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US nonprofit · EIN 411464511 · Nerstrand, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 411464511) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Valley Grove Preservation Society

Donations deductible
Revenue
$71k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$18k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.1m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.0 years on average
Staff
0
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
2
15% of the board
Voting members
11
reported in Part VI
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Valley Grove Preservation Society's network

13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

13 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 11 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian KoesterBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dan RognessBoard Member2023
3 yrs
David Hougen-EitzmanBoard Member2025
1 yr
Dirk PetersonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Gary WagenbachVice Preside2023
3 yrs
Kenneth SahlinTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Linda RossiBoard Member2025
1 yr
Maren WasnerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Margit JohnsonCompany secretary2023
3 yrs
Michelle RoethlerPresident2023
3 yrs
Rene KoesterBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Shawn NuebelBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Tedd PedersonBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 13 →

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David Hougen-EitzmanBoard Member0$0
Margit JohnsonSecretary5$0
Brian KoesterBoard Member1.5$0
Rene KoesterBoard Member2$0
Shawn NuebelBoard Member2$0
Tedd PedersonBoard Member0.5$0
Dirk PetersonBoard Member2$0
Michelle RoethlerPresident5$0
Dan RognessBoard Member1$0
Linda RossiBoard Member0$0
Kenneth SahlinTreasurer8$0
Gary WagenbachVice Preside2$0
Maren WasnerBoard Member2$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Valley Grove Preservation Society
EIN
411464511
Address
Po Box 75, Nerstrand, MN, 55053-0075
State
Minnesota
Mission
To restore, refurbish, and maintain both the 1862 stone church and the 1894 wood church by means of skilled labor and artisans guided by high standards of care. To understand, respect, and communicate the historic legacies associated with valley grove and handed down from early norwegian settlers. To manage the surrounding 50 acres of land using the best understanding of how to create a... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A80 Arts, culture and humanities
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Arts, Culture & Humanities
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1999
Principal officer
Michelle Roethler (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 February 1999
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsDan Rogness
≥3years on the filingsDirk Peterson
≥3years on the filingsGary Wagenbach
≥3years on the filingsKenneth Sahlin

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
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$51k
Program service revenue
$5k
Employees
0
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$114k$23k$92k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.