Message-ID: <947436.20186.qm@web113204.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 07:43:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Historical Society <wausharamuseum@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: building
The Waushara County Historical Society leases the museum (sq. footage
unk
nown...it is the old Waushara County Jail) for $1.00 every 25 years
and 5
0% of the garage next to it for the same amount I believe. The
County tak
es care of the lawn and most of the snow removal and pays our heat and e
lectricity. We pay approx. $90.00/mo for
phone and DSL internet ($1086.21
for 2009), as well as Repairs and
Maintenance on the building ($740.66 f
or 2009). We are responsible for
the upkeep of the building. Our liabilit
y insurance and insurance on an
1896 hearse came to $466 for 2009. We als
o spent $1185.84 for office
supplies (toner, ink, paper, glue sticks, loo
seleaf notebooks, etc.).
Since we have added a genealogy department, our
office and internet
expenses have increased considerably.
Bruce Runnels, curator and treasurer.
--- On Tue, 7/6/10, Thayne Odier <Todier@wi.rr.com> wrote:
From: Thayne Odier <Todier@wi.rr.com>
Subject: building
To: "local history" <localhistory@listserve.uwec.edu>
Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2010, 1:17 PM
We are a small museum in Mukwonago which has a
house mu
seum, a wing of native American collection and a small log cabin
outbuil
ding which we use as a gift shop. The village owns the buildings
and
maintains the grounds. In addition they pay the heat, light,water,
in
surance,telephone and security. While we have increased our membership
we would not be able to maintain the buildings if we did have to pay for
these
items.
The Public Works department maintains the lawn and helps with
minor repa
irs. We also have a fund from the village for
improvements.
While it is a modest amount of $5000.00 it does help
with unexpected rep
airs. The society owns and maintains the artifacts and
we pay for pro
grams, internal improvements, painting etc. You do want to
consider a
pplying for grant dollars as expenses that you don't think about
do po
p up. We have received over the past 5 years $30,000 in grant
dollars
. We also do not charge any admission finding that we did better with
do
nations. If you are not a 501c3 think about applying for tax exempt
s
tatus as this will help donors who may give over $250.00. Hope this
h
elps, good luck