To Discover Collect Preserve and Share the heritage of Pierce County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 19 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
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
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $500
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$770
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$67K
Spent
$57K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$603K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-07-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2011.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $45K Management & general 19% · $11K Fundraising 2% · $976

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Treasurer and Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cp-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Pierce County Historical Association is a human services nonprofit based in Ellsworth, WI, formed in 1941.

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1 program · $45K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The organization operates several historic locations that are regularly open to the public. The Bay City location is open on Tuesdays and the first Sunday of each month the Prescott location is open most Saturdays and Sundays and the Elmwood location is open on Thursdays.

$45Kprogram 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$500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$67K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$608
Money outPt IX
$57K
Ln 25
Programscol B$45K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$976
Owns and owesPt X
$603K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$770
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Government grantsLn 1e$15K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$608
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Total revenueLn 12$67K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$216K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$362K
Other assetsLn 15$26K
Total assetsLn 16$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$770
Net assetsLn 32$603K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 619
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$216K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$373K$362K
Total assetsLn 16$595K$604K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$770
Net assetsLn 32$593K$603K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$428$4K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$77$39$35$3
Advertising and promotionLn 12$680$544$102$34
Office expensesLn 13$5K$3K$2K$141
Information technologyLn 14$1K$981$321$62
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$16K$1K$349
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$629$367$52
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$10K$1K$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$6K$2K$123
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K$155$212
Total functional expensesLn 25$57K$45K$11K$976

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YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $67K$57K$10K$603K 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 $66,593 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$61,456
I-9 Program service revenue$608
I-10 Investment income$4,529
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$66,593
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 expenses$56,599
I-18 Total expenses$56,599
I-19 Revenue less expenses$9,994
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 $66,593 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,720
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$15,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,536
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$61,456
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $608 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$608
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,529$4,529
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $608 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,529$66,593
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,599 across 20 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $428 · Management $3,856 · Fundraising $0$4,284
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39 · Management $35 · Fundraising $3$77
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $544 · Management $102 · Fundraising $34$680
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,034 · Management $1,553 · Fundraising $141$4,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $981 · Management $321 · Fundraising $62$1,364
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,710 · Management $1,396 · Fundraising $349$17,455
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $629 · Management $367 · Fundraising $52$1,048
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,661 · Management $1,074 · Fundraising $0$10,735
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,719 · Management $2,032 · Fundraising $123$7,874
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $7,987 · Management $155 · Fundraising $212$8,354
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,732 · Management $10,891 · Fundraising $976$56,599
Part X · Balance sheet $604,183 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $199,258$216,395
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $372,618$361,884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,770$25,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $594,646$604,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,227$770
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,227$770
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $593,419$603,412
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $594,646$604,182
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $603,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$66,593
XI-2 Total expenses$56,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,994
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$603,413

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