2024-11-14T18:11:22-06:00 2023-12-31 952302617 SINGERLEWAK LLP 4312 KITSAP WAY 102 BREMERTON WA 98312 990 2023-01-01 916049044 KITSAP COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY KITS 3604796226 280 FOURTH STREET BREMERTON WA 98337 JEFF COUGHLIN VICE PRESIDENT 3604796226 2024-11-14 1 0 CHRISTOPHER COOK CPA P00353915 3604794611 2024-11-09 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JEFF COUGHLIN 280 FOURTH STREET BREMERTON WA 98337 210511 0 X WWW.KITSAPMUSEUM.ORG X 1948 WA CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITY WITH EACH STORY. 13 13 3 25 0 0 139269 186497 1719 472 21 74 23452 16097 164461 203140 0 0 0 0 162567 177886 0 0 17789 90866 102436 253433 280322 -88972 -77182 1477598 2156907 50840 93264 1426758 2063643 X TO OPERATE A HISTORICAL MUSEUM AND TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, AND EXHIBIT THE DIVERSE CULTURE, HERITAGE, AND HISTORY OF KITSAP COUNTY FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. 0 0 114393 9615 EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS OVER 100,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 40,000 ARTIFACTS AND TEXTILES, AND EXTENSIVE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, RECORDS, MAPS, AND ORAL HISTORIES. IN 2023 WE RETIRED OUR EXHIBIT "THE STATE OF THE UNION IN BLACK AND WHITE: THE ROOSEVELT SMITH COLLECTION OF BLACK AMERICANA", AND OPENED A NEW ROTATING EXHIBIT, "THE JOURNEY TO KITSAP", DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION TO KITSAP COUNTY WITH ITEMS BOTH FROM OUR COLLECTION AND ON-LOAN. OVER THE PAST YEAR, EACH MONTH WE HAVE HAD A NEW MINI-EXHIBIT IN OUR FRONT LOBBY CORRESPONDING TO THAT MONTH'S HERITAGE CELEBRATION OR MAJOR LOCAL EVENT, E.G., THE HISTORY OF KITSAP PRIDE FOR JUNE, AND A KITSAP FARMING AND COUNTY FAIR EXHIBIT FOR AUGUST. WE CONTINUED TO ADD DIGITAL EXHIBITS ON OUR WEBSITE, SUCH AS BLACK TRAILBLAZERS OF KITSAP COUNTY, 1940'S VINTAGE FASHION AND AN UPDATED WALKING MAP OF BREMERTON. WE ALSO HAVE EXHIBITS ON FARMING, FISHING, AND LOGGING IN OUR RURAL HERITAGE BUILDING AT THE KITSAP COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS THAT WE OPEN AT FAIRGROUND EVENTS, INCLUDING THE KITSAP COUNTY FAIR EACH YEAR.ANNUAL ATTENDANCE IN 2023 WAS 9,401 PEOPLE. 85819 7214 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS: WE RAN A POPULAR SUMMER PROGRAM, EAT YOUR WAY THROUGH KITSAP COUNTY, WHERE WE HAVE GROUP OUTINGS TO HISTORIC SITES IN KITSAP COUNTY AND THEN TO A LOCAL RESTAURANT FOR A MEAL. WE CONTINUED OUR SPEAKER SERIES CALLED HISTORY UNCORKED, WHERE WE PROVIDED FREE REFRESHMENTS AND A SPEAKER ON A LOCAL TOPIC, E.G., WW1 AND HOUSING IN KITSAP, THE ERLAND POINT MURDERS, THE HISTORY OF THE ROXY THEATRE HOSTED BY LOCAL CELEBRITY JOSH FARLEY, ETC. WE PARTNERED WITH THE PUGET SOUND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY FOR THE ANNUAL KITSAP ANTIQUE SHOW, A TWO-DAY EVENT THAT DRAWS AROUND 2,000 VENDORS AND VISITORS FROM WASHINGTON STATE, OREGON, AND CALIFORNIA AT THE KITSAP COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS. WE REGULARLY PARTICIPATED IN FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS, JUNETEENTH, WINTERFEST, SAFE TRICK-OR-TREAT, ARMED FORCES DAY PARADE, KITSAP RODEO/STAMPEDE, AND OTHER LOCAL EVENTS. 9793 COLLABORATION AND MARKETING: WE REGULARLY PARTNER WITH OTHER MUSEUMS, ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND PRIVATE BUSINESSES ACROSS KITSAP COUNTY TO ENCOURAGE COLLABORATION AND CROSS-PROMOTE TOURISM. IN 2023 WE RENTED SPACE TO THE AURORA VALENTINETTI PUPPET MUSEUM, AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THEM TO OPERATE UNDER A TOURISM MODEL OF "TWO MUSEMS UNDER ONE ROOF". WE PARTNERED WITH THE ROXY THEATRE AND THE WEST SOUND FILM FESTIVAL TO EXHIBIT ITEMS FROM OUR COLLECTION CORRESPONDING WITH THE MOVIES THEY WERE SHOWING. WE ARE WORKING WITH OTHER LOCAL BUSINESSES TO LOAN OUT AND EXHIBIT ITEMS FROM OUR COLLECTION THAT CORRESPOND TO THEIR MOTIF TO ENCOURAGE CROSS-BUSINESS TOURISM, AND CREATED A HISTORIC WALKING MAP OF DOWNTOWN BREMERTON. WE PARTNERED WITH SOUND WEST GROUP TO DISPLAY A PIANO IN OUR LOBBY THAT IS THE ONE WHICH WAS HIGHLY LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN PLAYED ON BY QUINCY JONES AS A CHILD WHILE HE WAS IN BREMERTON. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO BEING INVOLVED IN THE MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR QUINCY SQUARE CITY RENOVATION PROJECT, SLATED FOR CONSTRUCTION IN 2024, AND DESIGNED TO ATTRACT MORE LOCALS AND VISTORS TO DOWNTOWN BREMERTON. WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE NEWLY FORMED KITSAP CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TO GIVE THEM SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES, AS THEY DO NOT YET HAVE A PHYSICAL LOCATION. 210005 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA X JEFF COUGHLIN 3604796226 280 FOURTH STREET BREMERTON WA 98337 X PRIYA CHARRY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KYLIE FINNELL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE GREENFIELD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ELIN HEADRICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA HUNT BOARD MEMBER 5.00 X 0 0 0 ERIK PEDERSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN SLEDD BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROOSEVELT SMITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANA VAA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE WILLOCK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGIE TOMISSER PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF COUGHLIN VICE PRESIDENT 8.00 X 0 0 0 SARA NELL DAVIS SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5375 16552 65133 99437 186497 PROGRAMS 713990 472 472 472 74 74 717 717 9000 0 9000 9000 9000 7185 16552 7371 -186 -186 6566 0 6566 6566 203140 16829 0 -186 120000 73536 34464 12000 19980 12244 5738 1998 24301 14892 6979 2430 13605 8337 3907 1361 2880 1440 1440 9793 9793 8949 8949 54318 54318 6570 6570 6501 6501 EXHIBITS 8356 8356 FINANCE CHARGES 3834 3834 LICENSES & PERMITS 793 793 ARCHIVES & RESEARCH 442 442 280322 210005 52528 17789 52248 35084 10001 10001 59517 15956 1934018 0 1193984 1934018 161848 161848 1477598 2156907 50840 1401 0 91863 50840 93264 X 0 0 0 0 1426758 2063643 1426758 2063643 1477598 2156907 -77182 714067 0 X 0 0 0 X 133012 105147 151498 139569 186497 715723 133012 105147 151498 139569 186497 715723 715723 12161 5586 12528 14519 9791 54585 770308 40979 0.92910 0.92060 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 49000 49000 1646193 1646193 238825 238825 1934018 COLLECTION ITEMS/PERMANENT EXHIBITS 147651 1931 CHEVROLET MAIL TRUCK 14197 161848 PART III, LINE 4: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS OVER 86,000 PHOTOGRAPHS, 35,000 ARTIFACTS, AND EXTENSIVE ARCHIVAL MATERIALS OF DOCUMENTS, BOOKS, RECORDS, MAPS, AND ORAL HISTORIES. MAJOR PERMANENT EXHIBITS ON THE HISTORY OF KITSAP COUNTY ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND FOR SCHOOL AND GROUP TOURS. MONTHLY LECTURES-"HISTORY UNCORKED" 23737 16552 7185 1503 5868 23737 16552 7185 1503 5868 7371 -186 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 1, THE ORGANIZATION IS GOVERNED AND MANAGED BY A BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE TRUSTEES ARE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION IN GOOD STANDING (PAID-UP MEMBERSHIP DUES). PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS THE BOARD SHALL CONSIST OF NOT LESS THAN NINE, NOR MORE THAN FIFTEEN TRUSTEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BY-LAWS, ARTICLE IV, SECTION 4, TRUSTEES SHALL BE ELECTED BEFORE THE END OF EACH CALENDAR YEAR. THE ELECTION OF TRUSTEES MAY BE CONDUCTED IN SUCH MANNER AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. BALLOTS CLEARLY STATING THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING SHALL BE DELIVERED ELECTRONICALLY OR BY MAIL TO ALL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 15. TRUSTEES MAY ALSO BE APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT, WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE BOARD, AT ANY OTHER TIME DURING THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT IN NOVEMBER 2023 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AT ITS OFFICE LOCATED AT 280 FOURTH STREET, BREMERTON, WA 98337 DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.