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Boot Hill Museum INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Dodge City, KS501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 48-0629167Revenue $2.1M in FY2021

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)

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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.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$162K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$162K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 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
$599K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
-25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$7.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2021▼ -25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M
Expenses
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +24%
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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
FY2021▲ +7%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.3M Management & general 20% · $319K Fundraising 1% · $21K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $162K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lara Crotts
Executive Director
$68,044Pt VII · Sec A
Lyne Johnson
Assistant Director
$49,906Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Guerrero
Office Manager
$43,913Pt VII · Sec A
Dan Harris
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Beth Rhoten
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dean Bush
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Henrichs
Vice-Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jessica Rabe
Director
$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.

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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 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.

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1 program · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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.

$1.3Mprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$760K
Other incomeLn 4–11$710K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Money outPt IX
$1.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$319K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$631K
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$599K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$623K
Government grantsLn 1e$380K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$760K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$710K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$498K
SavingsLn 2$133K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$631K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$126K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$599K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$665K$631K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K$126K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$7.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$599K
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M$7.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$202K$65K$125K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$596K$584K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$18K$3K$670
Payroll taxesLn 10$60K$49K$10K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$16K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$68K$9K$54K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$85K$28K$56K$833
OccupancyLn 16$68K$66K$2K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$228K$225K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$79K$72K$7K$193
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$131K$125K$5K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$23K$13K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.6M$1.3M$319K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $2.1M$1.6M$506K$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.8M$1.3M$1.5M$6.8M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,100,355 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,153,179$623,208
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $319,769$759,874
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $991$7,533
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $311,926$709,740
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,785,865$2,100,355
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 $687,073$880,068
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $596,354$714,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,283,427$1,594,395
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,502,438$505,960
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $2,100,355 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $619,002 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$379,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$243,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$623,208
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $759,874$759,874
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,497$2,497
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $36,300$36,300
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,036$5,036
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $5,526 · Excluded from tax $49,709$55,235
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission −$797−$797
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,377,473 · Unrelated business $11,168 · Excluded from tax $88,506$2,100,355
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,594,395 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,759 · Management $125,160 · Fundraising $12,429$202,348
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $583,548 · Management $12,446$595,994
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,514 · Management $3,121 · Fundraising $670$21,305
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $48,724 · Management $10,298 · Fundraising $1,399$60,421
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $15,800$15,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,991 · Management $53,666 · Fundraising $5,514$68,171
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $27,702 · Management $56,433 · Fundraising $833$84,968
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $65,637 · Management $2,324$67,961
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,170$1,170
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,181$1,181
IX-20 InterestManagement $13,744$13,744
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $224,569 · Management $3,512$228,081
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $72,030 · Management $7,007 · Fundraising $193$79,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $125,399 · Management $5,234 · Fundraising $0$130,633
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $13,288 · Management $10,100$23,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,254,512 · Management $318,845 · Fundraising $21,038$1,594,395
Part X · Balance sheet $7,880,482 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $634,166$497,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $30,907$133,073
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $377,087$230,607
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,173$38,826
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $138,499$143,176
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,723$26,514
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,660,918$6,684,838
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $6,285$125,526
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,880,758$7,880,482
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,187$116,219
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,039,947$482,437
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,104,134$598,656
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,391,444$7,037,773
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $385,180$244,053
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,776,624$7,281,826
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,880,758$7,880,482
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,281,826 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,100,355
XI-2 Total expenses$1,594,395
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$505,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,776,624
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$758
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,281,826

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