2021-11-15T14:22:52-08:00 2020-12-31 453705962 Morse & Co PLLC 5121 S Wheeling Ave Ste 200 Tulsa OK 74105 990 2020-01-01 730795545 Tulsa Historical Society TULS 9187129484 2445 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 74114 Michelle Place Executive Director 2021-11-15 true Michelle Place 999009999 Tim L Roberts CPA P00000948 9187491040 3 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z 2445 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 741141326 827393 false X tulsahistory.org X 1963 OK To collect, protect and present Tulsa's History 21 21 7 50 0 478258 377059 15005 16111 53146 71386 14978 99285 561387 563841 0 0 413144 419356 0 45144 582320 533026 995464 952382 -434077 -388541 9088841 8786457 48926 25530 9039915 8760927 The mission of Tulsa Historical Society & Museum is to illuminate the past, enrich the present, and inspire future generations by collecting, preserving and presenting Tulsa's history. false false 819646 It is an honor and certainly a privilege to serve as the Executive Director of the Tulsa Historical Society & Museum. I have been employed by THSM for almost 20 years and have definitely seen growth and change. I am grateful for our board, our members, our volunteers and especially a professional staff. Our community is in a much better place because of their commitment to telling all of Tulsas stories. I.2020 Highlights - Covid has been a challenge. The museum and administrative offices closed March 19, 2020. Staff came back fulltime to our offices on July 15 Museum opened with shortened hours August 11. All in person programs were canceled at the museum. Continue to do our best to figure out how to reach our audience virtually 1.Museum Numbers A.2,822 museum visitors. B.12 off-site historical presentations. C.Michelle spoke to appx 561. D.THSM hosted 1 Womens Oklahoma Suffrage Celebration, Chautauqua like performers spoke and we marched around the Vintage Gardens. E.37 special events book signings, lectures ALL FREE of CHARGE F.Our website had 1,052,938 views, FB 18,033, Twitter 8,928 and Instagram 1,644. 2.We were unable to host Chautauqua due to Covid. 2021 Plans and contingency plans are both in the works. 3.Because of COVID, we were unable to hold a traditional Hall of Fame event. Instead, we honored Frontline Heroes in five industry sectors: health care workers, first responders, banking, retail and educators, as well as non-profits and volunteers. In October, we displayed three banners announcing Frontline Heroes and notified 163 area businesses, municipalities, non-profits and school districts that their employees were recognized as Frontline Heroes. Free admission was offered to them and their guests for a full year. Despite not having an in-person event, we still netted more than $73,000 from corporate sponsors, individuals and board members. 4.Exhibits A. THSM presented 11 new gallery and community spotlight and off-site exhibits B.THSM received a grant that allowed us to purchase six sets of the Tulsa Race Massacre exhibit, which were given to 5 local library systems throughout eastern Oklahoma and a partner non-profit in Oklahoma City. Prior to the covid shutdown in mid-March, the exhibit had been viewed by more than 35,000. C. New Exhibits in 2020: o Votes for Women: Striking a Four-Letter Word from the Constitution. o Fashionably Tulsa: A Selection of Items from the Janis Updike Walker Collection. o Adah & Bruce: the Controversy Over the Design of Boston Avenue Church. o A couple of short term exhibits in partnership with other organizations were cancelled. D. Coming in 2021: o New exhibit on the Tulsa Race Massacre o Route 66 o Tulsa Club o Tulsa Movie Theaters o Traveling exhibit on Oklahoma Latinx History E. Movie Theaters Book - An exciting new project for the museum began in 2020 co-authoring a book on Tulsas historical movie theaters. The book will be published by Arcadia and released in Fall 2021. Initial research uncovered more than 130 theaters in the Tulsa area. There has been lots of positive feedback from the community and many individuals have shared memories, photographs, and other items. There were also a number of media stories about the project. F. PR Movie Theater book: o TV KOTV, Fox23, KTUL o Print TulsaWorld, Vintage Magazine, Tulsa People o Podcast Tulsa People Share Your Covid Story project: o TV KTUL, RSU-TV o Print Tulsa World, Vintage Magazine Votes for Women there were probably more of these, these are the ones I can remember o TV - KTUL o Print TulsaWorld, Tulsa People, Tulsa Past: o TV - Discover Oklahoma, KTUL G. Social Media projects o Staff worked hard during the months the museum was closed to connect to the public through our social media. We increased our frequency of posts and added some fun activities like puzzles made from historical photos in our collection and an online trivia game. 5. Oral Histories. A. More than 60 histories were recorded in 2018. B. We now have 140 oral histories recorded. 6.Archival A.Total number of all items cataloged for 2020: 5,033 (increase of 66% from 2019) B.Total number of new online digital images added during 2020: 3,770 C.Total number of online digital images available for viewing in database: 38,671Total number of research requests completed for 2020: 407 (increase of 57% from 2019) D.Total number of orders completed for photographic images in 2020: 176 (increase of 259% from 2019) 7.Website A.Launched in early January 2019 and it continues to serve us well. B.We have added a few new features that have made donating on line easier C.Continue to add to the online collections 8.Museum Assessment Program (MAP) A.We successfully completed the organizational assessment module of the Museum Assessment Program sponsored by the American Museum. This assessment is a 10- month process, which was completed in mid-December. B.This assessment process paves the way for national accreditation. 9.Ldor Vdor A.Continues to be in demand and Im very happy to say that the film was an awarded a Heartland Emmy for historical drama. B.That means we are two for two in Emmy awards for documentaries. 10.Oral Histories A.Again, COVID greatly impacted this program B.We recorded 20 new conversations C.Now made available on line 281 expansion of our website content. 11.Guardians A.48 Active members in 2020 B.Provided 1968 hours at $24.96 = $49,121 (about 1/3 of last years hours C.Our Guardians were anxious to get back in the museum and voiced that they feel safe due to our safety protocols. 12. Future Challenges A.Covid still with us o We will follow local recommendations as set out by our mayor and Tulsa Health Department o When the directives begin to say we can have small gatherings, we will have small gatherings until we have that all clear o Rentals - Will continue according to local Health care recommendations B. Facilities o Its a one-hundred-year old house and the museum wing is now 16 years old. o Always have roof leaks and water in the basement but all seem good right now o Install a new fountain on the west lawn after some vandalism. Thank you to Jerry Parkhurst and David Veitch who have moved that project along. o Grounds will need some maintenance C. Funding is always a challenge o We raise every dollar every year o Hopefully, we will have a full scale Hall of Fame event and wont that be fabulous. o Many foundations are reaching their sunset 819646 true true false false false false false true false false true false false true false true true false false false false false 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 true 5 0 true 7 true false false false false true true false false 0 false false false false false false false X 21 21 false false false false true true false true true false false false true true false true false true true false OK X Michelle Place 9187129484 2445 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 741141326 Michelle Place Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 80255 0 0 Martha King-Clark Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Anne Cleveland Emeritus 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sharon King Davis Emeritus 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Wendell Franklin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Daniel Gomez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Matthew Hill Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Allen Hoerman Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 James Hodges President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brian Inbody Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Missy Kruse Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CS Lewis III Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tori Lieberman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Doug Mann Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dale Mills Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Patti Orbison Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Scott Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Clifton Taulbert Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Whit Todd Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jesse Ulrich Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 J David Veitch Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Henry Will Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Wollmershauser Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 80255 0 false false false 0 91283 89900 195876 377059 Photo Sales 900099 13530 13530 Museum Admission 900099 2531 2531 Tour Sales 900099 50 50 16111 634 634 0 0 16815 16295 520 520 520 306982 236230 70752 70752 70752 17195 89900 7607 9588 9588 0 3712 3420 292 292 PPP Loan Forgiveness 900099 87500 87500 Other 900099 1385 1385 88885 563841 105288 81494 0 0 0 0 80255 64043 8106 8106 0 260030 207534 26248 26248 0 54030 41438 6296 6296 25041 19805 2618 2618 0 0 24494 6123 18371 0 0 5943 5943 0 612 612 4300 3870 430 9414 9414 0 59730 58535 1195 0 0 0 0 0 232383 227736 4647 46473 45544 929 Maintenance & Repairs 67176 65832 1344 exhibit expense 21195 21195 Specific Project 20441 20441 Printing and Copying 14379 14091 288 26486 23459 1763 1264 952382 819646 87592 45144 58934 31928 655518 559963 293577 229614 0 0 0 0 7758 6887 0 10355076 3718320 6869140 6636756 0 0 0 0 1203914 1321309 9088841 8786457 2000 46926 25530 48926 25530 X 8207292 8012708 832623 748219 9039915 8760927 9088841 8786457 -388541 109553 X false true X true false X 555986 608100 628933 478258 342059 2613336 20317 20192 30524 6085 2531 79649 0 0 0 576303 628292 659457 484343 344590 2692985 68125 84315 15000 20000 187440 0 68125 84315 15000 20000 187440 2505545 13200 13178 1993 1626 634 30631 0 13200 13178 1993 1626 634 30631 0 108149 138893 113741 79378 20527 460688 697652 780363 775191 565347 365751 3184304 0.78680 0.67790 0.00960 0.01470 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 512251 512251 9388403 3298779 6089624 454422 419541 34881 6636756 1321309 X 694773 109553 27322 136875 557898 5943 5943 563841 973761 27322 27322 946439 5943 5943 952382 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o The collections, which were acquired through purchases and contributions since the Societys inception, are not recognized as assets on the statement of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in unrestricted net assets in the year in which the items are acquired, or as temporarily or permanently restricted net assets 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. During 2020 there were no collections acquired. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The collection is used to support public exhibits, for research, for preservation for future generations and for loan or exchange with other museums. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. Tulsa Community Foundation holds and manages a fund for THS. A distribution is offered to THS each year to be used for general operations. Part X : FIN48 Footnote THE SOCIETY HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDSCODIFICATION TOPIC ASC 740-10 (PREVIOUSLY FINANCIAL INTERPRETATION NO. 48, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES.) THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF BOTH THE DATE OF ADOPTION AND AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020, THE UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFIT ACCRUAL WAS ZERO. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Special Event Exp. netted in Part VIII $7607 Rental expenses - netted in Part VIII $16295 Cost of Merchandise sales $3420 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Special Event Exp. netted in Part VIII $7607 Rental Expense netted in Part VIII $16295 Cost of Merchandise sales $3420 false Hall of Fame 78720 67100 11620 5632 Curator's Circle 28375 22800 5575 1975 107095 89900 17195 7607 7607 9588 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder Voting members include members that pay annual dues to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The board Treasurer reviews the draft of form 990 and reports to the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The executive committee annually reviews compensation levels considering local market factors, competitive forces, general inflationary changes, employee performance, and THSM's fiscal position in connection with pay adjustments. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available upon request. Financial statements are available at the annual membership meeting. Collections The collections, which were acquired through purchases (Tulsa Four and Beryl Ford Collection) and contributions since THSMb