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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DAYTON HISTORY.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,701,813
Total expenses
$6,234,711
Contributions and grants received
$3,026,714
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$2,262,919
Investment income
$29,942
Other revenue
$1,382,238
Total assets, end of year
$68,068,967
Total liabilities, end of year
$446,831
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$67,622,136
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,598,517
Management and general expenses
$599,554
Fundraising expenses
$36,640
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,598,517

Program services were 89.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $639,046

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $64,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,323,168

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $20,460

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS

    total $1,167,655 · related or exempt $1,167,655

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES

    total $333,823 · related or exempt $333,823

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL EVENTS

    total $305,449 · related or exempt $149,687 · unrelated business $155,762

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MUSEUM PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $285,600 · related or exempt $285,600

  • 2e · Program service revenue: DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM EVENTS

    total $170,392 · related or exempt $170,392

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $33,370 · excluded $33,370

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $115,916

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $115,916

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $115,916 · excluded $115,916

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $80,283

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $83,711

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$3,428

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$3,428 · excluded -$3,428

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $92,868

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $64,500

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $92,367

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $501 · excluded $501

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,360,602

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $490,878

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $869,724 · related or exempt $869,724

  • 11a · Other revenue: INCOME FROM PERPETUAL TRUST DISTR

    total $393,067 · related or exempt $393,067

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $3,030 · related or exempt $3,030

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $396,097

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $207,187 · program services $62,156 · management and general $124,312 · fundraising $20,719

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,810,644 · program services $1,616,301 · management and general $180,601 · fundraising $13,742

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $164,043 · program services $154,434 · management and general $9,540 · fundraising $69

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $168,062 · program services $146,961 · management and general $18,991 · fundraising $2,110

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $5,188 · management and general $5,188

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,080 · management and general $21,080

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $3,263 · management and general $3,263

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $55,642 · program services $10,380 · management and general $45,262

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $134,295 · program services $134,295

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $64,533 · program services $32,362 · management and general $32,171

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $97,735 · program services $34,370 · management and general $63,365

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $413,383 · program services $413,383

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,199 · program services $1,199

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,092 · program services $3,627 · management and general $1,465

  • 20 · Interest

    total $44,680 · program services $44,680

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,560,265 · program services $1,544,662 · management and general $15,603

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $111,265 · program services $111,265

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $365,646 · program services $313,991 · management and general $51,655

  • 24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL PROJECTS

    total $217,462 · program services $217,462

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $140,047 · program services $134,248 · management and general $5,799

  • 24d · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE-BUILDING

    total $119,418 · program services $119,418

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $524,582 · program services $503,323 · management and general $21,259

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $308,820 · end of year $267,386

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $608,917 · end of year $905,522

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,647,944 · end of year $1,283,837

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $398,150 · end of year $384,187

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $419,105 · end of year $447,172

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $34,037 · end of year $37,076

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $60,291,670

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $20,525,579

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $39,701,419 · end of year $39,766,091

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,306,890 · end of year $1,321,224

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $23,622,481 · end of year $23,656,472

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $508,614 · end of year $265,330

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $133,890 · end of year $181,501

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,200,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $52,159,662 · end of year $51,259,323

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,045,597 · end of year $16,362,813

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DAYTON HISTORY'S PURPOSE IS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE OF DAYTON AND MONTGOMERY COUNTY, OHIO AND THE SURROUNDING MIAMI VALLEY REGION, TO COLLECT AND PRESERVE HISTORICAL MATERIALS, TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN LOCAL HISTORICAL BUILDINGS AND SITES AND TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO OPERATE A HISTORICAL PARK AND MUSEUMS IN THE DAYTON, OH AREA.

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: GUIDED TOURS, HERITAGE DINING, ANNUAL HERITAGE FESTIVAL, SUMMER EDUCATIONAL CAMPS, HISTORICAL REENACTMENTS.

    Expenses $1,643,787 · Revenue $285,600

  • MUSEUM SERVICES: COLLECTIONS, ARTIFACTS AND EXHIBIT MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF BUILDINGS WHICH HOUSE HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS.

    Expenses $3,247,298 · Revenue $333,823

  • DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING: ADMISSIONS, SPECIAL PARK EVENTS, EVENT RENTALS, MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $707,432 · Revenue $1,643,496

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • COLLEEN RYAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TIM WHITE JR

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGE FOREST

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • NICK KEYES

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KAREN MARSHALL

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICK OMLOR

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY RIECK

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KENDALL THOMPSON

    EX OFFICIO MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHEN WRIGHT

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARC FLEISCHAUER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RYAN KUTTER

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JEFF SIEBENTHALER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • YVONNE WHITAKER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BILL TOLLIVER

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRADY KRESS

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $143,429
    From this org
    $134,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,949
    Hours/week
    40

  • JULIE SULLIVAN

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, WHO IS ALSO THE HEAD OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, CONDUCTS THE REVIEW, MAKES THE COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION, AND ADVISES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHO MAKES THE DECISION.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501219349301795

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