2020-11-16T14:07:26-08:00 2019-12-31 453705962 Morse & Co PLLC 5121 South Wheeling Avenue Suite 20 Tulsa OK 741056421 990 2019-01-01 730795545 Tulsa Historical Society TULS 9187129484 2445 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 74114 Michelle Place Executive Director 2020-11-16 true Sue Bement CPA P01225711 9187491040 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z 2445 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa OK 741141326 804225 false X tulsahistory.org X 1963 OK To collect, protect and present Tulsa's History 22 0 8 50 0 630624 478258 10029 15005 68665 53146 37324 14978 746642 561387 0 0 413096 413144 0 46799 608576 582320 1021672 995464 -275030 -434077 9314123 9088841 48926 9314123 9039915 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 862081 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 19 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.2019 Highlights 1.Museum Numbers A.15,000 museum visitors (double last year's). B.1,168 off-site historical presentations. C.Michelle spoke to appx 3,000. D.THSM hosted 50 special events book signings, lectures ALL FREE of CHARGE. E.Our website had 382,550 views, FB 17,140, Twitter 8,889 and Instagram 1,138. 2.Hosted Chautauqua for the fourth year with attendance of 1,750. 3.Hall of Fame was one of the highest gross and net revenue generator in its history. 4.The Kiosk generated net revenues over budget 5.Exhibits A.THSM presented 12 exhibits in 2019, including 7 new exhibitions. B.2019 Exhibit Awards: C. National Award from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) Leadership in History Award of Excellence for the Transmitting Tulsa: On-Screen & Over the Airwaves exhibit on the history of radio and television in Tulsa. The Transmitting Tulsa exhibit also won an Honorable Mention from the Oklahoma Museums Association. D. The museum received three additional awards from the Oklahoma Museums. Association:Honorable Mention for the 2019 Curator's Circle Brochure (in the promotional piece category),Honorable Mention for the new THSM website (in the technology & media category). E. And an award for the documentary Ldor Vdor: Generation to Generation. 6. Spirit of Greenwood Pop Up Exhibit. A. 4,985 students have seen that exhibit. B. Received a grant Five additional exhibit copies for placement in northeastern Oklahoma libraries. Potential for 20 library sites. We expect that upwards of 15,000 students will have the opportunity to view pop up exhibit. 7. In 2019, we partnered with Tulsa Community College. 8.Oral Histories A.More than 60 histories were recorded in 2019. B.We now have 140 oral histories recorded. C.Thank you to our Guardians who are shouldering most of that work. 9.Archival A.3,040 artifacts and images were added to our digital collection. B.260 research requests average of 33 per month (in office and online). C.25 researchers came to THSM and utilized our materials. D. Total number of digital images available on line, free of charge is 34,901. 10.Website A.Long dreamed of project B.Launched in early January 2019 11.Museum Assessment Program (MAP) A. Evaluation by the American Alliance of Museum B.Convinced us that we can apply for accreditation 12.Ldor Vdor A.Three year project B.56 oral histories averaging two hours each now preserved C.Premiered Circle Cinema and Jewish Campus 300 attending both screenings D.Contract is signed for public television E.Film Festivals F.Other Jewish Museums G.Just filed the application for an Emmy 13.Guardians A.47 Active members in 2019 B.Provided 5,500 hours at $24.96 = $137,280 14. 2020 Projects A. New exhibits 1. That Damn Art Woman - panel discussion 2. Janis Updike Walker 3. Women's Suffrage a. Women's March February 22, 2020 b. Carrie Chapman Catt - Chautauqua scholar c. Exhibit 4. Natural gas with technology 5. 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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 2019 and 2018 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, 2019, 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 $83800 Rental expenses - netted in Part VIII $18689 Cost of Merchandise sales $10479 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Special Event Exp. netted in Part VIII $83800 Rental Expense netted in Part VIII $18689 Cost of Merchandise sales $10479 false Hall of Fame 245500 209500 36000 67140 Curator's Circle 52083 42000 10083 16660 297583 251500 46083 83800 83800 -37717 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