2025-08-29T10:24:31-04:00 2024-12-31 420728423 CARNEY ALEXANDER MAROLD & CO LLP PO BOX 1290 WATERLOO IA 507041290 990 2024-01-01 421387305 SILOS & SMOKESTACKS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA INC SILO 3192344567 305 WEST PARK AVE WATERLOO IA 507042845 CARA MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3192344567 2025-08-21 false JANEL RUZICKA P01286341 3192333318 2025-08-29 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CARA MILLER 305 W PARK AVE WATERLOO IA 50701 846581 false X SILOSANDSMOKESTACKS.ORG X 1991 IA THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE AND TELL THE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE LAND, PEOPLE, AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THE AREA. 17 17 6 201 0 811163 801190 7540 42327 0 2256 3064 820959 846581 18055 60459 0 512217 511623 0 7014 312456 309791 842728 881873 -21769 -35292 808534 731754 433033 391545 375501 340209 X THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE AND TELL THE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE LAND, PEOPLE, AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THE AREA. false false 233859 60459 1336 PARTNERSHIP SITE SUPPORT: SILOS & SMOKESTACKS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA (SSNHA)WORKS TO PRESENT THE COMPLETE STORY OF AMERICA'S AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS THROUGH BALANCED AND COHESIVE INTERPRETATION ACROSS THE HERITAGE AREA. SITES AND ACTIVITIES DEVELOP AND INTERPRET THE STORY THAT DEFINES THE SSNHA. THIS WORK REQUIRES PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF KEY RESOURCES THAT TELL THE STORY. WORK INCLUDES DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES FOR HOW THE STORY IS SHARED WITH RESIDENTS AND THE PUBLIC, AS WELL AS HOW PARTNERS BUILD CAPACITY, INTERPRETATION, PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND SEAMLESS EXPERIENCES. 369800 42610 INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS, INTEREST AND VISITATION TO THE HERITAGE AREA: THIS WORK FOCUSES ON INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF SSNHA IN ORDER TO INCREASE VISITS TO SITES AND COMMUNITIES. THE INTERPRETIVE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE EMBODIED IN THE SITES IN THE HERITAGE AREA WILL BE PROUDLY TOLD TO THE PUBLIC. WORK ADDRESSES THE NEED TO COMMUNICATE MORE WIDELY THE EXISTENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF A NATIONALLY ENDORSED AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE EXPERIENCE AND BUILD AGRICULTURAL AND HERITAGE TOURISM IN NORTHEAST IOWA. 54941 450 BUILD LOCAL COMMUNITY CAPACITY: WORK ADDRESSES THE OPPORTUNITY THAT COMMUNITIES IN THE SSNHA HAVE TO BUILD UPON THE SYNERGY OF WORKING TOGETHER TO DRAW PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO NORTHEAST IOWA WHERE VISITORS CAN LEARN ABOUT THE AGRICULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTRY. THE STORIES ARE TOLD THROUGH CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AMENITIES IN NORTHEAST IOWA, WHILE ENHANCING THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF SSNHA COMMUNITIES AND PRESERVING THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE. 173615 995 SUSTAIN THE SILOS & SMOKESTACKS ORGANIZATION: CULTIVATE EXISTING AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS AT MANY LEVELS FOR A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO ASSURE THAT SSNHA MATURES AS AN ECONOMIC, INTERPRETIVE AND PRESERVATION FORCE, INCLUDING OBTAINING AND ALLOCATING FUNDING TO SUPPORT SSNHA PROJECTS. SSNHA CONTINUALLY NETWORKS AND BUILDS PARTNERSHIP TO CONNECT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS TO SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT ULTIMATELY ADDING TO THE VIGOR OF THE REGION'S ECONOMY. 173615 995 832215 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X CARA MILLER 3192344567 305 W PARK AVE WATERLOO IA 50704 CARA MILLER EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 121800 0 4122 KEVIN BLANSHAN DIRECTOR CHA 3.00 X X 0 0 0 CHLOE CARSON DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 GAIL CARTER DIRECTOR TRE 6.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL COOK DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY CORBIN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE FIRMAN DIRECTOR PA 3.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS GOERING DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN HOWE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERRY JOHNSTON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW KLUMPP DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA LYKINS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 VAL PLAGGE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY SHOVER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN STEFFENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 RICK WOTEN DIRECTOR - V 3.00 X X 0 0 0 PAM WRIGHT DIRECTOR - S 2.00 X X 0 0 0 121800 4122 1 false false false 728667 72523 801190 REGISTRATION INCOME 36236 36236 AD SALES/STORE SALES 6091 6091 42327 MISCELLANEOUS 3064 3064 3064 846581 45391 60459 60459 125922 121800 4122 355040 344064 5177 5799 30661 30537 124 28330 28312 18 1165 690 468 7 7093 4199 2850 44 2800 2800 8493 8234 237 22 30564 26971 3364 229 49798 39159 10148 491 17148 17132 2 14 10393 10372 21 22597 13377 9079 141 10040 5943 4034 63 SPONSORSHIPS/PARTNERSHIPS 106712 106712 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES 11790 9750 1963 77 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 1742 1031 700 11 OTHER 1246 738 500 8 -120 -65 -55 881873 832215 42644 7014 468100 426751 6564 6826 238670 135735 125532 102935 208338 195242 808534 731754 2764 6211 200090 168139 230179 217195 433033 391545 X 375501 340209 375501 340209 808534 731754 X -35292 X true X false true false X 843331 746177 737504 811163 801190 3939365 843331 746177 737504 811163 801190 3939365 3939365 21 21 4 46 3939411 63227 1.00000 1.00000 X 117060 61248 55812 121610 74487 47123 102935 LEASED PROPERTY 195242 195242 LEASED PROPERTY LIABILITY 195242 COMPENSATED ABSENCES 16821 PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE 5132 217195 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PRESERVE AND TELL THE STORY OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ITS GLOBAL SIGNIFICANCE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE LAND, PEOPLE, AND THE COMMUNITIES OF THE AREA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D SUSTAIN THE SILOS & SMOKESTACKS ORGANIZATION: CULTIVATE EXISTING AND NEW PARTNERSHIPS AT MANY LEVELS FOR A VARIETY OF RESOURCES TO ASSURE THAT SSNHA MATURES AS AN ECONOMIC, INTERPRETIVE AND PRESERVATION FORCE, INCLUDING OBTAINING AND ALLOCATING FUNDING TO SUPPORT SSNHA PROJECTS. SSNHA CONTINUALLY NETWORKS AND BUILDS PARTNERSHIP TO CONNECT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERESTS TO SUPPORT ALL ASPECTS OF HERITAGE DEVELOPMENT ULTIMATELY ADDING TO THE VIGOR OF THE REGION'S ECONOMY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B UPON COMPLETION OF THE 990, A COPY (INCLUDING SCHEDULES) IS FORWARED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT. AFTER ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND RESOLVED, AN ACCEPTANCE VOTE IS TAKEN FROM THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WHEN APPROVED, THE FORM IS SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AND SIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE DATA FROM AFP AND THE NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR THIS POSITION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ANNUALLY REVIEWS THIS DATA AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION REGARDING ITS GOALS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS INDEPENDENTLY TO REVIEW THIS INFORMATION, THEN CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY COMPENSATION AND BENEFIT ADJUSTMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 TAX FORMS FOR PAST THREE YEARS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -74