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Nonprofit · EIN 91-6032409

SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · LA CONNER, WA 98257

Financials

$349K$428K2023$410K$449K2024$425K$459K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$424,850$458,796-$33,946$1,304,110$91,174$1,212,936
December 31, 2024990$410,330$449,266-$38,936$1,224,053$8,004$1,216,049
December 31, 2023990$349,314$428,319-$79,005$1,258,224$8,519$1,249,705
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$347,143
of which government grants
$207,594
Membership dues
$22,779
Program service revenue
$8,569
Investment income
$32,490
Net gain from sales of assets
$12,582
Net income from fundraising events
$28,891
Net income from sales of inventory
$7,757
Other revenue
$36,648

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$62,353
Other salaries and wages
$172,539
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$258,579
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$2,800
Occupancy
$43,958
Travel
$1,385
Depreciation
$33,644
Program services (functional)
$362,262
Management and general (functional)
$93,365
Fundraising (functional)
$3,169

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,224,053
Total assets, end of year
$1,304,110
Total liabilities, end of year
$91,174
Net assets, end of year
$1,212,936
Land, buildings and equipment
$560,274
Publicly traded securities
$556,730
Gross receipts
$434,681
Employees
8
Volunteers
73
Year formed
1962
State of legal domicile
WA

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
JO WOLFEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$62,353
PEGGY STOWEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
TAMI MASONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
LIZ XAVER STEWARTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
LESLIE EASTWOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
JOHN HOVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM LOVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
7$0
PATRICIA PAUL JDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN KAMBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROCIO LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE GRANSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVE KAMBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADAM SOWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GERMAINE KORNEGAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 15 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JO WOLFEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$62,353
PEGGY STOWEPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
TAMI MASONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LIZ XAVER STEWARTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
LESLIE EASTWOODTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
JOHN HOVEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
TIM LOVINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
PATRICIA PAUL JDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JOHN KAMBDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ROCIO LOPEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAVE GRANSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
MARTIN HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
JESSICA ELLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ADAM SOWARDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
GERMAINE KORNEGAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DAVE THOMASPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
DAN BERENTSONVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
JENIFER BRIGHTSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
DEANNE AMMONSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DEAN DANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GAIL BRUCEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVE GRANSTROMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTIN HOWARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMI MASONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANITA ROOZENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
FAY SHANEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 818, LA CONNER, WA 98257-0818
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
PEGGY STOWE, 501 S 4TH STREET, LA CONNER, WA 98257
Signed the 990
PEGGY STOWE, PRESIDENT
Phone
(360) 466-3365
Return prepared by
TOOMEY & TOOMEY CPAS PLLC

Mission

TO IDENTIFY, COLLECT, DOCUMENT AND PRESERVE OBJECTS OF RELEVANCY AND TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REFLECTING THE UNIQUE CULTURAL HISTORY OF SKAGIT COUNTY, WASHINGTON.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CONCENTRATED EFFORTS ON INVENTORYING AND LABELING 3-D ITEMS ON DISPLAY AND IN STORAGE, UPLOADING ITEM DETAILS INTO COLLECTION DATABASE. WORKED WITH VOLUNTEERS TO RE-HOUSE ARTIFACTS INTO ARCHIVAL BOXES. CONINUED 2-D FOCUS ON SCANNING AND DOCUMENTING PHOTOGRAPHS INTO DATABASE, REHOUSING AND INVENTORYING NEWSPAPER COLLECTION. CONTINUED IDENTIFYING ITEMS THAT DO NOT MATCH OUR COLLECTIONS CRITERIA AND PREPARING FOR DE-ASSESSIONING.
    Expenses $181,132
  • CREATED TWO ORIGINAL EXHIBIT IN OUR MAIN GALLERY: "LAURIE WELLS - A SKAGIT ORIGINAL AND "EVERYONE'S A CRITIC - COMMUNITY ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT". CREATED THREE ORIGINAL EXHIBITS FOR OUR SMALLER GALLERY, "WWI VETERANS HONORED BY THE MEMORIAL HWY ELMS", "THE BELLVILLE THRESHING BEE AND "CIGARGETTE DIARIES AND CREATED A NEW PERMANENT EXHIBIT ON AUTHOR TOM ROBBINS. CO-SPONSORED THE FOURTH ANNUAL PUBLIC HISTORY DAY AT NORTHERN STATE HOSPITAL/SWIFT CENTER, WHICH INCLUDED GUIDED TOURS OF THE COLMAN CENTER. WELCOMED 4,770 GUESTS TO OUR MUSEUM, PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED SCHOOL AGE PROGRAMMING, PUBLIC LECTURES AND COMMUNITY EVENTS.
    Expenses $108,679
  • HE SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OPERATES THE SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSUEM AND SKAGIT CITY SCHOOL. THE MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES AND PRESENTS THE HISTORY OF THE DIVERSE POPULATION OF SKAGIT COUNTY. ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES INCLUDE:- OPERATING PERMENANT AND ROTATING EXHIBIT GALLERIES FEATUREING LOCAL PIONEER LIFE, NATIVE AMERICAN CULTURAL EXHIBITS, AGRICULTURAL TOOLS AND VEHICLES, VINTAGE CLOTHING AND OTHER HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS.- ADULT LECTURE SERIES AND SCHOOL AGE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AT BOTH THE MUSEUM AND HISTORIC SKAGIT CITY SCHOOL.- MAINTAIN ON-SITE RESEARCH LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES OF HISTORIC PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS, NEWSPAPERS, BOOKS AND ORAL HISTORIES.- HOSTING SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS PUBLIC HISTORY EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY, PLUS TRAININGS AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT SKAGIT CITY
    Expenses $72,451 · revenue $16,326

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
91-6032409
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
1974
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,304,110
Income (IRS master file)
$434,681

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$424,850$458,796$1,304,110XML
990December 2024$410,330$449,266$1,224,053XML
990December 2023$349,314$428,319$1,258,224XML
990December 2022$385,513$357,751$1,305,138IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 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 91-6032409).

Questions about SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

What is the EIN of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 91-6032409.
Is SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1974.
Are donations to SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT 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 SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PEGGY STOWE.
Who are the officers and directors of SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $62,353 (JO WOLFE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does SKAGIT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $424,850, expenses of $458,796 and total assets of $1,304,110 at year end.

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