NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM (EIN 27-4259743)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-14
IRS object ID: 202203189349313715
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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	2022-11-14T15:08:02-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	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	2021-01-01	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	2022-11-14	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

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	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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	$848,655	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	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	18	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$253,299	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$534,055	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$45,690	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$131,475	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$56,597	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$139,410	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$355,586	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$804,940	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$2,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$416	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$196,072	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$265,843	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$552,284	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$679,400	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$750,356	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$945,659	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$394,770	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$140,719	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$165,714	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$331,359	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,134,883	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,441,247	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$969,169	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$1,109,888	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	$695,236	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$416	GrantAmt
Revenue	$270,885	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	$695,236	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	0	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	42	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	18	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	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	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 (10 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
CHARIMAN/SECRETARY	3.00	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROEL VESTJENS
VICE CHAIRMAN	3.00		Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00		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)	$13,000	$0	$0
ERIC GALES
DIRECTOR	1.00		Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$13,000	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
Government Grants	$428,494	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$105,561	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$534,055	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$117,819	$117,819
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	900099	$13,656	$13,656

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$131,475	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$98,727	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,892	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$84,835	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$84,835	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$84,835	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$82,116	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$29,823	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,293	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$52,293	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,282	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,282	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$2,282	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$804,940	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$270,885	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$416	TotalAmt
Program Services	$416	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,240	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,588	TotalAmt
Program Services	$103,962	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$112,626	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,673	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,563	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,110	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,582	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,743	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,412	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,412	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,249	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,948	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,157	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,157	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,378	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,636	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,842	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,842	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$377,255	TotalAmt
Program Services	$301,804	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$75,451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,228	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,228	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,226	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,226	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,514	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,514	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	$98,221	$98,221
SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT	$27,339	$27,339
CONTRACT LABOR	$16,388	$16,388
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$14,991		$14,991

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,252	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,252	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$945,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$695,236	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$250,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,043	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,023	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,616	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,903	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$36,895	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$13,478	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,986	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,417	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,359	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$908,983	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,266,247	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$149,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$150,000	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	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	$1,134,883	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,441,247	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	-$969,169	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,109,888	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$969,169	BOYAmt
EOY	-$1,109,888	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$165,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$331,359	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$140,719	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	$236,539	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$392,303	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$265,097	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$253,299	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$534,055	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,681,293	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$758,096	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$617,102	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$557,930	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$102,566	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$312,318	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,348,012	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$994,635	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,009,405	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$823,027	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$355,865	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$846,373	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,029,305	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$20,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$60,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$116,383	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	$20,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$60,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$23,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$116,383	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$3,912,922	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$650	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,875	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,800	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,282	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$39,999	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$995,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,041,280	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$824,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$359,665	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$848,655	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$4,069,304	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.96160	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.93370	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 FOR OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME 2017 AMOUNT: $650 2018 AMOUNT: $31,875 2019 AMOUNT: $1,392 2020 AMOUNT: $3,800 2021 AMOUNT: $2,282	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	$4,485	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,317	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,168	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,410	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$11,161	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$21,249	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$23,417	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DEPOSITS	$10,914
ARTWORK	$29,105
DUE FROM NBM BLOCKER, INC.	$2,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$42,069	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	-$1,779,016	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	0	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