POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 23-7181141

What they do

to ENCOURAGE THE STUDY, KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING of THE HISTORY of THE STATE of OREGON and POLK COUNTY. to COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT and INTERPRET OBJECTS and PUBLISH INFORMATION RELATING to THE HISTORY of POLK COUNTY. to ACQUIRE, EXHIBIT and INTERPRET THE MATERIAL CULTURE of POLK COUNTY and to BUILD, OPERATE and MAINTAIN A HISTORICAL MUSEUM or MUSEUMS IN POLK COUNTY.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $74.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders10 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

36.71%of revenue went to mission work74.2% of expenses · Program services

$49.50spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

8.31%of revenue went to management and office costs16.8% of expenses

$19.47in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

14.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$138,821

Mission workProgram services$50,95736.71% of revenue74.2% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$11,5308.31% of revenue16.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$70,10850.50% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$68,71349.50% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 74.2% mission · 16.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.50% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 73.9% mission · 25.4% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.98% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 12.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 27.05% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 67.2% mission · 20.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 30.11% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 2.2% mission · 10.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.31% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 5.9% mission · 92.2% management · 1.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.61% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 76.3% mission · 21.1% management · 2.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.28% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 78.2% mission · 20.4% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.02% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$138,821

Expenses$68,713

Annual surplus $70,108 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$50,957 · 74.2% of expenses

Management and office costs$11,530 · 16.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$138,821

Expenses$68,713

Assets$1,338,175

Income$142,212

Contributions$20,283

Mission work (program services)$50,957

Management and general$11,530

Stocks and bonds$116,556

Accounting fees$450

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (10)

BETTE JO LAWSONREGISTRAR

CHRISTY SHORTDIRECTOR

CLIFF BROWNDIRECTOR

DAVID MOLLENBERNDTPRESIDENT

GAYLE BIRCHDIRECTOR

JERRY MURPHYDIRECTOR

KELLIE ACKERMANDIRECTOR

LINDA FASTDIRECTOR

TOM BRANIGARACHIVIST

VICTOR MORTONTREASURER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1994
Location: PO BOX 67, MONMOUTH, OR 97361-0067
County: Polk
In care of: % VICTOR MORTON
Primary officer: VICTOR MORTON, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(503) 623-6251

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: H AND R BLOCK