CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM INC (EIN 39-6120448)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-06-26
IRS object ID: 202531779349300643
Schema version: 2024v5.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-06-26T13:41:48-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	391248105	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDERSON HAGER & MOE SC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 986	AddressLine1Txt
City	HAYWARD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54843	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	396120448	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CABL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7157983890	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 416	AddressLine1Txt
City	CABLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54821	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RON ANDERSON	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7157984517	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-06-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK BECKMAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01262943	PTIN
Phone	7156342653	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	RON ANDERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 401	AddressLine1Txt
City	CABLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54821	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$644,011	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CABLEMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1968	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WI	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS & EDUCATION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	20	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	13	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$839,036	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$252,676	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$63,285	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$49,484	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$133,425	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$155,661	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$101,425	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$123,289	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,137,171	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$581,110	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$321,164	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$342,284	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$68,533	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$298,466	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$349,404	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$619,630	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$691,688	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$517,541	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$110,578	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,257,608	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,626,241	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$21,030	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$16,683	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$8,236,578	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,609,558	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS & EDUCATION	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$479,158	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$260,310	RevenueAmt
Desc	MUSEUM PROGRAMS & EXHIBITS, TOURS ON NATURE TRAILS, SECONDARY & ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAMS, TEACHER TRAINING, RESEARCH PROJECTS, LECTURES, TRAVELING EXHIBITS AND NATURE PROGRAMS. BENEFITTING APPROX. 25,000 INDIVIDUALS	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$479,158	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	1	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	13	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	20	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	0	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RICHARD JAWORSKI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	7157983890	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 416	AddressLine1Txt
City	CABLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	54821	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd
RICK SUNDBERG
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL MCKINNEY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOE BRADY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KRISTIN DEW
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOANNE HENRY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARRY HANSON
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK GILLMAN
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH HOLLAND
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LIZ JOHNSON
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ED JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAUREEN PALMER
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MIMI CRANDALL
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TRAVIS CINCO
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MALU DUMS
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW DELANEY
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEN ZASPEL
DIRECTOR	0.30	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RON ANDERSON
TREASURER	1.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
GINA BLAYNEY
CHAIR	2.00		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JANE HENDERSON
VICE CHAIR	0.30		$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$47,355	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$205,321	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$252,676	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MUSEUM PROGRAMS	Desc
Business	611600	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$49,484	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$49,484	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$49,484	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$155,661	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$155,661	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$109,421	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$41,297	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,124	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$68,124	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$55,705	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$21,604	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,101	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,101	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$13,620	$13,620
CAPITAL GAINS INCOME	900099	$7,444	$7,444

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$21,064	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$581,110	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$260,310	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$68,124	ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$302,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,547	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$60,516	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$60,516	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,705	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,823	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,941	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,486	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,486	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$970	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$970	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,698	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,039	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,039	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,494	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,870	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,013	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$104,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,543	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,290	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,936	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,468	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DEVELOPMENT GRANT EXPEN	$41,961	$41,961
MAINTENANCE/GARBAGE, ET	$27,003	$21,602	$5,401
EXHIBITS	$21,883	$21,883
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN	$21,435	$21,435

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,644	TotalAmt
Program Services	$33,004	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,564	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$76	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$691,688	TotalAmt
Program Services	$479,158	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$143,997	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,533	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$293,020	BOYAmt
EOY	$352,138	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,109	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,590	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,144	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,891,011	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,557,599	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,387,229	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,333,412	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,559,254	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,917,957	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,257,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,626,241	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,683	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,683	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,900,926	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,835,986	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,335,652	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,773,572	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,236,578	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,609,558	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,257,608	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,626,241	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$110,578	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$483,558	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$516,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$239,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$374,386	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$839,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$252,676	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,222,616	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$516,708	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$239,810	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$374,386	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$839,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$252,676	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,222,616	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$515,690	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,706,926	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$92,680	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$107,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,936	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$131,601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$138,980	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$568,084	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$11,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$129,309	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,769	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$15,589	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,620	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$180,383	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$2,971,083	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$933,688	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.57450	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.56770	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,912,615	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$626,790	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$190,722	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,940	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,346,743	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,353,807	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$741,098	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$180,566	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,724	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,912,615	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$5,393,412	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$859,869	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$178,416	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,320	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,353,807	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,997,095	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$570,323	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$161,870	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$12,136	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$5,393,412	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$4,529,373	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$623,954	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$141,574	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$14,658	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$4,997,095	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$80,645	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$80,645	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,486,357	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,303,694	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,182,663	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$104,343	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$40,466	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$63,877	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$195,258	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$189,031	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,227	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$24,408	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$24,408	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,333,412	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
EDWARD JONES	$310,672	F
VANGUARD GRIGGS BURKE ENDOWMENT	$4,652,862	F
VANGUARD LIBRARY ENDOWMENT	$619,657	F
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT	$334,766	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$5,917,957	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART III, LINE 4:

IN-HOUSE COLLECTIONS INCLUDE TAXIDERMIC MOUNTS OF BIRDS AND MAMMALS; PRESERVED, DRIED, AND TAXIDERMIED FISH, REPTILES, AND AMPHIBIANS; ANIMAL SKULLS AND SKINS; MOUNTED AND PERSERVED INSECTS; A HERBARIUM FEATURE VASCULAR PLANTS, SEEDS, MOSSES, LIVERWORTS, AND LICHENS; ROCKS AND MINERALS; PLASTER CASTS OF ANIMAL TRACKS; BIRD NESTS; AND MORE. THE COLLECTIONS REPRESENT THE NATURAL HISTORY AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN AND UPPER GREAT LAKES REGION.

PART V, LINE 4:

DISBURSE AN AMOUNT (EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 3.5-4.5%) ANNUALLY, BASED ON THE 3 YEAR SMOOTHED SEPTEMBER 30 MARKET VALUE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	DINNER GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$82,088	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$82,088	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$35,921	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	GOLF OUTING	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$13,940	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$13,940	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$3,848	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$5,467	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$5,467	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$1,491	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$101,495	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$101,495	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$41,260	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$41,260	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$60,235	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE INDIVIDUALS OR BUSINESS THAT SIGN UP AS MEMBERS ONCE A YEAR BY PAYING A MEMBERSHIP FEE
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE OFFICERS ARE GIVEN A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IN WHICH THEY LOOK OVER, APPROVE, & SIGN AND SEND IN THE FORM 990 TO THE GOVERNING AGENCIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES THE REQUEST AND THEN PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORMS FOR THE REQUESTOR TO INSPECT. COPIES OF THE FORM 990 CAN ALSO BE PRINTED FROM THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VII CONTACT ADDRESSES FOR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, ETC	RICK SUNDBERG - 15963 W. CAROL DR, HAYWARD, WI 54843. BILL MCKINNEY - PO BOX 96, CABLE, WI 54821. RON ANDERSON - PO BOX 401, CABLE, WI 54821. JOE BRADY - 12825 BRADY ROAD, DRUMMOND, WI 54832. GINA BLAYNEY - 522 RIVER STREET, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401. KRISTIN DEW - 13244 N BATES DR, HAYWARD, WI 54843. JOANNE HENRY - 5700 JOHNSON DRIVE, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55436. LARRY HANSON - 49860 MULLIGAN CREEK ROAD, BARNES, WI 54873. MARK GILLMAN - 46665 KRAFTS POINT ROAD, CABLE, WI 54821. ELIZABETH HOLLAND - PO BOX 334, CABLE, WI 54821. LIZ JOHNSON - 12968N EAST BAY DRIVE, HAYWARD, WI 54843. ED JOHNSTON - 14285 S RIVERSIDE RD, CABLE, WI 54821. MAUREEN PALMER - 23215 MISSIONARY POINT DR, CABLE, WI 54821. MIMI CRANDALL - 10860 N LOOP ROAD, DRUMMOND, WI 54832. TRAVIS CINCO - 11058 N LOON BAY LANE, HAYWARD, WI 54843. JANE HENDERSON - PO BOX 489, CABLE, WI 54821. MALU DUMS - 13699 RIVER ROAD, HAYWARD, WI 54843. MATTHEW DELANEY - 2126 GLENHURST RD, SAINT LOUIS PARK, MN 55416. JEN ZASPEL - 800 WEST WELLS ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53233.
FORM 990 PAGE 2 PART III LINE 3	THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.