Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE SOCIETY WAS FOUNDED IN 1924 FOR THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF WRITING A CENTENNIAAL HISTORY OF AKRON, OHIO. TODAY, OUR MISSION IS TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE HISTORY OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND AKRON, AND TO EDUCATE REGIONAL COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR RICH HISTORY. WE OWN AND MANAGE PERKINS STONE MANSION, HOME OF AKRON'S FOUNDING FAMILY; JOHN BROWN HOUSE, HOME OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ABOLITIONIST; AND OLD STONE SCHOOL IN DOWNTOWN AKRON. MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE DISCOVERY TRUNKS, 4TH GRADE OUTREACH, ADULT OUTREACH, SPECIAL EVENTS INCLUDING SHEEP HERDING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR THE FLOCK OF SHEEP ON PROPERTY, FREE FAMILY DAY OPPORTUNITIES EACH SUMMER AND FALL, WALKING AND HOUSE TOURS.
THE SOCIETY SERVES ALL RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT COUNTY AND OUR PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS REACH OUT TO NEIGHBORING COUNTIES. MANY FORMER RESIDENTS AND RESEARCHERS CONTACT THE AGENCY TO LOCATE RESOURCES. IN 2019, THE SOCIETY CONTINUED TO HOST TOURS OF THE PERKINS STONE MANSION AND REOPENED THE JOHN BROWN HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC AFTER AN EXTENSIVE EXTERIOR RESTORATION ON THE 1830 HOUSE FOR PHASE II, "WARM, SAFE AND DRY", AT THE COST OF OVER 300,000. ONSITE AND OFF-SITE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 11,000 PEOPLE WITH NUMEROUS OTHERS EXPERIENCING A CONNECTION TO OUR ARTIFACTS THROUGH EXHIBITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Leianne Neff Heppner | PRESIDENT/CE | 40 | $52,079 |
| Mona Sarkar | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Petrik | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Adam Motter | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Jeff Walters | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tim Tober | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Brad Schoenfelt | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Chas Schreckenberger | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Woodrow Nash | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kevin Mccauley | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Dave Lieberth | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Suze Johns | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Bob Hutchison | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Gary Hartman | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Hackenberry | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Kitty Endres | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Keith Collett | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tom Clark | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Campbell | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Carrie Burrier | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Theresa S Beyerle | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Joseph Abraham | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
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