Dunn County Historical Society

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
450363742
IRS 990 coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Killdeer, ND, USA
Phone
7015488111
Rating
64
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Community Service Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,548,180
Expenses
$257,492
Assets
$4,128,448
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Sue Powers Hartman (President)
  • James Perhus (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Sue Powers Hartman (President)
  • James Perhus (Vice President)
  • Dennis Anderson-Secretary until (Nov/Treasurer as of Nov)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To collect and preserve the historical records and materials pertaining to the history of Dunn County, with the express purpose of facilitating and maintaining a site for display of such for public viewing research, learning, and entertainment. Cooperation with other historical societies shall also be pursued for the larger expansion of preserving joint historical priorities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The Dunn County Historical Society brings together people interested in the history of Dunn County for the purpose of collecting and preserving historical records and material pertaining to the history of Dunn County and to cooperate with others around the state for this purpose. A museum and other various facilities showcase the historical collections. These artifacts and historical records and documents are available for the public to view and to use for research. Approximately 500 people visited these facilities for these purposes or to attend events held at these facilities. An Oral History project records audio histories as told by local residents and also provides transcriptions of these. These are available to the families that provided the information and also to the public for research. A genealogy research group meets at the Museum approximately 9 -10 times per year with a volunteer leader/instructor.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 74% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 30
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 94
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 17.2%; rating input score 17
  • Program expense ratio: 62.8%; rating input score 63
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 83.4%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 16.03; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 63.6% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 38.1% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 32% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 17.2% of revenue deployed · 62.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $162K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 11 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.