2026-01-14T10:21:44-06:00 2025-08-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2024-09-01 237311415 LINN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY LINN 3193621501 800 2ND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 JASON WRIGHT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3193621501 2026-01-14 1 0 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2026-01-05 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE HISTORY CENTER JASON WRIGHT 800 2ND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 530779 0 X WWW.HISTORYCENTER.ORG X 1969 IA THE HISTORY CENTER PRESERVES AND TELLS THE STORY OF LINN COUNTY, IOWA 19 19 11 44 0 0 805529 433624 45288 46733 4331 516 8510 25089 863658 505962 0 0 0 0 285731 355163 0 0 112132 340173 351425 625904 706588 237754 -200626 5649935 5817328 57542 190490 5592393 5626838 X THE HISTORY CENTER ENGAGES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PRESERVING AND TELLING STORIES OF LINN COUNTY'S PAST AND CONNECTING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LINN COUNTY 0 0 469683 46733 THE HISTORY CENTER (THC) IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING THE PAST TO THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF LINN COUNTY. IT SERVES AS A UNIQUE COMMUNITY RESOURCE, MAKING THE HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY BOTH ACCESSIBLE AND ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE. IN FY2025, THC HOSTED SEVERAL ENGAGING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS:TEMPORARY EXHIBITS AT THC ROTATE EVERY SIX TO NINE MONTHS, WITH TWO GALLERIES TELLING COMPELLING STORIES OF LINN COUNTY'S HISTORY. TOPICS ARE DIVERSE AND RANGE FROM THE COMMUNAL IMPACT OF QUILTING TO IOWA'S STRUGGLES WITH CIVIL RIGHTS. THE SMITH GALLERY FOCUSES ON LINN COUNTY'S HISTORY, ORGANIZED BY AREAS OF INTEREST, WHILE THE WEST GALLERY HIGHLIGHTS ENTREPRENEURIAL STORIES AND EMPHASIZES LINN COUNTY'S ROLE AS IOWA'S SECOND-LARGEST ECONOMIC ENGINE. THE WILSON GALLERY FEATURES A VARIETY OF THEMES AND EXHIBITS. THESE GALLERIES ATTRACT OVER 5,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.WALKING TOURS COVER DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS, VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OTHER LINN COUNTY DOWNTOWNS, SHOWCASING OVER 16 DIFFERENT ROUTES. PARTICIPANTS GAIN INSIGHTS INTO THE EVOLUTION OF THESE SPACES, WITH OVER 250 PEOPLE JOINING ANNUALLY.BITE OF HISTORY IS A POPULAR PROGRAM HELD AT DIFFERENT LINN COUNTY RESTAURANTS, COMBINING HISTORY WITH CULINARY EXPERIENCES. HISTORIANS SHARE STORIES ABOUT THE BUILDINGS, NEIGHBORHOODS, AND OTHER UNIQUE DETAILS. SERVING APPROXIMATELY 100 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY, MOST OF THESE SEVEN EVENTS SELL OUT.ORAL HISTORIES LIVE! FEATURES REMARKABLE LIFE STORIES SHARED BY INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT LINN COUNTY CONNECTIONS. EVENTS ARE RECORDED AND TRANSCRIBED, CREATING PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL FOR RESEARCHERS. WITH FIVE ANNUAL PROGRAMS, OVER 250 PEOPLE ATTEND IN PERSON, AND TENS OF THOUSANDS VIEW ONLINE. IN 2023, IT RECEIVED THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF STATE & LOCAL HISTORY'S GOLD MEDAL FOR PROGRAMMING.LINN COUNTY UNBURIED INTRODUCES PARTICIPANTS TO DIFFERENT LINN COUNTY CEMETERIES AND HIGHLIGHTS THE LEGACIES OF NOTABLE INDIVIDUALS. IT ATTRACTS 120 PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY ACROSS FIVE PROGRAMS.SPOOKY LINN COUNTY SHARES AUTHENTIC LINN COUNTY GHOST STORIES AROUND A CAMPFIRE DURING A SINGLE AUTUMN NIGHT. THIS ENTERTAINING EVENT, ON AVERAGE, INTRODUCES OVER 200 ATTENDEES TO THC'S MISSION.RUDOLPH'S RETURN FEATURES A RECREATED HOLIDAY DISPLAY FROM CEDAR RAPIDS' ARMSTRONG DEPARTMENT STORE WITH ORIGINAL ANIMATRONIC ELVES. THE EVENT INCLUDES LIVE HOLIDAY MUSIC, CRAFTS, HORSE-DRAWN CARRIAGE RIDES, AND SANTA VISITS, DRAWING OVER 150 PEOPLE ANNUALLY.CHEW ON THIS INVITES PARTICIPANTS TO BRING THEIR LUNCHES TO THE HISTORY CENTER, WHERE DESSERT AND DRINKS ARE PROVIDED. PRESENTATIONS INCLUDE AUTHOR TALKS, VIRTUAL TOURS, AND LECTURES ON DIVERSE TOPICS. THIS PROGRAM DRAWS 200 ATTENDEES EACH YEAR.AUTHOR TALKS BRING LINN COUNTY AUTHORS OR THOSE WRITING ABOUT THE COUNTY TO PROVIDE LIVELY PRESENTATIONS. OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTEND THESE PROGRAMS ANNUALLY.EDUCATION PROGRAMMING (FIELD TRIPS) IS DESIGNED FOR PRE-K THROUGH FOURTH-GRADE STUDENTS, ENGAGING OVER 1,100 CHILDREN ANNUALLY. ABOUT 70% OF PARTICIPANTS ATTEND FIELD TRIPS TO THE HISTORY CENTER, WHILE THE REST EXPERIENCE THE PROGRAMS IN THEIR SCHOOLS, ADDRESSING TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS.THE RESEARCH LIBRARY SERVES OVER 2,600 RESEARCHERS ANNUALLY. THE LIBRARY'S ROBUST ARCHIVE CONTAINS UNIQUE MATERIALS UNAVAILABLE ELSEWHERE, SUPPORTING DIVERSE RESEARCH NEEDS.THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, THE HISTORY CENTER CONTINUES TO PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE LINN COUNTY'S RICH HISTORY WHILE FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION. 469683 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 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 8 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 19 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 X JASON WRIGHT 3193621501 800 2ND AVENUE SE CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52403 BURESH WENDY PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 WAND CHRIS PAST PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GULICK KRIS TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALTOFER JAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ALBERT KELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLONG THERESA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 COOK ROBERT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONAHUE MOLLY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GONDER JACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KOPPENHAVER ANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KUCHARSKI ZACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATHIS LIZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAYVANDI CATHIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETERS MARY ANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETERSON JED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAMLO LISA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SWANSON JOHN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VARGASON ADAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WELCH PETER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WRIGHT JASON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 55.00 X 97331 0 11499 97331 0 11499 0 0 0 0 0 12890 82950 337784 433624 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 611710 30108 30108 MEMBERSHIP DUES 812900 10718 10718 ADMISSIONS 812900 4507 4507 RESEARCH 541700 1400 1400 46733 516 516 8449 1458 6991 6991 6991 11790 12890 22299 -10509 -10509 2113 1060 1053 1053 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 20986 20986 MISC. REVENUE 900099 6568 6568 27554 505962 54777 0 17561 111618 61389 18975 31254 204331 112959 35526 55846 17037 9427 2972 4638 22177 12239 3828 6110 213 213 49335 5849 37970 5516 7203 5187 263 1753 12737 12737 60537 55663 4595 279 72137 67034 5103 1021 1021 6727 1656 5071 944 755 189 103781 98301 5480 20687 20068 619 EQUIP AND MAINTENANCE 4902 4902 11201 6419 3969 813 706588 469683 124773 112132 401 4977 192531 156873 85111 91736 15723 22820 8277 6313 3356 7539 3164256 733418 2531426 2430838 2813110 3096232 5649935 5817328 22586 26253 7174 16071 27782 148166 57542 190490 X 3994589 3957262 1597804 1669576 5592393 5626838 5649935 5817328 X -200626 235071 X X 1 X 0 0 0 X 574543 455553 458890 805529 433624 2728139 32329 57028 42783 45288 46733 224161 606872 512581 501673 850817 480357 2952300 29660 31461 77496 44820 64944 248381 0 29660 31461 77496 44820 64944 248381 2703919 25 19 1540 11031 7507 20122 25 19 1540 11031 7507 20122 50796 24474 62904 15942 41457 195573 657693 537074 566117 877790 529321 3167995 0.85350 0.86360 0.00640 0.00460 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 33,324. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 3,374. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 44,426. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,370. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 27,554. GROSS FUNDRAISING EVENT REVENUE - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 17,472. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 21,100. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 18,478. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 9,572. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 13,903. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 76800 76800 2607183 459907 2147276 129270 103058 26212 351003 170453 180550 2430838 OPERATING ROU ASSET, NET 139030 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN COMMUMUNITY FOUNDATION 2948386 FINANCING ROU ASSET, NET 8816 3096232 LEASE LIABILITY 11779 ROU LIABILITY 136387 148166 X 537270 29850 29850 507420 -1458 -1458 505962 737896 29850 1458 31308 706588 0 706588 PART III, LINE 1A: THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 73,000 ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE DEALING WITH THE HISTORY OF LINN COUNTY, INCLUDING LETTERS, DIARIES, AND PHOTOGRAPHS. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED FOR ACQUISITION, CONSERVATION, OR PRESERVATION OF THE COLLECTIONS. PART III, LINE 4: NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH IS THERE A MORE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF LINN COUNTY (IOWA) HISTORICAL TREASURES. ONE OF THE PRIMARY PURPOSES OF THIS INSTITUTION IS TO PRESERVE THESE PRECIOUS ARTIFACTS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THESE ARTIFACTS PUNCTUATE THE STORIES THAT ARE TOLD RELATED TO ALL FACETS OF LINN COUNTY. THE ARCHIVES DOCUMENT THE STORIES AND DEBUNK SOME OF THE URBAN LEGENDS. THE NONPROFIT EXEMPT STATUS IS CRITICAL TO MAINTAINING THESE COLLECTIONS. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THIS ENDEAVOR THROUGH GIFTS AND DONATIONS. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR SECTION OF THE IOWA INCOME TAX LAW, WHICH PROVIDES AN INCOME TAX EXEMPTION FOR CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS NOT DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND HAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT REQUIRED TO RECORD A LIABILITY RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AT YEAR-END. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TO RECLASS RENTAL EXPENSES TO DIRECTLY OFFSET REVENUE -1,458. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TO RECLASS RENTAL EXPENSES TO DIRECTLY OFFSET REVENUE 1,458. FAMOUS LAST WORDS 22760 12090 10670 2750 5749 2000 2334 SULLIVAN'S SOIREE 1920 800 1120 1000 8449 18 24680 12890 11790 3750 14198 2000 2352 22300 -10510 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. ANY INDIVIDUAL OR HOUSEHOLD WHO PAYS THE CURRENT YEAR DUES MAY BECOME A MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BYLAWS ALLOW FOR MEMBERS TO VOTE ON NEW BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE GOVERNING BODY DID NOT DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON ITS BEHALF TO AN EXECUTIVE OR SIMILAR COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. IT WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM ANNUALLY TO INDICATE UNDERSTANDING AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON BY THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS COMPENSATION ANALYSIS PROVIDED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM) AND THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY (AASLH). THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWS COMPENSATION STATISTICS FOR OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION. USING THESE MEASUREMENTS, A COMPENSATION PACKAGE APPROPRIATE TO ATTRACT THE MOST QUALIFIED AND CAPABLE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS CALIBRATED. THE MINUTES ARE USED TO CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENT THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DECISION RELATED TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. THIS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN AUGUST 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN ASSETS HELD BY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 235,071. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.