Nonprofit · EIN 48-0627347
FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Also known as KATELYN NUSSER
Tax-exempt · LARNED, KS 67550
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $333,384 | $264,417 | $68,967 | $2,347,807 | $1,188 | $2,346,619 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $157,489 | $260,999 | -$103,510 | $2,279,374 | $1,722 | $2,277,652 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $321,048 | $286,215 | $34,833 | $2,383,154 | $1,992 | $2,381,162 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $100,637
- of which government grants
- $35,000
- Membership dues
- $19,781
- Program service revenue
- $62,127
- Investment income
- $161,970
- Royalties
- $685
- Net rental income
- $993
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $134,924
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $6,972
- Other revenue
- $8,650
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $19,280
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $97,467
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $61,732
- Depreciation
- $52,058
- Program services (functional)
- $151,174
- Management and general (functional)
- $113,243
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,279,374
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,347,807
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,188
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,346,619
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,026,202
- Gross receipts
- $337,514
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 85
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- KS
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETH MCFARLAND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $19,280 |
| TED VAN HORN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BETH SLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| STEVEN LEWIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID CLAPHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA KURTZ | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE DEPEUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GALEN HULSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH ZINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAMON BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETH MCFARLAND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $32,000 |
| TED VAN HORN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BETH SLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE ZOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA KURTZ | VICE-PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADLEY EILITS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GALEN HULSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH ZINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAMON BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SETH MCFARLAND | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $32,000 |
| TED VAN HORN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BETH SLACK | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY HOWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE ZOOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY WAGNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RITA KURTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRADLEY EILITS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GALEN HULSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD LARTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH ZINK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE MURRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER MYERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAMON BRADLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1349 K156 HWY, LARNED, KS 67550-5347
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BETH SLACK, 1349 K-156 HWY, LARNED, KS 67550
- Signed the 990
- BETH SLACK, TREASURER
- Phone
- (620) 285-7347
- Website
- SANTAFETRAILCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ADAMSBROWN LLC
Mission
THE SANTA FE TRAIL CENTER IS A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION DEVOTED TO THE INTERPRETATION OF THE HISTORIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE KNOWN AS THE SANTA FE TRAIL. THIS REGIONAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY PRESERVES ARTIFACTS AND MANUSCRIPTS RELATED TO THE BLENDING OF THE MAJOR CULTURES ALONG THE TRAIL AND ENHANCES UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF THE TRAIL. INTERRELATED INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS, LEARNING PROGRAMS AND RESOURCE MATERIALS ENGAGE AND ENLIGHTEN A DIVERSE PUBLIC OF VARIED AGES, BACKGROUNDS AND KNOWLEDGE COMPELLING THEM TO EXAMINE THEIR PERCEPTION OF THE PAST.
Program accomplishments
- MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A HISTORICAL MUSEUM TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE SANTA FE TRAIL.Expenses $124,672 · revenue $142,889
- THE TIRED IRON SHOW IS PRESENTED TO CONNECT THE VISITORS WITH THE HISTORY OF THE AREA AS WELL AS THE TRAIL.Expenses $3,958 · revenue $28,613
- RENDEZVOUS IS A 3-DAY EDUCATIONAL HISTORY SEMINAR HELD EVERY TWO YEARS. RENDEZVOUS TOPICS VARY BUT THEY ALWAYS DEAL WITH LIFE ON AND AROUND THE TRAIL.Expenses $16,559 · revenue $27,547
- VARIOUS SPECIAL EVENTS ARE HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE THE MUSEUM AND THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION.Expenses $5,985 · revenue $5,967
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-0627347
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1960
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,488,283
- Income (IRS master file)
- $311,206
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $333,384 | $264,417 | $2,347,807 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $157,489 | $260,999 | $2,279,374 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $321,048 | $286,215 | $2,383,154 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 48-0627347).
Questions about FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
- What is the EIN of FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC is 48-0627347.
- Is FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1960.
- Are donations to FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC 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 FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BETH SLACK.
- Who are the officers and directors of FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 15 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $19,280 (SETH MCFARLAND, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FORT LARNED HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $333,384, expenses of $264,417 and total assets of $2,347,807 at year end.
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