Public Charity

POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, of MONMOUTH, OR, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $139K in revenue, $69K in expenses, $1.3M in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237181141 MONMOUTH, OR Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$139K
Total Expenses$69K
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records1
Funding Total$7K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY, KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OREGON AND POLK COUNTY. TO COLLECT, PRESERVE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET OBJECTS AND PUBLISH INFORMATION RELATING TO THE HISTORY OF POLK COUNTY. TO ACQUIRE, EXHIBIT AND INTERPRET THE MATERIAL CULTURE OF POLK COUNTY AND TO BUILD, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN A HISTORICAL MUSEUM OR MUSEUMS IN POLK COUNTY.

Sample Grants Received

2020
Cultural Heritage
$7,000

Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

REGISTRAR Bette Jo Lawson
DIRECTOR Christy Short
DIRECTOR Cliff Brown
PRESIDENT David Mollenberndt
DIRECTOR Gayle Birch
DIRECTOR Jerry Murphy

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Cultural Heritage
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $139K $69K $1.3M
2024 $99K $52K $1.3M
2023 $313K $85K $1.2M
2022 $221K $67K $992K
2020 $74K $72K $834K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $74K to $139K (+87%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

See the full picture for POLK COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Complete financials, all 1 grant records, officer compensation, year-over-year trend charts, a geographic grant map, and data exports — across 498,000+ organizations.

Full Financial History Complete Grant Activity Officer Compensation Year-over-Year Charts Geographic Grant Map Data Exports
7-day free trial Cancel any time