BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025

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Organization
BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 91-1157147)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-02
IRS object ID
202631539349200638
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-06-02T17:24:40-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN202609241PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WHITE & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1910 FRANKLIN AVE STE 3AddressLine1Txt
CitySUNNYSIDECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98944ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN911157147EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICALBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2SOCIETYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBENTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5097863842PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1407AddressLine1Txt
CityPROSSERCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99350ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSIE RICKORDSPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5097863842PhoneNum
Signature2026-05-15SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS A WHITEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00181579PTIN
Phone5098376700PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-19PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.PROSSERMUSEUM.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$138,319GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$24,320ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,613ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$14,054InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$76,804SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$73,125CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$3,679GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$21,208FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$3,253SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$17,955SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total$320OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$61,941TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$22,002SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,587FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$5,478OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$22,907OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$53,974TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$7,967ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$451,994NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$6,100OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$466,061NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$301,987BOYAmt
EOY$320,349EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$150,998BOYAmt
EOY$146,712EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,985BOYAmt
EOY$467,061EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$991BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$451,994BOYAmt
EOY$466,061EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO PRESERVE AND COMMUNICATE PROSSER'S COMMUNITY HISTORY. WE STRIVE TO HONOR THE PAST IN ORDER TO INFORM THE PRESENT AND FUTURE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES A MUSEUM LOCATED IN PROSSER, WASHINGTON. THE MUSEUM IS DEVOTED TO THE PRESERVATION AND COMMUNICATION OF LOCAL HISTORY.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$53,974ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$53,974TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
VERA CONE
TRUSTEE0.50$0
JANET CRAWFORD
TRUSTEE0.50$0
LINDA MERCER
SECRETARY0.50$0
PATSY MERCER
VICE-PRESIDE0.50$0
GAYLORD MINK
TRUSTEE0.50$0
MONTE SHAFFER
TRUSTEE0.50$0
JESSIE RICKORDS
TREASURER0.50$0
ANGELA SKEEN
TRUSTEE0.50$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSIE RICKORDSPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1537AddressLine1Txt
CityPROSSERCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP99350ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5097863842PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$121,035CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$16,781CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,394CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,789CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$230,319TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,473CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,046CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,406CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,091TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,525CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$420CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,902TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,254CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$73,397CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$44,308CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$332,312TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$25,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,000TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$287,312PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,809CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,054CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,520TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,317CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,826CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,809CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,054CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,520TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$46,571CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,223CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$51,529CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$58,362CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$392,832TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0.15000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FUNDRAISER SOCIEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$21,208GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$21,208GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,253OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$21,208GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$21,208GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$3,253OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$3,253DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$17,955NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART INET UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8SALE OF COLLECTIBLE ITEMS 220 RENTAL INCOME 100 TOTAL 320
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16BOOKS SALES COST OF GOODS SOLD 963 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,408 OFFICE EXPENSE 1,971 INSURANCE EXPENSE 4,197 SUBSCRIPTION 192 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 35 SUPPLIES 6,778 STORAGE EXPENSE 3,077 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 4,286 TOTAL 22,907
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 6,100
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24167,679 167,679 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 16,681 20,967 TOTAL 150,998 146,712
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26PAYROLL LIABILITIES 991 1,000
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIITO PRESERVE AND COMMUNICATE PROSSER'S COMMUNITY HISTORY. WE STRIVE TO HONOR THE PAST IN ORDER TO INFORM THE PRESENT AND FUTURE.

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