SIERRA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- SIERRA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 23-7015771)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2016-07-29
- IRS object ID
- 201602119349200905
- Schema version
- 2015v2.0
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-07-29T13:30:03-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BEQUETTE & KIMMEL ACCOUNTANCY CORP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 307 MAIN ST | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | QUINCY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 959719121 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 237015771 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | SIERRA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | SIER | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5302830680 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 95 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | SATTLEY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 96124 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Bill Copren | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2016-07-29 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | John A Kimmel CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00225201 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5302830680 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Gross Receipts | $44,868 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $14,619 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $19,029 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $5,695 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $43 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $5,482 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $5,482 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $39,386 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $15,324 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $1,400 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $6,186 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $2,527 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $7,181 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $32,618 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $6,768 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $115,290 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $122,058 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $111,726 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $119,012 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,564 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $3,046 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,290 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $122,058 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,290 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $122,058 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Preserve history of the Sierra County area. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Operated historical museum open to the public includes tours of stamp mill- approx 6,500 visitors a year. | $30,202 |
| Published historical journal and presented programs to general public. | $2,416 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $32,618 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Madigan | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Bill Copren | ||
| Treasurer | 10.00 | $0 |
| Judy Lawrence | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Cory Peterman | ||
| Secretary | 5.00 | $0 |
| Mary Nourse | ||
| President | 10.00 | $0 |
| Susan Schoensee | ||
| Director | 5.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JOHN A KIMMEL CPA | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 307 WMAIN ST QUINCY CA | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | QUINCY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95971 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5302830680 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $13,462 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $11,506 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $15,117 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $20,187 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $19,965 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $80,237 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $24,328 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,493 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $21,017 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $20,332 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $24,948 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $115,118 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $21,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $21,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $21,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $21,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $21,000 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $105,000 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $58,790 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $56,999 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $57,134 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $61,519 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $65,913 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $300,355 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $300,355 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $4,108 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $131 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $71 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $53 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $43 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $4,406 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $4,108 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $131 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $71 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $53 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $43 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $4,406 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $62,898 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $57,130 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $57,205 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $61,572 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $65,956 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $304,761 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.98550 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.98320 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.01450 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.01680 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $111 |
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $233 |
| Other Expenses.1009 | Depreciation $518 |
| Other Expenses.2 | MEMBERSHIPS $2153 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Museum renovations $2128 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Museum gift shop expense $1562 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Repairs $194 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Property Tax $126 |
| Other Expenses.8 | State Organization Dues $85 |
| Other Expenses.9 | Misc $71 |
| Other Assets.1003 | Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $2329 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $1811 |
| Other Assets.1010 | Inventories - Beginning $1235 Inventories - Ending $1235 |