Mission
COLLECT, PRESERVE AND DISPLAY OBJECTS RELATING TO THE SCOPE AND DIVERSITY OF THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN JACKSON COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON REGION. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, GENERATE AN APPRECIATION OF REGIONAL HISTORY FOR ALL TO APPRECIATE.
Public Charity
SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC
Based in MEDFORD, OR, SOUTHERN OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $596K in revenue, $672K in expenses, $1.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 8 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $473K.
EIN: 930383321
MEDFORD, OR
Historical Societies & Historic Preservation
NTEE: A82
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$596K
Total Expenses$672K
Total Assets$1.6M
Grant Records8
Funding Total$473K
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Southern Oregon Historical Society Inc
How Southern Oregon Historical Society Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$95
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$1
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $95 for programs
$64
The mission of the society is to bring history alive by collecting,preeserving ans sharing the stories and artifacts of our regions past
$31
Hanley farms historic working farm
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
Cultural Heritage
$100,261
Cultural Heritage
$107,700
Cultural Heritage
$96,441
Film preservation
$6,990
Cultural Heritage
$40,046
Showing up to 5 of 8 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TRUSTEE
Anne Root
TRUSTEE VICE PRESIDENT
Carolyn Kingsnorth
TRUSTEE
Chelsea Rose
TRUSTEE
David Sommers
TRUSTEE
Douglas Smith
TRUSTEE PRESIDENT
Doug Mcgeary
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $596K | $672K | $1.6M |
| 2024 | $702K | $642K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $830K | $537K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $363K | $413K | $976K |
| 2020 | $304K | $333K | $971K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $304K to $596K (+96%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.