GLEN ELLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
800 N MAIN STREET, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137 www.gehs.org

Total Revenue
$661,338
Total Expenses
$235,094
Net Assets
$1,018,894

Organizations Filed Purposes: (A) TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT, INTERPRET AND SHARE SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS AND DOCUMENTS THAT CHRONICLE THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GLEN ELLYN; (B) TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF HISTORY, AND THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE OF GLEN ELLYN AND THE REGION;(C)TO OPERATE STACY'S TAVERN MUSEUM AS AN HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VILLAGE OF GLEN ELLYN.

TO RESEARCH, STUDY, AND COMMUNICATE THE HISTORY OF GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS, AND ITS ENVIRONS

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING: IN ORDER TO SHARE HISTORY WITH THE PUBLIC, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED AT THE HISTORY CENTER BY MEMBERS AND GUEST SPEAKERS, AND EXHIBITS ARE ON DISPLAY AT THE HISTORY CENTER AND STACY'S TAVERN MUSEUM. SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH EDUCATE OR PROMOTE HISTORY ARE ALSO HELD AT THE HISTORY CENTER, STACY'S TAVERN MUSEUM, AND ON SURROUNDING GROUNDS. EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND ADULTS IS FURTHER SUPPORTED THROUGH GUIDED TOURS OF STACY'S TAVERN MUSEUM, WHERE MANY ARTIFACTS RELEVANT TO GLEN ELLYN'S HISTORY ARE MAINTAINED. ARTIFACTS ARE ALSO ON DISPLAY AND STORED AT THE HISTORY CENTER. SPECIAL PROGRAMS ARE GIVEN AT LOCAL SCHOOLS TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE HISTORY OF GLEN ELLYN.(THE MUSEUM WAS CLOSED DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR DUE TO A FLOOD OF THE HISTORY CENTER, AND WAS CLOSED DURING THE 2020-2021 FISCAL YEAR DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. IN-PERSON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING WAS ALSO VERY LIMITED DUE TO THE FLOOD AND THE PANDEMIC DURING THESE TIME FRAMES.)

COLLECTIONS & HISTORICAL PRESERVATION: LOCAL HISTORY IS COLLECTED, CATALOGUED AND PRESERVED FOR HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. PRIMARY EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO GLEN ELLYN HISTORY IN THE COLLECTIONS. SECONDARY EMPHASIS IS GIVEN TO OTHER LOCAL COMMUNITIES, DUPAGE COUNTY AND THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. ARCHIVES INCLUDE, IN PART, A PHOTO COLLECTION, EARLY BOUND VOLUMES OF THE GLEN ELLYN NEWS NEWSPAPERS, YEARBOOKS FROM GLENBARD, GLENBARD WEST AND GLENBARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOLS, EARLY DUPAGE COUNTY ATLASES AND MAPS, GLEN ELLYN PHONE BOOKS BEGINNING FROM THE 1920'S, LOCAL HISTORY BOOKS, REAL ESTATE RECORDS, ETC. THE COLLECTIONS ALSO INCLUDE ARTIFACTS WHICH RELATE TO GLEN ELLYN'S PAST, OR DEMONSTRATE HOW PEOPLE USED TO LIVE IN GLEN ELLYN.

STACY'S CORNER STORE: THE GIFT SHOP, LOCATED IN THE HISTORY CENTER BUILDING, OFFERS A RANGE OF BOOKS AND MERCHANDISE RELATED TO GLEN ELLYN'S HISTORY, CURRENT EVENTS AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS, AS WELL AS OTHER GIFT ITEMS FOR SALE TO MEMBERS, LOCAL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Karen HallEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$69,804
Dan AndersonDIRECTOR1$0
Mary Ann ZlotowDIRECTOR1$0
Lee MarksDIRECTOR1$0
Barbara YoungDIRECTOR1$0
Jean JeskeDIRECTOR1$0
Maria BakalisDIRECTOR1$0
Milton CoxTREASURER2$0
Mark PfeffermanSECRETARY2$0
Suzanne CartyPRESIDENT3$0

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