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THE 33,000 OBJECTS IN OUR COLLECTION SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR ROTATING EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, LECTURES, BLOGS, RESEARCH REQUESTS, AND LOANS (SHORT-TERM, LONG-TERM, AND PERMANENT) TO OTHER SIMILARLY-MISSIONED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MORRIS COUNTY AND NJ. THE SOCIETY'S IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS ATTRACT VISITORS, ATTENDEES, AND ENGAGEMENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE MOST OUTWARDLY APPARENT WAYS THE ORGANIZATION EMBODIES ITS MISSION IS THROUGH THE ACTIVE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ACORN HALL (1853), ITS CARRIAGE HOUSE, AND ASSOCIATED 6-ACRE LANDSCAPE. SINCE 1971, WHEN THE ACORN HALL PROPERTY BECAME PART OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED TOURS OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF NJ'S BEST PRESERVED HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS. AS A LEADING HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN NJ, THE SOCIETY SERVES IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY COORDINATING, PUBLICIZING, AND SUPPORTING EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND INITIATIVES WITH ALL OF MORRIS COUNTY'S HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. THE SOCIETY ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS LOCAL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, IN THE COMPLETION OF RESEARCH-DRIVEN, COUNTY-WIDE HISTORY INITIATIVES, LIKE MORRIS COUNTY'S FIRST COUNTY-WIDE SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & HISTORIC SITES. A MEMBER-SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT, THE SOCIETY REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS IN NJ THAT OWNS ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND IS UNSUPPORTED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, PRIVATE FOUNDATION, OR PARENT ORGANIZATION EXCEPT THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTING PROCESSES. 463818 true true false false false false false true false false false 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 8 0 false 8 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X MORRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9732673465 68 MORRIS AVENUE ACORN HALL MORRISTOWN NJ 079604315 GAIL BOERTZEL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GRAY KOGEN VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVEN WEINERMAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROLINE KOLB SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN G DAWSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN O MARGIOTTA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CARYL ANNE MCBRIDE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ARIADNE MONFALCONE TRUSTEE 2.00 X 0 0 0 CRAIG SCHLOSSER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMY E CURRY EXECUTIVE DI 45.00 X 85111 0 9045 85111 9045 false false false 16182 135102 151185 302469 ADMISSION FEES 4345 4345 OAKLEAF BOOK SALES & GIFTS 1061 1061 5406 78141 78141 300394 4352 300277 117 4352 4469 4469 28325 4886 23439 23439 413924 4345 107110 85111 65535 19576 153134 117914 35220 26421 20344 6077 25767 19841 5926 8500 8500 450 378 72 6888 6200 688 38095 32000 6095 PRESERVATION 163000 163000 GROUNDS & BUILDINGS 13125 13125 UTILITIES 11107 8552 2555 PROJECTS 9609 9609 8953 7320 1633 550160 463818 86342 0 33392 122167 1899520 148361 1144296 2953707 3077208 3224235 929 43265 929 43265 X 2901279 3005970 175000 175000 3076279 3180970 3077208 3224235 X -136236 240927 X false true X true false X 500598 265166 245309 268679 302469 1582221 2241 6806 4555 4972 4345 22919 1821 2337 1291 701 1061 7211 504660 274309 251155 274352 307875 1612351 1612351 33172 41392 70340 93387 78141 316432 33172 41392 70340 93387 78141 316432 4564 2726 942 22439 30671 537832 320265 324221 368681 408455 1959454 0.82290 0.84870 0.16000 0.15000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false FISCAL AGENT LIABILITY 42336 PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE 929 43265 X 659736 240926 4886 245812 413924 413924 555046 4886 4886 550160 550160 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE ORGANIZATION'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS-MODIFIED CASH BASIS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS AND SUBSEQUENT RESTORATIONS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED OR RESTORED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS, INCLUDING THE GIFT OF LAND AND BUILDINGS IN 1971, ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN NET ASSETS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, CARED FOR, AND INVENTORIED PERIODICALLY. ACTIVITIES VERIFYING AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTIONS OR FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE SOCIETY FOLLOWS FASB ASC 740 "INCOME TAXES" WHICH CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION FOR TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN. THE SOCIETY RECOGNIZES THE TAX BENEFITS FROM UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS, THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE SOCIETY HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAINTIES IN INCOME TAXES. THE SOCIETY IS LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE FOR THE YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,886 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,886 TRIPS AND VARI 28325 28325 4886 28325 28325 4886 4886 23439 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE MORRIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF A COUNTY WITH AN EXCITING AND UNIQUE PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, IS TO DISCOVER, PRESERVE AND MAKE KNOWN THE HISTORY OF MORRIS COUNTY THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND PRESERVATION ADVOCACY. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE VOLUNTEERS HELP WITH GENERAL CHORES IN ACORN HALL AND IN THE GARDENS SURROUNDING ACORN HALL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE SOCIETY PRESERVES AND PROMOTES MORRIS COUNTY HISTORY BY ACTIVELY COLLECTING ARTIFACTS, DOCUMENTS, AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOCAL HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE. THE 33,000 OBJECTS IN OUR COLLECTION SERVE AS THE BASIS FOR ROTATING EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS, LECTURES, BLOGS, RESEARCH REQUESTS, AND LOANS (SHORT-TERM, LONG-TERM, AND PERMANENT) TO OTHER SIMILARLY-MISSIONED ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT MORRIS COUNTY AND NJ. THE SOCIETY'S IN PERSON AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS ATTRACT VISITORS, ATTENDEES, AND ENGAGEMENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. THE MOST OUTWARDLY APPARENT WAYS THE ORGANIZATION EMBODIES ITS MISSION IS THROUGH THE ACTIVE PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, AND INTERPRETATION OF ACORN HALL (1853), ITS CARRIAGE HOUSE, AND ASSOCIATED 6-ACRE LANDSCAPE. SINCE 1971, WHEN THE ACORN HALL PROPERTY BECAME PART OF THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTION, STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE PROVIDED TOURS OF THE BUILDING, WHICH IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF NJ'S BEST PRESERVED HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS. AS A LEADING HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN NJ, THE SOCIETY SERVES IN A LEADERSHIP CAPACITY COORDINATING, PUBLICIZING, AND SUPPORTING EVENTS, PROGRAMS, AND INITIATIVES WITH ALL OF MORRIS COUNTY'S HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL. THE SOCIETY ALSO WORKS CLOSELY WITH THESE ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS LOCAL COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, IN THE COMPLETION OF RESEARCH-DRIVEN, COUNTY-WIDE HISTORY INITIATIVES, LIKE MORRIS COUNTY'S FIRST COUNTY-WIDE SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY & HISTORIC SITES. A MEMBER-SUPPORTED NON-PROFIT, THE SOCIETY REMAINS ONE OF THE FEW HISTORY ORGANIZATIONS IN NJ THAT OWNS ITS HISTORIC RESOURCES AND IS UNSUPPORTED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, PRIVATE FOUNDATION, OR PARENT ORGANIZATION EXCEPT THROUGH COMPETITIVE GRANTING PROCESSES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION WAS ORGANIZED WITH MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A GOVERNING BODY ELECTED BY MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PROVIDED BY EMAIL TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY REVIEWED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SALARIES OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REVIEWED BY BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 4,886 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -4,886