Provide an organization to collect, protect, restore, clean, index and display artifacts indigenous to Plumas County, california, for viewing by the general public. The Museum building is owned by Plumas County and the curator is a County employee. Operations of the Museum are directed by a board of trustees who serve without pay of expense reimbursements. Said artifacts include personal property and also include some historical buildings. The Museum also provides research archives and sells historical books and papers related to the history of Plumas County, california.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
78 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 78.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$44K
-23% vs prior year
Spent
$36K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$525K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$44K
FY2025▼ -23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$47K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$57K
FY2025$44K
Expenses
$36K
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$51K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$25K
FY2024$38K
FY2025$36K
Net assets
$525K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$448K
FY2022$467K
FY2023$512K
FY2024$518K
FY2025$525K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1971.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $35K Management & general 3% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Cu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Collects, protects, and displays Plumas County artifacts, offering research archives and historical publications.

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1 program · $19K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Collect and maintain artifacts and museum quality displays for the general public in a county owned building. Provide history lectures and instructional classes given throughout the county on the local historical events in plumas county, california.

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2020
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$44K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$36K
Ln 25
Programscol B$35K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$525K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$236K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$14K
Investment incomeLn 3$661
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$44K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$134K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$240K
Total assetsLn 16$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$525K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$236K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$250K$240K
Total assetsLn 16$521K$528K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$518K$525K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$120$120
OccupancyLn 16$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$253$253
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$36K$35K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $44K$36K$8K$525K 990 PDF
FY2024 $57K$38K$19K$518K 990 PDF
FY2023 $53K$25K$28K$512K 990 PDF
FY2022 $47K$24K$23K$467K 990 PDF
FY2021 $44K$51K−$7K$448K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $44,004 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $39,866$23,201
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,602$14,233
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $398$661
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,050$5,909
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $56,916$44,004
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $37,709$36,240
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $37,709$36,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,207$7,764
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $44,004 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,288
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$23,201
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,873 · Excluded from tax $7,360$14,233
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $661$661
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,909$5,909
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,534 · Excluded from tax $13,269$44,004
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $36,240 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,236$4,236
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,566$4,566
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,068$4,068
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $120$120
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,654$4,654
IX-17 TravelPrograms $253$253
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,741$9,741
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,260 · Management $1,264$2,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,078$6,078
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $34,976 · Management $1,264 · Fundraising $0$36,240
Part X · Balance sheet $527,785 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,135$133,764
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $101,939$101,853
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $51,927$51,927
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $249,982$240,241
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $520,983$527,785
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,415$573
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,864$1,744
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,279$2,317
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $430,044$437,808
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $87,660$87,660
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $517,704$525,468
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $520,983$527,785
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $525,468 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$44,004
XI-2 Total expenses$36,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$517,704
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$525,468

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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