Nonprofit · EIN 39-6092129
EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC
Also known as CHIPPEWA VALLEY MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · EAU CLAIRE, WI 54702
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $683,142 | $784,420 | -$101,278 | $760,319 | $39,279 | $721,040 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $635,713 | $770,575 | -$134,862 | $847,119 | $32,634 | $814,485 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $512,949 | $758,276 | -$245,327 | $825,072 | $26,870 | $798,202 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $602,393
- of which government grants
- $255,684
- Membership dues
- $75,576
- Program service revenue
- $69,138
- Investment income
- $3,677
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,934
- Other revenue
- $7,934
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $59,280
- Other salaries and wages
- $340,625
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $430,825
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $54,569
- Depreciation
- $80,406
- Program services (functional)
- $569,257
- Management and general (functional)
- $178,288
- Fundraising (functional)
- $36,875
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $847,119
- Total assets, end of year
- $760,319
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $39,279
- Net assets, end of year
- $721,040
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $475,403
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $692,815
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $28,225
- Gross receipts
- $686,165
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 176
- Year formed
- 1964
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEVIN ANGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL BACH-HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DAGUE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DALLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAXWELL KAISER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| K BREWER DORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYNN BIERITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA PETERSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL RECHEK | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRAVIS SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JOHN JACOBSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF STEVENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE THONEY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER COSTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CURT VAN AUKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE RONNANDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE RONNANDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $59,280 |
| TRAVIS SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL RECHEK | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LYNN BIERITZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CURT VAN AUKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF STEVENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HEATHER COSTLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DALLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL BACH-HANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN ANGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| K BREWER DORAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE THONEY | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA PETERSON | PRESIDENT Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAXWELL KAISER | TREASURER Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DAGUE | SECRETARY Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRIE RONNANDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $59,280 |
| CASEY SCHUMACHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRAVIS SCHROEDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| PHIL RECHEK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MADISON STAUFFER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CURT VAN AUKEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE THONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEFF STEVENS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MELISSA PETERSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DAGUE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SAMUEL BACH-HANSON | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BENNY ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN DALLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RHONDA NOONAN-MUEHE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RACHEL MEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MAXWELL KAISER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1204, EAU CLAIRE, WI 54702-1204
- In care of
- % CARRIE RONNANDER
- Signed the 990
- CARRIE RONNANDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (715) 834-7871
- Return prepared by
- Kopp Accounting Services Inc
Mission
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Program accomplishments
- 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 5,186 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE DURING THE YEAR.Expenses $569,257
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-6092129
- 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
- 1966
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $760,319
- Income (IRS master file)
- $686,165
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $683,142 | $784,420 | $760,319 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $635,713 | $770,575 | $847,119 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $512,949 | $758,276 | $825,072 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $610,487 | $589,306 | $957,963 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 39-6092129).
Questions about EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC
- What is the EIN of EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC is 39-6092129.
- Is EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1966.
- Are donations to EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC 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 EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does EAU CLAIRE ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $683,142, expenses of $784,420 and total assets of $760,319 at year end.
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