2021-10-29T14:58:52-05:00 2020-12-31 208171351 WEBER & ASSOCIATES CPA'S 314 N LAKE ST STE 1B AURORA IL 605064086 990 2020-01-01 362348569 AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY AURO 6309060650 PO BOX 905 AURORA IL 60507 MARY CLARK ORMOND PRESIDENT 6309060650 2021-10-28 true MARY ORMOND 999009999 GABRIELA FEDMASU P01271165 6308974500 2021-10-29 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z MARY CLARK ORMOND PO BOX 905 AURORA IL 60507 764844 false X WWW.AURORAHISTORY.NET X 1945 IL THE AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES THE PAST A FUTURE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND PRESENTING THE RICH, DIVERSE HISTORY OF AURORA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 7 7 5 15 0 171803 225731 1503 76 38241 45670 -1524 1975 210023 273452 0 0 105764 111908 0 3540 108175 115470 213939 227378 -3916 46074 907366 966703 2346 23217 905020 943486 X THE AURORA HISTORICAL SOCIETY GIVES THE PAST A FUTURE BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND PRESENTING THE RICH, DIVERSE HISTORY OF AURORA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. false false 163617 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: OPERATED TWO MUSEUMS CONTAINING A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBITS THAT REFLECT THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITY HISTORY. CRAFTED MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND A NUMBER OF SMALLER EXHIBITIONS AND COORDINATED PUBLIC EVENTS AT BOTH MUSEUM SITES. CONDUCTED SCHOOL TOURS AND OTHER OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMS FACILITATING DISCOVERY AND UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED HISTORY. THE MUSEUMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,330 DURING THE YEAR. OVER 640 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE DOCUMENTED. DURING THE PANDEMIC: MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED IMPROVING TWO MAJOR MUSEUM SITES AND A RESEARCH ARCHIVES. OFFERED IN-PERSON EXHIBITIONS, AND DURING COVID, REGULAR WINDOW EXHIBITS VIEWED FROM OUTDOORS. CONTINUED ONLINE LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH CORRESPONDENCE WITH PATRONS. MAINTAINED COLLECTIONS OF THOUSANDS OF PRICELESS HISTORICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING ARCHIVAL MATERIALS SUCH AS PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS, ALONG WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS, ALL RELATING TO AURORA HISTORY, PRESERVING THESE FOR THE EDUCATION OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. ALSO CONTINUTED TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE NEW MATERIALS TO GROW THE COLLECTION. 969 BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: PRODUCED AND CIRCULATED A NEWSLETTER TO ABOUT 750 HOUSEHOLDS. A MONTHLY E- BLAST WAS CIRCULATED TO 2,500 HOUSEHOLDS DURING THE YEAR. DURING THE PANDEMIC: OFFERED OUTREACH WITH MONTHLY HISTORICAL ARTICLES AND PICTORIALS ONLINE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND IN "KANE COUNTY CONNECTS." PRODUCED THREE SHORT AND THREE LONG VIDEOS RELATED TO AURORA HISTORY, OUR MUSEUM FACILITIES, AND OUR COLLECTIONS, AND DISSEMINATED THESE FREELY ONLINE. 164586 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true 6 0 5 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false true false false IL X JOHN JAROS 6309060650 PO BOX 905 AURORA IL 60507 JOHN JAROS EXECUTIVE DI 60.00 X 60000 0 14894 JOHN MEDERNACH TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARY CLARK ORMOND PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 VIRGINIA POTTER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY PROBST VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT ROBOWSKI TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA CLAY THOMAS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY CAFFEE TWAIT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 60000 14894 false false false 65000 160731 828 225731 OTHER MISC 76 76 76 20706 20706 501244 4256 480536 20708 4256 24964 24964 12831 10856 1975 1975 273452 2051 45670 74894 48439 23073 3382 29945 29945 7069 5631 1438 13003 13003 7924 7924 1803 1803 5989 5989 15439 11466 3973 22766 22766 9808 9808 14847 14847 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 20779 20779 EXHIBITS/COLLECTION CARE 1404 1404 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 1175 1175 SPECIAL EVENTS 500 342 158 33 33 227378 164586 59252 3540 12232 71207 46346 36257 473466 406148 75926 67318 772862 791921 907366 966703 2346 2570 20647 2346 23217 X 898656 914578 6364 28908 905020 943486 907366 966703 X 46074 -7608 X false true X true false X 178269 167457 158844 171803 225731 902104 16061 18955 17268 21320 12907 86511 194330 186412 176112 193123 238638 988615 988615 24333 25969 27390 25585 20706 123983 24333 25969 27390 25585 20706 123983 1260 1260 219923 212381 203502 218708 259344 1113858 0.88760 0.86850 0.11000 0.13000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 416450 353934 62516 57016 52214 4802 67318 PPP LOAN 20647 20647 X 268776 -7608 10856 3248 265528 7924 7924 273452 230310 10856 10856 219454 7924 7924 227378 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED PRIMARILY THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS REDUCE NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE PERIOD WHEN PURCHASED, OR AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF THE ASSETS USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS ARE RESTRICTED BY DONORS. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, SCIENTIFIC SPECIMENS, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALE TO BE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE SOCIETY HAS NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT DISCLOSURE. THE SOCIETY FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2018. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD (NET WITH SALES ON RETURN) 10,856 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 0 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD (NET WITH SALES ON RETURN) 10,856 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 0 X 75 X 187 X ARCHIVAL ITEMS 456 X SUPPLIES 1 828 false false false FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST AT BOTH MUSEUM SITES WITH VARIOUS DUTIES INCLUDING ASSISTING WITH ARCHIVES, COLLECTIONS, RESEARCH, TOURS, MUSEUM STORE AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A BEFORE THE PANDEMIC: OPERATED TWO MUSEUMS CONTAINING A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBITS THAT REFLECT THE RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY OF COMMUNITY HISTORY. CRAFTED MAJOR EXHIBITIONS AND A NUMBER OF SMALLER EXHIBITIONS AND COORDINATED PUBLIC EVENTS AT BOTH MUSEUM SITES. CONDUCTED SCHOOL TOURS AND OTHER OUTREACH PRESENTATIONS AND PROGRAMS FACILITATING DISCOVERY AND UNDERSTANDING OF SHARED HISTORY. THE MUSEUMS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1,330 DURING THE YEAR. OVER 640 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE DOCUMENTED. DURING THE PANDEMIC: MAINTAINED AND CONTINUED IMPROVING TWO MAJOR MUSEUM SITES AND A RESEARCH ARCHIVES. OFFERED IN-PERSON EXHIBITIONS, AND DURING COVID, REGULAR WINDOW EXHIBITS VIEWED FROM OUTDOORS. CONTINUED ONLINE LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH CORRESPONDENCE WITH PATRONS. MAINTAINED COLLECTIONS OF THOUSANDS OF PRICELESS HISTORICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING ARCHIVAL MATERIALS SUCH AS PHOTOS AND DOCUMENTS, ALONG WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS, ALL RELATING TO AURORA HISTORY, PRESERVING THESE FOR THE EDUCATION OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. ALSO CONTINUTED TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE NEW MATERIALS TO GROW THE COLLECTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE PROVIDED A PDF COPY OF THE RETURN FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 COST OF GOODS SOLD (NET WITH SALES ON RETURN) 10,856 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 0 COST OF GOODS SOLD (NET WITH SALES ON RETURN) -10,856 FUNDRAISING DIRECT EXPENSES 0