Nebraska · Nonprofit
DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Nebraska) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $24,200 to it, the largest being NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL ($24,200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $172k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $24k
- Net assets
- $1.5M
What Dawson County Historical Society does
Mission
Operation of Historical Museum for the collection, preparation and display of artifacts from Dawson County Nebraska and disseminate and educate the public about Dawson County and it's historical treasures.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The museum hosted many diverse groups including area schools, preschools, adult education classes, community college workshops, area clubs and organizations, retirement centers, special events and visiting tour groups, as well as the general public.
$120,169 spent$1,765 earned by the program100% of program spendingN/a
$0 spent0% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $120,169.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $1.6M to $1.5M (−6%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 77% · 2018 83% · 2019 83% · 2020 93% · 2021 60% · 2022 60% · 2023 48% · 2024 58%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
71% of DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $12k → $12k.
From the IRS filings of DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY's grant income comes from Nebraska funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,936 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Nebraska
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
77% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
98%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Nebraska) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $24,200 to it, the largest being NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL ($24,200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $24,200 in grants to DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- NEBRASKA HUMANITIES COUNCIL is the largest funder on record, with $24,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like DAWSON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Nebraska. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing