NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM (EIN 27-4259743)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-14
IRS object ID: 202333189349312468
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-14T14:51:42-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	430831507	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDERS MINKLER HUBER & HELM LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	800 MARKET STREET SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	631012501	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274259743	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3149250016	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 WASHINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ROBERT J ENDICOTT	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIRMAN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3149250016	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	ROBERT	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	ENDICOTT	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JUSTIN MARTY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01350571	PTIN
Phone	3146555500	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ROBERT J ENDICOTT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 WASHINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$915,555	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.NATIONALBLUESMUSEUM.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM EXPLORES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BLUES AS THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN MUSIC, CELEBRATES THE GENRE'S VARIOUS STYLES AND RECOGNIZES THE MUSICIANS WHO CREATED, SUSTAIN, AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE ART FORM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	11	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	28	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$534,055	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$391,231	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$131,475	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$320,927	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$139,410	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$148,821	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$804,940	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$860,979	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$416	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$265,843	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$474,257	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$679,400	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$884,024	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$945,659	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,358,281	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$140,719	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$497,302	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$331,359	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$403,705	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,441,247	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,010,895	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$1,109,888	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,607,190	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM EXPLORES AND PRESERVES THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BLUES AS THE FOUNDATION OF AMERICAN MUSIC, CELEBRATES THE GENRE'S VARIOUS STYLES AND RECOGNIZES THE MUSICIANS WHO CREATED, SUSTAIN, AND CONTINUE TO ADVANCE THE ART FORM.TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION, THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM WILL;- PRESENT HISTORICAL AND MODERN-DAY INFORMATION ABOUT BLUES MUSIC;- EDUCATE THROUGH LIVE PERFORMANCES;- PROVIDE INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY;- SHOWCASE VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS;- INVOLVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THROUGH PROGRAMMING; AND- SERVE AS A FORUM FOR MUSIC EDUCATION AND THE BLUES LEGACY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$993,683	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$469,748	RevenueAmt
Desc	TO BUILD AND OPERATE A NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM THAT EXPLORES THE BLUES AND CELEBRATE THE GENRE AS THE FOUNDATION OF ALL MODERN AMERICAN MUSIC. THE FACILITY OPENED IN APRIL 2016 AND EDUCATES GUESTS IN AN ENTERTAINING ENVIRONMENT THAT INCLUDES HIGH IMPACT TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN EXPERIENCES, A 120-SEAT THEATRE, ARTIFACT-DRIVEN EXHIBITS AND ROBUST PUBLIC PROGRAMMING. THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM (NBM) WILL USE BLUES MUSIC TO ENHANCE LEARNING AND CREATIVE THINKING AS AN EDUCATIONAL BRIDGE TO AMERICAN MUSIC, HISTORY, SOCIAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE, AND MATH.IMPLEMENTING A VARITY OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES, NBM WILL OFFER DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL:- PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH RESOURCES THAT CONNECT STUDENTS TO AMERICA'S RICH MUSICAL HERITAGE.- LEAD THE MOVEMENT TO INCREASE MUSIC EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERPRIVILEGED COMMUNITIES.- EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND SOCIOLOGY IN THE 20TH CENTURY THROUGH THE PRISM OF THE BLUES.- ADDRESS RACE, DIVERSITY AND CULTURE THROUGH THE BLUES.- HIGHLIGHT WORLDWIDE ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY AFRICAN-AMERICANS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$993,683	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	58	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	28	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	11	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3149250016	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 WASHINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ROBERT J ENDICOTT
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD	3.00	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROEL VESTJENS
VICE CHAIRMAN	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MCCUAIG
TREASURER	1.00	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEVON ALLMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA MOORE
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MARSH
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF CARTER
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BERNARD HAYES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	25.00	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$12,000	$0	$0
ERIC GALES
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BARBARA HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM BAYER
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANK BABCOCK
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AMOS HARRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARC LOPATA
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$12,000	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations	$171,501	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$58,846	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$160,884	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$995	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$391,231	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$291,908	$291,908
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	900099	$29,019	$29,019

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$320,927	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$73,671	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$3,680	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$69,991	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$69,991	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$69,991	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$119,055	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$50,896	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$68,159	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$68,159	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$10,671	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$10,671	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$10,671	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$860,979	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$469,748	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,760	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,240	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$370,969	TotalAmt
Program Services	$178,065	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$192,904	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,689	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,278	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,408	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,191	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,283	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,192	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,192	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,821	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,771	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,771	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,159	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,690	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,634	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,634	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$396,018	TotalAmt
Program Services	$316,814	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79,204	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,410	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,410	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,149	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,149	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,063	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,063	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	$173,643	$173,643
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT	$87,684	$87,684
CONTRACT LABOR	$23,596	$23,596
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$10,091		$10,091

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,820	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,820	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,358,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$993,683	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364,598	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$248,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$264,399	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,947	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$47,408	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,903	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,992	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$62,878	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$20,541	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,417	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,337	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,069	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,569	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$331,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,705	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,266,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,472,247	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$150,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$513,648	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,441,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,010,895	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,109,888	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,607,190	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$1,109,888	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,607,190	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$331,359	BOYAmt
EOY	$403,705	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$497,302	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$392,303	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$265,097	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$253,299	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$534,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$391,231	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,835,985	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$617,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$557,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$102,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$312,318	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$513,653	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,103,569	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,009,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$823,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$355,865	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$846,373	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$904,884	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,939,554	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,750	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$110,133	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$60,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$23,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,750	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$110,133	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,829,421	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$31,875	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,282	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$10,671	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$50,020	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,041,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$824,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$359,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$848,655	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$915,555	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,989,574	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.95990	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.96160	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 31,875. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,392. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 3,800. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,282. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 10,671.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,468	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,513	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$25,955	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,410	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,028	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,382	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$42,337	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$10,914
ARTWORK	$30,605
DUE FROM NBM BLOCKER, INC.	$2,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$43,569	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO RELATED PARTIES	Desc
Amt	$25,000	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$25,000	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III, LINE 4:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM DISPLAYS THE STATUE OF W. C. HANDY, FATHER OF THE BLUES, IN ITS MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM ALSO DISPLAYS DONATED ARTIFACTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM, REVIEWED BY THE CHAIRMAN, AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH BOARD MEMBER SIGNS A COPY OF THE POLICY WHEN HE/SHE JOINS THE BOARD. ANNUALLY, ALL BOARD MEMBERS UPDATE AND SIGN THE FORMS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING. FOR ITEMS WHERE THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF FROM THE VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE BOARD'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HIRED AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH A CONSULTANT TO DEVELOP THE PLAN FOR HIRING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPARABILITY DATA WITHIN THE SECTOR AND THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA WAS USED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, WHICH NEGOTIATED AND APPROVED THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 WASHINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	461221955	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 12A, I	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NBM BLOCKER INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	615 WASHINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST LOUIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	63101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	472096684	EIN
Primary Activities	SUPPORT NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of EOY Assets	$740,528	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	0	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	0	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	C	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$171,501	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	COST	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt