2025-11-17T14:55:06-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 910969501 POLSON PARK AND MUSEUM HISTORICAL SOCIETY POLS 3605335862 PO Box 432 Hoquiam WA 98550 John Larson Director 3605335862 2025-11-17 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Polson Museum John Larson 1611 Riverside Ave Hoquiam WA 98550 308216 0 X www.polsonmuseum.org X 1976 WA The mission of the Polson Museum is to preserve, promote and present the material, written and photographic history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. 13 13 3 18 0 0 596322 87835 13341 20271 31738 60400 71065 70031 712466 238537 0 0 0 0 127812 142523 0 0 25190 130599 84739 258411 227262 454055 11275 1589523 1670672 0 0 1589523 1670672 The mission of the Polson Museum is to preserve, promote and present the material, written and photographic history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. The main museum, library, archives and collections storage areas are located within the 26-room, 1924 mansion of timber-heir Arnold Polson. The Polson's Railroad Camp exhibit space, adjacent Hubble House, and Laubach Shop further the museum's mission by providing education, exhibition, collection storage and restoration spaces. In 2023, the Polson Museum acquired the historic 80-acre Camp Klahanee to be added to our portfolio of properties that enhance and support the museum's core mission. 0 0 101186 1500 20271 Regular, ongoing work to maintain, update and create new permanent and temporary exhibits pertaining to the history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. Such work includes the active maintenance, acquisition and cataloging of historical collections for exhibition, educational and research purposes. Work also includes the general administration and operation of the museum. 526 0 0 Pioneer of the Year event. Each year since 1980, the Polson Museum has held a special ceremony to honor a long time Grays Harborite who has contributed to the betterment of our county. This event was held in October, 2024 and is a highlight of the museum's annual calendar of events. 7200 0 0 Photographic scanning and archiving. This multi-year effort continued with more catch up to process new collections that have come into the museum's permanent collection. Images were scanned, identified and sleeved for proper storage as well as information added to our collections database. 0 0 0 108912 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 X X Moira Connor 3605335862 PO Box 432 Hoquiam WA 98550 John Larson Executive Director 40 0 X X 75000 0 7500 Gloria Callaghan Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Larry Jones Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Diane Muir Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Kathy Quigg Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Joyce Thomasson Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Lee Thomasson Board Member 2 0 X 0 0 0 Irene Kennedy Board Member 1 0 X 0 0 0 Moira Connor Board Member 1.00 0 X 0 0 0 Norm Callaghan Jr Vice President 1 0 X 0 0 0 Ron Loomis President 4 0 X 0 0 0 JoAnn Brown Treasurer 1 0 X 0 0 0 Curtis Steinhauer Secretary 1 0 X 0 0 0 75000 0 7500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87835 0 87835 Admissions 900099 4731 4731 0 0 Membership Dues 900099 15540 15540 0 0 0 0 0 0 20271 60400 60400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34450 0 17122 0 17328 0 17328 17328 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100000 48734 51266 51266 0 0 5260 3823 1437 1437 0 0 0 238537 150702 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62391 31196 23396 7799 0 0 0 0 23691 11846 8884 2961 0 0 0 0 24283 12141 9107 3035 32158 16079 12059 4020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1295 1295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7200 7200 0 0 750 375 0 375 2183 1092 818 273 3614 1807 1355 452 0 0 0 0 43051 21525 16145 5381 199 199 0 0 0 0 275 0 275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8100 8100 License, Fees and Dues 452 0 452 0 Department of L&I/Employment Security 3322 1661 1246 415 Archives, Collections and Exhibits 2075 2075 0 0 Maintenance, supplies and logging prep expenses at Camp Klahanee 8393 0 8393 0 3830 1915 1436 479 227262 108912 93160 25190 0 676099 686825 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 257835 148998 132126 108837 781298 875010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1589523 1670672 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1589523 1670672 0 0 1589523 1670672 1589523 1670672 11275 93712 0 0 -23838 0 X 0 0 0 X 156559 198715 76520 596322 101431 1129547 10410 10588 10443 10970 9427 51838 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 166969 209303 86963 607292 110858 1181385 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1181385 19508 52601 20861 31738 60400 185108 0 0 0 0 0 0 19508 52601 20861 31738 60400 185108 0 0 0 0 0 0 30450 26200 28380 134800 13450 233280 216927 288104 136204 773830 184708 1599773 0.73847 0.71733 0.11571 0.09710 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Of the total listed here, $34,450 is from rent collected from the 4-plex apartment owned by the museum at 1601 Riverside Ave., Hoquiam, WA. $100,000 is from raffle ticket sales in the museum's annual "Red Car Raffle," a major fundraiser held in support of museum operations and licensed with the Washington State Gambling Commission. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 X X X X 1 222835 0 222835 0 0 129038 -129038 0 0 0 0 35000 0 19960 15040 0 0 0 0 108837 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1 Please read the Schedule D, Part XIII Supplemental Information section for a summary of the Polson's artifact accessions from 2024. As noted there, these are not assigned monetary value and are therefore not included in our financial statements. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 The Polson Museum maintains collections of art and artifacts related to the history of Grays Harbor County, Washington. These are accessioned as permanent collection items and not assigned monetary value as part of our financial statements. All of these collections are available for public access and are regularly used for research and educational purposes. These collections are used for public display and exhibition at the museum and at several off-site public locations within Grays Harbor County. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100000 250 43618 0 4866 100000 250 43618 0 4866 48734 51266 WA 1 0 1 0 1 0 John Larson 1611 Riverside Ave Hoquiam WA 98550 0 John Larson 75000 As Executive Director of the museum, John Larson also serves as manager for this raffle. X 0 0 X 655 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule M, Part I, Line 22 During the calendar year 2024, the Polson Museum accepted 57 separate donations that in sum total included 655 individually cataloged historical artifacts. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Norm and Gloria Callaghan are a married couple. Lee and Joyce Thomasson are a married couple. All are board members. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 The Polson Museum maintains a membership program that offers free admission to members, a 10% discount in the Museum Store and a subscription to our newsletter, "The Polson Museum News." Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a The Polson Museum holds its annual membership meeting on the second Wednesday of each November at 7 p.m. at the museum and members there vote to elect the next year's board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b At the monthly board meeting prior to the date when the 990 is due, members of the board are given the opportunity to review and discuss the filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c A copy of the Polson Museum's conflict of interest policy is presented to all board members. At the annual meeting each year, a review of the policy is conducted by the board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 When setting the annual salary for the museum's Executive Director, the board consults peer museums and other local non-profits to ensure that compensation is in keeping with other similarly sized museums. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Polson Museum maintains copies of our governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements in paper and electronic form and provides these upon request to the public either in person or via e-mail by advance appointment or request.