2022-01-21T08:03:55-08:00 2021-04-30 CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLC 242 CHARLOTTE ST SUITE 1 ASHEVILLE NC 28801 990 2020-05-01 237348133 Western North Carolina Historical Association Inc WEST 8282539231 283 Victoria Road Asheville NC 28801 Ralph Simpson President 8282539231 2022-01-21 true Ralph Simpson Stephen C Corliss P01333317 8282360206 2022-01-21 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Anne Chesky Smith 283 Victoria Road Asheville NC 28801 2053393 false X www.wnchistory.org X 1974 NC The mission of Western North Carlina Historical Association is to preserve and promote the history of Western North Carolina through the care, interpretation, and presentation of the Smith-McDowell House; to educate through lectures, exhibitions, (Cont on P2) 13 13 3 40 0 0 35463 1510574 14270 7281 43292 535484 945 54 93970 2053393 2500 2500 0 43091 109668 0 11347 56252 45281 101843 157449 -7873 1895944 2562481 4354391 1594 1518 2560887 4352873 publications and related events; to facilitate cooperation among regional historical organizations; and to recognize leadership in Western North Carolina history and literature. false false 121212 2500 1510547 Interpretation: Between September 19, 2020 (when we reopened after a mandated COVID-related closure) and April 30, 2021, we welcomed nearly 1,000 visitors on tours of the restored Smith-McDowell House Museum and exhibitions despite significant visitations limits imposed by COVID. We revamped and reorganized our house tour to give visitors a self- guided tour book and a one-way route to comply with social distancing guidelines. This revamped house tour introduced visitors to a larger diversity of stories and people than ever before. In early 2020, we curated and mounted an exhibit on Western North Carolina during World War I, which was open for two months before the Museum closed due to restrictions put in place due to COVID-19. It reopened on September 19, 2020 and ran through the end of the year. While closed to the public, we curated a virtual exhibit entitled 1918 vs 2020, which compared Western North Carolina's response to the 1918 flu epidemic with our 2020 response to COVID-19. During this time, we also made two former exhibits - "Hillbillyland: Myth and Reality in Appalachian CultureX and "Douglas Ellington" available for free via our digital exhibit platform. In 2021, we mounted Ann Miller Woodford's exhibit When All God's Children Get Together: The Lives and Music of African American People in Far WNC. It ran from January - June 2021. We also developed a digital exhibit, Deep Dive into Archives, which began as a research project to uncover the names and stories of the people who were enslaved by the Smith and McDowell families. Collection: We were granted ownership of the Smith-McDowell House, our facility and the most significant part of our permanent collection, and 1.84 acres. We replaced the roof on the Smith-McDowell House with a hand-seamed, standing seam, copper roof that was installed by Huber and Associates in July 2020. This roof replaces the red slate roof that was installed around the turn of the 20th century. The metal standing-seam roof is reflective of a roof that was on the house during mid-to-late 19th century. We were also awarded a Conservation Assessment Program grant by IMLS to have an architect assess our facility and a conservation specialist assess our collection. The final CAP report is currently being used to prioritize renovations and restorations to the Smith-McDowell House. Prior to the end of April 2020, R&W began the installation of a new HVAC system that will provide heat and cooling to all floors of the house; previously only the first floor had A/C. This will allow for better climate control of the building for the comfort and safety of our staff, volunteers, visitors, and collections. We had the exterior of the house painted. In FY2021-2022 we aim to make further improvements to the house, including upgraded electrical, upgraded security and lighting, interior plaster repair and painting, and installing interior magnetic storm windows. In 2020, we began inventorying our collections. To aid in this effort we hired a contract- based, part-time Curatorial Assistant to help catalog items and research their provenance. We also updated our Collections Policy and applied for a NEH grant to help rehouse our collection. Education: We've developed new programs over the last fiscal year and adjusted them to work during COVID-related social distancing guidelines by offering most of these programs via Zoom webinar. We've hosted monthly "LitCafes," featuring WNC authors, a WNC lecture series, a film series, and a symposium on monuments. These all have worked very well in a Zoom format; we have been able to host speakers that would not have been able to travel to Asheville (including the winner of our Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award in 2020); and we've been able to offer these programs to a much larger audiences and make them accessible to more people by recording the presentations. In 2021, we have also been able to begin hosting limited in-person tours-to Bryson City, along the railroad route from Old Fort to Ridgecrest, and in DuPont Forest, and down the French Broad. We hope to offer more in-person events while also continuing virtual programming. We awarded the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award to Sandra Muse Isaacs for Eastern Cherokee Stories and our Outstanding Achievement Award to Ann Miller Woodford for her work preserving the history and culture of African American people in far WNC. Due to COVID, we had to cancel our annual Living History Day. This event covers local history topics during a tour of the Smith-McDowell House for over 300 4th and 5th graders. Participatory skills and activities related to a wide range of cultural and social studies topics are demonstrated by volunteers on the grounds of the house; We served 450 students through our Traveling Trunk program, which loans "history kits" on topics of historic interest to local classrooms. Each trunk covers a specific topic and includes educational materials and objects for lesson planning and discussion. We served 25 students enrolled in a local chapter of Tar Heel Jr. Historian Association (THJHA), a statewide club for students interested in North Carolina history. Our chapter participates in the annual statewide THJHA convention as well as a local service project at Hart Square reaching hundreds of individuals. We were also able to serve hundreds of students on socially-distanced and topical tours of our facility. 121212 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 0 0 3 true false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NC X X Dirk Wilmoth 8282539231 283 Victoria Road Asheville NC 28801 Ralph Simpson President 5.00 X X 0 0 0 Geoff Cantrell Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Kerri Glover Secretary 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Dirk Wilmoth Treasurer 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Courtney Blossman Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Stuart Camblos Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Buchanan Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Alvis Campbell Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Tarlenton Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Caragh Kooon Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Catherine Frank Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Michael McLaughlin Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Kieta Osteen-Cochrane Board Member 3.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Chesky Smith Executive Director 40.00 X 64608 0 0 64608 0 0 false false false 15885 22516 1472173 1307800 1510574 Admission Fees 712110 4477 0 0 Adult Programs 712110 1550 0 0 T Wolfe Award Program 712110 1000 0 0 Youth Program 712110 254 0 0 7281 535484 0 535484 Other Income 900099 54 0 0 54 54 2053393 7281 0 535538 2500 2500 67001 53601 6700 6700 34545 27635 3455 3455 8122 6498 812 812 3682 3682 0 0 5642 0 5642 0 5556 686 4870 0 284 256 0 28 5931 4600 1089 242 1099 879 110 110 9675 9191 484 0 230 230 0 0 4914 3570 1344 0 Adult Programs 1615 1615 0 0 Other Program Expenses 2796 2796 0 0 Youth Program 228 228 0 0 T. 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X 1 234200 Estimated Fair market value X 1 1073600 Estimated Fair market value false false false 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