2016-05-11T13:22:32-05:00 2015-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA PO BOX 1496 ST CLOUD MN 563021496 990EZ 2015-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 2151 S LINDBERGH DR LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 STAN WIELINSKI PRESIDENT 3206324007 2016-05-03 1 SHELLEY GAETZ P00066049 3202510286 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X WWW.MORRISONCOUNTYHISTORY.ORG X X 124383 X 114283 3042 5410 350 1298 394 904 123989 97868 3675 50572 751 20981 173847 -49858 437819 -88622 299339 X 186118 80167 225517 194739 28372 28465 440007 303371 2188 4032 437819 299339 X EDUCATION OF THE HISTORY OF MORRISION COUNTY THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. IT OWNS AND OPERATES THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM. IN MEETING ITS MISSION IN 2015, THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:PUBLISHED 4 NEWSLETTERS WITH ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, HENNEPIN PAPER COMPANY, BEN SMUDA, MISSISSIPPI RIVER ROCK PILES AND BOOMS, BISON BONES, HOW MUSEUMS MAINTAIN CREDIBILITY, THE DEATH OF MCHS PRESIDENT ART WARNER, HISTORIC PRESERVATION, SWANVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT WITNESS TREES, AND THE RETIREMENT OF MCHS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAN WARNER.GREW THE MCHS COLLECTIONS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.ASSISTED VISITORS WITH COUNTY HISTORY RESEARCH AND TAKING SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE MUSEUM.PROVIDED GUIDED TOURS TO VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING FORESTRY CLASSES, A GROUP FROM THE LITTLE FALLS CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU, A LOCAL ADK GROUP, AN RV CLUB, A VINTAGE CAR CLUB, AND REGIONAL SCHOOL CHILDREN.MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE VIA OUR BLOG/WEBSITE, FACEBOOK AND TWITTER. THE MCHS WEBSITE WAS REDESIGNED IN 2015 AND SAW 60,583 UNIQUE VISITORS DURING THE YEAR.CELEBRATED THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM WITH A DINNER EVENT.CREATED A "BLACK & WHITE" EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM. HOSTED AUTHOR JUDITH HEALEY FOR A TALK ABOUT HER BOOK "FREDERICK WEYERHAEUSER AND THE AMERICAN WEST."PRESENTED A HISTORY AFTER HOURS PROGRAM CALLED "THINK BEFORE YOU KNOCK: A CONVERSATION ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION."PROVIDED PERMISSION FOR THE MINNESOTA DIGITAL LIBRARY TO USE THREE PATENT MEDICINE ADS FROM OUR DIGITIZED PIERZ JOURNAL NEWSPAPERS. THE ADS WERE USED IN AN ONLINE EXHIBIT.TOOK PART IN THE MINNESOTA HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE BY LEADING TWO WALKING TOURS AND PRESENTING A SESSION ON HIRING CONTRACTORS FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION.HOSTED THE MCHS ANNUAL MEETING WITH RHONDA FOCHS AS THE GUEST SPEAKER. SHE SPOKE ON GHOST TOWNS IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA.A MCHS STAFF MEMBER GAVE A TALK AT A MORRISON COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY MEETING REGARDING MCHS'S WEBSITE AND FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES.ASSISTED GREAT RIVER ARTS ASSOCIATION WITH ITS "FACES, PLACES AND TRACES OF MORRISON COUNTY" EXHIBIT.CO-HOSTED A CANDLELIGHT HIKE WITH THE LINDBERGH HISTORIC SITE.STARTED WORK WITH OUR LADY OF LOURDES CHURCH IN PLANNING "THE GATHERING" EVENT FOR ITS CENTENNIAL IN 2017.A BOARD MEMBER OF MCHS SERVED ON THE LITTLE FALLS HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION.A STAFF MEMBER OF MCHS SERVED ON THE STATE REVIEW BOARD FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES.TWO STAFF MEMBERS ATTENDED THE DOCOMOMO CONFERENCE, WHICH DISCUSSED ASPECTS OF DESIGN RELATED TO MODERNISM.MUSEUM STAFF TOOK PART IN A STATEWIDE LEGACY GRANT MEETING TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON HOW THE MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S PROGRAM IS BEING ADMINISTERED.MUSEUM STAFF WORKED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER PARKWAY COMMISSION TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER LANDSCAPES TO BE PRESERVED.HAD THE COURTYARD FOUNTAIN REPAIRED AND PAINTED.HAD THERMAL IMAGING DONE ON THE MUSEUM BUILDING TO ANALYZE ENERGY USE.HAD BUCKTHORN REMOVED FROM MUSEUM PROPERTY BY LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FORESTRY CLASSES. 1215 161108 161108 STAN WIELINSKI PRESIDENT 4.00 0 0 0 JAN WARNER FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 14.00 0 0 0 MARY WARNER INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 45676 0 0 CAMILLE WARZECHA VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 PATRICIA QUINN SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 LEE OBERMILLER TREASURER 2.00 0 0 0 CATHY ADAMEK DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 IRENE BECKER DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 TOM HEYING DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 JOHN LAUER DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 DUANE WELLE DIRECTOR 2.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MN MARY WARNER 2151 S LINDBERGH DRIVE LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 3206324007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 114544 157273 136505 185927 119693 713942 114544 157273 136505 185927 119693 713942 44881 669061 974 187 126 122 350 1759 715701 20085 0.93480 0.94530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 350. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORY INCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 1,298. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 394. GROSS PROFIT: 904. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 28,372. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 487. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 0. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 28,465. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 394. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 30,778. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 19,794. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 50,572. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 7,386. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 6,746. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,379. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 708. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS. AMOUNT: 1,944. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS. AMOUNT: 107. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 711. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,981. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 - OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS DESCRIPTION: CONTRIBUTION TO ENDOWMENT FUND. AMOUNT: -88,622. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS DESCRIPTION: INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 28,372. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 28,465. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,188. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,032. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.