2024-08-27T14:45:05-04:00 2023-12-31 520783935 SMITH ELLIOTT KEARNS & COMPANY LLC 55 WETZEL DR STE 1 HANOVER PA 17331 990 2023-01-01 237258494 THE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ADAM 7173344723 625 BIGLERVILLE ROAD GETTYSBURG PA 17325 ANDREW DALTON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7173344723 2024-08-26 true true KARA M DARLINGTON CPA P00336337 7176375915 2024-08-26 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z ANDREW DALTON 625 BIGLERVILLE ROAD GETTYSBURG PA 17325 5926620 false X WWW.ACHS-PA.ORG X 1940 PA LOCATED IN GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, THE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (ACHS) PRESERVES OVER THREE CENTURIES OF REMARKABLE LOCAL HISTORY IN ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST HISTORIC SETTINGS. 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ACHS SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. true false 654891 510210 TO FOSTER INTEREST IN THE HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY AND VICINITY; CONDUCT RESEARCH, PRESERVE RECORDS AND OBJECTS, MARK SITES, AND PURSUE SUCH ACTIVITIES AS MAY BE RELATED TO THE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY. 654891 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 24 0 true 13 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true false false PA X X ANDREW DALTON 7173344723 625 BIGLERVILLE ROAD GETTYSBURG PA 17325 ANDREW DALTON EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 69407 0 7026 ANTIGONI LADD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLIFF BREAM TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLINTON EPPLEMAN BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID SITES TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI GILLIS VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 HOWARD BURRELL TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACQUELINE WHITE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE BORITT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN GREEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN RICE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE KORCZYK TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LESLIE TREW MAGRAW TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL HEGEMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE MOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE BOARDMAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN NICHOLS TRUSTEE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 THEODORE HIRT ESQ TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE NUTTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 69407 7026 false false false 103170 2764000 1481199 4348369 MUSEUM ADMISSION 541900 350046 350046 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 541900 149648 149648 ROYALTIES, BOOKS, & RESEARCH 541900 10516 10516 510210 9533 9533 20698 20698 20698 20698 885830 866511 19319 19319 19319 151980 91064 60916 60916 4969045 510210 110466 69407 6941 48585 13881 315124 202987 107133 5004 30814 14536 12661 3617 29410 16175 11764 1471 14265 14265 26418 26418 21822 12002 8729 1091 121504 68465 47146 5893 95850 95850 287291 156842 116340 14109 12976 7137 5190 649 PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSE 86472 86472 MOVING EXPENSE 58231 31790 23581 2860 FUNDRAISING & DEVELOPMENT 39444 39444 TECHNOLOGY 30421 16732 12168 1521 54064 34812 12644 6608 1293513 654891 542474 96148 2540473 409880 10937673 300492 8897654 10637181 672836 1079268 22774 24502 12133737 12150831 4500000 800000 8411 15202 4508411 815202 X 7192497 10886797 432829 448832 7625326 11335629 12133737 12150831 X 3675532 34771 X false true X true false X 268849 1405091 3351345 2428843 4348369 11802497 268849 1405091 3351345 2428843 4348369 11802497 3374744 8427753 24425 19191 30817 14470 30231 119134 151980 151980 12073611 253847 0.69800 0.72040 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false 672836 361496 58482 13546 1079268 751518 -59179 19503 672836 656415 156338 96434 157669 751518 635447 10132 32289 21453 656415 569530 101917 36000 635447 0.62000 0.38000 false false 173501 173501 10034927 209650 9825277 729245 90842 638403 10637181 SALES AND WITHHOLDING TAX PAYABLE 15202 15202 X 5094880 34771 34771 5060109 -91064 -91064 4969045 1384577 91064 91064 1293513 1293513 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE INTENDED TO BE USED FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF THE HISTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, WHICH PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON UNRECOGNIZED TAX MATTERS IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE SOCIETY'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE TAX AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS AFTER THE RETURNS ARE FILED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B GIFT SHOP EXPENSES -91,064 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D GIFT SHOP EXPENSES 91,064 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII PART III, LINE 4 - COLLECTION ITEMS CONSIST OF BOOKS, PERIODICALS, ART, AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS, ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, ARTIFACTS, AND PUBLIC RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED, EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION, ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH UNRESTRICTED ASSETS AND AS DECREASES IN TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED OR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT, REVENUE AND EXPENSES - MODIFIED CASH BASIS. JACQUELINE WHITE BOARD MEMBER CONSTRUCTION OF NEW BUILDING X 4500000 800000 false true true 800000 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION LOCATED IN GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, THE ADAMS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (ACHS) PRESERVES OVER THREE CENTURIES OF REMARKABLE LOCAL HISTORY IN ONE OF OUR NATION'S MOST HISTORIC SETTINGS. ACHS SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT ITS PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 2 THE OPENING AND OPERATING OF A MUSEUM. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS 2,620 MEMBERS THAT ANNUALLY ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING PER THE BY-LAWS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SUMMARIZED WITH THE BOARD PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE REVIEWED AND ANY DISCLOSED CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONDUCTS AN EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND HIS/HER COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BASED ON A COMBINATION OF PERFORMANCE AND SIMILAR INDUSTRY SALARY TRENDS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ITS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES LOCATED AT 625 BIGLERVILLE ROAD, GETTYSBURG, PA 17325. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 GIFT SHOP EXPENSES 91,064 GIFT SHOP EXPENSES -91,064