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CASS COUNTY NORTH DAKOTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 45-0306858 WEST FARGO, ND

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Revenue 2024
$781,731
Expenses 2024
$723,916

Program services were 78.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
NTEE code
A82Z
Classification
2800
Street
1351 MAIN AVE W

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

To collect, display, and interpret artifacts relevant to the history and cultural heritage of Cass County and the Red River Valley.

  • Bonanzaville, USA, is a cultural institution dedicated to educating, enlightening, and enriching the lives of our guests through the use of history by preserving, sharing, and connecting the past with the present. The Society maintains a historical site "Bonanzaville USA," along with 36 historical structures which have been relocated to the site or built onsite. Activities include the discovery, collection, and preservation of data, objects, or memorabilia of historical value and the dissemination of information concerning the history of Cass County North Dakota, and the state of North Dakota. Bonanzaville held several events during the year in the 12-acre village, including Pioneer Days, 4th of July celebration, and Christmas on the Prairie. In 2024, 30,000 (Continued on Schedule O)visitors toured our historic facilities, hailing from all 50 states in the U.S. and several foreign countries. Four thousand seven hundred school students and their educators participated in a school tour in 2024 as part of their local history curriculum. Visitors aged 16 to 65 account for 33% of participation, ages 6 to 16 for 33%, senior citizens for 17%, military status for 4%, and children under 5%. Bonanzaville is committed to providing the community with a safe and trusted space to learn, explore, relax, and enjoy now and into the future.

    Expenses $571,214 · Revenue $151,268

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

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Bill Erickson - Director Until

    March)/President (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • David Groven - Director Until

    March)/VP (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brock Tallakson

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Angela Smith

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristen Fellows

    President (Until Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Haux

    Vice President (Until Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dan Suckert

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kent Lindemann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mike Nobis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nicole Rygh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Creese

    Director (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Matt Oye

    Director (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Geffre

    Director (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brent Haugen

    Director (As of Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shane Cullen

    Director (Until Oct)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Nudell

    Director (Until Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Maeyaert

    Director (Until Apr)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Jansen

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $71,400
    From this org
    $71,400
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $781,731
    Expenses
    $723,916
    Contributions
    $479,036
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $908,799
    Expenses
    $671,715
    Contributions
    $600,678
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $788,678
    Expenses
    $594,223
    Contributions
    $603,146
    Grants paid
    $301

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2024 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2023 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2022 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $583,050
    Expenses
    $523,632
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,814,180
  • 2021 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $571,540
    Expenses
    $437,457
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,741,329
  • 2020 · 990-T

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    not reported
    Assets (EOY)
    not reported
  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $672,774
    Expenses
    $493,054
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,632,019
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $497,490
    Expenses
    $450,810
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,396,451
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $476,806
    Expenses
    $486,714
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,452,468

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 11 November 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.