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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASSOCIATION OF THE LOS ALTOS HISTORICAL MUSEUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$952,816
Total expenses
$1,085,295
Contributions and grants received
$642,253
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$79,646
Investment income
$27,417
Other revenue
$203,500
Total assets, end of year
$4,554,803
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,554,803
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$668,707
Management and general expenses
$229,642
Fundraising expenses
$186,946
Program service expenses (Part III)
$668,707

Program services were 61.6% 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

    $63,650

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $153,708

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $195,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $229,895

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $79,646 · related or exempt $79,646

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $27,417 · excluded $27,417

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $214,755

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $12,767

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $201,988

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $201,988 · related or exempt $201,988

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $48,922

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

    $153,708

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $48,922

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $20,694

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $19,182

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,512 · related or exempt $1,512

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $87,263 · management and general $87,263

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $421,540 · program services $266,979 · management and general $19,764 · fundraising $134,797

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,497 · program services $11,811 · management and general $4,724 · fundraising $5,962

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $40,520 · program services $21,273 · management and general $8,509 · fundraising $10,738

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,220 · management and general $15,220

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $255,572 · program services $213,041 · management and general $30,624 · fundraising $11,907

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,430 · program services $4,746 · management and general $380 · fundraising $1,304

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,711 · program services $1,000 · management and general $9,711

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,523 · program services $38 · management and general $1,414 · fundraising $71

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,651 · program services $5,651

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,365 · management and general $3,365

  • 24a · Other expenses: SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $57,275 · program services $41,678 · management and general $9,986 · fundraising $5,611

  • 24b · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $47,541 · program services $39,155 · management and general $6,390 · fundraising $1,996

  • 24c · Other expenses: PRINTING AND COPYING

    total $45,414 · program services $39,739 · management and general $3,581 · fundraising $2,094

  • 24d · Other expenses: FOOD AND BEVERAGES

    total $15,793 · program services $10,115 · management and general $3,848 · fundraising $1,830

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $48,980 · program services $13,481 · management and general $24,863 · fundraising $10,636

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $70,557 · end of year $121,640

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $30,460 · end of year $2,652

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

    $275,465

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

    $117,792

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $162,844 · end of year $157,673

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,042,028 · end of year $959,059

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,313,779 · end of year $3,313,779

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $4,619,668 · end of year $4,554,803

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE LOS ALTOS HISTORY MUSEUM GATHERS AND PRESENTS ARTIFACTS AND STORIES TO BRIDGE THE PAST AND THE PRESENT BY FOSTERING THE CREATIVE ENERGY OF VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TO PRODUCE ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EXHIBITS THAT CHALLENGE ESTABLISHED NARRATIVES.

  • EXHIBITION PRODUCTIONTHE MUSEUM DISPLAYED 4 EXHIBITIONS IN OUR MAIN GALLERY, AND 4 COMPANION EXHIBITS IN OUR HISTORIC HOUSE. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR EXHIBITS WAS BUILDING THE FUTURE: A VISUAL HISTORY OF THE ARCHITECTURE OF SILICON VALLEY, WHICH FEATURED THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF RICHARD ADLER. THIS EXHIBIT EXPLORED THE ARCHITECTURAL EVOLUTION OF THE TECH ERAS, DELVING INTO HOW THESE ICONIC BUILDINGS REFLECT THE PHILOSOPHIES OF THE COMPANIES THAT OCCUPY THEM. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTED SEVERAL EXHIBIT-RELATED PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A NUMBER OF NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK PARTIES THAT CELEBRATED THE HISTORY AND RESIDENTS OF NORTH LOS ALTOS, GEMELLO, SOUTH LOS ALTOS, AND THE DOWNTOWN TRIANGLE NEIGHBORHOODS. WE ALSO HOSTED SEVERAL PROGRAMS CONNECTING HISTORY TO THE PRESENT, WITH TOPICS SUCH AS WORKPLACE CULTURE, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, THE AIDS CRISIS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. THE MUSEUM'S EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS BROUGHT IN HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TO THE MUSEUM AND FOSTERED MEANINGFUL DIALOGUES WITH AND BETWEEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS.

    Expenses $668,707 · Revenue $79,646

  • COLLECTION CARELOS ALTOS HISTORY MUSEUM PROCESSED 38 DONATIONS OF ITEMS DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, INCLUDING ADDING ITEMS TO OUR LIBRARY, PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, ORAL HISTORIES AND 3-D ARTIFACT COLLECTION. WE PREPARED ORAL HISTORIES FOR PUBLICATION ON OUR WEBSITE BY CREATING INDEXES, ABSTRACTS, AND SEARCH TERMS, AS WELL AS REVIEWING ALL OF OUR EXISTING 200 ORAL HISTORIES.

  • EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH LOS ALTOS HISTORY MUSEUM HELD TWO FAMILY-FRIENDLY COMMUNITY EVENTS DURING THE YEAR: THE APRICOT STEM FAIR ON JULY 1, 2023 WHICH PROVIDED STEM ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND THE TRAIN DAYS ON SEPTEMBER 16 AND 17, 2023, OFFERING TRAIN LOVERS THE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF MODEL RAILROADING AND HONORING OUR LOCAL HISTORY AS A TRAIN STOP IN THE PAST. ON MAY 16, 2024, WE OFFERED A PROGRAM GATHERING IDEAS FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW TO SHAPE THE 2024 APRICOT HARVEST AT THE LOS ALTOS HERITAGE ORCHARD. IN SPRING 2024, OUR EDUCATION COMMITTEE LED 3RD AND 4TH GRADE EDUCATIONAL TOURS ENABLING THE LOCAL STUDENTS TO STEP INTO CALIFORNIA AND LOS ALTOS HISTORY.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Gary Hedden

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8

  • Gerri Acers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Larry Lang

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    17.5

  • Allison Aldrich

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Vicki Holman

    1ST VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Kelly Davis

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4.5

  • Wynn Belton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Wang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Christopher Fling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Tyler Furuichi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5

  • Wayne Hooper

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Janet Klinke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    8.5

  • Margo Horn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jay Thomas

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kuljeet Kalkat

    2ND VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Cindy Bogard O'Gorman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Elisabeth Ward Retired 524

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $102,159
    From this org
    $102,159
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Anna Toledano 924-Present

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Julie Bly Devere 524-924

    INTERIUM EXEC DIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501359349313080

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