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Nonprofit · EIN 41-0911403

MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345

Financials

$212K$196K2023$552K$209K2024$247K$217K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$247,239$216,515$30,724$805,944$78,905$727,039
December 31, 2024990$552,443$208,594$343,849$790,840$94,525$696,315
December 31, 2023990$211,846$195,624$16,222$450,540$98,074$352,466
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$246,153
of which government grants
$139,044
Membership dues
$8,542
Program service revenue
$664
Investment income
$348
Net income from sales of inventory
$74
Other revenue
$74

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$48,648
Other salaries and wages
$87,531
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$136,179
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,826
Occupancy
$22,940
Travel
$256
Depreciation
$13,359
Program services (functional)
$202,580
Management and general (functional)
$13,935

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$790,840
Total assets, end of year
$805,944
Total liabilities, end of year
$78,905
Net assets, end of year
$727,039
Land, buildings and equipment
$436,730
Net assets without donor restrictions
$727,039
Gross receipts
$247,798
Employees
3
Volunteers
12
Year formed
1945
State of legal domicile
MN

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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MIKE WORCESTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
32$48,648
CAMILLE WARZECHABOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JOHN LAUERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
GARY POSERSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
BRIAN BERGSTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CATHY ADAMEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
RON JONESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KRISTINE ERICKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KARLEEN SCHMIEDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SUZANNE CEKALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MIKE WORCESTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
32$48,648
CAMILLE WARZECHABOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JOHN LAUERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
RON JONESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
PETER ECKSTROMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CATHY ADAMEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
BRIAN BERGSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KRISTINE ERICKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KARLEEN SCHMIEDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
GARY POSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
SUZANNE CEKALLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MIKE WORCESTERFORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Former
32$45,851
CAMILLE WARZECHABOARD PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JOHN LAUERVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
RON JONESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
PETER ECKSTROMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
CATHY ADAMEKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
GWEN GRUBERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
KRISTINE ERICKSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
PATRICIA QUINNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
GARY POSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2151 LINDBERGH DR S, LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345-0000
In care of
% MARY WARNER
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CAMILLE WARZECHA, PO BOX 239, LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345
Signed the 990
CAMILLE WARZECHA, PRESIDENT
Phone
(320) 632-4007
Return prepared by
SCHLENNER WENNER & CO CPA'S PA

Mission

THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND SHARING OF MORRISON COUNTY'S HISTORY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MCHS) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND SHARING MORRISON COUNTY HISTORY. IT OWNS AND OPERATES THE CHARLES A. WEYERHAEUSER MEMORIAL MUSEUM IN LITTLE FALLS, MN.ON JANUARY 16, ALESHA OUREN FILLED THE MUSEUM MANAGER POSITION AFTER WORKING THROUGH THE LAURA JANE MUSSER GRANT PHOTO PROJECT. SHE WAS PAID WITH FUNDS FROM THE MUSSER GRANT UNTIL IT DEPLETED IN MAY, AND SHE BEGAN RECEIVING PAYROLL.THE PLANS FOR MCHS'S RIVERBANK RESTORATION PROJECT WENT INTO MOTION EARLY 2025. THE FIRST ROUND OF BIDS FROM MARCH 17 WERE REJECTED, ALL OVER $1 MILLION, THEN THE BOARD ACCEPTED THE PACKAGE FROM SUNRAM CORPORATION OF CORCORAN, MN AFTER THE SECOND ROUND OF BIDS. THE PLANS TO REPLACE THE ROOF ALSO WENT INTO EFFECT IN 2025. THE BOARD ACCEPTED A BID FROM THE EQUITY BUILDERS & CONSTRUCTION SERVICES ON MAY 27.MCHS CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MORRISON COUNTY FAIR. OUR EXHIBIT AT THE SANTA HOUSE THIS YEAR FOCUSED ON MORRISON COUNTY IN THE 1980S. THE OVERALL RECEPTION WAS INCREDIBLY POSITIVE, WITH GUESTS SHARING THEIR OWN MEMORIES OF THE 80S.2025 WAS MCHS'S THIRD YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE CHARMED BIKE RIDE AS PART OF VISIT LITTLE FALLS. CHILDREN WHO COLLECT CHARMS FROM EVERY LOCATION ARE ENTERED INTO A DRAWING TO WIN A BIKE FROM A LOCAL BIKE SHOP. CARRIED OUT A PHASE III ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON OUR PROPERTY AFTER DISCOVERY OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS ON THE PROPERTY, REQUIRED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BEFORE THE RIVERBANK PROJECT COULD BEGIN.IN JULY 2025, MCHS OPENED A TEMPORARY EXHIBIT OF PHOTOGRAPHS UP AND DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER WITH ASSOCIATED POEMS CALLED "THE RIVER CONNECTS US." THIS WAS ON DISPLAY THROUGH AUGUST. HOSTED OUR ANNUAL MEETING AT HOLY FAMILY CHURCH IN BELLE PRAIRIE WITH GUEST SPEAKER NIKKI RAJALA ON SEPTEMBER 25, AND LECTURES ON WOMEN AND THEIR ROLES IN THE FUR TRADE.MCHS RECEIVED A COLLECTIONS DONATION OF FATHER PIERZ MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL, ACTIVE FROM 1952-1968, SENIOR CLASS PHOTOS, NEARLY EVERY COLLAGE. AN EXHIBIT DISPLAYING THE CLASS PHOTOS, ALONG WITH ARTICLES ABOUT SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PUBLISHED IN THE PIERZ JOURNAL, OPENED IN EARLY OCTOBER TO GREAT ACCLAIM FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH MARCH.CONSTRUCTION ON BOTH THE RIVERBANK AND ROOF BEGAN THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 14. THE ROOF WAS FINISHED WITHIN TWO WEEKS, AND THE RIVERBANK WORK WENT ON UNTIL THE FIRST SNOWFALL. WORK WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING.2025 WAS MCHS' SECOND YEAR PARTICIPATING IN THE LITTLE FALLS CHRISTMAS TOURS AS THE NUTCRACKER SUITE. OUR NUTCRACKER COLLECTION GROWS, WITH BOARD AND STAFF BRING IN MORE. THIS YEAR, WE STAYED OPEN ON SUNDAY FOR BOTH WEEKENDS. WE RECEIVED A STEADY FLOW OF ATTENDANCE, TOTALING 301 VISITORS. THE EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH THE END OF JANUARY 2026.MCHS STAFF ASSISTED ON AND OFF-SITE RESEARCHERS IN ANSWERING THEIR RESEARCH QUESTIONS.MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE VIA OUR BLOG/WEBSITE, FACEBOOK, AND YOUTUBE.GREW THE MCHS COLLECTIONS THROUGH DONATIONS FROM MEMBERS AND FRIENDS.NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN 2025: 160NUMBER OF COLLECTIONS DONORS: 35NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS: 75NUMBER OF VISITORS: 2,707NUMBER OF WEBSITE VISITORS: 122,378
    Expenses $202,580 · revenue $738

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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
41-0911403
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
1978
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$805,944
Income (IRS master file)
$247,798

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$247,239$216,515$805,944XML
990December 2024$552,443$208,594$790,840XML
990December 2023$211,846$195,624$450,540XML
990December 2022$296,364$210,966$461,506IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990-EZDecember 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 41-0911403).

Questions about MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

What is the EIN of MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 41-0911403.
Is MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1978.
Are donations to MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CAMILLE WARZECHA.
Who are the officers and directors of MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,648 (MIKE WORCESTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $247,239, expenses of $216,515 and total assets of $805,944 at year end.

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