Nonprofit · EIN 23-7305181
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BISMARCK, ND 58502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $6,383,896 | $695,958 | $5,687,938 | $8,256,058 | $79,659 | $8,176,399 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $486,543 | $407,813 | $78,730 | $2,347,814 | $73,333 | $2,274,481 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $328,142 | $540,371 | -$212,229 | $2,166,970 | $135,699 | $2,031,271 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,151,651
- Program service revenue
- $94,928
- Investment income
- $125,243
- Royalties
- $11,771
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,400
- Other revenue
- $12,074
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,010
- Other salaries and wages
- $94,930
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $333,737
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $30,169
- Travel
- $11,064
- Depreciation
- $1,001
- Program services (functional)
- $287,805
- Management and general (functional)
- $401,131
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,022
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,347,814
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,256,058
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $79,659
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,176,399
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,591
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,965,478
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,616,657
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,559,742
- Gross receipts
- $6,626,971
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 23
- Year formed
- 1965
- State of legal domicile
- ND
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALE LENNON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $124,767 | $48,690 |
| BRUCE DOLEZAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TWYLA BAKER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL DORGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN MURTHA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL OLSON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MCMILLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARMEN HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKI BERG BURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALE LENNON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $121,093 | $43,841 |
| BRUCE DOLEZAL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TWYLA BAKER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL DORGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN MURTHA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ARMEN HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MCMILLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NIKKI BERG BURIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BEN MURPHY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL OLSON | PAST PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALE LENNON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $75,436 | $26,543 |
| MARLO SVEEN | EXEC DIR. TO Officer | 40 | $75,799 | $10,078 |
| PAUL OLSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE DOLEZAL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DARRELL DORGAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARB LANG | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ARMEN HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAN MURTHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT HORNE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ERICKSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON MCMILLAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY JOHNSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RYAN TAYLOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TWYLA BAKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1976, BISMARCK, ND 58502-1976
- In care of
- % BISMARCK
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DALE LENNON, PO BOX 1976, BISMARCK, ND 58502
- Signed the 990
- DALE LENNON, EXECUTIVE DIR.
- Phone
- (701) 222-1966
- Return prepared by
- HAGA KOMMER LTD
Mission
THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SECURE PRIVATE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH DAKOTA IN IDENTIFYING, PRESERVING, INTERPRETING, AND PROMOTING NORTH DAKOTA HISTORY.
Program accomplishments
- SUPPORT FOR ND STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY ACTIVITIES.Expenses $245,006
- MEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES: GENERATE NEW MEMBERS AND RENEWAL OF CURRENT MEMBERS. EVENTS TO SUPPORT SOCIETY ACTIVITIES. COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH STATEWIDE HISTORICAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER PARTNERS TO ENHANCE HISTORICAL RESOURCES OF STATE. SERVING OVER 2,000 MEMBERS.
- SUPPORT FOR THE RESTORATION ACTIVITIES AT THE STUTSMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE. - THE STUTSMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, BUILT IN 1883, IS NORTH DAKOTA'S OLDEST SURVIVING COURTHOUSE AND IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. IT IS SIGNIFICANT FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL STYLE ONE OF ONLY TWO COUNTY COURTHOUSES IN THE STATE IN THE GOTHIC REVIVAL STYLE, AND FOR ITS PRESSED METAL INTERIOR, WHICH COATS THE INTERIOR WALLS OF THE BUILDING. THE COURTHOUSE HAS THE MOST COMPLETE COLLECTION OF PRESSED TIN IN NORTH DAKOTA AND PERHAPS, THE MIDWEST. IT IS THE ONLY REMAINING NORTH DAKOTA BUILDING DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ACTIVITIES OF THE 1880S STATEHOOD MOVEMENT. DELEGATES TO THE STATE'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION WERE ELECTED HERE AND MEETINGS WERE HELD IN 1885 TO DISCUSS THE DIVISION OF DAKOTA TERRITORY. THE STUTSMAN COUNTY COURTHOUSE TRULY IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF STATEHOOD. RESTORATION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE THE 1990S. IN RECENT YEARS, THE COURTHOUSE HAS SEEN TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON THE INTERIOR RESTORATION.Expenses $3,986
- NATIVE AMERICAN HALL OF HONORS - THE NATIVE AMERICAN HALL OF HONOR RECONGNIZES INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE GONE ABOVE AND BEYOND IN REPRESENTING THEIR TRIBES AND CULTURES. IT IS LOCATED IN THE NORTH DAKOTA HERITAGE CENTER & STATE MUSEUM IN BISMARCK. THE PROGRAM RECONGNIZES TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY ACHIEVEMENTS IN FOUR CATEGORIES: ARTS AND CULTURE, ATHLETICS, LEADERSHIP, AND VETERAN.Expenses $38,813
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7305181
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,256,058
- Income (IRS master file)
- $6,626,971
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $6,383,896 | $695,958 | $8,256,058 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $486,543 | $407,813 | $2,347,814 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $328,142 | $540,371 | $2,166,970 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,393,018 | $482,874 | $2,367,875 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7305181).
Questions about STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION is 23-7305181.
- Is STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DALE LENNON.
- Who are the officers and directors of STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,767 (DALE LENNON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ND FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,383,896, expenses of $695,958 and total assets of $8,256,058 at year end.
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