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MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,811 to it, the largest being PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION ($3,650). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $551k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $4k
- Net assets
- $843k
What Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society does
Mission
Organized in 1876, the Meigs County Pioneer and Historical Society was established to preserve the history and relics of Meigs County, Ohio. The organization continues to honor that early vision of protecting and sharing the regions past with future generations.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2023 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
This organization had been filing form 990-N for atleast the past 16 years so no activities have been listed. This form 990 will give more information regarding the activities and purpose of this organization. Please view page Page 2, Part III, Statement of Program Service Accomplishments for more detailed explanation.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
One of the primary goals of this organization is to preserve historical items donated to this museum. It collects, protects, and exhibits the material culture of Meigs County. This requires facilities which are dry (no water leaks), low to no humidity, temperature controlled, and adequate storage space. In fiscal year 10/1/2023 to 9/30/2024, this organization received a $250,000 grant for capital improvements. Every expenditure has to be accounted for and must be related to the overall purpose of the grant. During this fiscal year some capital improvements to the museum included a new ceiling in the generations (geneology) room, Ceiling for Hall completion, Roof Repairs, and various other renovations. These improvements will allow for the preservation of the historical items entrusted to the care of this organization.
$46,850 spent$250,000 earned by the program70% of program spendingThis organization strives to keep the museum open for the public to utilize and enjoy by providing the following services/activities:* Educates the public about the history of Meigs County through exhibits, special programs, tours and events.* Works with county schools to provide hands-on programming that meets ODE state curriculum standards.* Provides assistance with historical projects and research.* Offers Activities for children with crafts, games, and other events.* Works closely with the University of Rio Grande. Ohio University, Ohio History Connections, the Ohio Historic Preservation Office and other organizations on historical issues/topics/events.
$10,524 spent$11,830 earned by the program16% of program spendingStoring early probate records and geneology services are two additional tasks this organization has been entrusted with. The Meigs museum houses the Societys library as well as early probate records from 1829 to the 1960s (before the digital age). The museum publishes histories, genealogical research and other books of local and regional historical interest. Genealogical research assistance is provided as well as family history workshops.
$9,115 spent$11,830 earned by the program14% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $66,489.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2024, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2024, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $537k to $843k (+57%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2024 73%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base narrowed from 2 funders to 1 funder, grant income fell $3k → $40.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 4% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 96% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 99% · 2021 100% · 2022 96% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY's grant income comes from Ohio funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $161 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
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Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Ohio) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,811 to it, the largest being PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION ($3,650). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $3,811 in grants to MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- PEOPLES BANK FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $3,650 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MEIGS COUNTY PIONEER AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Ohio. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2024–2025), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing