2026-03-25T23:26:04-05:00 2025-12-31 411656121 SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA 630 ROOSEVELT RD STE 201 ST CLOUD MN 56301 990 2025-01-01 410911403 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MORR 3206324007 PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA PRESIDENT 3206324007 2026-03-19 1 SHELLEY M GAETZ P00066049 3202510286 2026-03-19 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CAMILLE WARZECHA PO BOX 239 LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 247798 0 X WWW.MORRISONCOUNTYHISTORY.ORG X 1945 MN THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 9 9 3 12 0 0 552674 246153 587 664 129 348 -947 74 552443 247239 0 0 0 0 139170 136179 0 0 0 69424 80336 208594 216515 343849 30724 790840 805944 94525 78905 696315 727039 X THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY. 0 0 202580 738 THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MCHS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. IT OWNS AND OPERATES THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN LITTLE FALLS, MN.ON JANUARY 16, ALESHA OUREN FILLED THE MUSEUM MANAGER POSITION AFTER WORKING THROUGH THE LAURA JANE MUSSER GRANT PHOTO PROJECT. SHE WAS PAID WITH FUNDS FROM THE MUSSER GRANT UNTIL IT DEPLETED IN MAY, AND SHE BEGAN RECEIVING PAYROLL.THE PLANS FOR MCHS'S RIVERBANK RESTORATION PROJECT WENT INTO MOTION EARLY 2025. THE FIRST ROUND OF BIDS FROM MARCH 17 WERE REJECTED, ALL OVER $1 MILLION, THEN THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE PACKAGE FROM SUNRAM CORPORATION OF CORCORAN, MN AFTER THE SECOND ROUND OF BIDS. THE PLANS TO REPLACE THE ROOF ALSO WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2025. THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID FROM THE EQUITY BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON MAY 27.MCHS CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MORRISON COUNTY FAIR. OUR EXHIBIT AT THE SANTA HOUSE THIS YEAR FOCUSED ON MORRISON COUNTY IN THE 1980S. THE OVERALL RECEPTION WAS INCREDIBLY POSITIVE, WITH GUESTS SHARING THEIR OWN MEMORIES OF THE 80S.2025 WAS MCHS'S THIRD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE CHARMED BIKE RIDE AS PART OF VISIT LITTLE FALLS. CHILDREN WHO COLLECT CHARMS FROM EVERY LOCATION ARE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING TO WIN A BIKE FROM A LOCAL BIKE SHOP. CARRIED OUT A PHASE III ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON OUR PROPERTY AFTER DISCOVERY OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS ON THE PROPERTY, REQUIRED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEFORE THE RIVERBANK PROJECT COULD BEGIN.IN JULY 2025, MCHS OPENED A TEMPORARY EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH ASSOCIATED POEMS CALLED "THE RIVER CONNECTS US." THIS WAS ON DISPLAY THROUGH AUGUST. HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEETING AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH IN BELLE PRAIRIE WITH GUEST SPEAKER NIKKI RAJALA ON SEPTEMBER 25, AND LECTURES ON WOMEN AND THEIR ROLES IN THE FUR TRADE.MCHS RECEIVED A COLLECTIONS DONATION OF FATHER PIERZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ACTIVE FROM 1952-1968, SENIOR CLASS PHOTOS, NEARLY EVERY COLLAGE. AN EXHIBIT DISPLAYING THE CLASS PHOTOS, ALONG WITH ARTICLES ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PUBLISHED IN THE PIERZ JOURNAL, OPENED IN EARLY OCTOBER TO GREAT ACCLAIM FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH MARCH.CONSTRUCTION ON BOTH THE RIVERBANK AND ROOF BEGAN THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14. THE ROOF WAS FINISHED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND THE RIVERBANK WORK WENT ON UNTIL THE FIRST SNOWFALL. WORK WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING.2025 WAS MCHS' SECOND YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE LITTLE FALLS CHRISTMAS TOURS AS THE NUTCRACKER SUITE. OUR NUTCRACKER COLLECTION GROWS, WITH BOARD AND STAFF BRING IN MORE. THIS YEAR, WE STAYED OPEN ON SUNDAY FOR BOTH WEEKENDS. WE RECEIVED A STEADY FLOW OF ATTENDANCE, TOTALING 301 VISITORS. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY 2026.MCHS STAFF ASSISTED ON AND OFF-SITE RESEARCHERS IN ANSWERING THEIR RESEARCH QUESTIONS.MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE VIA OUR BLOG/WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE.GREW THE MCHS COLLECTIONS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 2025: 160NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 35NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 75NUMBER OF VISITORS: 2,707NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 122,378 202580 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 MN X ALESHA OUREN 3206324007 2151 LINDBERGH DRIVE S LITTLE FALLS MN 56345 CAMILLE WARZECHA BOARD PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN LAUER VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY POSER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIAN BERGS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY ADAMEK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RON JONES DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KRISTINE ERICKSON DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 KARLEEN SCHMIEDT DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE CEKALLA DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE WORCESTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 32.00 X 48648 0 0 48648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8542 139044 98567 246153 PROJECTS AND EVENTS 712100 446 446 RESEARCH 712100 218 218 664 348 348 633 559 74 74 247239 738 0 348 48648 46216 2432 87531 83154 4377 5826 2913 2913 2155 1616 539 22940 21801 1139 256 256 13359 12023 1336 11989 10790 1199 PROJECTS AND EVENTS EXP 9877 9877 EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM SUP 5222 5222 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 4767 4767 PRINTING EXPENSE 3945 3945 216515 202580 13935 0 397259 199655 31 2063 1504 1581 1317619 880889 275525 436730 115993 166443 790840 805944 6525 72 88000 78833 94525 78905 X 696315 727039 696315 727039 790840 805944 30724 0 X 0 0 0 X 197238 288452 198018 552674 246153 1482535 197238 288452 198018 552674 246153 1482535 5306 1477229 127 71 104 129 348 779 162 281 144 149 633 1369 1484683 45440 0.99500 0.99770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 12600 12600 738998 438235 300763 499825 394775 105050 37511 31875 5636 28685 16004 12681 436730 CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS 166443 166443 PART III, LINE 1A: THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS CONTAIN TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOCUMENTS, MAPS, PHOTOS, BOOKS, NEWSPAPERS, 3-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS, AND ETC. THAT REVEAL THE HISTORY OF MORRISON COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE USED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITS AT THE WEYERHAEUSER MUSEUM, AS WELL AS ONLINE THROUGH MCHS'S WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPOSTS. THEY ARE ALSO USED IN PUBLICATIONS AND PROGRAMMING TO CONVEY COUNTY HISTORY TO THE PUBLIC. COLLECTIONS ITEMS ARE USED BY RESEARCHERS AND SCHOLARS TO STUDY FAMILY HISTORY, MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY, AND HOW COUNTY HISTORY FITS WITHIN THE LARGER CONTEXT OF MINNESOTA AND U.S. HISTORY. MCHS COLLECTS AND PRESERVES MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY THROUGH THESE MATERIALS NOT ONLY FOR TODAY'S RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS, BUT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS AND VISITORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW IN THE BOARD PACKET PRIOR TO THE MEETING WHERE THE FORM 990 IS FORMALLY REVIEWED. AFTER THE REVIEW IS COMPLETED, THE BOARD VOTES FOR APPROVAL AND FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM UPON JOINING THE ORGANIZATION IN ONE OF THE ROLES AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH GUIDESTAR AS WELL AS ON REQUEST.