SUMNER COUNTY MUSEUM INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $232K · expenses $234K · assets $691K

EIN
58-1326786
Address
183 W MAIN ST, GALLATIN, TN 37066-3252
NTEE code
A54 History Museums (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File, as A540)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
April 1996 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

OPERATE LOCAL COUNTY MUSEUM, PROVIDE TOURS AND HOST GATERINGS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 27 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

27 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Onnessia Head BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Myra Sides BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kris Coker BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Flowers BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Billy Shrum BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Allen Ray BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sonja Moniz BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
William Flowers CHAIR2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ryan Baker EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Cole Shepherd VICE CHAIR2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Joanna Blauw SECRETARY2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Kenneth Thomson BOARD MEMBER HISTORIAN2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Taylor TREASURER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Flower (former) BOARD MEMBER2022 1 $0 reported 1
Patrick Flowers (former) CHAIR2020-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jayna Louder (former) SECRETARY2022 1 $0 reported 1
Jacob Mason (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Heather Spurlock (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Mcconnell (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Vicki Fennel (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Megan Lange (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Mitzi Blair (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Taylor Walker (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Richard Reese (former) BOARD MEMBER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Barry Mcconnell (former) CHAIR2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Dustin Littlepage (former) TREASURER2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Karen Smith (former) SECRETARY2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 13 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ONNESSIA HEAD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MYRA SIDES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS COKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER FLOWERS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BILLY SHRUM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN RAY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA MONIZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM FLOWERS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
COLE SHEPHERD VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNA BLAUW SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH THOMSON BOARD MEMBER HISTORIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN TAYLOR TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 13 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEATHER FLOWERS BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS COKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MYRA SIDES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SONJA MONIZ BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN RAY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BILLY SHRUM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ONNESSIA HEAD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
WILLIAM FLOWERS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
COLE SHEPHERD VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN TAYLOR TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH THOMSON BOARD MEMBER HISTORIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
JOANNA BLAUW SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 12 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
HEATHER FLOWER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KRIS COKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MYRA SIDES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH THOMSON HISTORIAN1 $0$0$0 $01
ALLEN RAY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BILLY SHRUM BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ONNESSIA HEAD BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
COLE SHEPHERD VICE CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK FLOWERS CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
BRIAN TAYLOR TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
JAYNA LOUDER SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 14 people listed · none paid · 3 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB MASON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER SPURLOCK BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TIFFANY MCCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
VICKI FENNEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN LANGE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH THOMSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MITZI BLAIR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR WALKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD REESE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BARRY MCCONNELL CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK FLOWERS VICE CHARI1 $0$0$0 $01
DUSTIN LITTLEPAGE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 14 people listed · none paid · 3 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JACOB MASON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
HEATHER SPURLOCK BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TIFFANY MCCONNELL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
VICKI FENNEL BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MEGAN LANGE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
KENNETH THOMSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
MITZI BLAIR BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TAYLOR WALKER BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
RICHARD REESE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
BARRY MCCONNELL CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $01
RYAN BAKER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR0 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICK FLOWERS VICE CHARI1 $0$0$0 $01
DUSTIN LITTLEPAGE TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KAREN SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$232,044$233,688 $691,462$689,042 $154,593$49,655 $03-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$173,725$170,647 $693,524$690,686 $100,172$46,133 $03-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$144,301$158,510 $692,168$687,608 $81,420$52,470 $03-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,444$90,110 $702,913$701,817 $84,469$28,865 $03-
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,408$71,318 $671,781$670,483 $38,985$23,657 $0320

Funders of this organization

4 grantors reported grants to this organization, $56,056 in all, tax years 2015 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
MEMORIAL FOUNDATION INC $50,0001 $50,0002015 2015 Public charity Exact
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THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC $5,0001 $5,0002018 2018 DAF sponsor Exact
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SIMMONS FIRST FOUNDATION INC $1,0001 $1,0002023 2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUMNER COUNTY MUSEUM INC”
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $563 $192023 2021-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SUMNER COUNTY MUSEUM INC”
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
MCMINN COUNTY LIVING HERITAGE MUSEUM INCTNA54 $404,559$299,168 EXECUTIVE DI$44,108 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
GEORGE L CARTER RAILROAD MUSUEM INCTNA54 $348,858$278,954 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR$41,750 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE MUSEUM OF POWER AND INDUSTRYTNA54 $141,326$96,238 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
RHEA COUNTY HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETYTNA54 $301,738$252,738 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
TOWNSEND HERITAGE COUNCIL INCTNA54 $120,475$127,561 CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
MEMPHIS MUSIC ARCHIVES INCTNA54 $152,716$279,298 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
GOVERNOR FRANK G CLEMENT RAILROAD HOTEL AND HISTORICAL MUSEUMTNA54 $383,986$221,562 EXECUTIVE DI$72,316 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
LOTZ HOUSE FOUNDATIONTNA54 $197,340$184,385 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR / PRESI$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE LORETTA LYNN FOUNDATION INCTNA54 $208,523$212,303 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE CHARLES A HALL AND BILLIE L HALL FAMILY FOUNDATIONTNA54 $287,129$169,224 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
THE KAYCLIFF FOUNDATIONTNA54 $438,681$342,658 President$9,325 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, same state
BURT COUNTY MUSEUM INCNEA54 $326,106$120,765 DIR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
DUBOIS COUNTY MUSEUM INCINA54 $297,449$241,533 Director$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
SOUTH COUNTY MUSEUM INCRIA54 $156,549$157,530 Executive Director$26,040 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
PUTNAM COUNTY MUSEUM INCINA54 $301,639$242,486 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
DECATUR COUNTY MUSEUM INCKSA54 $152,012$50,648 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
ELLIS COUNTY MUSEUM INCTXA54 $256,842$263,548 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
SAMPSON COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM INCNCA54 $162,096$75,135 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar name
NORTHERN MARIPOSA COUNTY HISTORY CENTERCAA54 $230,232$68,914 President$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar mission
LANDER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND MUSEUM INCNVA54 $146,383$177,264 SECRETARY$14,610 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
VERMILION COUNTY MUSEUM SOCIETYILA54 $438,385$259,390 President$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
MITCHELL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCKSA54 $127,711$84,289 CURATOR$38,734 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CAVE CREEK MUSEUM INCAZA54 $331,191$322,588 Board Member$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x
LAPORTE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INCINA54 $229,019$76,866 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x, similar mission
CARSON COUNTY SQUARE HOUSE MUSEUMTXA54 $262,700$227,805 OFFICE MANAG$36,058 Same NTEE code A54, revenue within 2x

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA INC $2,346,57913 1DAF sponsor2013–2024 MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
THE PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $1,203,86215 1DAF sponsor2013–2025 PUTNAM COUNTY MUSEUM INC
GRAND HAVEN AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $999,91419 1DAF sponsor2010–2025 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM INC
JOHN J & MARY R SCHIFF FOUNDATION $705,00010 1Private foundation2013–2022 ST MARYS SUBMARINE MUSEUM INC
AMARILLO AREA FOUNDATION INC $696,24520 2DAF sponsor2010–2024 ARMSTRONG COUNTY MUSEUM; CARSON COUNTY SQUARE HOUSE MUSEUM
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $562,22728 13DAF sponsor2016–2024 NICHOLS HOUSE MUSEUM INC; CHAMPAIGN COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM; OCEAN CITY MUSEUM SOCIETY INC; MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC and 9 more
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER MEMPHIS INC $525,4004 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 MEMPHIS MUSIC ARCHIVES INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF WEST KENTUCKY INC $398,93915 1DAF sponsor2014–2024 RIVER HERITAGE MUSEUM INC
THE ALVIN E MALSTROM FOUNDATION $378,74815 1Private foundation2011–2025 SANDY MUSEUM FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION $325,3007 3DAF sponsor2020–2024 ELLIS COUNTY MUSEUM INC; STEPPING STONE MUSEUM ASSOCIATION INC; AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM OF BUCKS COUNTY
AEC TRUST $300,0006 1Private foundation2018–2024 MATHESON HISTORY MUSEUM INC
DUBOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC $294,9405 1DAF sponsor2020–2024 DUBOIS COUNTY MUSEUM INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF THE EASTERN SHORE INC $281,0421 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 OCEAN CITY MUSEUM SOCIETY INC
MAXIMILIAN E & MARION O HOFFMAN FOUNDATION INC $250,0001 1Private foundation2024–2024 AMERICAN MUSEUM TORT LAW INC
IMPACTASSETS INC $225,0002 1DAF sponsor2023–2024 COMMITTEE FOR CATSKILL RESORT MUSEUM INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $233,688 spent · pay $81,842 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $88,866$88,866-- 38.0%
Other salaries and wages $81,842$81,842-- 35.0%
Other (as described)ACTIVITY $29,525$29,525-- 12.6%
Insurance $14,292$14,292-- 6.1%
Occupancy $10,828$10,828-- 4.6%
Fees: accounting $4,569$4,569-- 2.0%
Office expenses $2,575$2,575-- 1.1%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,191$1,191-- 0.5%
Total$233,688100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $170,647 spent · pay $87,103 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $87,103$87,103-- 51.0%
Other (as described)ACTIVITY $33,475$33,475-- 19.6%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $18,497$18,497-- 10.8%
Insurance $14,202$14,202-- 8.3%
Occupancy $10,111$10,111-- 5.9%
Fees: accounting $4,166$4,166-- 2.4%
Office expenses $2,171$2,171-- 1.3%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $922$922-- 0.5%
Total$170,647100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $158,510 spent · pay $74,785 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $74,785$74,785-- 47.2%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $31,818$31,818-- 20.1%
Other (as described)ACTIVITY $23,025$23,025-- 14.5%
Occupancy $11,175$11,175-- 7.1%
Insurance $8,527$8,527-- 5.4%
Office expenses $5,266$5,266-- 3.3%
Fees: accounting $2,794$2,794-- 1.8%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,120$1,120-- 0.7%
Total$158,510100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $90,110 spent · pay $46,418 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $46,418$46,418-- 51.5%
Insurance $15,599$15,599-- 17.3%
Other (as described)ACTIVITY $10,017$10,017-- 11.1%
Occupancy $8,843$8,843-- 9.8%
Office expenses $3,657$3,657-- 4.1%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $3,164$3,164-- 3.5%
Fees: accounting $1,816$1,816-- 2.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $596$596-- 0.7%
Total$90,110100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $71,318 spent · pay $44,269 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $44,269$44,269-- 62.1%
Other (as described)REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $8,698$8,698-- 12.2%
Occupancy $6,855$6,855-- 9.6%
Other (as described)ACTIVITY $4,675$4,675-- 6.6%
Other (as described)MATERIALS $2,514$2,514-- 3.5%
Other (as described)CONTRACT SERVICES $1,427$1,427-- 2.0%
Insurance $1,091$1,091-- 1.5%
Office expenses $865$865-- 1.2%
Fees: accounting $500$500-- 0.7%
All other expenses $424$424-- 0.6%
Total$71,318100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2022$5,000$01
2021$0$01
2020$1,000$02
Largest awards · 2 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2022Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$5,000
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$1,000

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