2025-11-17T07:38:06+00:00 2024-12-31 350921680 CROWE LLP 225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2600 Chicago IL 606061224 990 2024-01-01 203402547 Conner Prairie Foundation Inc CONN 3177766000 13400 Allisonville Road Fishers IN 46038 Kyle Wenger CFO 2025-11-17 true Jennifer Burke P01342224 3128997000 2025-11-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z J Christopher Cooke 13400 Allisonville Road Fishers IN 46038 26409918 false X www.connerprairie.org X 2005 IN Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. serves as a supporting organization for Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. and owns the land, buildings, improvements and some equipment that make up the Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. experience. 6 6 0 6 277205 97923 10560079 2955072 0 16988969 6815997 100010 124910 27649058 9895979 5845624 6343527 0 0 0 0 1758966 1693712 7604590 8037239 20044468 1858740 177898025 211992464 0 19270735 177898025 192721729 Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. shall serve as a supporting organization for Conner Prairie Museum, Inc., an Indiana Public Benefit, non-profit corporation. 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TYPE 1 SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS The Articles of Incorporation of the Foundation provide that a majority of the Foundation's board of directors is nominated by the Museum's board of directors and approved by the then sitting members of the Foundation's board. As a majority of the members of the Foundation's board are most likely members of the Museum's Board, or were nominated by the Museum Board. The practical effect of this requirement is to ensure that a majority of the members of the Foundation's board are appointed by members of the Museum's board. 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(A related organization). Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote The Foundation is exempt from income taxes on income from related activities under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Additionally, the Foundation is considered to be a public foundation. The Foundation has been determined to be a Type 1 supporting organization of the Museum under Section 509(a)(3), which is defined as being operated, supervised, or controlled by one or more publicly supported organizations. The Foundation would be subject to income tax if any unrelated business income is generated during the year. For tax reporting purposes, Conner Prairie Properties, LLC is considered a disregarded entity of the Foundation, and its activities are reported as the parent organization's information. Current accounting standards require the Foundation to disclose the amount of potential benefit or obligation to be realized as a result of an examination performed by a taxing authority. For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, management has determined that the Foundation does not have any tax positions that result in any uncertainties regarding the possible impact on the Foundation's financial statements. The Foundation does not expect the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits to significantly change in the next 12 months. Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2(d) Other revenues in audited financial statements not in form 990 audit reconciling adjustment - 17600 Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2(d) Other expenses in audited financial statements not in form 990 audit reconciling adjustment - 17600 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments 59486891 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Investments 9226698 0 0 0 0 0 0 68713589 0 68713589 true false true true true false Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual true CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM INC 13400 Allisonville Road Fishers IN 46038 203402627 501(c)3 6343527 0 N/A N/A Program Support 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. remits grant funds to Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. to support the programs of the museum. The organization relies on the board of directors of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. to monitor the use of those funds and see that they are used for the programs and activities of the museum. A Indiana Finance Authority 351602316 000000000 2024-03-21 18000000 To renovate an existing building false false false A 135000 18000000 690216 147000 12408615 4754169 false false false true A false false false false false false 0.0 0.0 0.0 false false 0 false true A false true false false false false 0 false false false 0 false false true A true Form 990, Part III, Line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION It shall own, control, preserve, and protect the land, buildings, and improvements that make up Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. It shall own, control, preserve, grow, and ensure the prudent management and investment of endowment funds and other gifts restricted for the benefit of the operations and budgets of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. It shall serve as trustee and hold and maintain in good repair the William Conner House Public Trust property. It shall foster and facilitate historical preservation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 PROCESS OF DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE COMPENSATED OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THEREFORE, LINES 15A AND 15B ARE NOT APPLICABLE AND HAVE BEEN ANSWERED "NO" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee ACCORDING TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY CREATE ONE OR MORE COMMITTEES TO ASSIST IN CARRYING OUT ANY OF THE PURPOSES OF THE CORPORATION, DEFINE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCH COMMITTEE OR COMMITTEES AND DELEGATE SUCH COMMITTEE OR COMMITTEES THOSE POWERS THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES TO BE APPROPRIATE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL APPOINT THE MEMBERS OF EACH COMMITTEE. AT LEAST TWO MEMBERS OF EACH COMMITTEE SHALL BE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND, IF THE COMMITTEE IS TO EXERCISE POWERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THEN EACH MEMBER APPOINTED TO THE COMMITTEE SHALL BE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons Richard J Thrapp and Kevin Schmidt - Business relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body The board of directors of Conner Prairie Museum nominate individuals to fill five vacancies of the Conner Prairie Foundation board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body A draft of the form 990 is provided to each member of the audit committee of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. (a related organization) for their individual review. An overview of the form 990 is then presented to this audit committee by the paid tax return preparer and the senior management of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. The presentation and meetings include a detailed discussion of the Form 990, answering any questions posed by the members of the audit committee. After the audit committee approves the draft, copies of the form 990 are provided to every voting member of the governing body of Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. for their review before being filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy Every year, a conflict of interest questionnaire is sent to each interested person of the organization. After the questionnaires are completed, they are reviewed by the audit committee and governance committee of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. (a related organization) for potential conflicts of interest. Any issues that arise are discussed with the Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. board. The governance committee is comprised of Conner Prairie Museum, Inc. board members of which at least one also reside on the Conner Prairie Foundation, Inc. board. As a result, oversight exists at the Foundation Board meetings to ensure that board members with potential conflicts abstain from participating in discussions and voting on transactions related to those potential conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public Financial statements, governing documents, and conflict of interest policies are not required disclosures pursuant to Internal Revenue code (IRC) Section 6104. These documents are not available to the public at this time. CONNER PRAIRIE PROPERTIES LLC 13400 ALLISONVILLE Rd FISHERS IN 46038 203402547 LEASING IN 100000 1200000 CONNER PRAIRIE FOUNDATION INC CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM INC 13400 ALLISONVILLE Rd FISHERS IN 46038 203402627 MUSEUM IN 501(c)(3) 7 CONNER PRAIRIE MUSEUM INC false false true true false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false