NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM (EIN 27-4259743)
Tax period: 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-04
IRS object ID: 201943089349301664
Schema version: 2017v2.3
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	2019-11-04T12:10:26-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-12-31	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	2017-01-01	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	2019-10-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT L BERGER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00547531	PTIN
Phone	3146555500	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	209.116.33.90	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-10-30	IPDt
IP Tm	16:09:12	IPTm
IP Timezone	CD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	6C9B1A35775087DBDB8A6D25ECA509C7F6C27838	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	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	$995,285	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	31	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$447,684	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$236,539	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$367,641	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$406,564	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$232,023	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$252,087	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,047,348	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$895,190	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	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	$494,353	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$521,540	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$7,150	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$533,823	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$616,149	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,035,326	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,137,689	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$12,022	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$242,499	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$289,253	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$170,283	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$179,936	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$303,465	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$109,317	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$133,182	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	$681,161	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$658,651	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	$681,161	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	31	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
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 (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	OfficerOfficerInd
BARBARA HAMMERMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MCCUAIG
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	3.00
ROBERT J ENDICOTT
CHARIMAN	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	3.00	Yes (X)
WILLIAM BAYER
TREASURER	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
DEVON ALLMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA MOORE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BERNIE HAYES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARRETT BRAUN
SECRETARY	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	3.00	Yes (X)
BRIAN MARSH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANK BABCOCK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROEL VESTJENS
VICE CHAIRMAN	3.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER DION BROWN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	54.00		$148,900	$0	$0	1.50	Yes (X)
DEBRA KRALL
CONTROLLER	54.00		$57,003	$0	$0	1.00	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$205,903	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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	$130,286	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions	$106,253	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$236,539	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS	900099	$321,081	$321,081
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	900099	$85,483	$85,483

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$406,564	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$96,616	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$11,864	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$84,752	RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$84,752	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$84,752	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$254,916	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$88,231	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$166,685	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$166,685	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	OTHER INCOME	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$650	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$650	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$650	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$895,190	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$658,651	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$205,903	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,833	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$107,070	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$258,517	TotalAmt
Program Services	$124,088	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$134,429	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,495	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,139	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,625	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,565	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,302	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,816	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,816	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,115	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,115	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$58,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,484	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$48,815	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,492	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$339,562	TotalAmt
Program Services	$271,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,740	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,740	ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,989	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,615	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,192	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONCERTS AND EVENTS	$68,290	$68,290
SUPPLIES	$33,004	$2,310	$30,694
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$19,784	$19,784
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$9,033		$9,033

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,916	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,841	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,137,689	TotalAmt
Program Services	$681,161	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$456,528	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,245	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,479	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$174,528	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,669	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,483	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,313	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$23,825	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,524	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,775	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,075	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$4,307	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,383	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,768	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,888	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,283	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$273,465	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	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	$179,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$303,465	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$74,483	BOYAmt
EOY	-$197,851	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$183,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,669	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,317	BOYAmt
EOY	-$133,182	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,253	BOYAmt
EOY	$170,283	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$242,499	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$259,949	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$423,284	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$201,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$447,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$236,539	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,569,140	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$800	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$800	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$696,097	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$758,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,455,793	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$260,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$424,084	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$201,684	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,143,781	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$994,635	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,024,933	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$142,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$125,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$407,975	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	$25,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$142,975	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$125,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,000	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$407,975	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$2,616,958	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$14,548	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$14,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$14,548	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$199	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$199	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,240	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$650	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,890	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$260,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$424,084	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$216,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,160,220	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$995,285	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,056,570	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.85620	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.79140	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00480	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00680	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS:	DESCRIPTION: START-UP GRANT DATE: 11/12/14 AMOUNT: 3840000. DESCRIPTION: START-UP GRANT DATE: 09/16/13 AMOUNT: 2000000.
SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION FOR OTHER INCOME:	FUNDRAISING EVENT INCOME 2016 AMOUNT: $ 16,240. OTHER INCOME 2017 AMOUNT: $ 650

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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets Included	$4,500	AssetsIncludedAmt

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,075	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$4,307	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,768	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,768	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
DUE FROM NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION	$3,100
DEPOSITS	$12,514
OTHER RECEIVABLE	$1,724
ARTWORK	$4,500
DUE FROM NBM BLOCKER, INC.	$2,050

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$23,888	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
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART X, LINE 2:

THE MUSEUM AND THE FOUNDATION ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES ON RELATED EXEMPT INCOME UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. BLOCKER IS A FOR PROFIT ENTITY AND FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND STATE JURISDICTION. THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INCOME TAX RETURNS FOR ALL THREE ENTITIES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2014 AND LATER REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES.

PART III, LINE 4:

THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM DISPLAYS THE STATUE OF W. C. HANDY, FATHER OF THE BLUES, IN ITS MUSEUM.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.

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	-$153,117	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	$130,286	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	COST	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE R, PART IV	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM IS THE CONTROLLING ENTITY OF NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION. THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM FOUNDATION OWNS 100% OF OF NBM BLOCKER, INC. THEREFORE, NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM INDIRECTLY CONTROLS 100% OF NBM BLOCKER, INC.	ExplanationTxt