2024-06-24T13:41:27-04:00 2023-12-31 352072184 DWC CPAS LLC 3454 DOUGLAS RD SOUTH BEND IN 46635 990 2023-01-01 351124156 NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC NORT 5742359664 808 WEST WASHINGTON STREET SOUTH BEND IN 46601 DONALD M RIGGS TREASURER 5742359664 2024-06-24 true DONALD RIGGS XXX-XX-XXXX true RICHARD J CULLAR CPA P00967641 5742339366 2024-06-04 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z THE HISTORY MUSEUM BRIAN HARDING 808 W WASHINGTON ST SOUTH BEND IN 46601 1904432 false X WWW.HISTORYMUSEUMSB.ORG X 1866 IN WE PRESERVE OUR REGIONS HERITAGE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, AND PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST. 25 25 32 155 0 1630334 1555582 135886 156586 6799 992 60639 58452 1833658 1771612 0 0 903976 946059 0 110932 845964 822501 1749940 1768560 83718 3052 1885995 1875080 130798 111323 1755197 1763757 X WE PRESERVE OUR REGIONS HERITAGE AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, AND PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST. false false 1121446 183223 THE HISTORY MUSEUM PRESERVES OUR REGION'S HERITAGE AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, AND PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST. IN 2023: - APPROVAL TO MOVE THE MUSEUM'S NAVARRE CABIN FROM ITS CURRENT SITE IN LEEPER PARK EAST TO THE MUSEUM CAMPUS WAS GRANTED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION IN DECEMBER. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO TRANSPORT THE 1820S LOG CABIN THIS SPRING, WITH PROGRAMMING SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER. - ON JUNE 3, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE EXHIBIT INDIANA LORE OPENED IN THE CHANGING GALLERY AND WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 12, 2024. LARGER-THAN-LIFE LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE OF THE HOOSIER STATE ARE EXPLORED IN THIS EXHIBIT. THROUGH HISTORIC PHOTOS AND ORIGINAL ART BY THE BRAINTWINS, INDIANA LORE TRACES THE ROOTS OF INDIANA'S TALL TALES, FROM THE GREEN-EYED GHOST OF A BULLDOG GUARDING A GRAVE AT TERRE HAUTE'S HIGHLAND LAWN CEMETERY TO THE GREY LADY WHO LURKS IN THE CHILDREN'S BOOK SECTION OF EVANSVILLE'S WILLARD LIBRARY. - THE WORKER'S HOME WAS TRANSFORMED FROM THE RESIDENCE OF A 1930S POLISH FAMILY TO THAT OF A 1950S AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY. WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS TOTALING OVER 50,000, WORK ON THE HISTORIC HOUSE WAS COMPLETED AND NOW TELLS THE STORY OF THE COMMUNITY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS WELL AS THE GREAT MIGRATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS IN THE HOME REFLECT THOSE PERIODS IN HISTORY. IT WILL CONTINUE ITS MISSION SINCE FIRST OPENING IN 1994 TO TELL THE HISTORY OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE MANY ETHNICITIES OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY REGION. CHAIRED BY TINA PATTON AND COMPOSED OF OVER 15 DIVERSE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS OVERSEEN THE 1950S AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKER'S TRANSFORMATION PROJECT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN THE FALL OF 2022. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSFORMATION IN MANY WAYS. - IN THE YEAR THAT COMMEMORATED THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH 23, 1823, BIRTH OF SCHUYLER COLFAX, THE HISTORY MUSEUM OPENED COLFAX: SPEAKER FOR FREEDOM, A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT IN VOYAGES GALLERY. UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST NOTABLE POLITICAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY, COLFAX WAS AN ARDENT ABOLITIONIST AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE UNDER ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND VICE PRESIDENT UNDER ULYSSES S. GRANT. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MANY POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE PASSAGE OF THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, WHICH ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2023, THE EXHIBIT FEATURED THE CHAIR COLFAX USED AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER NOTABLE ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS FROM THE HISTORY MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. - ON JULY 1, THE MUSEUM OPENED THE EXHIBIT TURNING POINT: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, 1863. ON JULY 1-3, 1863, THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES FOUGHT ONE OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR ON THAT BATTLEFIELD. IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR, CLAIMING OVER 50,000 LIVES. THE EXHIBIT IS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 7, 2024. - SELECTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE NOTRE DAME CRUCIFIX INITIATIVE WERE ADDED TO THE EXHIBIT THE FABRIC OF A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, WHICH OPENED IN 2022 IN COLLABORATION WITH NOTRE DAME INTERNATIONAL. A STORY ABOUT THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 8 EDITION OF TODAY'S CATHOLIC. THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN THROUGH JULY 28, 2024. - SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF JUNETEENTH, THE DAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE LEGAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, THE EXHIBIT TRAILBLAZERS: LEGACIES OF EXCELLENCE, WAS ON VIEW JUNE 13 THROUGH JULY 15. THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASED LOCAL TRAILBLAZERS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY. THE EXHIBIT ALSO CELEBRATED RECIPIENTS OF THE HISTORY MUSEUM'S AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY AWARD, BEGINNING WITH HELEN POPE AND JOHN CHARLES BRYANT, WHO RECEIVED THE FIRST AWARDS IN 1991. - THE EXHIBIT ROSEMARY SANDERS: THE INVISIBLE PLAYER ALSO OPENED ON JUNE 13, CHRONICLING THE STORY OF ROSEMARY SANDERS, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIAN TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. AN OUTSTANDING CONCERT VIOLINIST, SHE AUDITIONED AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY IN THE EARLY 1940S. - THE EXHIBIT FORGING INNOVATION, WHICH WAS OPEN THROUGH JULY 22, SHOWCASED THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S FIRST 100 YEARS AS IT GREW TO BE A HUB OF SCIENCE, FINANCE, INDUSTRY, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE EXHIBIT THE NEW CENTURY OF PROGRESS OPENED ON AUGUST 26, CHRONICLING THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY'S SECOND 100 YEARS OF INNOVATIVE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE, FINANCE, INDUSTRY, AND TRANSPORTATION. IT WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH JUNE 16, 2024. - OPENING ON OCTOBER 7 WAS ITALIAN AMERICANS OF NORTHERN INDIANA: HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO COMMUNITY PILLARS, WHICH CHRONICLES THE 1880S' MIGRATION OF ITALIANS TO THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY. THE DISPLAY DESCRIBES HOW, DESPITE ALL ODDS AND HARDSHIPS, MANY WHO ORIGINALLY FOUND JOBS IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES ROSE TO POSITIONS OF PROMINENCE, PROGRESSING THROUGH HARD WORK, FAMILY VALUES, AND RELIGION. - THE EXHIBIT UNDESIGN THE REDLINE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON DECEMBER 9. REDLINING WAS A PRACTICE USED TO DENY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES FROM BUILDING AND BUYING HOMES IN DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, ESSENTIALLY ENFORCING SEGREGATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS THE PRACTICE IN SOUTH BEND AS WELL AS NATIONWIDE. UNDESIGN THE REDLINE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND DEVELOPED BY DESIGNING THE WE. IT IS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 14, 2024. - AS PART OF THE MUSEUM'S GOAL TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTION, WE DEBUTED OUR ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL, BEGINNING MARCH 23 WITH OUR ROBUST COLFAX COLLECTION. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OVER 1,000 ARTIFACTS WERE ADDED THE PORTAL, WHICH WAS ACCESSED BY GUESTS OVER 1,600 TIMES. - THE MUSEUM'S ARTIFACT COLLECTION GREW BY 74 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, COMPRISING MORE THAN 475 ITEMS. IN 2023, COLLECTIONS STAFF ENTERED 1,298 ITEMS FROM BACKLOG AND UPDATED 2,262 ARTIFACT RECORDS WITH NEW INFORMATION. - PERMANENT EXHIBITS AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM INCLUDE UNSEEN TREASURES OF THE OLIVER MANSION AND FIRST IN THEIR FIELD: THE STORY OF THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE. EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING: - KIDSFIRST REMAINED A POPULAR AREA FOR CHILDREN IN GRADE 3 AND UNDER. UTILIZING HISTORICAL AS WELL AS STEM RESOURCES, INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF FOSSILS FROM THE FORMER HANNAH LINDAHL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, KIDSFIRST OFFERED SUCH SPECIAL PROGRAMS AS "MASTODON BONES AND OTHER FOSSILS" PLUS A VARIETY OF STEM AND CURRICULUM-BASED PROGRAMMING TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS. - THE MUSEUM PROVIDED OVER 10,416 EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 2023, THE HIGHEST TOTAL IN OVER 10 YEARS. EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS INCLUDE VISITS TO THE MUSEUM, TOURS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES, VISITS TO KIDSFIRST, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. - FIVE GALLERY TALKS FOR TEACHERS, INITIATED IN DECEMBER 2022, WERE HELD TO HELP EDUCATORS LEARN ABOUT MUSEUM AREAS THAT COULD BE USEFUL IN THEIR CURRICULUMS. PROGRAMS PROVIDE EACH TEACHER WHO ATTENDS 2 PGP (PROFESSIONAL GROWTH POINTS). - OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE MUSEUM'S EFFORTS BY CONDUCTING TOURS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES, SCANNING IMAGES FOR ARCHIVAL PROJECTS, WORKING IN THE HISTORIC OLIVER GARDENS, ASSISTING WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMS, TRANSCRIBING ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, AND MORE. - THE DEDICATED WORK OF THE MUSEUM'S GARDEN VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO BE SEEN IN THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND GROUNDS ON THE 2-1/2 ACRES OF THE HISTORIC OLIVER GARDENS, SURROUNDING COPSHAHOLM. - THE "SOUTH BEND: THE NEXT 100 YEARS" POSTER DESIGN CONTEST, CO-SPONSORED BY THE HUNT FAMILY FUND AND THE JOHN PHAIR FAMILY FUND, WAS PRESENTED BY THE HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM. THE IDEA WAS SPARKED BY A POSTER THAT WAS FIRST PRESENTED AS THE COVER OF THE SURVEY BOOKLET SOUTH BEND, WORLD FAMED DESIGNED IN 1922. THE WINNING DESIGNS WERE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 28, WITH TYLER FOLEY RECEIVING FIRST PLACE, AND STEVEN SULT AND BOB GREEN, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE, RESPECTIVELY. THE POSTERS HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED AND ARE NOW ON SALE IN THE MUSEUM'S GIFT SHOP. AN EXHIBIT OF THE 10 FINALISTS WAS ON VIEW FROM JULY 24 THROUGH NOVEMBER 5. - AN EXCITING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE HISTORY MUSEUM AND SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATER SAW THE PLAY BETTER HOMES: A STORY OF COURAGE COME TO THE MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 1. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS, OVER 700 LOCAL STUDENTS AND 100 ADULTS SAW THE PLAY, VIEWED THE WORKER'S HOME AND THE UNDESIGN THE REDLINE EXHIBIT, AND REFLECTED ON THIS MOVING STORY OF LOCAL FAMILIES' FIGHTING FOR A BETTER FUTURE. - THE CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE AT COPSHAHOLM, HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM ON JULY 8, ATTRACTED OVER 1,680 VISITORS TO THE SITE, OF WHICH 621 TOURED THE OLIVER MANSION. THE 2023 CONCOURS FEATURED OVER 80 EXQUISITE VEHICLES ACROSS TEN CLASSES, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS BY NATIONALLY RENOWNED HISTORIANS KEN GROSS AND BRIAN BAKER, AND A DOCUMENTARY ON PIONEERING RACE CAR DRIVER PAULA MURPHY. - A TOTAL OF 35 PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN 202 1121446 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false true 13 0 32 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 25 25 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true false X MARILYN JURGONSKI 5742359664 808 W WASHINGTON ST SOUTH BEND IN 46601 BRIAN HARDING EXECUTIVE DI 39.00 1.00 X 74527 0 128 MARILYN JURGONSKI DIRECTOR FIN 33.00 1.00 X 49450 0 128 DRU CASH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA CRAWFORD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 C TODD CUMMINGS PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARVIN CURTIS EDD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 HOPE DAVIS PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL GRAFF PH D TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA HESS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REDGINA HILL PHD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE HOSTETLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN KING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS MILLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID PASTON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE PLENZLER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS ROSS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KERRY STEPHENS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAKE TESHKA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY THACKER EDD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL TOMAS MORGAN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENA WARGO TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN WINGFIELD TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENAL ZAK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM TUESLEY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS STRAFFORD VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DONALD M RIGGS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA RAY SECRETARY 2.00 0.50 X X 0 0 0 123977 256 false false false 30554 198343 281642 424977 620066 1555582 ADMISSIONS 712110 156586 156586 156586 3316 3316 37747 37747 37747 37747 18648 20972 -2324 -2324 -2324 29200 198343 35132 -5932 -5932 32780 18521 14259 14259 SHARED-USE CHARGES 712110 9996 9996 OTHER 712110 2382 2382 12378 1771612 183223 32807 124233 91825 32408 724477 490358 234119 40300 23342 16196 762 57049 33058 21512 2479 14075 14075 240 240 7467 7467 66161 4036 57142 4983 9938 5113 4584 241 17622 17622 148271 145602 2669 69404 61584 7820 49083 31799 17180 104 EXHIBITS 200295 200295 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 123826 121597 2229 SPECIAL EVENTS 58688 58688 EQUIPMENT EXPENSES 18166 18166 39265 4662 23336 11267 1768560 1121446 536182 110932 792287 832526 99822 15132 253 66866 4414 3692 23189 21678 17636 22996 1748624 887535 902310 861089 46084 51101 1885995 1875080 63799 72353 5817 2600 61182 36370 130798 111323 X 1656374 1668705 98823 95052 1755197 1763757 1885995 1875080 3052 5508 X false true X true false X 1370063 1625938 1699134 1630334 1555582 7881051 473884 473884 473884 361167 361167 2143986 1843947 2099822 2173018 1991501 1916749 10025037 1127535 8897502 31716 19579 39045 41768 41063 173171 10198208 791580 0.87250 0.86830 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 6825195 22710 1039691 281642 35241 7570713 8187878 -998210 328483 35990 6825195 7241467 25470 1258505 300206 37358 8187878 6451758 250 1051717 230058 32200 7241467 5467750 26490 1262297 273398 31381 6451758 1.00000 true true true 330232 330232 1137324 658410 478914 160581 124053 36528 120487 105072 15415 861089 X 2202988 5508 372455 53653 431616 1771372 240 240 1771612 2194428 372455 53653 426108 1768320 240 240 1768560 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 1, PART III, LINE 1A WE COLLECT ARTIFACTS RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY AND NORTHERN INDIANA. OUR COLLECTIONS ARE MAINTAINED FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC SERVICE RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. COLLECTIONS ARE THE MOST VALUABLE ASSETS OF THE SOCIETY, AND ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, THE PROCEEDS OF ITEMS IN COLLECTIONS THAT ARE SOLD ARE USED TO ACQUIRE OTHER ITEMS FOR COLLECTIONS OR TO PRESERVE AND CONSERVE THOSE ITEMS IN THE COLLECTIONS. OUR COLLECTIONS ARE COMPRISED OF APPROXIMATELY 500,000 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS WITH AN INSURED VALUE OF 7,000,000. WE DO NOT INCLUDE EITHER THE COST OR THE VALUE OF OUR COLLECTIONS IN THESTATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION, NOR DO WE RECOGNIZE GIFTS OF COLLECTIONS IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. SINCE ITEMS ACQUIRED FOR COLLECTIONS BYPURCHASE ARE NOT CAPITALIZED, THE COST OF THESE ACQUISITIONS ARE REPORTED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES, WHILE PROCEEDS FROM ITEMS DISPOSED OF ("DEACCESSIONS") ARE REPORTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE CLASS OF NET ASSETS IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4 THE OBJECT AND ARCHIVE COLLECTION OF THE NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY REPRESENTS THE MATERIAL CULTURE AND DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY, AND ARE PRESERVED, CONSERVED, AND UTILIZED IN RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND EXHIBITS TO FULFILL THE SOCIETY'S MISSION. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 INCOME FROM THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT FUND, WHICH IS ADMINISTERED BY THE RELATED NORTHERN INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY FOUNDATION, IS USED TO SUPPORT THE SOCIETY'S PROGRAMS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X WE RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE OUR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS AND POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. WE HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, AND THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS RECORDED AS LIABILITIES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WE CLASSIFY INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ASSOCIATED WITH UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE, AND THERE WAS NO ACCRUED INTEREST OR ANY PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AT EITHER DECEMBER 31, 2023 OR 2022, OR ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES EXPENSE RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS FOR THE YEARS THEN ENDED. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE OR THE STATE OF INDIANA FOR YEARS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2020. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 18,521 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 35,132 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D COST OF GOODS SOLD 18,521 SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 35,132 ANNUAL GALA 186500 170000 16500 24862 19251 5190 6498 JUNETEENTH LUNC 41043 28343 12700 18186 14385 2238 2717 227543 198343 29200 43048 33636 7428 9215 93327 -64127 X 197 NOT VALUED false true false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS OR ITEMS CONTRIBUTED IN LINE 22 IS AN ESTIMATE OF THE ITEMS CONTRIBUTED TO OUR COLLECTION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE HISTORY MUSEUM PRESERVES OUR REGION'S HERITAGE AND EDUCATES THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR COLLECTIONS, EXHIBITS, AND PROGRAMS TO DEVELOP AN INFORMED UNDERSTANDING OF THE PAST. IN 2023: - APPROVAL TO MOVE THE MUSEUM'S NAVARRE CABIN FROM ITS CURRENT SITE IN LEEPER PARK EAST TO THE MUSEUM CAMPUS WAS GRANTED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION IN DECEMBER. PLANS ARE UNDERWAY TO TRANSPORT THE 1820S LOG CABIN THIS SPRING, WITH PROGRAMMING SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN THE SUMMER. - ON JUNE 3, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE EXHIBIT INDIANA LORE OPENED IN THE CHANGING GALLERY AND WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 12, 2024. LARGER-THAN-LIFE LEGENDS AND FOLKLORE OF THE HOOSIER STATE ARE EXPLORED IN THIS EXHIBIT. THROUGH HISTORIC PHOTOS AND ORIGINAL ART BY THE BRAINTWINS, INDIANA LORE TRACES THE ROOTS OF INDIANA'S TALL TALES, FROM THE GREEN-EYED GHOST OF A BULLDOG GUARDING A GRAVE AT TERRE HAUTE'S HIGHLAND LAWN CEMETERY TO THE GREY LADY WHO LURKS IN THE CHILDREN'S BOOK SECTION OF EVANSVILLE'S WILLARD LIBRARY. - THE WORKER'S HOME WAS TRANSFORMED FROM THE RESIDENCE OF A 1930S POLISH FAMILY TO THAT OF A 1950S AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILY. WITH GRANTS AND DONATIONS TOTALING OVER 50,000, WORK ON THE HISTORIC HOUSE WAS COMPLETED AND NOW TELLS THE STORY OF THE COMMUNITY'S AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AS WELL AS THE GREAT MIGRATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. FURNITURE, FURNISHINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS IN THE HOME REFLECT THOSE PERIODS IN HISTORY. IT WILL CONTINUE ITS MISSION SINCE FIRST OPENING IN 1994 TO TELL THE HISTORY OF WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE MANY ETHNICITIES OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY REGION. CHAIRED BY TINA PATTON AND COMPOSED OF OVER 15 DIVERSE COMMUNITY LEADERS, THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS OVERSEEN THE 1950S AFRICAN AMERICAN WORKER'S TRANSFORMATION PROJECT SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN THE FALL OF 2022. THE COMMITTEE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSFORMATION IN MANY WAYS. - IN THE YEAR THAT COMMEMORATED THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH 23, 1823, BIRTH OF SCHUYLER COLFAX, THE HISTORY MUSEUM OPENED COLFAX: SPEAKER FOR FREEDOM, A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT IN VOYAGES GALLERY. UNDOUBTEDLY THE MOST NOTABLE POLITICAL FIGURE IN THE HISTORY OF THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY, COLFAX WAS AN ARDENT ABOLITIONIST AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS ROLES AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE UNDER ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND VICE PRESIDENT UNDER ULYSSES S. GRANT. HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN MANY POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENTS, INCLUDING THE PASSAGE OF THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT, WHICH ABOLISHED SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. IN 2023, THE EXHIBIT FEATURED THE CHAIR COLFAX USED AS SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE, AS WELL AS MANY OTHER NOTABLE ARTIFACTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND LETTERS FROM THE HISTORY MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. - ON JULY 1, THE MUSEUM OPENED THE EXHIBIT TURNING POINT: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG, 1863. ON JULY 1-3, 1863, THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES FOUGHT ONE OF THE BLOODIEST BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR ON THAT BATTLEFIELD. IT BECAME KNOWN AS THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR, CLAIMING OVER 50,000 LIVES. THE EXHIBIT IS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 7, 2024. - SELECTED WORKS OF ART FROM THE NOTRE DAME CRUCIFIX INITIATIVE WERE ADDED TO THE EXHIBIT THE FABRIC OF A GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, WHICH OPENED IN 2022 IN COLLABORATION WITH NOTRE DAME INTERNATIONAL. A STORY ABOUT THIS WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OCTOBER 8 EDITION OF TODAY'S CATHOLIC. THE EXHIBIT IS OPEN THROUGH JULY 28, 2024. - SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF JUNETEENTH, THE DAY THAT COMMEMORATES THE LEGAL ABOLITION OF SLAVERY, THE EXHIBIT TRAILBLAZERS: LEGACIES OF EXCELLENCE, WAS ON VIEW JUNE 13 THROUGH JULY 15. THE EXHIBIT SHOWCASED LOCAL TRAILBLAZERS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE AND HISTORY. THE EXHIBIT ALSO CELEBRATED RECIPIENTS OF THE HISTORY MUSEUM'S AFRICAN AMERICAN LEGACY AWARD, BEGINNING WITH HELEN POPE AND JOHN CHARLES BRYANT, WHO RECEIVED THE FIRST AWARDS IN 1991. - THE EXHIBIT ROSEMARY SANDERS: THE INVISIBLE PLAYER ALSO OPENED ON JUNE 13, CHRONICLING THE STORY OF ROSEMARY SANDERS, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIAN TO PLAY IN THE SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA. AN OUTSTANDING CONCERT VIOLINIST, SHE AUDITIONED AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE SOUTH BEND SYMPHONY IN THE EARLY 1940S. - THE EXHIBIT FORGING INNOVATION, WHICH WAS OPEN THROUGH JULY 22, SHOWCASED THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND'S FIRST 100 YEARS AS IT GREW TO BE A HUB OF SCIENCE, FINANCE, INDUSTRY, AND TRANSPORTATION. THE EXHIBIT THE NEW CENTURY OF PROGRESS OPENED ON AUGUST 26, CHRONICLING THE SOUTH BEND COMMUNITY'S SECOND 100 YEARS OF INNOVATIVE ADVANCES IN SCIENCE, FINANCE, INDUSTRY, AND TRANSPORTATION. IT WILL BE ON VIEW THROUGH JUNE 16, 2024. - OPENING ON OCTOBER 7 WAS ITALIAN AMERICANS OF NORTHERN INDIANA: HUMBLE BEGINNINGS TO COMMUNITY PILLARS, WHICH CHRONICLES THE 1880S' MIGRATION OF ITALIANS TO THE ST. JOSEPH RIVER VALLEY. THE DISPLAY DESCRIBES HOW, DESPITE ALL ODDS AND HARDSHIPS, MANY WHO ORIGINALLY FOUND JOBS IN LOCAL INDUSTRIES ROSE TO POSITIONS OF PROMINENCE, PROGRESSING THROUGH HARD WORK, FAMILY VALUES, AND RELIGION. - THE EXHIBIT UNDESIGN THE REDLINE OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON DECEMBER 9. REDLINING WAS A PRACTICE USED TO DENY AFRICAN AMERICANS AND OTHER MINORITIES FROM BUILDING AND BUYING HOMES IN DESIRABLE NEIGHBORHOODS, ESSENTIALLY ENFORCING SEGREGATION THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS THE PRACTICE IN SOUTH BEND AS WELL AS NATIONWIDE. UNDESIGN THE REDLINE WAS COMMISSIONED BY THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND AND DEVELOPED BY DESIGNING THE WE. IT IS ON VIEW THROUGH JULY 14, 2024. - AS PART OF THE MUSEUM'S GOAL TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTION, WE DEBUTED OUR ONLINE COLLECTIONS PORTAL, BEGINNING MARCH 23 WITH OUR ROBUST COLFAX COLLECTION. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, OVER 1,000 ARTIFACTS WERE ADDED THE PORTAL, WHICH WAS ACCESSED BY GUESTS OVER 1,600 TIMES. - THE MUSEUM'S ARTIFACT COLLECTION GREW BY 74 INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS, COMPRISING MORE THAN 475 ITEMS. IN 2023, COLLECTIONS STAFF ENTERED 1,298 ITEMS FROM BACKLOG AND UPDATED 2,262 ARTIFACT RECORDS WITH NEW INFORMATION. - PERMANENT EXHIBITS AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM INCLUDE UNSEEN TREASURES OF THE OLIVER MANSION AND FIRST IN THEIR FIELD: THE STORY OF THE ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE. EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING: - KIDSFIRST REMAINED A POPULAR AREA FOR CHILDREN IN GRADE 3 AND UNDER. UTILIZING HISTORICAL AS WELL AS STEM RESOURCES, INCLUDING AN IMPRESSIVE DISPLAY OF FOSSILS FROM THE FORMER HANNAH LINDAHL CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, KIDSFIRST OFFERED SUCH SPECIAL PROGRAMS AS "MASTODON BONES AND OTHER FOSSILS" PLUS A VARIETY OF STEM AND CURRICULUM-BASED PROGRAMMING TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS. - THE MUSEUM PROVIDED OVER 10,416 EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS IN 2023, THE HIGHEST TOTAL IN OVER 10 YEARS. EXPERIENCES FOR SCHOOL STUDENTS INCLUDE VISITS TO THE MUSEUM, TOURS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES, VISITS TO KIDSFIRST, AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS. - FIVE GALLERY TALKS FOR TEACHERS, INITIATED IN DECEMBER 2022, WERE HELD TO HELP EDUCATORS LEARN ABOUT MUSEUM AREAS THAT COULD BE USEFUL IN THEIR CURRICULUMS. PROGRAMS PROVIDE EACH TEACHER WHO ATTENDS 2 PGP (PROFESSIONAL GROWTH POINTS). - OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE MUSEUM'S EFFORTS BY CONDUCTING TOURS OF THE HISTORIC HOUSES, SCANNING IMAGES FOR ARCHIVAL PROJECTS, WORKING IN THE HISTORIC OLIVER GARDENS, ASSISTING WITH PUBLIC PROGRAMS, TRANSCRIBING ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, AND MORE. - THE DEDICATED WORK OF THE MUSEUM'S GARDEN VOLUNTEERS CONTINUED TO BE SEEN IN THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND GROUNDS ON THE 2-1/2 ACRES OF THE HISTORIC OLIVER GARDENS, SURROUNDING COPSHAHOLM. - THE "SOUTH BEND: THE NEXT 100 YEARS" POSTER DESIGN CONTEST, CO-SPONSORED BY THE HUNT FAMILY FUND AND THE JOHN PHAIR FAMILY FUND, WAS PRESENTED BY THE HISTORY MUSEUM AND THE STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM. THE IDEA WAS SPARKED BY A POSTER THAT WAS FIRST PRESENTED AS THE COVER OF THE SURVEY BOOKLET SOUTH BEND, WORLD FAMED DESIGNED IN 1922. THE WINNING DESIGNS WERE ANNOUNCED ON AUGUST 28, WITH TYLER FOLEY RECEIVING FIRST PLACE, AND STEVEN SULT AND BOB GREEN, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE, RESPECTIVELY. THE POSTERS HAVE BEEN REPRODUCED AND ARE NOW ON SALE IN THE MUSEUM'S GIFT SHOP. AN EXHIBIT OF THE 10 FINALISTS WAS ON VIEW FROM JULY 24 THROUGH NOVEMBER 5. - AN EXCITING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE HISTORY MUSEUM AND SOUTH BEND CIVIC THEATER SAW THE PLAY BETTER HOMES: A STORY OF COURAGE COME TO THE MUSEUM ON NOVEMBER 30 AND DECEMBER 1. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO DAYS, OVER 700 LOCAL STUDENTS AND 100 ADULTS SAW THE PLAY, VIEWED THE WORKER'S HOME AND THE UNDESIGN THE REDLINE EXHIBIT, AND REFLECTED ON THIS MOVING STORY OF LOCAL FAMILIES' FIGHTING FOR A BETTER FUTURE. - THE CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE AT COPSHAHOLM, HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE STUDEBAKER NATIONAL MUSEUM ON JULY 8, ATTRACTED OVER 1,680 VISITORS TO THE SITE, OF WHICH 621 TOURED THE OLIVER MANSION. THE 2023 CONCOURS FEATURED OVER 80 EXQUISITE VEHICLES ACROSS TEN CLASSES, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS BY NATIONALLY RENOWNED HISTORIANS KEN GROSS AND BRIAN BAKER, AND A DOCUMENTARY ON PIONEERING RACE CAR DRIVER PAULA MURPHY. - A TOTAL OF 35 PUBLIC PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN 202 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ENTIRE BOARD WAS PROVIDED A COPY OF FORM 990, EXCEPT FOR SCHEDULE B, FOR REVIEW BEFORE THE RETURN WAS APPROVED AT THE JUNE 2024 BOARD MEETING AND WAS SIGNED BY THE TREASURER. THE POLICY OF REDACTING SCHEDULE B FROM BOARD REVIEW WAS ADOPTED BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICY IS TO KEEP DONOR INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL AND BECAUSE MANY BOARD MEMBERS ARE DONORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED THROUGH ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE POLICY TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, WHO MUST SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND DECLARE WHETHER OR NOT HE OR SHE HAS A CONFLICT. IF A CONFLICT EXISTS, THE AFFECTED BOARD MEMBER MUST NOT VOTE ON THE MATTER. IN CASES IN WHICH DISCLOSURE OF THE CONFLICT OR ABSTENTION IS NOT ADEQUATE, THE MEMBER MUST RESIGN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BASED ON PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THAT COMPENSATION WAS LAST DETERMINED IN DECEMBER 2022. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES IS DETERMINED IN A SIMILAR MANNER TO THAT USED TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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