SACRAMENTO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

SACRAMENTO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 94-2730477 · Humanities (A70)

What they do

The Mission of The Sacramento Historical Society is to Preserve and Promote The Historical Heritage of The Sacramento Region; to Educate and Enlighten The Public With Regards to The Importance of Sacramentos History and to Promote A Greater Awareness Of, and to Act As A Resource For, Inquiries Regarding Sacramento Regional History. Our Vision It to Unite People to Preserve and Promote Sacramentos Golden History.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

63.35%of revenue went to mission work69.3% of expenses · Program services

$91.46spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

28.11%of revenue went to management and office costs30.7% of expenses

$2.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

60.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$201,478

Mission workProgram services$127,63963.35% of revenue69.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$56,63028.11% of revenue30.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$17,2098.54% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$184,26991.46% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 69.3% mission · 30.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.46% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 48.6% mission · 51.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 107.90% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.0% mission · 9.3% management · 4.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 54.74% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.19% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 162.81% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 87.7% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.21% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 63.89% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 75.24% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$201,478

Expenses$184,269

Annual surplus $17,209 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$127,639 · 69.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$56,630 · 30.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$201,478

Expenses$184,269

Assets$519,394

Income$201,794

Contributions$122,273

Mission work (program services)$127,639

Grants given$475,000

Average grant$118,750

Management and general$56,630

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

AUNDREA GIBSONADMINISTRATOR · 40 hrs/week $46,000

CHRIS LANGOVIDEOGRAPHER · 30 hrs/week $32,715

CHERIE DIMMERLINGMARKETING · 20 hrs/week $11,000

MARITZA LLORENSRESEARCH ASST · 2 hrs/week $3,081

ASHLYN FRAZIERRESEARCH ASST · 2 hrs/week $2,310

CORNELIUS ROBERTSONDATABASE ASSIST · 2 hrs/week $1,114

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (34)

AUNDREA GIBSONADMINISTRATOR

CHRIS LANGOVIDEOGRAPHER

CHERIE DIMMERLINGMARKETING

MARITZA LLORENSRESEARCH ASST

ASHLYN FRAZIERRESEARCH ASST

CORNELIUS ROBERTSONDATABASE ASSIST

LUKE WOODBOARD MEMBER

HOLLY PISCOPOBOARD MEMBER

MIKE CATTUZZOBOARD MEMBER

NATHAN TAYLORBOARD MEMBER

PAUL HELMANBOARD MEMBER

PAUL ULBRICHBOARD MEMBER

ROBYN SUTTERBOARD MEMBER

SANDRA BAUERBOARD MEMBER

STEPHANIE TAYLORBOARD MEMBER

STEVE BECKBOARD MEMBER

STUART GRAYBILLBOARD MEMBER

TROY CROWDERBOARD MEMBER

TY SMITHBOARD MEMBER

WALTER WHITEPRESIDENT

JOSEPH PICKBOARD MEMBER

JOHN KETELSENBOARD MEMBER

JAN STEFANKIBOARD MEMBER

HELENA CHUNGBOARD MEMBER

GREGG LUKENBILLVP TREASURER

ERIC SWEIGERTBOARD MEMBER

DELTA PICK MELLOVP SECRETARY

DAVID SCHARLACHBOARD MEMBER

DANIEL SEBBYBOARD MEMBER

CHUCK SPINKSBOARD MEMBER

CHRIS SHANNONBOARD MEMBER

CAROL KELLERBOARD MEMBER

ALFRED BROWN SRBOARD MEMBER

ALBERT GARCIABOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1981
Location: 1081 38TH ST, SACRAMENTO, CA 95816-5512
County: Sacramento
In care of: GREGG LUKENBILL
Primary officer: GREGG LUKENBILL, VP TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(530) 218-5438

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: BASILE TAX SERVICE
NTEE classification: Humanities (A70)
IRS tax category: Humanities
Grant-giving organization: Yes