Inform our future by preserving our past while inspiring curiosity about regional history and heritage through community engagement and education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$153K
Spent
$145K
To programs
71%
Net assets
$567K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$153K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$159K
Expenses
$145K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$213K
Net assets
$567K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$571K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1982.

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

Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $104K Management & general 28% · $41K Fundraising 0% · $643

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amanda Seim’s $51K as Executive Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021
Amanda Seim$50,880$51,076

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 regional history and heritage through education and community engagement.

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1 program · $104K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Admission funds received from the operation of the museum.

$104Kprogram 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
CommunitygivingFY2024$14K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$153K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Money outPt IX
$145K
Ln 25
Programscol B$104K
Managementcol C$41K
Fundraisingcol D$643
Owns and owesPt X
$567K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$85K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$27
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Total revenueLn 12$153K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$652
SavingsLn 2$126K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$126K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$468K
Total assetsLn 16$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$567K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 621
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K$126K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$483K$468K
Total assetsLn 16$588K$642K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$559K$567K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$76K$76K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$582$582
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$7K$770$643
All other expensesLn 24e$516$35$481
Total functional expensesLn 25$145K$104K$41K$643

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $159K$213K−$55K$571K 990 PDF
FY2023 $100K$174K−$74K$623K 990 PDF
FY2022 $211K$134K$77K$695K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$108K$55K$622K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $153K$145K$8K$567K 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
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Part I · Summary $152,857 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $49,653$84,780
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $58,817$25,677
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51$27
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $49,717$42,373
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $158,238$152,857
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,403$81,682
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,272$63,636
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $145,675$145,318
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $12,563$7,539
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $152,857 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,382 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$6,293
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,333
VIII-1e Government grants$15,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,154
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,780
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,677$25,677
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $27$27
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $14,400$14,400
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$6,591
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,486$152,857
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,318 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $75,837$75,837
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,845$5,845
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,850$3,850
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $582$582
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,950$1,950
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,244$24,244
IX-20 InterestManagement $1,782$1,782
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,923$14,923
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,845$7,845
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,531 · Management $770 · Fundraising $643$7,944
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $35 · Management $481$516
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $103,753 · Management $40,922 · Fundraising $643$145,318
Part X · Balance sheet $641,822 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $505$652
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $61,194$125,702
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $44,114$47,753
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $482,638$467,715
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $588,451$641,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,824$1,449
X-25 Other liabilities$73,436
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,053$74,885
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $559,398$566,937
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $559,398$566,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $588,451$641,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $566,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$152,857
XI-2 Total expenses$145,318
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$559,398
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$566,937

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