Lynden Heritage Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$326k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$207k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$592k
$766 liabilities
Net assets
$591k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.8 years on average
Staff
5
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
9
reported in Part VI
Lynden Heritage Foundation's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
9 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.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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Remy | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Amanda May | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Denny Demeyer | Vice President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Fred Polinder III | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Gary VIS | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kyle Strengholt | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Larry McPhail | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| LES Gitts | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| William Graham | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda May | Director | 40 | $45k | ||
| Jennifer Maas | Director | 40 | $14k | ||
| Kyle Strengholt | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Rob Knapp | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Arlen Dejong | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Bryan McCombs | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Tj Timmermans | Trustee | 4 | $0 | ||
| Les Gitts | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Denny Demeyer | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Galen Laird | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Gary Vis | Secretary | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Lynden Heritage Foundation
- EIN
- 911166202
- Address
- 217 Front St, Lynden, WA, 98264-1418
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- The Lynden Heritage Foundation exists to provide Whatcom County Communities with a sense of identity and enhance local revenue through heritage tourism. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will achieve these goals by supporting educational programs, creating exhibits, and presentations, and preserving heritage collections concerning Whatcom County Communities prior to WWII. The programs... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A54 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1976
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1982
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAllison Remy
≥6years on the filingsAmanda May
≥6years on the filingsDenny Demeyer
≥6years on the filingsFred Polinder III
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
- $592k
- Total liabilities
- $766
- Net assets or fund balances
- $591k
- Contributions and grants received
- $302k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 5
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 | $243k | $191k | $52k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.