2017-11-15T12:39:50-06:00 2016-12-31 430765316 RubinBrown LLP One North Brentwood Saint Louis MO 63105 990 2016-01-01 274259743 National Blues Museum NATI 3142310400 615 Washington Avenue Saint Louis MO 63101 christopher dion brown executive director 3142310400 2017-11-15 1 James R Ritts P00362910 3142903300 12.219.218.18 2017-11-15 11:37:38 CS P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 1570980831B63222066473C127CC3DF28C801A83 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Robert J Endicott 615 Washington Avenue Saint Louis MO 63101 1162252 0 X www.nationalbluesmuseum.org X 2010 MO See schedule O.The National Blues Museum honors, educates, and celebrates the local, national, and international story of the Blues and its impact on world culture.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. 10 10 19 25 1317 0 201684 447684 0 367641 0 0 13740 232023 215424 1047348 237535 0 0 0 115631 494353 16286 7150 129267 121518 533823 490970 1035326 -275546 12022 140135 289253 42840 179936 97295 109317 X See schedule O.The National Blues Museum honors, educates, and celebrates the local, national, and international story of the Blues and its impact on world culture.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. 0 0 385521 603503 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 theater, artifact-driven exhibits and robust public programming. SEE SCHEDULE O.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. 385521 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 31 0 1 19 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X Debbie Krall 3149250016 615 Washington Avenue ST LOUIS MO 63101 MIchael KOCIELA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA HAMMERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT B MCCUAIG Vice President 3.00 X X 0 0 0 robert j endicott Chairman 3.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 william BAYER Treasurer 3.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 JEFF BABINSKI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR HENRY GIVENS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEVON ALLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA MOORE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER SCHOCH Secretary 3.00 3.00 X X 0 0 0 Christopher Dion Brown Executive Director 54.00 1.50 X 130000 0 4801 Debra Krall Controller 54.00 1.00 X 42513 0 2843 172513 0 7644 1 0 0 0 0 50000 397684 447684 Admissions 900099 359124 359124 Concerts 900099 8517 8517 367641 157663 28663 129000 129000 129000 16240 21396 -5156 -5156 173024 64845 108179 106862 1317 1047348 603503 1317 -5156 180157 99277 80880 277824 218787 30496 28541 36372 16413 11751 8208 1311 1311 14850 14850 7150 7150 40757 33155 7602 6586 6586 45443 2862 42581 273029 273029 12472 9082 3390 7188 3594 3594 1615 1615 6635 6635 Concerts 45243 45243 Temporary Exhibits 22290 22290 Bank Fees 13423 13423 Repairs and Maintenance 10518 710 9808 32463 16970 14599 894 1035326 385521 520538 129267 48637 47245 80000 174528 0 13483 0 23825 0 7775 8075 2692 6998 5383 4500 17014 140135 289253 42840 151936 0 3000 0 25000 42840 179936 X 67295 -74483 30000 183800 97295 109317 140135 289253 12022 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 71170 259949 423284 201684 447684 1403771 800 800 696097 697697 71170 260749 424084 201684 1143781 2101468 25864 25000 142975 95000 125000 413839 0 25864 25000 142975 95000 125000 413839 1687629 14548 14548 14548 14548 199 199 3 16240 16243 71173 260749 424084 216232 1160220 2132458 0.79140 0.61600 0.00680 0.01240 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12, Explanation of Other Income: other income - 2012 Amount: $ 3. fundraising event income - 2016 Amount: $ 16,240. 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 4500 0 0 X 0 8075 2692 5383 5383 Artwork 4500 Deposits 12514 17014 Due To Related Parties 25000 25000 Part III, Line 4: THE NATIONAL BLUES MUSEUM DISPLAYS THE STATUE of W. C. Handy, Father of the Blues, IN its MUSEUM. Lumiere Gala 16240 16240 17291 4105 16240 16240 17291 4105 21396 -5156 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 RECEIVES A COPY OF THE POLICY WHEN THEY JOIN THE BOARD. DISCUSSION OCCURS REGARDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AT BOARD MEETINGS. FOR ITEMS WHERE THERE IS AN IDENTIFIED CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIMSELF OR HERSELF 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. 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