Nonprofit · EIN 51-0168183
BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · KEARNEY, NE 68848
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $884,823 | $388,981 | $495,842 | $3,274,269 | $2,499 | $3,271,770 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $338,088 | $316,658 | $21,430 | $2,781,392 | $1,976 | $2,779,416 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $366,796 | $330,772 | $36,024 | $2,764,167 | $1,752 | $2,762,415 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $783,893
- Membership dues
- $4,229
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,387
- Royalties
- $270
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $9,436
- Other revenue
- $95,543
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $155,499
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $168,071
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $4,167
- Depreciation
- $75,437
- Program services (functional)
- $140,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $203,006
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,409
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,781,392
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,274,269
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,499
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,271,770
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,028,055
- Gross receipts
- $886,625
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- NE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI BISSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGREGOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRIS HEHNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAXINE ERPELDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRON HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NATHAN TYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BASNETT | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SARAH HAACK | SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH LOWE | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK PROCHASKA | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI BISSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA ATCHISON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT NEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMBER ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAXINE ERPELDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BYRON HANSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NATHAN TYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BASNETT | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGREGOR | DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH LOWE | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK PROCHASKA | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICKI BISSELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA ATCHISON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAT NEFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHUCK PROCHASKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAXINE ERPELDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY KOMMERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR NATHAN TYE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RANDY BASNETT | PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KEVIN MCGREGOR | DIRECTOR Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY BETH LOWE | TREASURER Officer | 1 | $0 |
| VICKIE SCHAEPLER | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 523, KEARNEY, NE 68848-0523
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- JENNIFER MURRISH, PO BOX 523, KEARNEY, NE 68848
- Signed the 990
- JENNIFER MURRISH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (308) 234-3041
- Website
- BCHS.US
- Return prepared by
- KSO CPA'S PC
Mission
TO PRESERVE LOCAL HISTORY AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING LOCAL HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- COLLECTED, PRESERVED, AND EXHIBITED LOCAL ARTIFACTS IN MUSEUM AND THEREBY EDUCATED CHILDREN AND ADULTS LIVING IN OR VISITING LOCAL AREA.Expenses $56,226
- PUBLICATION OF NEWSLETTER OF RESEARCHED ARTICLES ON TOPICS RELATING TO HISTORY OF PERSONS & EVENTS IN BUFFALO COUNTY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSLETTER TO MEMBERS AND ALL AREA LIBRARIES & SCHOOLS FOR EDUCATIONAL USE.Expenses $21,085
- MAINTAINED AND PRESERVED THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF PHOTOS, RECORDS, LETTERS, AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIALS RELATED TO BUFFALO COUNTY FOR USE BY PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.Expenses $63,255
- MAINTAINED AND PRESERVED THE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF PHOTOS, RECORDS, LETTERS, AND OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIALS RELATED TO BUFFALO COUNTY FOR USE BY PUBLIC FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION.
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
- 51-0168183
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,274,269
- Income (IRS master file)
- $886,625
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $884,823 | $388,981 | $3,274,269 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $338,088 | $316,658 | $2,781,392 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $366,796 | $330,772 | $2,764,167 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $366,883 | $255,852 | $2,750,553 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 51-0168183).
Questions about BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 51-0168183.
- Is BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BUFFALO 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 BUFFALO 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 BUFFALO 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 BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JENNIFER MURRISH.
- Who are the officers and directors of BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BUFFALO COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $884,823, expenses of $388,981 and total assets of $3,274,269 at year end.
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