Germans from Russia Heritage Society
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32 people1 organisationi32 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (32). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
32 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 32 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Delzer | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Barbara Schenk | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Betty Nordeng | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Brian Gefroh | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cameron Nicklaus | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Curtis Mertz | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| David Feist (also filed as Dave Feist) | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dennis Roth | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Don Heck | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dorey McGee | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fredrick Isaac | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jack Unger | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Janet Netz | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kathy Styc | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kay Carey | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ken Messmer | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ken Vogele | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Kim Krausher | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Linda Falk | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Linda Pedersen | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Margaret Height | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Kost | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nicolle Bailey | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Goldade | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Phil Kambeitz | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Placid Gross | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Robert ELL | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ron Scherbenski | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sundae Simons | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| TIM Janzen | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Valerie Ingram Stewart | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Yvonne Haefner | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Mertz | President | 10 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Ingram Stewart | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Yvonne Haefner | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Don Heck | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Betty Nordeng | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Gefroh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Placid Gross | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cameron Nicklaus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Feist | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Roth | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fredrick Isaac | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jack Unger | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Janet Netz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathy Styc | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kay Carey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Messmer | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Ken Vogele | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Pedersen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Linda Falk | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret Height | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phil Kambeitz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Goldade | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ron Scherbenski | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Ell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sundae Simons | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Janzen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Krausher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Kost | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicolle Bailey | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alice Delzer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dorey McGee | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Schenk | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Germans From Russia Heritage Society
- EIN
- 237101332
- Address
- 1125 W Turnpike Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501-8115
- State
- North Dakota
- Mission
- The society accumulates and makes available to members and the general public data preserving the history and heritage of this unique ethnic group. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1970
- Principal officer
- Curtis Mertz (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1975
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBetty Nordeng
≥6years on the filingsBrian Gefroh
≥6years on the filingsCameron Nicklaus
≥6years on the filingsCurtis Mertz
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3m
- Total liabilities
- $12
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $206k
- Program service revenue
- $16k
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 300
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $442k | $167k | $275k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.