2026-06-25T19:37:57-04:00 2025-12-31 460257538 KETEL THORSTENSON LLP PO BOX 3140 RAPID CITY SD 577093140 990 2025-01-01 363727899 MUSEUM ALLIANCE OF RAPID CITY INC MUSE 6053946923 PO BOX 1554 RAPID CITY SD 57709 CONOR MCMAHON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6053946923 2026-06-25 true JEANETTE SCHROEDER CPA P00479382 6053425630 2026-06-25 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THE JOURNEY MUSEUM CONOR MCMAHON 222 NEW YORK STREET RAPID CITY SD 57701 4213530 false X WWW.JOURNEYMUSEUM.ORG X 1987 SD THE MISSION OF THE JOURNEY MUSEUM IS TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE AND EXPLORE THE HERITAGE, CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION TO UNDERSTAND OUR PAST, ENRICH OUR PRESENT AND SUSTAIN OUR FUTURE. THE VISION IS TO INSPIRE ALL AUDIENCES TO LEARN AND PLAY IN A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC ATMOSHPHERE; CREATE WONDER AND CURIOSITY THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING; REVEAL CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC CONNECTIONS TO FOSTER NEW KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS VISITORS. 9 9 16 14 3621 446342 3812130 192484 209024 1470 -10851 117021 139558 757317 4149861 342 0 385324 395330 0 52987 331694 436383 717018 832055 40299 3317806 757080 4289707 56077 73289 701003 4216418 X THE MISSION OF THE JOURNEY MUSEUM IS TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE AND EXPLORE THE HERITAGE, CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION TO UNDERSTAND OUR PAST, ENRICH OUR PRESENT AND SUSTAIN OUR FUTURE. THE VISION IS TO INSPIRE ALL AUDIENCES TO LEARN AND PLAY IN A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC ATMOSHPHERE; CREATE WONDER AND CURIOSITY THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING; REVEAL CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC CONNECTIONS TO FOSTER NEW KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS VISITORS. false false 566372 342 251133 THE JOURNEY MUSEUM HOUSES ARTIFACTS AND MATERIALS THAT ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR AREA'S HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE. THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS THAT TELL THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION - FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE LAKOTA PEOPLE AND THE PIONEERS WHO SHAPED ITS PAST, TO THE SCIENTISTS WHO NOW STUDY IT. THE JOURNEY MUSEUM EDUCATES, SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES LEARNING AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS. 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THE HOPE IS THAT THE COMBINED RESOURCES AND ALIGNED OBJECTIVES WILL RESULT IN VISITOR GROWTH. 566372 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 2 0 16 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 9 9 false false true false true false false true true false false true true true true true false false false false X CONOR MCMAHON 6053946923 222 NEW YORK STREET RAPID CITY SD 57701 CONOR MCMAHON EXECUTIVE DI 50.00 X 112238 0 10388 STACIE GRANUM CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT ROSELAND VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN WREDE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RITCHIE NORDSTROM TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TRAVIS DEWES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL EVANS CITY LIAISON 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN HENNING BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICAH LANDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WILMES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 112238 10388 1 false false false 3005 411065 3398060 3812130 ADMISSIONS AND EVENTS 900099 195181 195181 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 13843 13843 209024 9720 9720 75465 75465 75465 75465 20571 -20571 -20571 -20571 11942 3005 2864 9078 9078 8570 677 7893 7893 85287 39557 45730 42109 3621 OTHER MUSEUM REVENUE 900099 1392 1392 1392 4149861 251133 3621 82977 342 342 122627 49051 49051 24525 223159 179537 23678 19944 1209 1209 13247 10786 1315 1146 35088 23433 7212 4443 12715 12715 55808 55808 21228 21228 11614 11614 33269 23952 7046 2271 11637 3506 7677 454 143564 136029 7331 204 1180 708 472 6278 3767 2511 507 507 41987 39887 2100 49315 42526 6789 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 43416 39622 3794 OTHER EXPENSES 3865 403 3462 832055 566372 212696 52987 108320 67910 205011 366598 18538 12926 43654 49913 2326 8971 1109549 991193 176161 118356 188024 3654738 15046 10295 757080 4289707 40515 44016 18426 15562 10847 56077 73289 X 618554 3500236 82449 716182 701003 4216418 757080 4289707 X 3317806 197605 4 X false true X true false X 651425 479603 475014 446342 3812130 5864514 171340 229210 210805 257011 287581 1155947 7135 7135 822765 708813 685819 710488 4099711 7027596 538616 538616 538616 538616 6488980 51009 64156 65954 69510 85185 335814 3621 3621 51009 64156 65954 69510 88806 339435 16971 16971 2950 2371 150 8946 1392 15809 876724 775340 751923 788944 4206880 7399811 0.87690 0.92170 0.05000 0.07000 X PART III, LINE 12 OTHER MUSEUM REVENUE 15,809 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X false 188024 3268897 197817 3654738 164560 20000 14027 10563 188024 149095 15465 164560 173861 -24766 149095 101549 60757 11555 173861 0.80950 0.19050 false false 528713 528713 545672 427316 118356 118356 FINANCE LEASE LIABILITY 10847 10847 X 4351008 197605 3541 201146 4149862 -1 -1 4149861 835593 3541 3541 832052 3 3 832055 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A MOST COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE MUSEUM ARE OWNED BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR DISPLAY IN THE MUSEUM TO GENERATE ADMISSIONS REVENUE, FROM WHICH THE MUSEUM IS ABLE TO HELP FUND THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES OF PRESERVING HISTORY AND ARTIFACTS, PROVIDING EDUCATION AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AND PROVIDING ENJOYMENT TO AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 THE EARNINGS OF THE ENDOWMENT FUND ARE TO BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO FUND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OPERATIONS, OR TO MEET THE AREA OF GREATEST NEED. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C) (3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT CONSIDERED TO BE A "PRIVATE FOUNDATION" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 509(A). AS SUCH, NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX IS PAID UNLESS NET INCOME IS DERIVED FROM ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT ACTIVITIES. NO SUCH SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED. AT DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS OR LIABILITIES, OR INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, EXIST. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 3,541 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B ROUNDING -1 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EXPENSE 3,541 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B ROUNDING 3 FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C THE JOURNEY MUSEUM FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE JOURNEY MUSEUM IS TO PRESERVE, EDUCATE AND EXPLORE THE HERITAGE, CULTURES AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION TO UNDERSTAND OUR PAST, ENRICH OUR PRESENT AND SUSTAIN OUR FUTURE. THE VISION IS TO INSPIRE ALL AUDIENCES TO LEARN AND PLAY IN A VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC ATMOSHPHERE; CREATE WONDER AND CURIOSITY THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT LEAD TO LIFE-LONG LEARNING; REVEAL CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND SCIENTIFIC CONNECTIONS TO FOSTER NEW KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ITS VISITORS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE JOURNEY MUSEUM HOUSES ARTIFACTS AND MATERIALS THAT ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF OUR AREA'S HISTORY, HERITAGE, AND CULTURE. THE MUSEUM INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC ARTIFACTS THAT TELL THE COMPLETE STORY OF THE BLACK HILLS REGION - FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE LAKOTA PEOPLE AND THE PIONEERS WHO SHAPED ITS PAST, TO THE SCIENTISTS WHO NOW STUDY IT. THE JOURNEY MUSEUM EDUCATES, SUPPORTS AND PROVIDES LEARNING AND CULTURAL AWARENESS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VISITORS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE A LEARNING LAB STOCKED WITH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, YOUTH EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES, SCHOOL AND GROUP TOURS, AND ADULT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE JOURNEY MUSEUM SAW APPROXIMATELY 30,000 VISITORS IN THE MUSEUM IN 2025. THE MUSEUM ALSO SEEKS TO COLLABORATE WHENEVER POSSIBLE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND POTENTIAL PARTNERS WHILE ALWAYS HONORING OUR CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS. WE BELIEVE COLLABORATION IS ESSENTIAL TO ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS. IN 2025, THE JOURNEY MUSEUM ACQUIRED ALL ASSETS OF MINNILUSA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, A 501C3 ORGANIZATION THAT MAINTAINS A PIONEER MUSEUM. THE ACQUISITION ALLOWS THE JOURNEY TO EXPAND ITS COLLECTION. THE HOPE IS THAT THE COMBINED RESOURCES AND ALIGNED OBJECTIVES WILL RESULT IN VISITOR GROWTH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 1. MODIFICATION OF MISSION AND PURPOSE THE MISSION STATEMENT WAS EXPANDED TO FORMALLY INCLUDE "EDUCATION" AS A CORE PILLAR OF THE ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVITY. THE UPDATED MISSION FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING THE PAST, ENRICHING THE PRESENT, AND SUSTAINING THE FUTURE, REMOVING PREVIOUS LANGUAGE RELATED TO SPECIFIC FUTURE CHALLENGES. UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, SUCH CHANGES ARE SIGNIFICANT AS THEY REDEFINE THE SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES THROUGH WHICH THE ORGANIZATION ACHIEVES ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. 2. GOVERNING BODY COMPOSITION AND SELECTION THE 2025 BYLAWS CHANGED THE STRUCTURE AND SELECTION PROCESS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: BOARD SIZE: THE PERMISSIBLE RANGE WAS NARROWED TO BETWEEN NINE AND THIRTEEN DIRECTORS, TIGHTENING THE PREVIOUS RANGE OF SEVEN TO FIFTEEN. APPOINTMENT AUTHORITY: THE APPOINTMENT POWER OF THE MAYOR OF RAPID CITY WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FROM FIVE SEATS TO A SINGLE SEAT (RESTRICTED TO A MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL). THE AUTHORITY TO FILL THE REMAINING SEATS WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO BE CONDUCTED VIA ELECTION BASED ON ESTABLISHED STAKEHOLDER SELECTION GUIDELINES. 3. REMOVAL OF INSTITUTIONAL GOVERNANCE TIER THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETELY REMOVED THE "COLLECTIONS DIRECTORS" ARTICLE. THIS STRUCTURAL CHANGE ELIMINATED FOUR INSTITUTIONAL SEATS THAT PREVIOUSLY HELD BINDING AUTHORITY OVER SPECIALIZED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN THE AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND ITS MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY EXEMPT ASSETS. 4. QUORUM AND VOTING STANDARDS THE DEFINITION OF A QUORUM FOR BOARD MEETINGS WAS SIMPLIFIED TO REQUIRE MORE THAN 50% OF DIRECTORS "CURRENTLY SERVING," REPLACING THE PREVIOUS STANDARD BASED ON DIRECTORS "ELIGIBLE TO VOTE". ADDITIONALLY, FOR STANDING COMMITTEES, THE QUORUM REQUIREMENT WAS INCREASED FROM ONE-THIRD TO A SIMPLE MAJORITY OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 5. COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND MEMBERSHIP THE BYLAWS FORMALLY ESTABLISHED THE "GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE" AS A NEW STANDING COMMITTEE. FURTHERMORE, MEMBERSHIP ON ALL STANDING COMMITTEES (EXECUTIVE, FINANCE, AND GOVERNANCE) IS NOW STRICTLY LIMITED TO SERVING BOARD MEMBERS, ELIMINATING THE PRIOR ALLOWANCE FOR NON-DIRECTOR MEMBERS ON CERTAIN COMMITTEES. 6. DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THE PRESCRIPTIVE FISCAL AND SECRETARIAL DUTIES FOR THE CHAIR, VICE-CHAIR, SECRETARY, AND TREASURER WERE MOVED FROM THE BYLAWS TO A SEPARATE "BOARD MEMBER JOB DESCRIPTIONS" DOCUMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S ROLE WAS CLARIFIED TO EMPHASIZE MANAGEMENT "AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD- AND REFINED REPORTING PROTOCOLS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS CONSIST OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES WHO PURCHASE A PASS TO THE MUSEUM. THESE PASSES ARE SOLD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. MEMBERS ARE ENTITLED TO UNLIMITED ACCESS TO THE MUSEUM AS WELL AS DISCOUNTS ON PAID MUSEUM PROGRAMS AND STORE MERCHANDISE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A LICENSED CPA. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 PRIOR TO THE SIGNING OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUALLY, EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND HAS COMPLETED A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT PRIOR TO EACH YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETING OR WHEN JOINING THE BOARD. PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL TAKE PLACE TO ENSURE THIS PROCESS IS BEING PERFORMED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. AFTER RECEIVING THE REQUEST, ITEMS WILL EITHER BE MAILED OR BE AVAILABLE FOR PICK UP. 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