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Dent County Museum

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Salem, MO501(c)(3)Since 1971 EIN 23-7131410Revenue $26K in FY2025Latest return filed May 14, 2026

On file with the IRSSalem, MOTax-exempt since Jun 1972Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The primary purpose of the Dent County Museum is to promote the history of Dent County, missouri and urge the preservation of its heritage through the operation of a house Museum. Furnishings and relics pertinent to preservation of the ozark culture and nostalgia are exhibited in the Museum, which is the former residence of a noted Dent County resident and US congressman(deceased).

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7131410) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers.
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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
98.7 mo
of spending, in cash
98.7 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Liabilities are 0% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
9 of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$26K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$29K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$606K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$26K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$14K
FY2021$31K
FY2022$25K
FY2023$15K
FY2024$28K
FY2025$26K
Expenses
$29K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$19K
FY2023$27K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$29K
Net assets
$606K
FY2025▲ +4%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$572K
FY2021$590K
FY2022$558K
FY2023$568K
FY2024$583K
FY2025$606K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Support Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $29K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jo Ann Wells
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Brasier
V President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marsha Odom
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jean Capps
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Sachs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
A J Seay
Director
$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves Dent County's heritage and Ozark culture through a house museum.

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1 program · $29K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The operation of the dent county museum is available to all interested parties to fulfill the organization's exempt purpose of promoting the history of dent county and preservation of heritage. The museum is available to the public on sundays 1-4PM from memorial day weekend through the last weekend of september.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 23-7131410) · Dispute this line
$29Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Judson Young Memorial Educational Foundation INCFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$26K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$29K
Ln 25
Programscol B$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$606K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$26K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$230K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$83K
Other assetsLn 15$288K
Total assetsLn 16$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$606K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$288K$255K$230K$202K$235K
SpentLn 1d–1f$3K$3K$3K$2K$3K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$85K$83K
Total assetsLn 16$583K$606K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$583K$606K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$595$595
Office expensesLn 13$434$434
OccupancyLn 16$19K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$21$21
Total functional expensesLn 25$29K$29K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2026 $26K$29K−$2K$606K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 14, 2025 $28K$36K−$8K$583K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $15K$27K−$12K$568K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $25K$19K$6K$558K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 9, 2022 $31K$20K$11K$590K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 24, 2021 $14K$18K−$5K$572K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support D · Assets and endowments O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $26,240 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,327$7,037
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,320$14,774
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $11,636$4,429
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $28,283$26,240
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 $36,172$28,530
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $36,172$28,530
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,889−$2,290
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $26,240 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$640
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,397
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,037
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,774$14,774
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,429$4,429
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,774 · Excluded from tax $4,429$26,240
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $28,530 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $595$595
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $434$434
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,505$18,505
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,129$2,129
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,476$2,476
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,370$4,370
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21$21
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $28,530 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$28,530
Part X · Balance sheet $605,610 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,036$4,446
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $238,965$230,207
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $85,345$83,216
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $254,519$287,741
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $582,865$605,610
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $582,865$605,610
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $582,865$605,610
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $582,865$605,610
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $605,610 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$26,240
XI-2 Total expenses$28,530
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,290
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$582,865
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,035
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$605,610

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

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