2025-08-10T16:35:09-04:00 2024-09-30 454252528 Kopp Accounting Services Inc 2115 E Clairemont Ave Sute 1 Eau Claire WI 54701 990 2023-10-01 396092129 EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC EAUC PO BOX 1204 Eau Claire WI 54702 CARRIE RONNANDER EXECUTIVE DIREC 7158347871 2025-08-10 true true Matthew R Kopp P00430310 7158332240 2025-08-10 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM 814106 false X N/A X 1964 WI SEE SCHEDULE O 15 15 20 304 0 0 456216 540756 65679 70922 4828 4815 -13773 19220 512950 635713 0 0 391257 438667 0 30782 367019 331908 758276 770575 -245326 -134862 825072 847119 26870 32634 798202 814485 SEE SCHEDULE O false false 577428 THE MUSEUM COLLECTS AND PRESERVES ARTIFACTS, BOOKS, EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, AND FARM IMPLEMENTS INDICATIVE OF THE LOCAL CULTURE. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE EXHIBITS, CONSULTING, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM HAD A TOTAL OF 6,108 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE DURING THE YEAR. 577428 true false false false false false false true false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false true 3 0 true 20 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WI X CARRIE RONNANDER 7158347871 1021 EAST GRAND AVE Eau Claire WI 54701 CARRIE RONNANDER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X 59280 0 0 TRAVIS SCHROEDER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHIL RECHEK BOARD MEMEBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 LYNN BIERITZ BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 CURT VAN AUKEN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JEFF STEVENS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER COSTLEY BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN DALLAS BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 SAMUEL BACH-HANSON BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN ANGER BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 K BREWER DORAN BOARD MEMBER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE THONEY VICE PRESIDENT 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA PETERSON PRESIDENT 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAXWELL KAISER TREASURER 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN DAGUE SECRETARY 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 59280 0 0 0 false false false 69600 202737 268419 17681 540756 ADMISSIONS 900099 68422 68422 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 SCHLEGMILCH HOUSE 900099 RENTAL FEES 900099 CONTRACTS 900099 2500 2500 70922 4815 4815 197613 178393 19220 19220 635713 70922 0 24035 59280 59280 348539 204843 117751 25945 30848 19743 9100 2005 12655 12655 41775 26088 12855 2832 55844 50533 5311 81571 81571 8592 8592 MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 21668 21668 EXHIBITS 50668 50668 PUBLIC INFORMATION 23427 23427 MISCELLANEOUS 13324 8995 4329 22384 17957 4427 770575 577428 162365 30782 28816 66968 124758 30433 53024 57390 2452833 1911139 618474 541694 150634 825072 847119 26870 32634 26870 32634 X 712727 771144 85475 43341 798202 814485 825072 847119 X -134862 151145 X X true X false false false X 397449 592084 548254 456216 540756 2534759 397449 592084 548254 456216 540756 2534759 2534759 513 942 660 4828 4815 11758 2546517 0.99540 X X false 787856 16096 112286 33593 5822 876823 725066 68105 37214 7336 748621 885365 15724 -135018 33000 8004 725067 767754 2500 155093 31893 8089 885365 7909475667 47936 69396 7400 7909446807 0.66360 0.33640 false true true 2020950 1619404 401546 431883 361852 70031 -70117 70117 541694 Interest in Wisconsin Logging Museu 150634 150634 Not reporting collections (Part III, line 1a) THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE ITS COLLECTIONS. THE COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ART OBJECTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUALLY. Collections descriptions (Part III, line 4) THE MUSEUM HAS GENERAL HISTORIC OBJECT COLLECTIONS, ARCHIVES, CLOSED-STACK LIBRARY WITH PRIMARILY LOCAL HISTORY MATERIALS AND TWO HISTORIC BUILDINGS. THE NUMBER OF OBJECTS AT THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 2023 WAS 22,534. THE MUSEUM ALSO MAINTAINS A CITY-OWNED ONE ROOM SCHOOL HOUSE (1882-1961). THE OBJECTS AND ARCHIVAL MATERIALS HAVE A STRONG REGIONAL FOCUS AND ARE LOCAL, DOCUMENTED STORIES. SIGNIFICANT SUB-COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE ENTIRE MUSEUM COLLECTION ARE AMERICAN INDIAN, FARMING AND FARM LIFE, FOLKLORE AND FOLK ARTS, GILETTE UNIROYAL INDUSTRY, HMONG HISTORY AND CULTURE, LOGGING AND LUMBERING, SCHLEGELMILCH-BARLAND FAMILY, AND ORAL INTERVIEW COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO THE PRIMARY COLLECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO OUR REGION WITH MORE THAN 20,865 CATALOGUED IMAGES DATING FROM MID-19TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT WITH ANOTHER 9,000 UN-PROCESSED IMAGES. THE ARCHIVES HAVE 5,488 CATALOGUED DOCUMENTS (MAPS, POSTERS, DOCUMENTS, AND EPHEMERA); 585 AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDS; AND APPROXIMATELY 780 CUBIC FEET OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL (UNPUBLISHED MANUSCRIPTS, MAPS, PAPER COLLECTIONS, SCRAPBOOKS, PUBLISHED MATERIAL). Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4) THE FUNDS ARE USED TO DEVELOP AND PROMOTE THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM (CVM) OF EAU CLAIRE, WISCONSIN, AND TO PROVIDE MONIES TO ADVANCE THE ROLE OF CVM IN PRESERVING THE HERITAGE OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY, PROVIDE RESEARCH FACILITIES FOR LOCAL AND AREA HISTORY, TO AID IN ANY WAY THE PRESERVATION OF THE MUSEUM AND TO PERFORM ALL ACTS IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION SHALL DEEM TO BE IN THE INTEREST OF THE MUSEUM. CHAINSAW 197613 197613 178393 197613 197613 178393 178393 19220 Members or stockholder classes and rights Part VI line 6 THE MEMBERS CONTRIBUTE AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE WHICH MAY VARY IN DOLLAR AMOUNT, WITH THE MINIMUM MEMBERSHIP FEE BEING $40. Member election for additional members Part VI line 7a THE PRINCIPAL DECISION APPROVED BY MEMBERS IS THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. THERE IS ONE VOTE PER MEMBERSHIP, AND VOTING OCCURS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. MEMBERS APPROVE BY LAW CHANGES. Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE RETURN PREPARER EMAILS A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WHO THEN EMAILS A COPY TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 WITH THE GOVERNING BODY DURING A BOARD MEETING AND APPROVES THE FILING OF FORM 990. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c THE ETHICS POLICY REQUIRES BOARD AND STAFF TO REPORT POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE MUSEUM HAS IMPLEMENTED A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a THE MUSEUM ASSEMBLES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE MW MUSEUMS SALARY STUDY AND WI DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE DATA ALONG WITH A PROPOSED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR ALL POSITIONS. THE MUSEUM SALARIES GENERALLY RUN AT LESS THAN THE FIRST QUARTILE OF THE MW STUDY FOR THE PROFESSION OR BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTILE. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b THE MUSEUM ASSEMBLES COMPARABILITY DATA FROM THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS (AAM) SALARY STUDY, THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND OTHER RELEVANT SOURCES. THE BOARD CONSIDERS THE DATA ALONG WITH A PROPOSED SALARY SCHEDULE FOR ALL POSITIONS. THE MUSEUM SALARIES GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN THE 10TH PERCENTILE AND THE MEDIAN WHEN COMPARED TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE RECENT AAM STUDY. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 THE MUSEUM MAKES COPIES OF POLICIES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. AS AN AAM-ACCREDITED MUSEUM, ALL OF THE POLICIES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PROFESSIONAL REVIEW. THE MUSEUM PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL REPORT EACH YEAR WITH A FINANCIAL STATEMENT INCLUDED WHICH IS MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS AND IS AVAILABLE TO ALL OTHERS UPON REQUEST. Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9 DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE MUSEUM IDENTIFIED ERRORS IN THE PRIOR PERIOD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT RESULTED IN THE OMISSION OF THE INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF THE WISCONSIN LOGGING MUSEUM. AS A RESULT, AN ADJUSTMENT OF $121,985 WAS REQUIRED. AN ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF $29,160 WAS REQUIRED DUE TO THE DISPOSITION OF PRIOR YEAR ASSETS. Part XI response or note to any line in Part XI ON JANUARY 1, 2023, THE MUSEUM MERGED WITH THE WISCONSIN LOGGING MUSEUM, ASSUMING ALL FINANCIAL AND PHYSICAL ASSETS. THE WISCONSIN LOGGING MUSEUM WAS CLOSED AS A BUSINESS ENTITY FOLLOWING THE MERGER. THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM ACQUIRED A TOTAL OF $66,947 OF CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, $24,966 OF INVENTORY, AND $0 OF DEBT AND OUTSTANDING LIABILITIES. Part XII Response or note to any line in Part XII ACCRUAL BASIS General explanation attachment FORM 990 - ORGANIZATIONS MISSION AND MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIESUNDERSTANDING THE HISTORY OF OUR COMMUNITY IS BASIC TO OUR DEMOCRATIC WAY OF LIFE, GIVES US A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF OUR STATE AND NATION, AND PROMOTES A BETTER APPRECIATION OF AMERICAN HERITAGE. IN SUPPORT OF THIS BELIEF, THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM DISCOVERS, COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY AND ITS PEOPLE. IN ORDER TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF REGIONAL HISTORY, THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM PROVIDES LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL AGES AS WELL AS OTHER RELATED SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM FOUNDATION PO BOX 1204 Eau Claire WI 54702 391491572 WI 501C3 7 N/A false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false General Explanation Attachment PART II LINE 1(B) PRIMARY ACTIVITY: DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM OF EAU CLAIRE THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO HELP PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM. THE CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM RECEIVED GRANT INCOME FROM THE FOUNDATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $33,593 IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.