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CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CHICAGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2167004)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202631349349308058
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Walter C Carlson
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Sharon A Hwang
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Program Services$2,031,451ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$271,817ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$373,564FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$224,130TotalAmt
Program Services$25,425ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$198,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Exhibitions & Collections$239,347$239,347$0$0
Debt Service$397,000$301,284$40,313$55,403
Auxiliary$1,733,988$1,733,988$0$0
Business Expenses (non-Travel)$471,838$166,196$51,518$254,124

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,103,027TotalAmt
Program Services$14,032,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,691,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,379,076FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,145,524BOYAmt
EOY$4,821,478EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,730,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,657,036EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,238BOYAmt
EOY$409,098EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,833,289BOYAmt
EOY$2,000,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,997BOYAmt
EOY$91,518EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,401BOYAmt
EOY$91,192EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$85,797,620LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$58,851,265LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,031,165BOYAmt
EOY$26,946,355EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,046,025BOYAmt
EOY$57,325,298EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,776,398BOYAmt
EOY$27,137,089EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,022,717BOYAmt
EOY$6,086,117EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,966,733BOYAmt
EOY$126,565,181EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,518,734BOYAmt
EOY$1,267,470EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$400,956BOYAmt
EOY$2,997,521EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,551,861BOYAmt
EOY$50,590,328EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,993,454BOYAmt
EOY$6,433,005EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,465,005BOYAmt
EOY$61,288,324EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,809,692BOYAmt
EOY$44,333,713EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,692,036BOYAmt
EOY$20,943,144EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,501,728BOYAmt
EOY$65,276,857EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,966,733BOYAmt
EOY$126,565,181EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$7,215,200ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,352,825NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$362,496OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,527,967CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,992,444CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,691,907CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,883,040CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,333,007CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$33,428,365TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,757,928CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,155,122CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,146,167CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,947,588CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,700,115CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,706,920TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,285,895CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,147,566CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,838,074CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,830,628CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,033,122CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$43,135,285TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$43,135,285PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$451,056CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$157,249CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$146,036CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$45,332CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$849,673TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$375,087CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$856,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,292,425CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,504,868CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,500,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,529,195TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$49,514,153TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.87117PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.88311PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOther income represents revenue generated from the Cafe, Museum Store, and the Beverage Program.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$0AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$1InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$67,766,021InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,601,551DepreciationAmt
Book Value$25,164,470BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$18,031,598InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$16,249,714DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,781,884BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$26,946,355TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Financial Derivatives FinancialDerivativesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$27,137,089BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$27,137,089TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInterest Rate Swap Agreement LiabilityDesc
Amt$6,433,005Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,433,005TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$11,887,827TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,352,825NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue-$362,495OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$4,990,330RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$6,897,497RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$4,990,330OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$4,990,330RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$11,887,827TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,103,027TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$19,103,027ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$19,103,027TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 1The Museum's permanent collections, which were acquired through purchases and contributions from benefactors since the Museum's inception, are not recognized as assets on the statements of financial position. Purchases of collection items are recorded as decreases in net assets without donor restrictions in the year in which the items are acquired or as net assets with donor restrictions if the net assets used to purchase the items are restricted by donors. Contributed collection items are not reflected in the financial statements. The Society had no proceeds from deaccessioning collection items for the years ended June 30, 2025 and 2024. The Museum's collections are made up of artifacts of historical significance and art objects that are held for educational, research and curatorial purposes. The items are cataloged, preserved and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously.
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4The Museum's collection of millions of objects centered around Chicago's history, create exhibits and experiences that excite and inspire Museum guests and further the Museum's mission and vision.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2The Society has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, stating that the Society is exempt from federal income taxes under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, except for income taxes pertaining to unrelated business income. The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance that requires tax effects from uncertain tax positions to be recognized in the financial statements only if the position is more likely than not to be sustained if the position were to be challenged by a taxing authority. Management has determined there are no material uncertain tax positions that require recognition in the financial statements. There is no interest or penalties recognized in the statements of activities or statements of financial position.
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2dChange in value of interest rate swap agreement ($493,551), Change in value of split-interest agreements $77,056
Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4bReconciliation of net assets

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
All StatesAll StatesAllStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Making History Awards (FY25)Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,055,532GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$988,332CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$67,200GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$90,167RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$50,419FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$89,157OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,055,532GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$988,332CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$67,200GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$90,167RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$50,419FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$89,157OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$229,743DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$162,543NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Cheryl Obermeyer
Vice President of Finance$304,302$0$0$0$0$0$13,392$0$13,742$0$331,436$0$304,302$0
Cheryl Obermeyer
Vice President of Finance$216,735$0$0$0$0$0$8,669$0$7,575$0$232,979$0$216,735$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois Finance AuthorityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP45200Bxs2CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2006-02-09BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$50,975,000IssuePriceAmt
Purposecapital constructionPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$0RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased$0BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$50,975,000TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$0InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$0CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow$0RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$384,672IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$0CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$50,975,000WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures$50,975,000CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$0OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$0UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion2006SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestYes (1)BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledYes (1)Form8038TFiledInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is reviewed by members of the Finance & Audit Committee. After review, the document is distributed to the full board of trustees
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cA periodic report of trustee relation transactions (based on surveys) are reviewed for potential conflicts of interests. An active listing is kept on file by the Executive Assistant. On ocassion, the Museum conducts business with publicly traded companies at which certain Museum board members have an employment or board relationship. Business with these companies is entered into at arms-length and through the Museum's standard procurement process without influence from the interested board member(s). Any conflicts are resolved when interested board members excuse themselves when voting on matters related to the public company in which they serve.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The organization's executive committee is responsible for the annual review of the compensation for the President and Key Employees. The process includes the review of performance against organizational goals and comparable market salary data (most recently completed in January 2026). It is completed with a recommendation from the executive committee and approval by the Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The Museum's annual report and Form 990 are made available to the public via the Museum's website and upon request, respectively. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available to the public upon request for the same period of disclosure as set forth in IRC section 6104(d).
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Change in value of interest rate swap agreement -$439,551, Change in value of split-interest agreements $77,056

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationFiling made on 5/14/26 before deadline.ExplanationTxt