WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION INCORPORATION (EIN 23-7348133)
Tax period: 2021-05-01 to 2022-04-30
Filed: 2023-01-13
IRS object ID: 202340139349300449
Schema version: 2021v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-01-13T09:40:07-08:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-04-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	202571677	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-05-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	237348133	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8282539231	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	283 Victoria Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Asheville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Ralph Simpson	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8282539231	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-01-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Ralph	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Simpson	PersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Stephen C Corliss	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01333317	PTIN
Phone	8282360206	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-01-13	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-03-07 01:45:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Anne Chesky Smith	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	283 Victoria Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Asheville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$248,296	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.wnchistory.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1974	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The mission of Western North Carlina Historical Association is to preserve and promote the history and legacy of Western North Carolina through interpretation, education, collection, and collaboration.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	14	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	40	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,510,574	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$83,938	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$7,281	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$16,143	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$535,484	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$148,075	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$54	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$140	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,053,393	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$248,296	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,500	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$4,300	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$109,668	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$111,193	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$12,191	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$45,281	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$198,270	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$157,449	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$313,763	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,895,944	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$65,467	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,354,391	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,809,935	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,518	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,352,873	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,809,935	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	publications and related events; to facilitate cooperation among regional promote the history and legacy of Western North Carolina through interpretation, education, collection, and collaboration.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$279,654	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$4,341	GrantAmt
Revenue	$16,283	RevenueAmt
Desc	Interpretation: During the second half of 2021, we mounted the traveling exhibit, "Unearthing Our Forgotten Past: Fort San Juan." We closed for renovations to our exhibit facility at the beginning of 2022 and created several virtual exhibits. We began planning and creating partnerships with organizations and individuals to create exhibits, tours, and programs for our grand reopening in 2023.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Education: -Held 36 Virtual and in-person events reaching over 1,100 people -Partnered with over a dozen local entities to share our voice -Sponsored 22 History Hour lectures/panel discussions -Sponsored 9 "Hikes with a Historian" outings with 135 attendees -Held 3 "ReadWNC" programs which examines history with outside experts	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Collection: We made improvements to our facility, including interior plaster repair and painting and developed plans to upgrade the electrical systems and lighting as well as to renovate the kitchen and bathroom areas to better serve the public. We received a NEH grant to rehouse our collection to better protect our valuable artifacts for many years to come.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$279,654	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	14	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Anne Chesky Smith	PersonNm
Phone	8282539231	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	283 Victoria Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Asheville	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
Anne Chesky Smith
Executive Director	40.00	Yes (X)	$68,443	$0	$0
Ralph Simpson
President	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Geoff Cantrell
Vice President	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Kerri Glover
Secretary	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dirk Wilmoth
Treasurer	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Courtney Blossman
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Stuart Camblos
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Jim Buchanan
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Dee James
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Alan Tarlenton
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Caragh Koon
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Catherine Frank
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Michael McLaughlin
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
Kieta Osteen-Cochrane
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
James Bradley
Board Member	3.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$68,443	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$16,268	MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants	$23,990	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$43,680	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$83,938	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Admission Fees	712110	$9,227	$0	$0
Adult Programs	712110	$6,250	$0	$0
T Wolfe Award Program	712110	$392	$0	$0
Youth Program	712110	$274	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$16,143	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$102,782	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$102,782	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$140	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$140	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$140	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$140	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$45,293	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$45,293	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45,293	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$45,293	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$248,296	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$16,143	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$148,215	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,300	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,300	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,418	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,735	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,842	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,841	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,653	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,721	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,466	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,466	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,498	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$812	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,825	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,699	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,699	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,255	TotalAmt
Program Services	$24,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$814	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$89	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,559	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$44	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,257	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,069	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$126	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$62	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,153	TotalAmt
Program Services	$143,483	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$670	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,076	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$485	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Adult Programs	$1,956	$1,956	$0	$0
Other Program Expenses	$256	$256	$0	$0
Program Exhibits	$2,918	$2,918	$0	$0
Dues and Subscriptions	$209	$188	$21	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,119	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,416	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$877	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$313,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$279,654	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,918	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,191	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,842	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,739	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,473	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,340	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,419	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$5,166	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,371,435	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$63,635	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,469,033	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,307,800	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,661,314	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,280,825	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$179,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$172,986	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,354,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,809,935	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,518	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,518	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,137	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,324	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,309,736	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,761,611	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,352,873	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,809,935	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,354,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,809,935	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$65,467	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$316,238	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$161,233	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (true)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,521	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,510,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$83,938	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,698,300	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,521	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,463	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,510,574	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$83,938	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,698,300	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$68,582	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,629,718	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,721	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,691	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$535,484	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$102,922	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$685,110	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,383,410	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$74,758	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.68380	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.70700	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509	$0	PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY509	0	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0	InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$179,389	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,795	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,500	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,698	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$172,986	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$143,692	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$44,459	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,500	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,262	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$179,389	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$171,288	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$11,331	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$14,830	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,435	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$143,692	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$169,667	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,209	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$0	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,588	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$171,288	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$165,698	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,933	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,420	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,544	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$169,667	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	1.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$0	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$234,200	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$234,200	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,073,600	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$1,073,600	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$63,635	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$63,635	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,307,800	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Funds held at Western North Carolina Community Foundation	Desc
Book Value	$172,986	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$172,986	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt III, Line 4	WNCHA obtains and retains objects in its collection which is congruent with the interpretation of the history of western North Carolina as well as objects that fit the scale and asthetics of period rooms within the Smith-McDowell House, our facility.
Pt V, Line 4	The purpose of the endowment is to generate investment income to supplement operating funds.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11b	The Form 990 is prepared by a CPA firm, reviewed by management, presented to the board for review, proposed revisions and final approval.
Pt VI, Line 12c	Board members are annually required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest in writing. These disclosures are kept on file.
Pt VI, Line 18	The Form 1023 is available upon request and the Forms 990 are available on the websites of many charity watchdog organizations and upon request.
Pt VI, Line 19	Governing documents are available upon request.
Other	Carryover of Schedule O Note from prior year 990 -- In the year ended April 30, 2019, the organization received a contribution in the amount of $2,274,153. This contribution meets the IRS criteria for an unusual grant for the Schedule A, public support test. The unusual grant criteria that the organization met is as follows: 1. A substantial contribution from a disinterested part. 2. Attracted by reason of the publicly supported nature of the organization. 3. Is unusual and unexpected in amount. 4. Would, by reason of its large amount, result in the organization's not meeting the applicable public support test.
Pt XII, Line 1	Modified cash