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.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · 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
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.7 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
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$211K
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$134K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$211K
FY2022▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$153K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$159K
Expenses
$134K
FY2022▲ +24%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$134K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$213K
Net assets
$695K
FY2022▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$622K
FY2022$695K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$571K

From the FY2022 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.

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Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $85K Management & general 37% · $49K

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; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$50,880Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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

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  • 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 · $85K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

In 2022, the attendance increased for the museum and the annual christmas in the fort event was attended by over 6,000 people. The museum continued the history at home web-based education program along with the monthly hour-long radio spotlight to highlight museum and community events.

$85Kprogram 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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Money outPt IX
$134K
Ln 25
Programscol B$85K
Managementcol C$49K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$72K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$758
Other incomeLn 4–11$71K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1K
SavingsLn 2$253K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$454K
Total assetsLn 16$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$254K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$454K$454K
Total assetsLn 16$701K$770K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$622K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$31K$20K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$4K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$327$327
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$773
Information technologyLn 14$110$110
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$11K$7K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$7K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$4K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$11K$670
All other expensesLn 24e$368$368
Total functional expensesLn 25$134K$85K$49K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $159K$213K−$55K$571K 990 PDF
FY2023 $100K$174K−$74K$623K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $211K$134K$77K$695K 990 PDF
FY2021 $163K$108K$55K$622K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $210,971 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $28,791$72,461
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55,650$67,154
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $698$758
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $77,862$70,598
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $163,001$210,971
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,434$71,334
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,953$62,913
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $108,387$134,247
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $54,614$76,724
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $210,971 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $41,906 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,290
VIII-1e Government grants$10,250
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$59,921
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$72,461
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $67,154$67,154
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $758$758
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $18,000$18,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$10,692
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $109,060 · Excluded from tax $18,758$210,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,247 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,528 · Management $20,352$50,880
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,292$15,292
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,613 · Management $1,549$5,162
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,585$6,585
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $327$327
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,805 · Management $773$2,578
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $110$110
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,856 · Management $7,237$18,093
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,967$3,967
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,447 · Management $4,964$12,411
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,117 · Management $2,744$6,861
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $10,943 · Management $670$11,613
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $368$368
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $84,928 · Management $49,319 · Fundraising $0$134,247
Part X · Balance sheet $769,998 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $701$1,168
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $164,511$253,194
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $55,175$61,822
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $453,677$453,814
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $701,489$769,998
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,622$456
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $74,316$74,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $79,938$74,977
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $621,551$695,021
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $621,551$695,021
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $701,489$769,998
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $695,021 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$210,971
XI-2 Total expenses$134,247
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,724
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$621,551
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$3,254
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$695,021

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