Superior Public Museums FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Superior, WI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 39-1950618

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Operate and maintain historical Museums.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $1K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$776
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$313K
Spent
$263K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$313K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$160K
Expenses
$263K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$181K
Net assets
$324K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$334K

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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

Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $160K Management & general 39% · $103K

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
Trustee Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
City Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Museum Administrator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Stish’s $27K as Executive Director is at the 22nd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Megan Meyer—$63,137$54,723$58,500
Brittany Placheki——$40,465$12,462
Jordan Stish$26,640———

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

Maintains and operates historical museums.

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3 programs · $160K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The primary purpose of superior public museum is to operate and maintain three historical museums for the enrichment of the public and future generations

$160Kprogram expense
02

Guided tour are offered at each museum. Visitors include school children who pay a very low cost for admissions

Pt IX · col B
03

Operate and maintain historical museums

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$313K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$85K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Money outPt IX
$263K
Ln 25
Programscol B$160K
Managementcol C$103K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$776
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$165K
Government grantsLn 1e$163K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$85K
Investment incomeLn 3$19
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$313K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$776
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 536
VolunteersI 6100
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$237K$277K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$280K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$776
Net assetsLn 32$273K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$69K$87K
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$170$170
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$45K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$145$145
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$263K$160K$103K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $160K$181K−$21K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 $294K$349K−$55K$355K 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$349K$5K$410K 990 PDF
FY2022 $300K$259K$41K$415K 990 PDF
FY2021 $333K$283K$51K$374K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $313K$263K$50K$324K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $312,902 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,606 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$163,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,033
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$165,033
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $85,342$85,342
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19$19
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $2,348$2,348
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $9,738$9,738
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $36,816$36,816
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $138,112 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,757$312,902
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $262,826 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $68,994 · Management $87,369$156,363
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,113$13,113
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,221$6,221
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $170$170
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,221$7,221
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,740$7,740
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $5,592$5,592
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,666$44,666
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,738$1,738
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $145$145
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,431$4,431
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,571$3,571
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,855$11,855
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $159,928 · Management $102,898 · Fundraising $0$262,826
Part X · Balance sheet $324,345 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $236,780$276,627
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,629$21,081
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,068$26,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,477$324,345
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,984$776
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,984$776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $273,493$323,569
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,477$324,345
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $323,569 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$312,902
XI-2 Total expenses$262,826
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$50,076
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$273,493
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$323,569

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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