Nonprofit · EIN 41-0773781
ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · DULUTH, MN 55802
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $779,899 | $879,684 | -$99,785 | $711,046 | $22,344 | $688,702 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $812,840 | $793,067 | $19,773 | $798,911 | $23,868 | $775,043 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $650,227 | $678,365 | -$28,138 | $3,879,155 | $32,243 | $3,846,912 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $759,403
- of which government grants
- $463,240
- Program service revenue
- $7,850
- Investment income
- $513
- Net income from fundraising events
- $8,513
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $3,461
- Other revenue
- $12,133
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $65,930
- Other salaries and wages
- $204,799
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $346,295
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $684
- Accounting fees
- $21,500
- Occupancy
- $130,836
- Depreciation
- $21,534
- Program services (functional)
- $618,479
- Management and general (functional)
- $223,359
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,846
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $798,911
- Total assets, end of year
- $711,046
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $22,344
- Net assets, end of year
- $688,702
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $101,400
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $264,075
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $424,627
- Gross receipts
- $792,810
- Employees
- 11
- Year formed
- 1922
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAYNE GANNAWAY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $65,930 |
| ROBERT BAEUMLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESS EDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA FOLSTAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEONE GRAF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE HAKALA-BEEKSMA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RON HEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN HOPPE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS JENSEN | PAST EXEC. D Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KAREN KEENAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KEYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MATTHEWS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIM MCLOUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA NERVICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHUCK PALMQUIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WENCL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICKEY WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK WOGNUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NICHOLAS JENSEN | PAST EXEC. D Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $56,728 |
| ROBERT BAEUMLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JESS EDBERG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA FOLSTAD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WAYNE GANNAWAY | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| LEONE GRAF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELE HAKALA-BEEKSMA | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| RON HEIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KAREN KAENAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KEYES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MATTHEWS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIM MCLOUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA NERVICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK PALMQUIST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARREL SWENSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF WENCL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICKEY WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICK WOGNUM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE COOMBE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (TERMED 6/23) Officer | 40 | $50,436 | $1,313 |
| DAVID BENSON | INTERIM EXEC. DIRECTOR (TERMED 10/23) Officer | 16 | $14,040 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS JENSEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $12,500 | $0 |
| RONALD HEIN | PRESIDENT EMERITUS (NON-VOTING) Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY WENCL | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMANDA GOODMAN | VICE-PRESIDENT (TERMED 3/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN MATTHEWS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MARSHALL | SECRETARY (TERMED 6/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN STREU | PRESIDENT/TREASURER, TREASURER (TERMED 9/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 4/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELE BEEKSMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN BUEHLER | HPC LIAISON (NON-VOTING) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CELIA DOMICH | EWHS REP Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONE GRAF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY GRIMM | ST LOUIS COUNTY COMM. (TERMED 7/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM GROVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNIE HARALA | ST LOUIS COUNTY COMM. (TERMED 7/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRANDON HARTUNG | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN KEENAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY KEYES | HHS REP Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM MAIDA | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 3/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEANNE MAKI | VAHS REP (TERMED 10/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MCDONALD | SLC COMM. (NON-VOTING) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TIM MCLOUGHLIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LINDA NERVICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES PALMQUIST | MMM REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHY SISKAR | TSHS REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ADAM SODERLIND | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 3/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY SOMMER | BOARD MEMBER (TERMED 4/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREL SWENSON | VAHS REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICKEY MARY WHITE | SISU REP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 506 W MICHIGAN ST, DULUTH, MN 55802-1505
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WAYNE GANNAWAY, 506 W MICHIGAN STREET, DULUTH, MN 55802
- Signed the 990
- WAYNE GANNAWAY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (218) 733-7507
- Website
- WWW.THEHISTORYPEOPLE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LICARI LARSEN AND COMPANY
Mission
TO DISCOVER, PRESERVE, AND DISSEMINATE THE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA THROUGH ARCHIVAL AND MUSEUM SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (SLCHS) IS RESPONSIBLE, PER STATE STATUTE, TO COLLECT, PRESERVE AND PRESENT THE HISTORY OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY (AS RECOGNIZED BY THE MINNESOTA STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) AND IS ELIGIBLE, ACCORDINGLY, FOR COUNTY TAXPAYER SUPPORT. THE SOCIETY IS UNIQUE (AND PRIVILEGED) IN THAT IT IS HOUSED AS A TENANT IN A COUNTY OWNED BUILDING WITH PREMIER ARTS/CULTURAL NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS. SLCHS ALSO GRANTS COUNTY FUNDS TO A SYSTEM OF SIX IRON RANGE AFFILIATES IN HIBBING, VIRGINIA, CHISHOLM, ELY, TOWER, AND EMBARRASS. IN ADDITION, SLCHS WAS ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY (AND COUNTY FUNDING) FOR VETERANS' "HISTORY SERVICES" IN THE 1990S AND BUILT THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL PROGRAM, WHICH IT STILL MAINTAINS TODAY. TO DATE 29,500 OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY'S 35,000 VETERANS ARE IDENTIFIED IN THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL VETERAN'S INFORMATION DATABASE. THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL GALLERY AND THE ALBERT J. AMATUZIO RESEARCH CENTER ARE REPOSITORIES FOR LOCAL VETERAN HISTORY. THE VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL PROGRAM CONTINUES A VETERAN'S DAY EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DULUTH WOMEN OF TODAY. THE EVENT WAS HELD ON VETERAN'S DAY AND RECOGNIZED AREA VETERANS. SLCHS BASED EXHIBITS WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO 239,706 DEPOT VISITORS IN 2025. NUMBERS PROVIDED BY DEPOT MANAGEMENT, STAFF OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY. 24 VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 3,174 HOURS OF WORK FOR SOCIETY PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH. APPROXIMATELY 75,000 INDIVIDUALS (ACTUAL NUMBERS NOT AVAILABLE) VIEWED SOCIETY EXHIBITS AND/OR MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE ARTWORKS ON LOAN TO THE KITCHI GAMMI CLUB IN DULUTH, STATUES LOCATED AT THE DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS INSTALLED IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, INCLUDING AURORA, HIBBING, AND DULUTH. 20 TRAVELING EXHIBITS COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS WERE VIEW BY APPROXIMATELY 430,000 PEOPLE IN ST. LOUIS COUNTY. 13,000 INDIVIDUAL 3D ARTIFACTS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE HELD IN PUBLIC TRUST. STAFF FIELDED AN ESTIMATED 550 REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION THROUGH VARIOUS CONTACT METHODS (EMAIL, PHONE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND WALK-INS) AS A MATTER OF REGULAR DUTIES FOR STAFF. ONE ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP WAS AWARDED IN COOPERATION WITH THE DULUTH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, WITH FUND BALANCE ORIGINATING THROUGH SOCIETY EFFORTS OR THROUGH PARTNERS. (MIKE COLALILLO MEDAL OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIP AND ERIE MINING COMPANY SCHOLARSHIP). SLCHS HIRED WAYNE GANNAWAY, A MUSEUM PROFESSIONAL WITH 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A FULL-TIME EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. INITIATED A 6-MONTH STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS WITH PRO BONO ASSISTANCE FROM FACILITATOR AND NONPROFIT CONSULTANT, MADELINE KVALE. HOSTED THE TWIN PORTS FESTIVAL OF HISTORY EVENT. HELD FOUR HISTORY-IN-A-PINT HISTORY TALKS AT THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY DEPOT. HELD A SLOVENIAN HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CUISINE FESTIVAL, CO-SPONSORED BY THE SLOVENIAN UNION OF AMERICA. RESTORED AND RE-OPENED VETERANS MEMORIAL HALL AFTER SERIOUS WATER DAMAGE IN 2024. IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH SLCHS AMERICAN INDIAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE, PRODUCED A NEW TRAVELING EXHIBIT, SOVEREIGN NATIONS: DISCOVERING THE TREATY STORY OF MINNESOTA'S INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. HELD THE ANNUAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY FAMILY FESTIVAL ON TREATIES IN OUR AREA AND THE SANDY LAKE TRAGEDY, FEATURING ELDERS OF THE RED CLIFF BAND OF LAKE SUPERIOR CHIPPEWA. AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE DEPOT FOUNDATION TO REFRESH AND RELOCATE THE LAKE SUPERIOR OJIBWE GALLERY TO THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE ST. LOUIS COUNTY DEPOT. RE-INSTITUTED INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH'S MUSEUM STUDIES PROGRAM, WITH TWO INTERNS ASSISTING WITH COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT. COMPLETED A GRANT FROM THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOR AN ONGOING COLLECTIONS CATALOGUING INITIATIVE.Expenses $618,479
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
- 41-0773781
- 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
- 1951
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $711,046
- Income (IRS master file)
- $792,810
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $779,899 | $879,684 | $711,046 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $812,840 | $793,067 | $798,911 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $650,227 | $678,365 | $3,879,155 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $672,719 | $696,272 | $3,871,205 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 41-0773781).
Questions about ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 41-0773781.
- Is ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1951.
- Are donations to ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ST LOUIS 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 ST LOUIS 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 ST LOUIS 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 ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WAYNE GANNAWAY.
- Who are the officers and directors of ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $65,930 (WAYNE GANNAWAY, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does ST LOUIS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $779,899, expenses of $879,684 and total assets of $711,046 at year end.
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