2025-09-17T02:12:50-00:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 880463462 HISTORIC FOURTH WARD SCHOOL FOUNDATION HIST 7758470975 PO BOX 4 Virginia City NV 894400004 Theodora Stefu Executive Director 7758470975 2025-09-17 true true Mary Sanada P00834666 7758857962 2025-09-17 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Theodora Stefu PO Box 4 Virginia City NV 89440 411529 false X fourthwardschool.org X 2000 NV To connect people to the relevance and importance of the Comstock story through its authentic preservation, interactive exhibitions, interpretive programs, and archival research center. 6 6 12 4254 486125 295923 75527 77665 12 2366 24590 24187 586254 400141 0 0 145771 157808 0 36604 221705 256827 367476 414635 218778 -14494 3139709 3123599 1720 104 3137989 3123495 To connect people to the relevance and importance of the Comstock story through its authentic preservation, interactive exhibitions, interpretive programs, and archival research center. false false 74105 77665 The museum welcomed 11,059 visitors, of which 2,354 were students/children for public tours. Our additional program activities for youth and adults served another 560 guests. Digital programming through a Virtual Museum Tour and a series of Nevada History Videos also expanded public access and education. 19277 Managed our archival and artifact collection, as well as providing research assistance to the public through our Archives Research Center. 215715 Continued the regular maintenance and necessary repairs and upgrades to the historic 1876 built Victorian four-story Fourth Ward School building. In 2024 interior building electrical improvements and upgrades were completed, along with installation of additional heating and cooling systems to serve certain sections of the building. 309097 true true false false false false false true false false true 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 false true false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 12 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Theordora Stefu 7758470975 537 South C Street Virginia City NV 89440 Theodora Stefu Executive Director 040.00 X X 73987 0 0 Margo Memmott President 002.00 X 0 0 0 Candace Pitts Secretary 001.00 X 0 0 0 Ron Gallagher Vice President 001.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon Snell Treasurer 001.00 X 0 0 0 Pete Leonard Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 Clay Mitchel Director 001.00 X 0 0 0 73987 false false false 18779 10325 161900 104919 5229 295923 Admissions 900099 62288 62288 Group Tours 900099 6351 6351 Memberships 900099 2009 2009 Program events 900099 5974 5974 Preservation programs 900099 566 566 477 477 77665 2366 2366 5770 115 5655 5655 3235 2420 9979 10325 3726 6253 6253 19328 7547 11781 9947 1834 Miscellaneous 900099 107 107 Penny Machine 900099 391 391 498 400141 90847 4254 9117 0 0 0 0 73987 31049 32235 10703 0 70425 54082 2446 13897 0 0 13396 8038 3081 2277 0 0 11379 11379 0 0 17746 16488 1258 284 284 0 0 0 47595 42318 3034 2243 0 0 1649 1649 0 0 138325 138041 284 12151 2197 9331 623 Supplies 3384 1453 1615 316 Fundraising 4147 4147 Fees charges 4787 2114 1395 1278 Program expenses 6471 5565 906 8909 5819 1970 1120 414635 309097 68934 36604 X 228048 251603 115407 152358 21406 28504 6418 2739 5435321 2746926 2768430 2688395 3139709 3123599 104 1720 1720 104 X 3031862 3008464 106127 115031 3137989 3123495 3139709 3123599 -14494 X false false false X 193695 400292 421767 486125 295923 1797802 193695 400292 421767 486125 295923 1797802 13777 1784025 37 17 214 12 5601 5881 1829 2628 4457 173 671 767 3414 498 5523 1813663 343729 0.98370 0.99540 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false false 5318513 2644729 2673784 32613 18525 14088 84195 83672 523 2688395 Financial derivatives and other financial products Closely-held equity interests Federal income taxes Dinner/raffle/auction 11182 6150 5032 627 400 368 Ball/raffle/auctio 6290 3099 3191 542 400 298 2 2832 1076 1756 754 200 137 20304 10325 9979 1923 1000 803 3726 6253 X 108 X 58 X 4314 FMV X Food 251 cost to purchase X Operational items 664 cost to purchase false true false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11 A draft 990 is sent out via email to the board for review. They are provided notes to explain the various line items and if there are questions they submit those to the executive director. They are asked to give their approve via email. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The executive director is evaluated annually by the board of directors. The board reviews compensation annually against compensation of other executive directors for organizations of similar size. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Persons covered by this policy will annually disclose or update to the Chairman of the Board of Directors on a form provided by the FWS their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members. For each interest disclosed to the chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chairman will determine whether to a take no action b assure full disclosure to the Board of Director and other individuals covered by this policy ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decision within the FWS or d ask the person to resign from his or her position at the FWS or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with the FWSs removal procedures.The FWS Executive Director will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflicts of Interest and disclose them to the Chairman of the board of Directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transactionhas occurred.