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Dulaney | Director | 5 | $0 |
| Teresa Anderson | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Burdick | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Rebecca Corpuz | Director | 3 | $0 |
| Laura Day | Director | 1 | $0 |
| David Eskenazi | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Neville | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Zumwalt | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 18143, SEATTLE, WA 98118-0143
- In care of
- % MARVIN A ANDERSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- KAREN O'BRIEN, PO BOX 18143, SEATTLE, WA 98118
- Signed the 990
- KAREN O'BRIEN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (206) 723-1663
- Return prepared by
- FORBES ANDERSON PLLC
Mission
RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT, AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF RAINIER VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN AND APPRECIATION OF ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE.ITS GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES ARE FROM DEARBORN STREET ON THE NORTH TO THE CITY LIMITS ON THE SOUTH ALONG RAINIER AVE S, AND FROM THE I-5 FREEWAY TO LAKE WASHINGTON.
Program accomplishments
- COLLECTIONS CARE:RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF OVER 20,000 ITEMS, INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, ARTIFACTS, NEWSPAPERS, AND DOCUMENTS THAT PRESERVE THE DIVERSE HERITAGE OF SOUTHEAST SEATTLE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, RVHS FOCUSED ON DIGITIZING COLLECTION MATERIALS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS AND LONG-TERM PRESERVATION, AND PROCESSED SEVERAL NEW ACQUISITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ONGOING CATALOGING AND CARE OF ITS HOLDINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED ARCHIVAL STANDARDS.Expenses $20,754
- OUTREACH:RVHS ENGAGED MORE THAN 3,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EVENTS, AND PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTING RAINIER VALLEY'S LOCAL HISTORY. EVENTS INCLUDED THE ANNUAL MEETING ON STOMP & SHOUT: THE UNTOLD STORY OF NW ROCK AND ROLL, PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS RAINIER VALLEY SUMMER FESTIVALS FROM MOUNT BAKER TO HILLMAN CITY, AND A SERIES OF HISTORY HAPPY HOURS. ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING FEATURED OPEN HOUSES AT THE COLUMBIA CITY NIGHT MARKET AND REGULAR FRIDAY OFFICE HOURS, PROVIDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO ARCHIVES AND EXHIBITS. RVHS ALSO PRODUCED NEWSLETTERS, DISTRIBUTED WALKING TOUR MAPS, AND VARIOUS BROCHURES THAT SHARED RESEARCH AND STORIES ABOUT THE VALLEY'S PEOPLE AND PLACES.Expenses $31,252
- 3806 BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECTRVHS ACQUIRED THE HISTORIC COLUMBIA MOTOR CO. BUILDING AT 3806 S. FERDINAND STREET IN SEATTLE'S COLUMBIA CITY NEIGHBORHOOD, ESTABLISHING THE ORGANIZATION'S FIRST PERMANENT HOME. FOLLOWING THE ACQUISITION, RVHS COMPLETED INITIAL SITE PREPARATION, INCLUDING INTERIOR CLEANOUT AND DEMOLITION, AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF HIRING AN ARCHITECT FOR THE FULL REHABILITATION. WHEN COMPLETE, THE 6,000-SQUARE-FOOT SPACE WILL HOUSE A PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE MUSEUM, ARCHIVE, AND COMMUNITY EVENT SPACE.Expenses $84,826
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1622417
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,643,931
- Income (IRS master file)
- $167,836
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $157,730 | $166,628 | $1,643,931 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $806,847 | $78,162 | $1,148,853 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $46,249 | $32,321 | $405,448 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | 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 91-1622417).
Questions about RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 91-1622417.
- Is RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names KAREN O'BRIEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RAINIER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $157,730, expenses of $166,628 and total assets of $1,643,931 at year end.
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