To be the stewards of sequims cultural heritage by engaging the public in preservation, study and interpretation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
95 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 94.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $3K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$78K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$100K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$78K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$85K
FY2021$71K
FY2022$71K
FY2023$78K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$92K
Expenses
$100K
FY2023-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$66K
FY2021$142K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$100K
FY2024$69K
FY2025$79K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2023 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 Dec 1992.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $88K Management & general 11% · $11K Fundraising 0% · $346

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

6 people listed on the 990.

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

Preserves, studies, and interprets Sequim's cultural heritage, engaging the public.

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1 program · $88K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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The museum and arts center provides oportunities for education, preserving and fostering the practice of the arts and knowledge of history on the olympic PENINSULA.THE museum and arts center maintains the dungeness schoolhouse in sequim-dungeness valley.

$88Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$3K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$78K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$100K
Ln 25
Programscol B$88K
Managementcol C$11K
Fundraisingcol D$346
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$786K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$32K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$956
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$78K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$5K
SavingsLn 2$781K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$734K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$779K$786K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$761K$734K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$570$570
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$808$808
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$30K$22K$7K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$27K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K$346
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$100K$88K$11K$346

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $92K$79K$13K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$69K$3K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $78K$100K−$21K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71K$100K−$29K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $71K$142K−$71K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $85K$66K$19K$1.6M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $78,348 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,064$32,475
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $55$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,086$24,654
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $19,713$21,219
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,918$78,348
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 expensesPrior year $100,020$99,689
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $100,020$99,689
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$29,102−$21,341
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $78,348 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,794 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$4,040
VIII-1c Fundraising events$956
VIII-1e Government grants$11,360
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,119
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$32,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $24,654$24,654
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $19,225$19,225
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $200$200
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $45,873 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$78,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $99,689 across 9 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $570$570
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,668$5,668
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $808$808
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,972$3,972
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,375 · Management $7,458$29,833
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,384$27,384
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,426 · Management $1,142$4,568
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,125 · Fundraising $346$16,471
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,811 · Management $2,604$10,415
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $88,139 · Management $11,204 · Fundraising $346$99,689
Part X · Balance sheet $1,534,140 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,535$4,647
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $775,939$781,145
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,419$14,433
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $761,299$733,915
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,555,192$1,534,140
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,455,192$1,434,140
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,555,192$1,534,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,555,192$1,534,140
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,534,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$78,348
XI-2 Total expenses$99,689
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$21,341
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,555,192
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$289
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,534,140

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