Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by POLSON PARK AND MUSEUM HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $238,537
- Total expenses
- $227,262
- Contributions and grants received
- $87,835
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $20,271
- Investment income
- $60,400
- Other revenue
- $70,031
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,670,672
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,670,672
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $108,912
- Management and general expenses
- $93,160
- Fundraising expenses
- $25,190
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $108,912
Program services were 47.9% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$87,835
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Admissions
total $4,731 · related or exempt $4,731 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues
total $15,540 · related or exempt $15,540 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $60,400 · related or exempt $60,400 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6a · Gross rents
real property $34,450 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $17,122 · personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $17,328 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $17,328 · related or exempt $17,328 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$100,000
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$48,734
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $51,266 · related or exempt $51,266 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$5,260
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$3,823
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $1,437 · related or exempt $1,437 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $62,391 · program services $31,196 · management and general $23,396 · fundraising $7,799
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $23,691 · program services $11,846 · management and general $8,884 · fundraising $2,961
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $24,283 · program services $12,141 · management and general $9,107 · fundraising $3,035
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $32,158 · program services $16,079 · management and general $12,059 · fundraising $4,020
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11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,295 · management and general $1,295
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0 · fundraising $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $7,200 · program services $7,200 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $750 · program services $375 · management and general $0 · fundraising $375
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,183 · program services $1,092 · management and general $818 · fundraising $273
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14 · Information technology
total $3,614 · program services $1,807 · management and general $1,355 · fundraising $452
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15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $43,051 · program services $21,525 · management and general $16,145 · fundraising $5,381
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17 · Travel
total $199 · management and general $199
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $275 · program services $0 · management and general $275 · fundraising $0
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20 · Interest
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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23 · Insurance
total $8,100 · management and general $8,100
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24a · Other expenses: License, Fees and Dues
total $452 · program services $0 · management and general $452 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Department of L&I/Employment Security
total $3,322 · program services $1,661 · management and general $1,246 · fundraising $415
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24c · Other expenses: Archives, Collections and Exhibits
total $2,075 · program services $2,075 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24d · Other expenses: Maintenance, supplies and logging prep expenses at Camp Klahanee
total $8,393 · program services $0 · management and general $8,393 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $3,830 · program services $1,915 · management and general $1,436 · fundraising $479
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $0
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $676,099 · end of year $686,825
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$257,835
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$148,998
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $132,126 · end of year $108,837
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $781,298 · end of year $875,010
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,589,523 · end of year $1,670,672
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
The mission of the Polson Museum is to preserve, promote and present the material, written and photographic history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. The main museum, library, archives and collections storage areas are located within the 26-room, 1924 mansion of timber-heir Arnold Polson. The Polson's Railroad Camp exhibit space, adjacent Hubble House, and Laubach Shop further the museum's mission by providing education, exhibition, collection storage and restoration spaces. In 2023, the Polson Museum acquired the historic 80-acre Camp Klahanee to be added to our portfolio of properties that enhance and support the museum's core mission.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of the Polson Museum is to preserve, promote and present the material, written and photographic history of Grays Harbor County, Washington.
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Regular, ongoing work to maintain, update and create new permanent and temporary exhibits pertaining to the history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. Such work includes the active maintenance, acquisition and cataloging of historical collections for exhibition, educational and research purposes. Work also includes the general administration and operation of the museum.
Expenses $101,186 · Grants $1,500 · Revenue $20,271
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Pioneer of the Year event. Each year since 1980, the Polson Museum has held a special ceremony to honor a long time Grays Harborite who has contributed to the betterment of our county. This event was held in October, 2024 and is a highlight of the museum's annual calendar of events.
Expenses $526
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Photographic scanning and archiving. This multi-year effort continued with more catch up to process new collections that have come into the museum's permanent collection. Images were scanned, identified and sleeved for proper storage as well as information added to our collections database.
Expenses $7,200
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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John Larson
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $82,500
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,500
- Hours/week
- 40
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Gloria Callaghan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Larry Jones
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Diane Muir
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kathy Quigg
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joyce Thomasson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Lee Thomasson
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Irene Kennedy
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Moira Connor
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Norm Callaghan Jr
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ron Loomis
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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JoAnn Brown
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Curtis Steinhauer
Secretary
- 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
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202543219349316284
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