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Superior Public Museums FY2024 filing

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Superior, WI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 39-1950618Revenue $294K in FY2024

On file with the IRSsuperiorpublicmuseums.org404 24th Ave E Apt 4, 54880-3889 · Superior, WITax-exempt since May 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Operate and maintain historical Museums.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2024 · 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
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 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
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$294K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$349K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$355K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$294K
FY2024▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$313K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$294K
FY2025$160K
Expenses
$349K
FY2024+0.06%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$283K
FY2022$259K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$349K
FY2025$181K
Net assets
$355K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$324K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$415K
FY2023$410K
FY2024$355K
FY2025$334K

From the FY2024 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

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $216K Management & general 38% · $133K

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; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jordan Stish
Executive Director
$26,640Pt VII · Sec A
Brent Fennessey
City Representative
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dale Koziol
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Suzi Olson
Director
$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

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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

Maintains and operates historical museums.

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3 programs · $216K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Preservation, maintenance, and development of fairlawn mansion to provide educational programming that encourages a better understanding and appreciation of its history and heritage.

$154Kprogram expense
02

Preservation, maintenance, and development of the old firehouse and police museum to provide educational programming that encourages a better understanding and appreciation of its history and heritage.

$37Kprogram expense
03

Preservation, maintenance, and development of the SS meteor to provide educational programming that encourages a better understanding and appreciation of its history and heritage.

$24Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Jeffris Family Foundation LtdFY2023$1K
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$11
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$1K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$294K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$349K
Ln 25
Programscol B$216K
Managementcol C$133K
Owns and owesPt X
$355K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Government grantsLn 1e$155K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$106K
Investment incomeLn 3$17
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Total revenueLn 12$294K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Total assetsLn 16$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$355K
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$377K$328K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$24K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$413K$357K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$410K$355K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$207K$108K$99K
Payroll taxesLn 10$17K$9K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$7K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$53K
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$38$38
Total functional expensesLn 25$349K$216K$133K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $160K$181K−$21K$334K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $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 $313K$263K$50K$324K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $293,842 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $224,465$173,137
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,107$106,306
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20$17
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,246$14,382
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $353,838$293,842
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $208,112$223,774
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,389$124,923
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $348,501$348,697
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,337−$54,855
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 $293,842 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,982 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$155,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,137
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$173,137
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,306$106,306
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $17$17
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $3,650$3,650
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,710$1,710
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $40$40
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $118,978 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,727$293,842
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $348,697 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,972 · Management $98,914$206,886
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,809 · Management $8,079$16,888
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,451$8,451
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,504$12,504
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,602$8,602
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $7,256$7,256
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,014$53,014
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,236$3,236
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,357$7,357
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $10,139$10,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,326$14,326
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38$38
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,858 · Management $132,839 · Fundraising $0$348,697
Part X · Balance sheet $356,832 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $377,120$328,121
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,927$12,238
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $23,830$16,473
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $412,877$356,832
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,805$1,615
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,805$1,615
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $410,072$355,217
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $412,877$356,832
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $355,217 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$293,842
XI-2 Total expenses$348,697
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$54,855
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$410,072
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$355,217

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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