Nonprofit · EIN 23-7172931
ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · HAYS, KS 67601
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $736,013 | $310,930 | $425,083 | $2,227,283 | $1,517 | $2,225,766 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $854,247 | $257,018 | $597,229 | $1,800,683 | $0 | $1,800,683 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $725,178 | $241,540 | $483,638 | $1,204,589 | $1,135 | $1,203,454 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $707,992
- of which government grants
- $128,846
- Membership dues
- $17,937
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $9,806
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $572
- Net income from gaming
- $19,324
- Net income from sales of inventory
- -$2,005
- Other revenue
- $18,215
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $51,560
- Other salaries and wages
- $55,850
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $115,615
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,516
- Occupancy
- $40,298
- Depreciation
- $78,256
- Program services (functional)
- $248,743
- Management and general (functional)
- $62,187
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,800,683
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,227,283
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,517
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,225,766
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,622,643
- Publicly traded securities
- $214,422
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $176,898
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,048,868
- Gross receipts
- $808,743
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 25
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA GLASSMAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP KUHN | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MATT ODOM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCO MACIAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA HUNT | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE VANDOREN | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DONNA MASKUS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYLE JOHNSTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHELLY LIPPERT | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DEBRA LUDWIG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BELL | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JERRY BRAUN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NORMAN CLARK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADEN SPLICHAL | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KEISS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY KAY SCHIPPERS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA GLASSMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX HERMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ODOM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCO MACIAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRISCILLA HUNT | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD RICKE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MASKUS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYLE JOHNSTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM CONKEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA LUDWIG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY UNREIN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY BRAUN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NORMAN CLARK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADEN SPLICHAL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH KEISS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KAY SCHIPPERS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINDA GLASSMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX HERMAN | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ODOM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCO MACIAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHERYL STRAMEL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD RICKE | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA MASKUS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LYLE JOHNSTON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBRA LUDWIG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY UNREIN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY BRAUN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORMAN CLARK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADEN SPLICHAL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG ATKINS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KAY SCHIPPERS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 100 W 7TH ST, HAYS, KS 67601-4429
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARY KAY SCHIPPERS, 100 W 7TH, HAYS, KS 67601
- Signed the 990
- MARY KAY SCHIPPERS, President
- Phone
- (785) 628-2624
- Website
- ECHSHAYS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Jeff Pinkney CPA Inc
Mission
COLLECT, DISPLAY, AND APPROPRIATELY PRESERVE ITEMS THAT ILLUSTRATE THE HISTORY OF ELLIS COUNTY; TO IDENTIFY AND APPROPRIATELY PRESERVE HISTORICAL SITES WITHIN THE COUNTY AND TO ENABLE THE PEOPLE OF ELLIS COUNTY TO SHARE IN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PRESERVING THE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE REGION.
Program accomplishments
- MUSEUM:ADMISSIONS TOTALED ABOUT 2,000. PERMANENT EXHIBITS IN THE MUSEUM TOTAL AROUND 30. THERE ARE ALSO A COUPLE OF NEW AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS EACH YEAR. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE COLLECTION IS IN EXCESS OF $1,000,000 NOT INCLUDING ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS. THE MUSEUM HOUSES MORE THAN 100,000 ARTIFACTS.Expenses $126,237
- ARCHIVES/RESEARCH/EDUCATION:THE ARCHIVES HAS NEARLY 18,000 INDEXED OBITUARIES, AROUND 10,000 NON-INDEXED OBITUARIES, AND OVER 100,000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND NEGATIVES. THE ARCHIVES ALSO HOLDS OVER 1,500 BOOKS. THERE ARE MORE THAN 98,000 LINES INDEXED ON THE ARCHIVE INDEX PLUS AROUND 25,000 PHOTOS INDEXED. AS IN THE PAST, THEY RECEIVED NUMEROUS REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, THROUGH CONTACT BY TELEPHONE, REGULAR MAIL, E-MAIL AND IN PERSON. RESPONSES WERE PROVIDED BY STAFF TO ALL INTERESTED PARTIES.Expenses $98,875
- SPECIAL PROJECTS/EVENTS:ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS/EVENTS DURING THE YEAR WERE AS FOLLOWS. PIONEER DAY WAS HELD AGAIN TO PRESENT HISTORY FOR AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN. IN CONNECTION WITH FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERISTY, THERE WAS A HERITAGE HARVEST. CONTINUE TO PUT ON VARIOUS ACTIVITIES IN AND AROUND THE ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST, WITH THE SOCIETY OFFERING VARIOUS HISTORICAL PROGRAMMING. THERE IS ALSO THE ANNUAL CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE, "A VOLGA GERMAN CHRISTMAS".Expenses $23,631
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7172931
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,227,283
- Income (IRS master file)
- $808,743
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $736,013 | $310,930 | $2,227,283 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $854,247 | $257,018 | $1,800,683 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $725,178 | $241,540 | $1,204,589 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $328,683 | $211,456 | $720,696 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7172931).
Questions about ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 23-7172931.
- Is ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARY KAY SCHIPPERS.
- Who are the officers and directors of ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ELLIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $736,013, expenses of $310,930 and total assets of $2,227,283 at year end.
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