BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

EIN 43-6073788 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)

What they do

THE PURPOSE and MISSION of THE BOONE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (BCHS) is to PRESERVE BOONE COUNTYS CULTURE and HISTORY for THE BENEFIT of FUTURE GENERATIONS. THROUGH ITS BOONE COUNTY HISTORY & CULTURE CENTER, THE SOCIETY COLLECTS, PRESERVES, and EXHIBITS HISTORIC ARTIFACTS and WORKS of ART. CONCERTS and EVENTS CELEBRATING LITERATURE and AUTHORS ARE TWO ADDITIONAL EFFORTS to EMBRACE and CELEBRATE LOCAL CULTURE. THE HISTORY & CULTURE CENTER is COMPRISED of THE WALTERS HISTORY GALLERIES, THE MONTMINY ART GALLERY, THE RIVER HORSE PAVILION, A GENEALOGY LIBRARY, A DIGITAL IMAGING LAB, and THE HISTORIC BUILDINGS THAT COMPRISE THE VILLAGE AT BOONE JUNCTION. THE SOCIETY ALSO MANAGES and CURATES THE HISTORIC MAPLEWOOD HOUSE IN COOPERATION WITH THE CITY of COLUMBIA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $45.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders15 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

31.91%of revenue went to mission work45.4% of expenses · Program services

14.57%of revenue went to fundraising20.7% of expenses

$70.22spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

23.75%of revenue went to management and office costs33.8% of expenses

$5.32in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

72.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$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$693,582

Mission workProgram services$221,31531.91% of revenue45.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$164,70223.75% of revenue33.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$101,02814.57% of revenue20.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$206,53729.78% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$487,04570.22% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 45.4% mission · 33.8% management · 20.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.22% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 44.7% mission · 34.3% management · 21.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.34% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 44.5% mission · 34.4% management · 21.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.20% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 45.7% mission · 31.3% management · 23.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 86.48% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 39.7% mission · 40.0% management · 20.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 72.62% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 38.0% mission · 35.0% management · 27.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.47% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 35.7% mission · 36.0% management · 28.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.44% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 35.7% mission · 34.7% management · 29.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.67% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$693,582

Expenses$487,045

Annual surplus $206,537 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)$221,315 · 45.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$164,702 · 33.8% of expenses

Fundraising$101,028 · 20.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$693,582

Expenses$487,045

Assets$2,588,705

Income$749,565

Contributions$502,645

Mission work (program services)$221,315

Fundraising$101,028

Management and general$164,702

Stocks and bonds$1,167,229

Accounting fees$13,107

Investing fees$6,236

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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 (15)

AMY HENDERSONPRESIDENT

BARBRA HORRELLBOARD MEMBER

DAVID WILSONBOARD MEMBER

EARL COLEMANBOARD MEMBER

ELIZABETH WATKINSBOARD MEMBER

ERYCA NEVILLEBOARD MEMBER

JO STEALEYBOARD MEMBER

KAREN MILLERIMMEDIATE PA

LISA WEILBOARD MEMBER

MELISSA HECHTBOARD MEMBER

MENDY DIELTREASURER

NANCY RUSSELLBOARD MEMBER

NANCY SCHULTZBOARD MEMBER

NANCY THOMASVICE PRESIDE

VICTORIA HUBBELLSECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1968
Location: 3801 PONDEROSA ST, COLUMBIA, MO 65201
County: Boone
In care of: MENDY DIEL
Primary officer: MENDY DIEL, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailofficemanager@boonehistory.org Phone(573) 443-8936

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: J MARBERRY CPA
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A82Z)