Form 990 for tax year 2024

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1a · Federated campaigns

  $0

• 1b · Membership dues

  $451,563

• 1c · Fundraising events

  $28,260

• 1d · Related organizations

  $7,983,207

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $7,500

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $5,718,904

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $144,536

• 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions & Fees

  total $3,857,712 · related or exempt $3,857,712

• 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

  total $451,563 · related or exempt $451,563

• 2f · All other program service revenue

  total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

• 3 · Investment income

  total $42,493 · excluded $42,493

• 6a · Gross rents

  real property $1,225,501

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property $1,225,501 · personal property $0

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total $1,225,501 · unrelated business $83,332 · excluded $1,142,169

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $11,585

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

  securities $11,478

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $107 · other assets $0

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $107 · excluded $107

• 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

  $9,990

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

  $28,260

• 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

  $4,657

• 8c · Net income from fundraising events

  total $5,333 · excluded $5,333

• 10a · Gross sales of inventory

  $1,561,090

• 10b · Cost of goods sold

  $531,664

• 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

  total $1,029,426 · related or exempt $871,534 · unrelated business $157,892

• 11a · Other revenue: Admin Support

  total $69,000 · excluded $69,000

• 11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous revenue

  total $19,781 · excluded $19,781

• 11d · All other revenue

  total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $88,781

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

  total $2,779,959 · program services $2,779,959

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $581,316 · program services $74,657 · management and general $365,901 · fundraising $140,758

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $7,198,552 · program services $6,100,397 · management and general $569,685 · fundraising $528,470

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $294,377 · program services $262,710 · management and general $14,140 · fundraising $17,527

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $1,215,987 · program services $966,583 · management and general $148,661 · fundraising $100,743

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $611,434 · program services $477,377 · management and general $81,333 · fundraising $52,724

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $13,111 · management and general $13,111

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $45,255 · management and general $45,255

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $2,199,471 · program services $1,798,457 · management and general $221,342 · fundraising $179,672

• 12 · Advertising and promotion

  total $748,111 · program services $748,111

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $1,151,605 · program services $1,017,945 · management and general $65,052 · fundraising $68,608

• 14 · Information technology

  total $665 · management and general $665

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $287,618 · program services $258,266 · management and general $28,726 · fundraising $626

• 17 · Travel

  total $94,533 · program services $73,118 · management and general $13,500 · fundraising $7,915

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $56,266 · program services $43,520 · management and general $8,035 · fundraising $4,711

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $225,233 · program services $225,233

• 23 · Insurance

  total $379,113 · program services $4,519 · management and general $374,594

• 24a · Other expenses: Bank Charges and fees

  total $221,771 · program services $215,998 · management and general $5,753 · fundraising $20

• 24b · Other expenses: Donor Development

  total $125,995 · program services $41,520 · management and general $7,910 · fundraising $76,565

• 24c · Other expenses: Misc Expense

  total $79,304 · program services $37,722 · management and general $31,071 · fundraising $10,511

• 24d · Other expenses: In-Kind Support

  total $69,000 · program services $69,000

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $1,466,974 · end of year $1,106,209

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $149,325 · end of year $4,452,401

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $3,569,071 · end of year $2,184,001

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $83,881 · end of year $41,761

• 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 8 · Inventories for sale or use

  beginning of year $62,723 · end of year $73,192

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $146,101 · end of year $118,956

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

  $2,977,198

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

  $2,185,149

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $1,017,282 · end of year $792,049

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $21,473 · end of year $21,473

• 13 · Investments: program-related

  beginning of year $0

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $519,213

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $1,382,744 · end of year $2,491,200

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $725,904 · end of year $645,482

• 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

  beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $747,283 · end of year $0

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $2,320,142 · end of year $2,621,195

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $1,340,757 · end of year $3,551,378

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments

Discretionary non-fixed bonuses were paid for all full-time and most part-time employees in 2024.

Disregarded entities

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

• 1859 BALLOON VOYAGE LLC

  1859 BALLOON VOYAGE EXHIBIT · IN · income $244,107 · assets $792,049

  Directly controlled by CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM INC

• CP Property Holdings LLC

  Property holding · IN · income $0 · assets $1,000

  Directly controlled by CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM INC