2026-04-22T10:13:30-07:00 2025-12-31 261262413 Petersen CPAs & Advisors PLLC 3702 Kern Way Yakima WA 98902 990 2025-01-01 910309140 MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART MARY 5097733733 35 MARYHILL MUSEUM DRIVE GOLDENDALE WA 98620 Amy Behrens Executive Dir. 2026-04-22 true Angela M Pratt CPA P00234617 5095751040 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Amy Behrens 35 MARYHILL MUSEUM DRIVE GOLDENDALE WA 98620 2284161 false X WWW.MARYHILLMUSEUM.ORG X 1923 WA Maryhill Museum of Art ignites a journey of educational enrichment in the Columbia River Gorge by preserving and interpreting art and historic collections. 18 18 19 18 0 726038 1214606 304697 358877 406303 217767 121750 60714 1558788 1851964 0 0 685947 703207 0 151973 892572 911184 1578519 1614391 -19731 237573 14563229 15006057 825833 794307 13737396 14211750 Maryhill Museum of Art ignites a journey of educational enrichment in the Columbia River Gorge by preserving and interpreting art and historic collections. false false 637494 358877 MUSEUM BUILDING - THE HISTORIC BEAUX-ARTS BUILDING (BUILT IN 1917 & LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES) AND THE MARY AND BRUCE STEVENSON WING (BUILT IN 2012 AND LEED CERTIFIED) HOUSE THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, CHANGING EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AS WELL AS SPACE FOR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS IN EXHIBITION AND COLLECTION SPACES FOR THE THOUSANDS OF WORKS OF ART THAT THE MUSEUM CARES FOR, EXHIBITS AND PROVIDES ACCESS TO FOR PUBLIC ENRICHMENT. THE MUSEUM ALSO OWNS AND PRESERVES THE STONEHENGE MEMORIAL MONUMENT (BUILT IN 1918-1929 ANF LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES) AND THE MARYHILL LOOPS ROAD (FIRST MACADAM-PAVED ROAD IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON AND PROTYPE FOR OREGONS HISTORIC COLUMBIA RIVER HIGHWAY), BOTH OF WHICH ARE 3 MILES EAST OF THE MUSEUM.IN 2025, THE MUSEUM FUNDRAISED FOR AND INSTALLED A NEW WALK-IN FREEZER INSIDE AN EXISTING BUILDING FACILITY FOR PROCESSING OF SPECIFIC MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. THE FACILITY ACCELERATES THE NUMBER OF OJECTS THAT CAN BE PROCESSED AT ONE TIME, PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT GIVEN THE MUSEUMS EMPHASIS ON COLLECTING AND PRESERVING OBJECTS SUCH AS TEXTILES AND BASKETRY. OTHER KEY BUILDING EXPENDITURES IN 2025 WERE HVAC AND ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO CONTINUE RETROFITTING NEWER AND AGING SYSTEMS.MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART IS IN THE PLANNING AND FUNDRAISING STAGES OF A WATER SYSTEM THAT WILL REPLACE THE MUSEUM'S SPRING-FED WATER SOURCE WITH WATER FROM THE MUSEUM'S WELL AND WATER RIGHT. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM RECEIVED PROJECT APPROVAL FROM WA DEPT OF ECOLOGY AND DEPT OF HEALTH TO PROCEED WITH THE PROJECT. 310069 EXHIBITIONS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PRESERVATION OF COLLECTIONS ARE THE VITAL SERVICES THAT FULFILL THE MUSEUM'S MISSION. MARYHILL IS THE ONLY FINE ART MUSEUM IN THE CENTRAL PACIFIC NORTHWEST. FOUNDED IN 1940, IT IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND SERVES 549,495 PEOPLE ACROSS SEVEN RURAL COUNTIES IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON. THE MUSEUMS COLLECTION OF OVER 18,000 OBJECTS SPANS AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS, INDIGENOUS AMERICAN ART, AN EXCEPTIONAL SELECTION OF 80+ SCULPTURES AND WATERCOLORS BY AUGUSTE RODIN, FASHION, CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURE, AND OTHER WORKS FROM AMERICA AND AROUND THE WORLD. OUR STRATEGIC PLAN GUIDES ADDITIONS AND UPDATES TO OUR PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION IS SHARED IN EXHIBITIONS AT THE MUSEUM, WITH RESEARCHERS, AND WITH OTHER MUSEUM INSTITUTIONS.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE THE HEART OF OUR MISSION AND THE MUSEUM HOSTS FIELD TRIPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR K-12 AND COLLEGE GROUPS. WE SUBSIDIZE FIELD TRIPS COSTS AS NEEDED TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO VISITING, PRIORITIZING TITLE I SCHOOLS IN THE REGION.MUSEUM EDUCATORS PROVIDE & UPDATE CLASSROOM CURRICULUM RESOURCES TO MEET STATE STANDARDS WITH A STEAM FOCUS AND OFFER AN ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE COMPLEMENTED BY PUBLIC PROGRAMS WHICH BRING PERFORMERS, ARTISTS, HISTORIANS, AND WRITERS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE ALL VISITORS.IN 2025, MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART MADE UPDATES TO ADDITIONAL DISPLAY CASES IN THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF NORTH AMERICA PERMANENT GALLERY AND CONSERVED SELECT OBECTS FROM THE COLLECTION FOR DISPLAY, AS WELL AS UPDATES TO THE SAM HILL ORIENTATION GALLERY, NOW CALLED THE FOUR FOUNDERS AND THEIR LEGACY. THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED SEVERAL OBJECTS WITHIN ITS EXPANDED COLLECTION FOCUS OF TRADITIONAL TEXTILES FROM ROMANIA AND MACEDONIA, AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF OTHER ACQUISITIONS TO THE MUSEUM COLLECTIONS. NEW PROGRAMS INCLUDED A FAMILY-FRIENDLY SOLSTICE EVENT AT THE STONEHENGE MEMORIAL MONUMENT.THE MUSEUM RECEIVED A MAJOR GIFT IN 2025 TO ESTABLISH A RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC NORTHWEST PAINTING AND STATUARY WORKS, AND TO NAME A MUSEUM GALLERY. 205794 GARDENS THE MUSEUM CAMPUS SPANS NEARLY 29 ACRES AND INCLUDES THE WILLIAM AND CATHERINE DICKSON SCULPTURE PARK, THE LEWIS AND CLARK OVERLOOK AND GARDEN, AND THE CANNON POWER PLAZA AND RIVER WALK. IN 2025, THE MUSEUM COMPLETED A RENOVATION OF THE SCULPTURE PARK WITH ADA-COMPLIANT WALKING PATHS THROUGH THE PARK THAT CONNECT THE EAST AND WEST CAMPUS, NEW SEATING, AND PUBLIC ART.THE GARDENS ARE USED FOR DIVERSE PROGRAMS INCLUDING ANNUAL PUBLIC CULTURAL EVENTS, FIELD TRIPS, FACILITY RENTALS, AND OTHER SPECIAL PROGRAMS. 1153357 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true 41 0 true 19 true false false false false true true true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false true true false true true false false true true true true true true true true false OR X X Aryn Sanderson 5097733733 35 MARYHILL MUSEUM DRIVE GOLDENDALE WA 98620 Amy Behrens Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 130000 0 21372 Bill Antilla Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Karen Ireland Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA CHENEY Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT STAVER TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MATT JOHNSTON Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Fallon-Burns Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 LAURA MUEHLECK President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Leslie Hiebert Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PENNY GUEST TRUSTEE 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JURIS SARINS Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Wattenberg Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KARLA WENZEL Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lindy Kollman Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Kortge Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Meyer Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Oros Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY LEAHY Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JIM MCCREIGHT Trustee 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 130000 21372 1 false true false 0 58343 130810 1025453 569703 1214606 ADMISSIONS 712110 344062 344062 Event Revenue 900099 14815 14815 358877 217767 217767 0 0 331457 341228 -9771 -9771 -9771 0 27257 130810 53453 -26196 0 133458 37516 95942 95942 Other Revenue 712110 739 739 739 1851964 663554 0 0 0 0 151372 22706 98392 30274 0 403401 299920 47387 56094 9312 7342 768 1202 85977 59449 14505 12023 53145 33132 12127 7886 0 0 10500 10500 0 0 0 78497 29884 29006 19607 15819 105 295 15419 88117 44613 36471 7033 0 0 5701 3300 2401 13974 13696 278 0 0 12914 12914 0 519579 519579 29939 15111 14728 100 FOOD, BEVERAGE, & Merchandise 39420 34757 4118 545 REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 27275 26222 1053 Collection Items Purchased 24152 24152 Bank Fees 19358 17231 2089 38 25939 2158 22029 1752 1614391 1153357 309061 151973 73106 30159 349073 76907 0 30242 45160 0 0 0 75804 73278 0 17689157 7084363 11027858 10604794 3002618 4172495 0 0 0 4528 3264 14563229 15006057 59168 73187 7304 6102 754657 711570 4704 3448 825833 794307 X 11047008 10971750 2690388 3240000 13737396 14211750 14563229 15006057 237573 236781 X false true X true false X 922377 839016 745622 726036 1214606 4447657 255141 242420 223476 304697 358877 1384611 111755 148373 131180 172030 161454 724792 0 0 1289273 1229809 1100278 1202763 1734937 6557060 0 0 6557060 366544 346862 370611 750548 549224 2383789 0 366544 346862 370611 750548 549224 2383789 0 0 1655817 1576671 1470889 1953311 2284161 8940849 0.73340 0.71580 0.26660 0.28420 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X false 2888170 500000 443038 137194 3694014 2604210 462900 178940 2888170 2172387 50000 641023 259200 2604210 2082387 90000 2172387 1551937 530450 2082387 0.28000 0.58000 0.14000 false false false 181406 181406 14774656 5131441 9643215 108002 11962 96040 1891978 1525472 366506 733115 415488 317627 10604794 Finance lease liability 3448 3448 X 2510093 236781 2124 419224 658129 1851964 1851964 2035739 2124 419224 421348 1614391 1614391 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o In conformity with the practice followed by many museums, art objects purchased or donated are not included in the accompanying statement of financial position. Such collections are made up of artwork, artifacts and books all with historical significance and are held for educational, exhibit, research, and curatorial purposes. Each of the items is cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. Art objects purchased or donated to the Museum are not included in the accompanying statement of financial position. Such collections are made up of artwork, artifacts, and books; all with historical significance and are held for educational, exhibit, research, and curatorial purposes. Each of the items is cataloged, preserved, and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Museum is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Museum follows FASB ASC Section 740, which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. Management has evaluated the Museum's tax positions and has concluded that the Museum has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustments to the financial statements, or that call into question the Museum's tax status. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 Cost of Goods Sold $37516 Rental Expense $341228 Special Event Expense $40480 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S Cost of Goods Sold $37516 Rental Expense $341228 Special Event Expense $40480 X false Fall Fundraiser 158067 130810 27257 18922 12973 21558 158067 130810 27257 18922 12973 21558 53453 -26196 false false false false false false false false false Amy Behrens Executive Dir. 130000 3900 17472 151372 X 2 NOT IN REVENUE X 381 NOT IN REVENUE X 4 552188 FMV Auction Items 16337 Food & Beverage 528 Painting 650 false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The executive committee can take action on behalf of the Board. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 Organization has general members of the museum. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy is provided to Board Members for review and approval. The executive director signs the return. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Organization is small enough to recognize any conflict of interest that may arise and the Board would deal with any conflict of interest that was present. Trustees are expected to bring such matters, if any, to the Board for review and any such is reported in the minutes of the organization. The Organization requires all employees and Board members to sign a code of ethics. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Board performs an evaluation of executive director and approves salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Evaluations are performed and approved by the executive director. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents are made available to public on our website and upon request.