Blue Earth County Historical Society
Donations deductibleRevenue
$440k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$374k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$1.7m
$21k liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
11
5.1y av
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
13
named in Part VII
Blue Earth County Historical Society's network
11 people6 organisationsi11 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 11 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Bindig | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Eric Oleson | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| JO Guck Bailey (also filed as JO Bailey) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Farnham | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katherine Hughes | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kelly McBride | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kristi Maruska | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lillian Lamoreux | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Madysen Pearson | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mary Ann Brenden | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Patricia Nienow | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Bruss | Vice Chair | 2018 |
| Dan Tomhave | Vice Chair | 2023 |
| Dana Truebenbach | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Erin Kragh | Vice Chair | since 2019 |
| Gayle Elston | Company secretary | 2022 |
| Jennifer Echevarria | Treasurer | 2023 |
| Julie LUX | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Kevin Allen | Treasurer | 2020 |
| Kirby Hurd | Company secretary | since 2020 |
| Kristin Fisher | Vice Chair | 2022 |
| Nikolas Proehl | Chair | since 2022 |
| Shirley Piepho | Chair | since 2018 |
| Steve Jameson | Vice Chair | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikolas Proehl | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dan Tomhave | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Echevarria | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kirby Hurd | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jo Guck Bailey | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brad Bindig | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Ann Brenden | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katherine Hughes | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Lang | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lillian Lamoreux | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristi Maruska | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kelly McBride | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Patricia Nienow | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Eric Oleson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Madysen Pearson | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jim Tatge | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laurie Williams | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Blue Earth County Historical Society
- EIN
- 237289370
- Address
- 424 Warren St, Mankato, MN, 56001-3722
- State
- Minnesota
- Mission
- To lead in the collecting and promoting of blue earth county's history. To ensure its preservation for the enrichment and benefit of present and future generations. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A82Z Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1901
- Principal officer
- Nikolas Proehl (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1973
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJO Guck Bailey
≥8years on the filingsJoe Farnham
≥8years on the filingsKatherine Hughes
≥4years on the filingsEric Oleson
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.7m
- Total liabilities
- $21k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $367k
- Program service revenue
- $46k
- Employees
- 7