2026-05-29T17:55:06-05:00 2025-06-30 931474593 Miller CPA Group PC 2131 Palomar Airport Road Suite 226 Carlsbad CA 920111433 990 2024-07-01 951728991 SAN DIEGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY SAND 6192326203 1649 EL PRADO 3 SAN DIEGO CA 92101 WILLIAM LAWRENCE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6192326203 2026-05-29 1 0 Alana Tamara Miller CPA P01584147 7606838630 2026-05-18 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER WILLIAM LAWRENCE 1649 EL PRADO 3 SAN DIEGO CA 92101 9316303 0 X WWW.SANDIEGOHISTORY.ORG X 1928 CA THE MISSION OF THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER IS TO PRESERVE OUR REGION'S HISTORY - TELL THE DIVERSE STORY OF OUR REGION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; EDUCATE AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY; AND FOSTER CIVIC PRIDE. 23 23 31 0 0 0 1671039 8648567 313116 406209 329321 138295 151662 123232 2465138 9316303 0 0 0 0 1356868 1802068 0 0 0 1754417 2327088 3111285 4129156 -646147 5187147 5119555 10367353 2413815 2514723 2705740 7852630 X THE MISSION OF THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER IS TO PRESERVE OUR REGION'S HISTORY - TELL THE DIVERSE STORY OF OUR REGION'S PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE; EDUCATE AND ENRICH OUR COMMUNITY; AND FOSTER CIVIC PRIDE. 0 0 906745 SEE SCHEDULE O 892642 SEE SCHEDULE O 695085 SEE SCHEDULE O 2494472 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 0 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X BILL LAWRENCE 6192326203 1649 EL PRADO 3 SAN DIEGO CA 92101 ROBERT WATKINS CHAIR 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 THOMAS SAYER JR VICE-CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELLIS SMITH TREASURER 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES KAMINSKI SECRETARY 1.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT ADELIZZI CHAIR EMERITUS 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE CONNOLLY TRUSTEE 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DEBRA CUSHMAN-PARISH TRUSTEE 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA DE ROSA TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHNNY ELLIOTT TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 THOMPSON FETTER CHAIR EMERITUS 4.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BONNIE FLETCHER TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES JESSOP TRUSTEE 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHAKA JOHNSON TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN KINNAIRD TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA MAAS TRUSTEE 1.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE MAYBERRY TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN MOONEY TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MORRELL IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE NOVAK TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL SAUNDERS TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 HELGA WARNER TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE WOHL TRUSTEE 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM LAWRENCE CEO 40.00 0.00 X 203416 0 14439 203416 0 14439 1 1 1 0 0 96303 485762 8066502 50000 8648567 FEES AND RENTALS 531120 292075 292075 ADMISSIONS 900099 66732 66732 PROGRAM AND EVENTS 900099 47402 47402 406209 138295 138295 114187 0 114187 114187 OTHER REVENUE 900099 9045 9045 9045 9316303 667736 0 0 216405 49773 166632 1320772 1271406 49366 26708 25953 755 102282 85917 16365 135901 118661 17240 2920 2920 62913 62913 126117 47641 78476 55704 31612 24092 188492 96522 91970 95471 18205 77266 452320 4112 448208 5536 1931 3605 48788 48788 122214 92962 29252 58779 58779 EXHIBITS 566492 382663 183829 PROGRAMS AND COLLECTION 252151 234886 17265 CURRENT EXPECTED CREDIT 100277 0 100277 OUTSIDE SERVICES 99931 15904 84027 88983 16324 72659 4129156 2494472 1634684 0 27991 92751 862696 227871 6000000 21948 218457 313 75746 3458 5516452 3504839 2079871 2011613 1912505 1674092 138798 138798 5119555 10367353 204236 334934 47695 300 117310 182819 1948486 1900882 96088 95788 2413815 2514723 X 1855360 7002250 850380 850380 2705740 7852630 5119555 10367353 5187147 7740 -47997 0 X 0 0 1 0 X 1377155 1383334 792077 1671039 8648567 13872172 1377155 1383334 792077 1671039 8648567 13872172 13872172 5021 85722 41449 329321 138295 599808 6220 6220 27048 76388 367377 464778 529441 1465032 15943232 0.87010 0.82580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 0 X X X 0 0 117310 281237 215728 182819 1 X 985271 88968 26811 1047428 920940 73726 9395 985271 881852 57834 18746 920940 798528 -17841 17517 763170 708276 413718 323466 798528 1.00000 1 0 3030679 1481625 1549054 1307973 900128 407845 565223 565223 0 612577 557863 54714 2011613 ROU FINANCE LEASES 95788 95788 Part IV, Line 2b: The History Center acts as the fiscal agent for the Electric Building Tenants Committee (EBTC). As the fiscal agent, the History Center holds the unspent funds and reports the cash balances in restricted cash and a corresponding liability in the statement of financial position. Custodial funds held for the EBTC totaled $73,297 and $9,911 as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The History Center also holds funds related to the former Sailing Exhibit until they can be transferred to the San Diego Maritime Museum along with the exhibit to be placed in a new facility. Funds held for others, reported as restricted cash and a corresponding liability in the statement of financial position, totaled $109,522 and $107,399 as of June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WILLIAM LAWRENCE CEO 203416 0 0 0 0 0 7393 0 7046 0 217855 0 0 0 X NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE 1 50000 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4a DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER PRESENTED EXHIBITIONS THAT SEEK TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND MAKE OUR REGION'S HISTORY RELEVANT TO TODAY: ALOHA VAQUEROS EXPLORED THE UNIQUE CULTURAL BLENDING OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND MEXICAN VAQUERO (COWBOY) TRADITIONS IN THE AMERICAN WEST. THE EXHIBIT HIGHLIGHTS THE OFTEN-OVERLOOKED STORIES OF PANIOLO (HAWAIIAN COWBOYS) AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO RANCHING, HORSEMANSHIP, AND CROSS-CULTURAL IDENTITY IN MEXICO, SAN DIEGO AND HAWAII. TASTE SAN DIEGO: FILIPINO CULINARY JOURNEYS CELEBRATES THE RICH CULINARY HERITAGE OF SAN DIEGO'S FILIPINO COMMUNITY THROUGH FAMILY RECIPES, PERSONAL STORIES, AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT. TASTE SAN DIEGO INVITES VISITORS TO EXPLORE HOW FOOD SERVES AS A VITAL THREAD IN PRESERVING CULTURAL IDENTITY AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ACROSS GENERATIONS. LA NEIGHBOR: COLLOQUIALLY KNOWN AS LA NEIGHBOR, THE NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE WAS THE NEXUS OF RELATIONS IN LOGAN HEIGHTS AND OFFERED INTEGRAL SERVICES LIKE HEALTH CARE, FOOD DISTRIBUTION, ENGLISH-LANGUAGE CLASSES, A COMMUNITY OVEN, CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THIS NEW EXHIBITION BRINGS TOGETHER THE WRITTEN HISTORY OF THE HOUSE, ALONG WITH NEARLY TWENTY NEW ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS FROM FORMER LOGAN HEIGHTS RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE PARTICIPANTS WHO WERE IMPACTED BY ITS SERVICES. ART PRIZE SAN DIEGO IS AN ANNUAL AWARD HONORING ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH A CASH PRIZE, EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPOTLIGHTS ARTISTS IN THE SAN DIEGO TO ENSENADA, MEXICO REGION WHOSE OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF VISUAL ARTS MERIT RECOGNITION. THE EXHIBIT OFFERS A PLATFORM FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS TO ENGAGE WITH HISTORICAL THEMES AND CURRENT ISSUES, BRIDGING ART AND PUBLIC HISTORY. SAN DIEGO STEM WOMEN HONORS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN SAN DIEGO'S STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS) FIELDS, BOTH PAST AND PRESENT. FEATURING PROFILES, ARTIFACTS, AND INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS, STEM WOMEN SAN DIEGO HIGHLIGHTS THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK AND CHALLENGES FACED BY LOCAL TRAILBLAZERS. FASHION REDUX: GRAND OCCASIONS IS AN ANNUAL COLLABORATION WITH MESA COLLEGE'S FASHION PROGRAM, AND SPOTLIGHTS HISTORICAL GARMENTS FROM THE SDHC COLLECTION ALONGSIDE STUDENT-DESIGNED CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS. THE 2025 THEME EXPLORES FASHION WORN DURING SIGNIFICANT MILESTONES SUCH AS WEDDINGS, GALAS, AND FORMAL CEREMONIES. LGBTQ+ SAN DIEGO: STORIES OF STRUGGLES + TRIUMPHS FEATURES STORIES AND PERSONAL HISTORIES THAT CELEBRATE SAN DIEGO'S LGBTQ+ COMMUNITIES. DESIGNED AS A REPRISE OF THE HISTORY CENTER'S GROUND-BREAKING EXHIBITION OF 2018 IN COLLABORATION WITH LAMBDA ARCHIVES OF SAN DIEGO. DESIGNED FOR FLEXIBILITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THIS EXHIBIT APPEARS AT SDHC AND VARIOUS PUBLIC SPACES TO INCREASE ACCESS AND VISIBILITY OF LGBTQ+ HISTORY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4b THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER'S LIFE-LONG LEARNING PROGRAM, CONSISTING OF BOTH K-12 AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, EXPANDED SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT'S LEVEL UP PROGRAM THAT ARE IN ADDITION TO THE HISTORY CENTER'S ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH PRICE PHILANTHROPIES SCHOOL IN THE PARK AND ON-SITE FIELD TRIPS THAT ARE FUNDED BY THE PATRONS OF THE PRADO BUCKS 4 BUSSES PROGRAM. STUDENT PROGRAMMING INCLUDES SEE YOURSELF HERE AN IMMERSIVE PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS HIGHLIGHTING HISTORY MAKERS AND COMMUNITY HEROES. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4c A SIGNIFICANT ADDITION TO THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER'S COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN THE ACQUISITION OF THE ARCHIVE OF THE BORREGO SUN NEWSPAPER, THAT WAS FOR MANY YEARS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE SANDIEGO BASED COPLEY PRESS. A GENEROUS DONOR, WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS, ALONG WITH THE NEWSPAPERS OWNER, PROVIDED THE FUNDING NECESSARY FOR THEARCHIVE THAT DOCUMENTS MORE THAN 70 YEARS OF THE HISTORY OF BORREGO SPRINGS, SAN DIEGO'S MID-CENTURY MODERN DESERT RESORT COMMUNITY. ALSO, OF SIGNIFICANCE IS THE COMMUNITY ORAL HISTORIES AND ACQUISITIONS OF THE ALL-IN COMMUNITY ARCHIVING PROGRAM. AS PART OF ITS CORE COLLECTIONS MISSION, THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVANCE "DIGITAL FIRST" BY MAKING ITS COLLECTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE COMPLETE CATALOGUE OF THE SAN DIEGO HISTORY CENTER'S DOCUMENT, PHOTO, FINE ART, ORAL HISTORY AND 3D OBJECTS COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE ON LINE (HTTPS://SANDIEGOHISTORY.PASTPERFECTONLINE.COM/). IN ADDITION, THE HISTORY CENTER CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS DIGITAL HOLDINGS - MAKING MORE IMAGES, PHOTOS AND ART ACCESSIBLE THROUGH ITS ON-LINE COLLECTION PORTAL (HTTPS://COLLECTIONS.SANDIEGOHISTORY.ORG/). ACCESS TO THE ARCHIVE IS THROUGH APPOINTMENTS (FEE BASED DEPENDENT UPON RESEARCH USE) OR THROUGH LOW OR NO-COST "COMMUNITY RESEARCH ACCESS DAYS". A LONG-TERM INSTITUTIONAL GOAL IS TO REDUCE AND/OR REMOVE ENTIRELY ACCESS AND LICENSING FEES FOR PERSONAL RESEARCH AND TO HIRE ADDITIONAL STAFFING NEEDED TO OPEN THE ARCHIVE FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HOURS. COLLECTION STAFF HAVE ALSO WORKED ON THE BACKLOG OF MORE THAN 500 PREVIOUSLY UNPROCESSED COLLECTIONS AND THE EVALUATION OF EXISTING HOLDINGS AGAINST THE HISTORY CENTER'S MISSION. THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF COLLECTION SPECIALISTS ARE NOT JUST TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC WITH RESEARCH INQUIRIES AS THEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE COLLECTIONS PROCESSING, CREATING FINDING AIDS, COLLECTIONS PRESERVATION, DIGITIZATION AND EVALUATION OF COLLECTIONS ITEMS IN LIGHT OF THE INSTITUTIONS' MISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b FORM 990 IS PROVIDED IN DRAFT FORM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND THEN PROVIDED TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c ALL TRUSTEES AND EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THROUGH COMPARATIVE SALARY SURVEYS FOR THE MUSEUM/NONPROFIT INDUSTRY NATIONWIDE, COMPETITIVE SALARY SURVEYS WITHIN THE CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS OF BALBOA PARK AND COMPETITIVE SURVEYS BY THE SAN DIEGO EMPLOYERS ASSOCIATION. THE SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND CONFIRMED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE BOARD THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATIONS OFFICES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEES REVIEW EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION UTILIZING COMPARABLE DATA. SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS.