Program areas at Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society creates, promotes, and provides ongoing support for museum exhibits. The museum hosted approximately 3,600 visitors in 2015. New exhibits included "stories in stitches: quilts of southwestern dane county- and "ethnicity and the civil war". A new exhibit titled "natural wonders and human interaction" opened in may 2013 and replaces the current quilt exhibit. In addition, the Society operates a small gift shop. Educational programs for children are a growing service of the Society.
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society publishes a newsletter three or four times per year. The newsletter is distributed to approximately 225 members. Additional copies of the newsletter are available to visitors to the museum, the community, and other potential members.
The Mount Horeb Area Historical Society collects and preserves local Historical artifacts and archive material, maintains a databse of items in its collections, and disseminates information to the public via assistance with research and through programs and the publishing of books and articles. The Society receives approximately five requests per week for information related to items in its archive.
Who funds Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Roger Deterding | Treasurer | $0 | 2024-02-02 |
| Karla Ott | President | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| David Schmidt | Vice President | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| Lori Midthun | Secretary | $0 | 2023-09-30 |
| John Swartz | Secretary / Vice President | $0 | 2021-09-30 |
| ...and 6 more key personnel |
Financials for Mount Horeb Area Historical Society
| Revenues | FYE 09/2023 | FYE 09/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $162,240 | $171,003 | -5.1% |
| Program services | $10,064 | $11,392 | -11.7% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,409 | $1,754 | -19.7% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $11,650 | $6,175 | 88.7% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $18,296 | $9,998 | 83% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $149 | $105 | 41.9% |
| Total revenues | $203,808 | $200,427 | 1.7% |
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Data update history
September 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
September 25, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
August 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHistory
Characteristics
MembershipsState / local levelTax deductible donations
General information
- Address
- 100 S 2nd St
- Mount Horeb, WI 53572
- Metro area
- Madison, WI
- Website URL
- mthorebhistory.org/Â
- Phone
- (608) 437-6486
IRS details
- EIN
- 51-0180176
- Fiscal year end
- September
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1975
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A80: Historical Societies, Historical Preservation
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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