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← YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,475,038
Total expenses
$2,641,383
Contributions and grants received
$5,140,911
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$120,462
Investment income
$383,369
Other revenue
-$169,704
Total assets, end of year
$34,770,458
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,189,089
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$27,581,369
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,982,240
Management and general expenses
$457,988
Fundraising expenses
$201,155
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,982,240

Program services were 75.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $168,129

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $124,591

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $775,494

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,072,697

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $21,386

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP INCOME

    total $69,148 · related or exempt $69,148

  • 2b · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS

    total $41,720 · related or exempt $41,720

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FEES AND CHARGES

    total $9,594 · related or exempt $9,594

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $357,677 · excluded $357,677

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $122,792

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $198,758

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$75,966

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$75,966 · unrelated business -$116,931 · excluded $40,965

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,504,186

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,478,494

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $25,692

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $25,692 · excluded $25,692

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $40,367

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

    $124,591

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $92,711

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$52,344 · excluded -$52,344

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $125

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $125 · excluded $125

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $22,182

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $66,761

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$44,579 · related or exempt -$18,493 · unrelated business -$26,086

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $3,060 · excluded $3,060

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,060

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $201,503 · program services $137,967 · management and general $45,988 · fundraising $17,548

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $808,510 · program services $553,579 · management and general $184,522 · fundraising $70,409

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $30,149 · program services $20,642 · management and general $6,881 · fundraising $2,626

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $165,325 · program services $113,196 · management and general $37,731 · fundraising $14,398

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $78,255 · program services $53,580 · management and general $17,860 · fundraising $6,815

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,544 · management and general $4,544

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $21,225 · management and general $21,225

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $28,563 · management and general $28,563

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $18,411 · program services $4,129 · management and general $13,978 · fundraising $304

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $23,750 · fundraising $23,750

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,108 · program services $34,853 · fundraising $18,255

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $27,709 · management and general $27,709

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $157,401 · program services $134,549 · management and general $13,262 · fundraising $9,590

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $147,105 · program services $104,967 · management and general $25,782 · fundraising $16,356

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $44,846 · program services $29,469 · management and general $11,130 · fundraising $4,247

  • 24a · Other expenses: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND

    total $716,122 · program services $716,122

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP EXPENSES

    total $36,899 · program services $18,219 · management and general $6,323 · fundraising $12,357

  • 24c · Other expenses: CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

    total $34,166 · program services $23,394 · management and general $7,797 · fundraising $2,975

  • 24d · Other expenses: LIBRARY EXPENSES

    total $25,229 · program services $25,229

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,563 · program services $12,345 · management and general $4,693 · fundraising $1,525

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,004 · end of year $1,004

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,899,709 · end of year $1,466,386

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $637,501 · end of year $1,879,758

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $119,297 · end of year $90,570

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $46,075 · end of year $38,709

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $72,220 · end of year $53,021

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

    $27,893,992

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

    $6,426,316

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $8,587,524 · end of year $21,467,676

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $13,205,101 · end of year $7,692,789

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $2,014,167 · end of year $2,074,240

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,305

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $694,202 · end of year $1,525,353

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $568,343 · end of year $411,286

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $8,605 · end of year $8,605

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $2,095,366 · end of year $5,237,540

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $6,305

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,798,611 · end of year $22,525,270

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $8,417,471 · end of year $5,056,099

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER UNDERSTANDS THE PAST TO ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE, THROUGH INCLUSIVE, AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING, AND PRESERVATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

UNDERSTAND THE PAST, ILLUMINATE THE FUTURE WITH INCLUSIVE AUTHENTIC STORYTELLING AND PRESERVATION.

  • A MAJOR ASPECT OF ALL OF THE HISTORY CENTER'S PROGRAM-RELATED ACTIVITIES ARE THE ORGANIZATION'S 140,000 TOTAL SQUARE FEET OF MUSEUM GALLERIES, HISTORIC SITES, AND COLLECTIONS STORAGE. WITH ONLY A FACILITIES STAFF OF TWO, THE HISTORY CENTER MAINTAINS THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SPACES OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM AND LIBRARY & ARCHIVES; THE BONHAM HOUSE; THE COLONIAL COMPLEX (WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE GENERAL GATES HOUSE AND GOLDEN PLOUGH TAVERN, THE BARNETT BOBB LOG HOUSE; AND THE RECONSTRUCTED COLONIAL COURT HOUSE); FIRE MUSEUM, AGRICULTURAL & INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM AND OVER 30 YORK MURALS. IN ADDITION, THIS SAME STAFF ASSISTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF DISPLAYS/EQUIPMENT OF NEW EXHIBITS.

    Expenses $481,762 · Revenue $16,425

  • THE YORK COUNTY HISTORY CENTER'S EXHIBITS & COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND INTERPRETATION OF ABOUT 90,000 ARTIFACTS ACROSS EIGHT SITES AND ENCOMPASSING THE HISTORY OF YORK COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA AND ITS INHABITANTS THROUGH TIME. THE COLLECTIONS - RANGING FROM TEXTILES TO MILITARIA, ARTWORK, AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, NATIVE AMERICAN OBJECTS, AND NUMEROUS DECORATIVE ARTS PIECES - ARE USED IN A VARIETY OF MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE RICH, EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES AND FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES FOR THE LOCAL YORK COUNTY COMMUNITY AND BEYOND.

    Expenses $983,785 · Revenue $37,350

  • DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR (JULY 2022- JUNE 2023) THE HISTORY CENTER WELCOMED 17,114 VISITORS TO ITS SITES AS VISITORS, PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, LIBRARY RESEARCHERS, AND SPECIAL EVENT ATTENDEES. OF THAT NUMBER, MORE THAN 1,688 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FIELD TRIPS TO THE HISTORY CENTER'S FIVE MUSEUMS. IN ADDITION TO IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, THE HISTORY CENTER'S ONLINE PROGRAM ENGAGEMENT COUNTED 3,419 PARTICIPANTS STREAMING CONTENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND ZOOM, WHILE MORE THAN 35,000 PEOPLE ACCESSED THE VARIOUS RESOURCES AND CONTENT OFFERED ON OUR WEBSITE. SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING INCLUDES THEMATIC TOURS FOCUSING ON YORK COUNTY'S COLONIAL AND REVOLUTIONARY ERA HISTORY, THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD, INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING HERITAGE AND MORE. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY AND ALIGN WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA BOARD OF EDUCATION ACADEMIC STANDARDS. THE HISTORY CENTER WAS ABLE TO OFFER 128 PROGRAMS REACHING A DIVERSE AUDIENCE BASE THROUGH DEMONSTRATIONS, A MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES, WORKSHOPS, AND INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AT BOTH ONLINE AND IN-PERSON. IN ADDITION, THE HISTORY CENTER HOSTS A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS' MONTHLY MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS OFTEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FREE OF CHARGE. TRADITIONAL PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED, SUCH AS SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF YORK SPECIAL EVENTS, RE-ENACTOR GROUPS FOR LIVING HISTORY EVENTS, AND THE YORK COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU FOR PROMOTION AND COORDINATION OF COUNTY WIDE HERITAGE TOURISM. THE HISTORY CENTER HAS ALSO PROVIDED NUMEROUS COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR CONTINUING ADULT EDUCATION COURSES, TALKS FOR VARIOUS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, PUBLIC WALKING TOURS, AND MONTHLY LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES SEMINARS OFFERING INSIGHTS INTO VARIOUS RESEARCH AND GENEALOGICAL TECHNIQUES.

    Expenses $305,187 · Revenue $26,797

  • THE HISTORY CENTER'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES HOUSES AN EXTENSIVE AND VARIED COLLECTION COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS INCLUDING GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY, LOCAL HISTORY, THE DECORATIVE ARTS AND MILITARY HISTORY WITH THE EMPHASIS OF YORK COUNTY HISTORY. OVER 977 PATRONS VISITED THE HISTORY CENTER'S LIBRARY & ARCHIVES DURING THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR INCLUDING SCHOOL GROUPS AND COLLEGE STUDENTS. THE LIBRARY STAFF FIELDED NEARLY 542 EMAILS AND 351 PHONE CALLS AND PROCESSED OVER 78 RESEARCH REQUESTS AND 36 PHOTO REPRODUCTION REQUESTS. IT ALSO CO-HOSTS THREE MONTHLY MEETINGS/PROGRAMS: ALLVETS ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM, THE SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY AND THE YORK CIVIL WAR ROUND TABLE. THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES ALSO PUBLISHES THE ANNUAL JOURNAL OF YORK COUNTY HERITAGE. OVER 149 DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY & ARCHIVES WERE RECEIVED.

    Expenses $211,506 · Revenue $21,397

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • REBECCA COUNTESS

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • REV PATRICK ROONEY

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • DENNIS BAUGHMAN D ED

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • DIANE BAKER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • RICK HOGENTOGLER

    ASSISTANT TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • DELMA RIVERA-LYTLE

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • ELYSE POLLICK-BYRNES

    ASSISTANT SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JONATHAN STAYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JANE SUTTON PH D

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARK D SHERMEYER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MONTEZ PARKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • TOM KOPPMANN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JEFFREY LOBACH

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NEIL SLENKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REV GLENN MILLER

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JIM MAY

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 03/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SEN KRISTIN PHILIPS-HILL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • FRANCES POLK

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • KENYA BROWN FEESER

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • TIM SUTHERLAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DAN WALTERSDORFF

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • CALVIN WEARY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • BRADLEY WILLOW

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • REBECCA HANLON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SILAS CHAMBERLIN

    AT-LARGE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • JOSEPH T HAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • SCOTT A DEISLEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • RON MARTIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • NEICY DESHIELDS-MOULTON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JAN WAGNER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JOAN J MUMMERT

    PRESIDENT, CEO

    Total calculated
    $111,815
    From this org
    $106,068
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,747
    Hours/week
    40

  • LORISSA DELANEY

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $83,344
    From this org
    $71,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,998
    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
2022
Filed
22 March 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202430869349300103

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