Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $333,384
Total expenses: $264,417
Contributions and grants received: $100,637
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $62,127
Investment income: $161,970
Other revenue: $8,650
Total assets, end of year: $2,347,807
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,188
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $2,346,619
Program services expenses (Part IX): $151,174
Management and general expenses: $113,243
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $151,174

Program services were 57.2% 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

$19,781
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$35,000
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$45,856
2a · Program service revenue: TIRED IRON SHOW

total $28,613 · related or exempt $28,613
2b · Program service revenue: RENDEZVOUS

total $27,547 · related or exempt $27,547
2c · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS FUND RAI

total $5,967 · related or exempt $5,967
3 · Investment income

total $27,046 · excluded $27,046
5 · Royalties

total $685 · excluded $685
6a · Gross rents

real property $993
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $993
6d · Net rental income or loss

total $993 · related or exempt $993
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $134,924
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $134,924
7d · Net gain or loss

total $134,924 · related or exempt $134,924
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$11,102
10b · Cost of goods sold

$4,130
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $6,972 · related or exempt $6,972

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $19,280 · program services $9,640 · management and general $9,640
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

total $71,159 · program services $47,439 · management and general $23,720
10 · Payroll taxes

total $7,028 · program services $4,685 · management and general $2,343
13 · Office expenses

total $6,427 · program services $3,213 · management and general $3,214
16 · Occupancy

total $61,732 · program services $30,866 · management and general $30,866
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $52,058 · program services $18,714 · management and general $33,344
23 · Insurance

total $18,161 · program services $9,080 · management and general $9,081
24a · Other expenses: RENDEZVOUS

total $16,559 · program services $16,559
24b · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

total $5,985 · program services $5,985
24c · Other expenses: TIRED IRON SHOW

total $3,958 · program services $3,958
24d · Other expenses: POSTAGE

total $793 · program services $397 · management and general $396
24e · All other expenses

total $1,277 · program services $638 · management and general $639

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $4,594 · end of year $2,407
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $245,702 · end of year $278,982
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $5,265 · end of year $5,317
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$2,139,560
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$1,113,358
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,078,260 · end of year $1,026,202
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $945,553 · end of year $1,034,899
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $1,722 · end of year $1,188
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 $2,277,652 · end of year $2,346,619

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE KNOWN AS THE SANTA FE TRAIL. THIS REGIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY PRESERVES ARTIFACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATED TO THE BLENDING OF THE MAJOR CULTURES ALONG THE TRAIL AND ENHANCES UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAIL. INTERRELATED INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS ENGAGE AND ENLIGHTEN A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE COMPELLING THEM TO EXAMINE THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE PAST.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MAINTAIN & OPERATE A HISTORICAL MUSEUM

MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HISTORICAL MUSEUM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE SANTA FE TRAIL.

Expenses $124,672 · Revenue $142,889
THE TIRED IRON SHOW IS PRESENTED TO CONNECT THE VISITORS WITH THE HISTORY OF THE AREA AS WELL AS THE TRAIL.

Expenses $3,958 · Revenue $28,613
RENDEZVOUS IS A 3-DAY EDUCATIONAL HISTORY SEMINAR HELD EVERY TWO YEARS. RENDEZVOUS TOPICS VARY BUT THEY ALWAYS DEAL WITH LIFE ON AND AROUND THE TRAIL.

Expenses $16,559 · Revenue $27,547
VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE MUSEUM AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Expenses $5,985 · Revenue $5,967

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Ted Van HornTED VAN HORN

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Beth SlackBETH SLACK

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Steven LewisSTEVEN LEWIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Steve MillerSTEVE MILLER

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Joel DavisJOEL DAVIS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
David ClaphamDAVID CLAPHAM

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rita KurtzRITA KURTZ

VICE-PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Michelle DepeughMICHELLE DEPEUGH

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Galen HulseGALEN HULSE

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Richard LartzRICHARD LARTZ

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sarah ZinkSARAH ZINK

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Angie MurrayANGIE MURRAY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Roger MyersROGER MYERS

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Damon BradleyDAMON BRADLEY

DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Seth McFarlandSETH MCFARLAND

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$19,280

From this org

$19,280

From related orgs

$0

Other

$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: 2024
Filed: 13 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.1
Source object: 202501339349302025

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