← JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM.

Totals

Total revenue: $2,137,564
Total expenses: $1,153,201
Contributions and grants received: $2,064,691
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $53,025
Investment income: $3,343
Other revenue: $16,505
Total assets, end of year: $18,922,219
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,906,427
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $17,015,792
Program services expenses (Part IX): $761,542
Management and general expenses: $239,521
Fundraising expenses: $152,138
Program service expenses (Part III): $761,542

Program services were 66.0% 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

$10,129
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$345,985
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,708,577
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND TOURS

total $53,025 · related or exempt $53,025
3 · Investment income

total $48,698 · excluded $48,698
5 · Royalties

total $59 · excluded $59
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $771,001
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $783,135 · other assets $33,221
7c · Gain or loss

securities -$12,134 · other assets -$33,221
7d · Net gain or loss

total -$45,355 · related or exempt -$45,355
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$34,980
10b · Cost of goods sold

$18,534
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $16,446 · related or exempt $16,446

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $401,606 · program services $294,919 · management and general $16,536 · fundraising $90,151
9 · Other employee benefits

total $52,498 · program services $6,429 · management and general $43,953 · fundraising $2,116
10 · Payroll taxes

total $35,118 · program services $26,364 · management and general $1,355 · fundraising $7,399
11f · Fees: investment management

total $5,006 · management and general $5,006
11g · Fees: other

total $85,732 · program services $13,376 · management and general $72,106 · fundraising $250
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $33,706 · program services $26,164 · management and general $1,242 · fundraising $6,300
13 · Office expenses

total $51,236 · program services $19,438 · management and general $24,205 · fundraising $7,593
16 · Occupancy

total $245,545 · program services $240,688 · management and general $4,857
20 · Interest

total $13,230 · program services $13,230
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $62,094 · program services $55,884 · management and general $6,210
24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

total $76,422 · program services $50,941 · management and general $25,481
24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

total $65,621 · program services $1,808 · management and general $28,708 · fundraising $35,105
24c · Other expenses: RESTRICTED EXPENSES

total $8,313 · management and general $8,313
24d · Other expenses: BANK FEES

total $5,901 · program services $3,578 · management and general $618 · fundraising $1,705
24e · All other expenses

total $11,173 · program services $8,723 · management and general $931 · fundraising $1,519

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $300,072 · end of year $477,778
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $3,729,590 · end of year $211,889
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $1,632,979 · end of year $650,763
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $276,052 · end of year $19,977
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $24,877 · end of year $26,402
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $17,588 · end of year $22,084
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$16,538,564
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$147,687
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $9,366,352 · end of year $16,390,877
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $2,564,519 · end of year $1,104,653
14 · Intangible assets

end of year $17,796
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $11,031
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $2,038,374 · end of year $607,928
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

end of year $1,243,988
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $27,963 · end of year $54,511
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $15,768,273 · end of year $16,919,655
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $88,450 · end of year $96,137

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM TELLS THE STORIES OF JACKSON HOLE THAT CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE HISTORY OF THIS VALLEY AND REGION. WE STEWARD AND SHARE ARTIFACTS AND IDEAS THAT FOSTER CURIOSITY AND CONTINUAL LEARNING, FORGE CONNECTIONS, AND INFORM OUR 21ST CENTURY DIALOGUE. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY BROUGHT TOGETHER, ENRICHED, AND STRENGTHENED BY COMPELLING CONNECTIONS TO THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF JACKSON HOLE. OUR CURRENT STRATEGIC PRIORITIES INCLUDE 1) ESTABLISHING A PERMANENT, DYNAMIC HOME FOR THE ORGANIZATION; 2) PROVIDING A CENTRAL AND INVITING PLACE FOR COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS ABOUT AND INSPIRED BY HISTORY; 3) GIVING VOICE TO DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES AND PROVIDING A SPACE WHERE MULTIPLE, LAYERED STORIES CAN BE TOLD THROUGH EVOCATIVE, CHANGING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS; 4) SUPPORTING CONTINUED RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP, BUILDING UPON OUR HISTORY BY ACTIVELY COLLECTING AND SUPPORTING HISTORY THAT IS IN THE MAKING TODAY; 5) EXPANDING REACH BY BRI

EDUCATION: THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON "PLACE-BASED" CURRICULUM THAT USES THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AND JACKSON HOLE HISTORY TO PROVIDE HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO FOSTER A STRONG CONNECTION TO OUR COMMUNITY. WE AIM TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE FOR LIFELONG LEARNERS BY ENCOURAGING DISCOVERY THROUGH INVESTIGATION, RESEARCH, AND CREATION FOR ALL AGES. THROUGH OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM, STUDENTS FOSTER A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR OUR LOCAL HERITAGE.

Expenses $136,439 · Revenue $30,057
MUSEUM: THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM OPERATES ONE MUSEUM GALLERY WITH MULTIPLE EXHIBITS FOCUSED ON OVER 11,000 YEARS OF HUMAN HISTORY IN THE TETONS INCLUDING ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE HISTORY OF NATIVE AMERICANS, FUR TRAPPING AND EXPLORATION, HOMESTEADING, DUDE RANCHING, TOURISM, CONSERVATION, AND OUTDOOR RECREATION. TEMPORARY EXHIBITS ARE ROTATED INTO THE SPACE SEASONALLY.

Expenses $589,340 · Revenue $22,793
RESEARCH: THE JACKSON HOLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM CARES FOR 7,116 OBJECTS, 19,618 PHOTOGRAPHS, 11,716 ARCHIVAL RECORDS, 3,526 BOOKS AND 645 ORAL HISTORIES. THESE ITEMS ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE IN THE STAN KLASSEN RESEARCH CENTER, WHICH IS OPEN TO RESEARCHERS AND THE PUBLIC BY APPOINTMENT.

Expenses $35,763 · Revenue $175

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

Listed in Part VII

MARLIN RISINGER

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
BOB MCLAURIN

VICE PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
CHRISTY SMIRL

VICE PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
SHERRY SMITH

VICE PRESIDE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
DON JAEKLE

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
ANITA MILES

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
CLAYTON ANDREWS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
PAUL BEAUPRE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
BILL BEST

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
TOM BOTTS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DICK COLLISTER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MICHELE PACIFICO

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
MIKE GIREAU

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
DOUG HENDERSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JIM HUNT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
FLOREN POLISEO

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
JIM WALDROP

BOARD MEMBER

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: 2023
Filed: 14 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202541349349312479

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