philanthropy.org | 990 Resource | FAQ Verify yourself
Sign in

Boot Hill Museum INC

Tax-deductible

Dodge City, KS501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 48-0629167Revenue $1.9M in FY2025

On file with the IRSboothill.org500 W Wyatt Earp Blvd, 67801-4350 · Dodge City, KSTax-exempt since Nov 1959Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

Boot Hill Museum is devoted to the collection, preservation and interpretation of artifacts and materials dealing with the late nineteenth and early twentieth century cultural history of the Dodge City, Kansas area. The collections shall be used for the education and enjoyment of the general public. It will develop research resources, educational programs, and other means to increase, disseminate, and improve knowledge of Dodge City and southwest Kansas history, including but not restricted to the history of the area. In addition, the Museum's Entertainment Department will develop and interpret the entertainment activities of nineteenth century Dodge City through re-enactments of nineteenth century stage shows and outdoor daily activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 28 volunteers and 144 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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 $329K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$132K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $60K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.3M
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$1.9M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$7.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.9M
FY2025▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$7.3M
FY2025+0.1%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.8M
FY2021$7.3M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$7.4M
FY2024$7.3M
FY2025$7.3M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1959.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $1.5M Management & general 20% · $391K Fundraising 5% · $89K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $132K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lyne Johnson
Executive Director
$71,868Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Guerrero
Assistant Director
$60,355Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Harris
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Rhoten
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Bush
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Rabe
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lyne Johnson’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lara Crotts———$78,828$68,044—
Lyne Johnson$71,868$67,484$63,759$51,007$49,906$49,261
Lara Brehm—————$70,703
Amy Guerrero$60,355$49,867$47,345$44,646$43,913$38,068

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.

See Boot Hill Museum INC executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves and interprets late 1800s Dodge City history through collections and re-enactments.

Questions for Boot Hill Museum INC

Tap to ask. Boot Hill Museum INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Boot Hill Museum INC answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Operation of museum, gift shop, and offering meals and entertainment within the facilities, including a variety show, gunfighters, and photo parlor depicting the old west.

$1.5Mprogram 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
The Mariah Fund INCFY2024$45K
Community Foundation of Southwest KansasFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$60K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

Download 990
from philanthropy.org
1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$829K
Other incomeLn 4–11$701K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$396K
Money outPt IX
$1.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.5M
Managementcol C$391K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$741K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$396K
Government grantsLn 1e$207K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$829K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$701K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$689K
SavingsLn 2$52K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$741K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.4M
Other assetsLn 15$38K
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5144
VolunteersI 628
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$562K$741K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$132K$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.6M$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$8.6M$8.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3M$1.3M
Net assetsLn 32$7.3M$7.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$148K$34K$87K$27K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$789K$700K$57K$31K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$22K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$74K$57K$11K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$96K$22K$56K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$70K$24K$46K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$69K$67K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$43K$43K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$288K$287K$451
InsuranceLn 23$90K$80K$9K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$163K$108K$53K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$47K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.9M$1.5M$391K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.9M$1.9M−$2K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$192K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.9M$7K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.7M$156K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.6M$506K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.3M$1.5M$6.8M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

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 $1,929,272 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $336,033$396,261
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $717,082$829,312
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,446$2,509
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $650,639$701,190
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,707,200$1,929,272
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,008,796$1,039,632
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $890,800$891,477
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,899,596$1,931,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$192,396−$1,837
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,929,272 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $478,483 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$207,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$189,261
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$396,261
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $829,312$829,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,509$2,509
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $39,930$39,930
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $180,462$180,462
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,315$2,315
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,309,911 · Unrelated business $199 · Excluded from tax $222,901$1,929,272
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,931,109 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,421 · Management $87,340 · Fundraising $26,612$148,373
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $699,707 · Management $57,418 · Fundraising $31,477$788,602
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,068 · Management $3,443 · Fundraising $3,129$28,640
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $56,538 · Management $11,080 · Fundraising $6,399$74,017
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $16,575$16,575
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,309 · Management $55,651 · Fundraising $17,645$95,605
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,512 · Management $45,627 · Fundraising $1,112$70,251
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,660 · Management $1,913$68,573
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,238$1,238
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,367$1,367
IX-20 InterestManagement $42,592$42,592
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $287,276 · Management $451$287,727
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $80,060 · Management $8,790 · Fundraising $1,420$90,270
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $108,229 · Management $53,457 · Fundraising $1,280$162,966
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47,494 · Management $6,819$54,313
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,450,879 · Management $391,156 · Fundraising $89,074$1,931,109
Part X · Balance sheet $8,567,007 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $459,483$688,844
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $102,848$52,440
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,724$11,436
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $241,108$225,119
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,146$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,612,668$7,409,020
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $132,354$141,708
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$38,440
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,560,331$8,567,007
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $154,346$220,204
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,149,410$1,082,711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,303,756$1,302,915
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,143,333$7,132,559
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $113,242$131,533
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,256,575$7,264,092
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,560,331$8,567,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,264,092 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,929,272
XI-2 Total expenses$1,931,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,256,575
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$9,354
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,264,092

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.