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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by HOMER SOCIETY OF NATURAL HISTORY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$438,768
Total expenses
$655,655
Contributions and grants received
$290,083
Grants paid
$250
Program service revenue
$103,086
Investment income
$11,522
Other revenue
$34,077
Total assets, end of year
$2,481,273
Total liabilities, end of year
$86,652
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,394,621
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$373,399
Management and general expenses
$277,469
Fundraising expenses
$4,787
Program service expenses (Part III)
$373,399

Program services were 57.0% 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

    $23,770

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $4,609

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $120,721

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $140,983

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS, TOURS, WORKSHOPS

    total $103,086 · related or exempt $103,086

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,522 · excluded $11,522

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $200

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $200

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $200 · excluded $200

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $24,859

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

    $4,609

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,610

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $15,249 · excluded $15,249

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $4,260

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $124

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $4,136 · excluded $4,136

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $30,313

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $15,821

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $14,492 · related or exempt $14,492

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $250 · program services $250

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $66,251 · program services $43,726 · management and general $21,863 · fundraising $662

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $281,526 · program services $189,642 · management and general $89,603 · fundraising $2,281

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,113 · program services $2,715 · management and general $1,362 · fundraising $36

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,312 · program services $11,428 · management and general $5,733 · fundraising $151

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $29,244 · program services $19,304 · management and general $9,684 · fundraising $256

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,370 · management and general $21,370

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $454 · management and general $454

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,600 · program services $1,600

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,401 · program services $2,245 · management and general $1,126 · fundraising $30

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,471 · program services $13,863 · management and general $4,880 · fundraising $728

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $326 · program services $215 · management and general $108 · fundraising $3

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,405 · program services $27,332 · management and general $13,711 · fundraising $362

  • 17 · Travel

    total $17,688 · program services $12,567 · management and general $4,989 · fundraising $132

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $92,430 · management and general $92,430

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,829 · program services $12,301 · management and general $6,394 · fundraising $134

  • 24a · Other expenses: COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATION

    total $29,010 · program services $29,010

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $10,001 · program services $6,660 · management and general $3,341

  • 24c · Other expenses: PERMITS, LICENSES

    total $974 · program services $541 · management and general $421 · fundraising $12

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $144 · end of year $3,372

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $661,555 · end of year $485,062

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,390 · end of year $464

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $235

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,556 · end of year $9,726

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,923 · end of year $22,556

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

    $3,918,570

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

    $1,997,507

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,013,493 · end of year $1,921,063

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $29,541 · end of year $38,795

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $47,548 · end of year $34,774

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $51,878

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $73,254

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $593,307 · end of year $2,351,583

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,013,493 · end of year $43,038

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE PRATT MUSEUM IS TO STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PEOPLE AND PLACE THROUGH STORIES RELEVANT TO KACHEMAK BAY.

  • IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE PRATT MUSEUM MISSION, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS DEDICATED TO LIFELONG LEARNING AND PARTICIPATION IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF THE KACHEMAK BAY REGION OF ALASKA AND ITS PLACE IN THE WORLD. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO INSPIRE SELF-REFLECTION AND DIALOGUE IN ITS COMMUNITY AND VISITORS THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND HUMANITIES. THE PRATT MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS BRING OUR MISSION TO OVER 10,000 VISITORS EACH YEAR BY SHOWCASING AND PROVIDING INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES AROUND THE ART, NATURAL HISTORY, AND HUMAN EXPERIENCES OF THE REGION. THE MUSEUM HAS FIVE INDOOR GALLERIES PLUS SEASONAL AND PERMANENT OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS ON ITS 9.8 ACRE SITE. APPROXIMATELY SIX ROTATING EXHIBITS ON A VARIETY OF TOPICS ARE OFFERED EACH YEAR IN THE MUSEUM'S SPECIAL EXHIBITS GALLERY. THE PRATT MUSEUM MAINTAINS COLLECTIONS IN ITS MISSION AREAS OF THE ARTS, SCIENCES, AND HUMANITIES TO PRESERVE THESE ITEMS FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS, TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, AND TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATIONAL MISSION BY USING THEM IN EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $373,399 · Grants $250

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Whitney Harness

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $66,251
    From this org
    $66,251
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Patricia Relay Thru 225

    FORMER EXEC

    Total calculated
    $16,755
    From this org
    $16,755
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sue Fallon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Milli Martin

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Bartolowits

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Savanna Bradley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tim Hatfield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Clark Fair

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kate McGregor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Linda Rowell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mel Strydom

    DIRECTOR

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
12 May 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202601639349300840

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