Nonprofit · EIN 91-6032409
SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · LA CONNER, WA 98257
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $424,850 | $458,796 | -$33,946 | $1,304,110 | $91,174 | $1,212,936 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $410,330 | $449,266 | -$38,936 | $1,224,053 | $8,004 | $1,216,049 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $349,314 | $428,319 | -$79,005 | $1,258,224 | $8,519 | $1,249,705 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $347,143
- of which government grants
- $207,594
- Membership dues
- $22,779
- Program service revenue
- $8,569
- Investment income
- $32,490
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $12,582
- Net income from fundraising events
- $28,891
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,757
- Other revenue
- $36,648
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $62,353
- Other salaries and wages
- $172,539
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $258,579
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,800
- Occupancy
- $43,958
- Travel
- $1,385
- Depreciation
- $33,644
- Program services (functional)
- $362,262
- Management and general (functional)
- $93,365
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,169
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,224,053
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,304,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $91,174
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,212,936
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $560,274
- Publicly traded securities
- $556,730
- Gross receipts
- $434,681
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 73
- Year formed
- 1962
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JO WOLFE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,353 |
| PEGGY STOWE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TAMI MASON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LIZ XAVER STEWART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE EASTWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN HOVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM LOVING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 7 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PAUL JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN KAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROCIO LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE GRANSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE KAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ADAM SOWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERMAINE KORNEGAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JO WOLFE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $62,353 |
| PEGGY STOWE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| TAMI MASON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LIZ XAVER STEWART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| LESLIE EASTWOOD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| JOHN HOVEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIM LOVING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICIA PAUL JD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN KAMB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROCIO LOPEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVE GRANSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARTIN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JESSICA ELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM SOWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GERMAINE KORNEGAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVE THOMAS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DAN BERENTSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JENIFER BRIGHT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DEANNE AMMONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEAN DAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GAIL BRUCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVE GRANSTROM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARTIN HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAMI MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANITA ROOZEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FAY SHANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 818, LA CONNER, WA 98257-0818
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PEGGY STOWE, 501 S 4TH STREET, LA CONNER, WA 98257
- Signed the 990
- PEGGY STOWE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (360) 466-3365
- Return prepared by
- TOOMEY & TOOMEY CPAS PLLC
Mission
TO IDENTIFY, COLLECT, DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE OBJECTS OF RELEVANCY AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REFLECTING THE UNIQUE CULTURAL HISTORY OF SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON.
Program accomplishments
- CONCENTRATED EFFORTS ON INVENTORYING AND LABELING 3-D ITEMS ON DISPLAY AND IN STORAGE, UPLOADING ITEM DETAILS INTO COLLECTION DATABASE. WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS TO RE-HOUSE ARTIFACTS INTO ARCHIVAL BOXES. CONINUED 2-D FOCUS ON SCANNING AND DOCUMENTING PHOTOGRAPHS INTO DATABASE, REHOUSING AND INVENTORYING NEWSPAPER COLLECTION. CONTINUED IDENTIFYING ITEMS THAT DO NOT MATCH OUR COLLECTIONS CRITERIA AND PREPARING FOR DE-ASSESSIONING.Expenses $181,132
- CREATED TWO ORIGINAL EXHIBIT IN OUR MAIN GALLERY: "LAURIE WELLS - A SKAGIT ORIGINAL AND "EVERYONE'S A CRITIC - COMMUNITY ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT". CREATED THREE ORIGINAL EXHIBITS FOR OUR SMALLER GALLERY, "WWI VETERANS HONORED BY THE MEMORIAL HWY ELMS", "THE BELLVILLE THRESHING BEE AND "CIGARGETTE DIARIES AND CREATED A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT ON AUTHOR TOM ROBBINS. CO-SPONSORED THE FOURTH ANNUAL PUBLIC HISTORY DAY AT NORTHERN STATE HOSPITAL/SWIFT CENTER, WHICH INCLUDED GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLMAN CENTER. WELCOMED 4,770 GUESTS TO OUR MUSEUM, PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC LECTURES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.Expenses $108,679
- HE SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES THE SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSUEM AND SKAGIT CITY SCHOOL. THE MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES AND PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF SKAGIT COUNTY. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDE:- OPERATING PERMENANT AND ROTATING EXHIBIT GALLERIES FEATUREING LOCAL PIONEER LIFE, NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EXHIBITS, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND VEHICLES, VINTAGE CLOTHING AND OTHER HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS.- ADULT LECTURE SERIES AND SCHOOL AGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT BOTH THE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SKAGIT CITY SCHOOL.- MAINTAIN ON-SITE RESEARCH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF HISTORIC PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS, NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS AND ORAL HISTORIES.- HOSTING SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS PUBLIC HISTORY EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, PLUS TRAININGS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT SKAGIT CITYExpenses $72,451 · revenue $16,326
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
- 91-6032409
- 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
- 1974
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A82Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,304,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $434,681
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $424,850 | $458,796 | $1,304,110 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $410,330 | $449,266 | $1,224,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $349,314 | $428,319 | $1,258,224 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $385,513 | $357,751 | $1,305,138 | 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 91-6032409).
Questions about SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 91-6032409.
- Is SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
- Are donations to SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PEGGY STOWE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $62,353 (JO WOLFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $424,850, expenses of $458,796 and total assets of $1,304,110 at year end.
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