BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
BENTON COUNTY MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 91-1157147)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-04-11
IRS object ID
202521019349201332
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-04-11T22:09:06-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-03-31SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHOMAS A WHITEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00181579PTIN
Phone5098376700PhoneNum
Preparation2025-04-02PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
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$75,232GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$21,789ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,434ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$13,809InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$23,703SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$17,643CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$6,060GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$12,972FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$2,609SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$10,363SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Other Revenue Total$1,525OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$54,980TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$21,902SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,980FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$5,203OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$15,136OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$45,221TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$9,759ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$438,156NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,079OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$451,994NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$315,649BOYAmt
EOY$301,987EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$123,422BOYAmt
EOY$150,998EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$439,071BOYAmt
EOY$452,985EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$915BOYAmt
EOY$991EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$438,156BOYAmt
EOY$451,994EOYAmt
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$45,221ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45,221TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

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$21,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,781CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,394CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$227,948TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,046CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,406CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,523TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,525CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,482TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$21,949CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$139,633CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$37,254CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$73,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,720CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$309,953TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$309,953PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,826CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,957TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,514CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,317CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,826CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,809CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,957TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,440CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$151,147CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,571CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$85,223CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,529CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$369,910TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income CY0.16000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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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 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 1,325 RENTAL INCOME 200 TOTAL 1,525
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16BOOKS SALES COST OF GOODS SOLD 722 EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,084 OFFICE EXPENSE 1,404 INSURANCE EXPENSE 3,143 SUBSCRIPTION 267 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 413 SUPPLIES 376 STORAGE EXPENSE 3,835 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 3,892 TOTAL 15,136
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20NET UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS 4,079
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24136,211 167,679 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 12,789 16,681 TOTAL 123,422 150,998
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26PAYROLL LIABILITIES 915 991
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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