2026-02-10T11:49:13-08:00 2025-09-30 470916323 HOWARD & COMPANY CPAS PA 4745 SUTTON PARK COURT STE 102 JACKSONVILLE FL 32224 990 2024-10-01 596198589 The Jacksonville Historical Society Inc JACK 9046550064 314 Palmetto Street Jacksonville FL 32202 Alan Bliss CEO 2026-02-10 true true John W Howard CPA P00243773 9044210690 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Alan Bliss 314 Palmetto Street Jacksonville FL 32202 3711425 false X www.jaxhistory.org X 1966 FL The mission of the Jacksonville Historical Society is to strengthen citizenship through public history education. 12 12 11 -8474 1765 635670 3449078 17100 37804 32332 16389 114470 119432 799572 3622703 0 0 360980 429621 0 104234 245267 460180 606247 889801 193325 2732902 4569187 5083161 2858934 634650 1710253 4448511 X The mission of the Jacksonville Historical Society is to strengthen citizenship through public history education. false false 571461 The Jacksonville Historical Society, founded in 1929, has since 2022 done business as the Jacksonville History Center, serving all the people of Floridas largest city. It does so by collecting, preserving and widely sharing the evidence of the people, places and events of the past, by maintaining the only research collection devoted entirely to Jacksonville, by hosting an oral history program focused on the people of Jacksonville, by hosting an ongoing series of public educational programs with authoritative speakers, by supporting history education in local public and private schools, colleges and universities, and by advocating for the value of historic preservation.In the 204 years since Jacksonvilles establishment, it has experienced major events related to banking, politics, law, industry, architecture, sports, medicine, the military (especially the U.S. Navy), shipping, aviation, immigration, and more. As the center of business, politics and transportation over land and by sea, Jacksonville stood for much the 19th and 20th centuries as Floridas most influential city. In the 21st century it continues to be the states largest city in terms of both size and population. It has long been diverse, demographically and in terms of its political economy. For all those reasons, the motto of the Jacksonville History Center is, "One City, Many Stories."The Jacksonville History Center owns a 1.2-acre campus in downtown Jacksonville's sports and entertainment district, on the bank of Hogans Creek and immediately behind the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. There the JHC has recently completed a $3.9 million renovation of a 106-year-old, three-story factory which is being adapted to house galleries and exhibits, a performance and event venue, and a much-expanded collections space. The campus is also home to the ca. 1878 St. Luke's Hospital, the first building in Florida designed and built to be a hospital, and the oldest building in downtown Jacksonville to survive the Great Fire of 1901. Also in the sports and entertainment district, the JHC manages two city-owned properties, the ca. 1888 St. Andrews church, a deconsecrated Episcopal sanctuary now used for special events, and the adjacent James E. Merrill Museum House, a restored and furnished 19th century home available for narrated educational tours. Through these properties the JHC is faithful to its advocacy for preservation and adaptive reuse of historic places.The JHC collaborates with the City of Jacksonville and with neighborhood preservation organizations, smaller local museums, affinity groups, businesses and nonprofits to support preservation and history education.The JHC also convenes a citywide network of organizations, the Jacksonville History Consortium, which strengthens the sharing of resources and best practices in the field of public history. Speakers from the History Center routinely present at meetings of local civic organizations, discussing the evidence of people and events in Jacksonville's past and fostering awareness of the power of historical knowledge. The History Center's digital newsletter, "Jacksonville History Matters," reaches an audience of 4500 and its content is regularly published by Jacksonville.com. Other local media channels rely on the Jacksonville Histroy Center for authoritative, evidence-based information and interpretation of Jacksonville's past. The archives and collections of the Jacksonville History Center includemanuscripts, letters, journals, maps, architectural drawings, objects,ephemera, recordings and over 100,000 historic photographs, all devoted toJacksonville, Florida. No other collection is singularly focused on thehistory of this sprawling, complicated city and its people. Donations offresh material appear continuously, to be processed, catalogued,appropriately conserved, archived and accessioned by credentialed staffmembers, for use by researchers who visit in person or virtually.The Jacksonville History Center receives support from corporations,foundations, individual donors and annually renewing members, as well asfrom a competitive cultural services grant funded by local government andadministered each year by the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville.Additional revenue comes from fundraising events, merchandise sales andspace rentals. In 2022 the JHC launched an agency endowment fund at theCommunity Foundation for Northeast Florida, the balance in which grows eachyear through additional gifts. In 2025, the Organization launched a capital campaign to continue its mission. 571461 true true false true false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 true 11 true true true false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 12 12 false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false true true false false X Kate Hallock 9046550064 314 Palmetto Street Jacksonville FL 32202 Alan Bliss CEO 40.00 0.00 X 121096 0 0 Kristanna Barnes Chairman 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 G David Auchter Imm. Past Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JF Bryan IV Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Liza Barnett Emmet Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Jamison Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Shealy Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Fred Kent Board Member 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 William H Bishop Chair-elect 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy S Broner Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Veronica Frazier Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Courtney Gumbinger Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Thompson Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 121096 1 false false false 0 37599 2679578 731901 4800 3449078 Rent and tours 37804 37804 37804 16389 16389 0 0 30848 42087 -11239 -11239 -11239 0 164449 36543 127906 0 12857 10092 2765 2765 0 3622703 54193 -8474 X 0 0 0 0 121096 96877 24219 0 267263 173810 43453 50000 0 0 41262 28760 7190 5312 0 1290 1290 27620 22096 5524 48787 48787 0 0 100740 100740 0 22401 17921 4480 0 0 46038 28413 17625 262 262 0 0 19342 19342 0 107179 107179 21482 17186 4296 Merchandise and program 33229 33094 135 Technology support 14501 11601 2900 Dues 7035 5628 1407 In-kind Contributions 4800 4800 5474 3202 2272 889801 571461 214106 104234 102951 590575 6806 0 2527000 0 0 0 0 0 175799 178498 9595 5257739 1043723 1646096 4214016 0 61962 0 0 0 48573 90477 4569187 5083161 279387 31373 2557523 8784 13240 603277 2858934 634650 X 1675795 4401663 34458 46848 1710253 4448511 4569187 5083161 2732902 5356 X false true X true false X 233546 790068 470600 635670 3411479 5541363 157397 231843 269962 195328 245960 1100490 0 0 0 390943 1021911 740562 830998 3657439 6641853 0 0 6641853 598 12114 11357 32332 16389 72790 1884 1884 598 13998 11357 32332 16389 74674 16715 102268 118983 0 408256 1035909 854187 863330 3673828 6835510 0.97170 0.93960 0.01090 0.02000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 48787 false false 48787 false false Part II-B, Line 1i - Other Activities Description Contact with legislators to increase or provide funding (fundraising) to the Organization to carry out its charitable purpose. Part IV - Additional Information 284975 284975 413701 143591 270110 4418748 766092 3652656 21060 14785 6275 119255 119255 4214016 Accrued Expenses 3616 Conditional Contributions 323421 Line of credit 250000 Rental Deposits 26240 603277 X 3628059 5356 5356 3622703 3622703 889801 889801 889801 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Jacksonville Historical Society, Inc. has been recognized as a not-for-profit organization exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.Professional standards prescribe a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return and also provides guidance on various related matters such as derecognition, interest, penalties and disclosure required. The Jacksonville Historical Society, Inc. is subject to taxation in the United States and the tax years 2022, 2023,and 2024 are subject to examination by tax authorities. false Ginger Bread Extravaganza, Fire Run etc 164449 164449 36543 164449 164449 36543 36543 127906 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Chief Executive Officer reviews and approves tax return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Enforcement of Conflicts Policy is written Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The organization's Chief Executive Officer is compensated based on past performance, reviews and comparable compensation but is up to board for final approval. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents available through Florida Department of State Divisionof Corporations website (www.sunbiz.org) Form 990, Part I, Line 6 Provide services as docent, archives, and to help with special fundraising events