Central Historical Society
Central Historical Society is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dewitt, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $953K in total assets. In 2025, it made $26K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $38K.
Central Historical Society at a glance
- Total assets
- $952,561
- +5.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $127,400
- +54.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $26,466
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $74,857
- -6.9% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $952,561 | $127,400 | $74,857 | $26,466 | $38,293 | $28,277 |
| 2024 | $900,018 | $82,369 | $80,367 | $22,636 | $27,623 | $25,824 |
| 2023 | $898,032 | $96,894 | $82,153 | $21,918 | $22,445 | $25,805 |
| 2022 | $883,280 | $96,004 | $76,617 | $20,671 | $20,889 | $24,304 |
| 2021 | $863,916 | $266,624 | $94,114 | $44,761 | $22,637 | $23,238 |
| 2020 | $690,673 | $42,113 | $88,836 | — | $14,437 | $20,045 |
| 2019 | $737,416 | $95,459 | $70,929 | — | $17,497 | $20,082 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Central Historical Society reported a distributable amount of $28K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Central Historical Society is led by Ann Soenksen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ann Soenksen
President
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ramona Lee
Director
V President & Secretary → Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Lee
Director
On filings since 2019
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beth Lippens
Director
On filings since 2024
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassandra Miller
V P & Treasurer
Director → V P & Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lora Rathje
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2021
15 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Susan Green (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Betty Sherer (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Connie Ash (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Ed Green (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Eleanor Arey (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Ingwer Fedderson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Margaret Fedderson (2019–2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Central Historical Society
How large is Central Historical Society?
Central Historical Society reported $953K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $26K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $28K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Central Historical Society?
Central Historical Society is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Dewitt, IA. It holds $953K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Central Historical Society's EIN?
Central Historical Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1159131. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 3, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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