BALLOON MUSEUM INC
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $95K · expenses $75K · assets $22K
- EIN
- 83-2376699
- Address
- PO BOX 1677, STATESVILLE, NC 28687-1677
- Website
- THEBALLOONMUSEUM.ORG
- NTEE code
- A50
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- June 2020 (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, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Robert A Collier (its 2023 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2023 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THEIR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A MUSEUM WHERE BALLOONISTS CAN PRESERVE THEIR HISTORY, A VENUE TO HOST SPECIAL EVENTS, AND AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN LEARN ABOUT THE SPORT OF BALLOONING.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Parks | EXECUTIVE DI | 2024 | $66,667 | $66,667 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Cline | PRESIDENT | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Willard | SECRETARY | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robb Collier | TREASURER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Charles Page | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Randy Cary | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Meadows | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tom Wilson | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Myer | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $67K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL PARKS | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $66,667 | - | - | $66,667 | 1 |
| DON CLINE | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES WILLARD | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ROBB COLLIER | TREASURER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHARLES PAGE | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RANDY CARY | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| BILL MEADOWS | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| TOM WILSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| MARK MYER | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $95,000 | $75,075 | $22,472 | $21,176 | $95,000 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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| BLOOP MUSEUM INC | DE | A50 | $168,177 | $5,926 | TREASURER | $0 | Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, similar name |
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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 990EZ · $75,075 spent · pay $71,767 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $71,767 | 95.6% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $1,792 | 2.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $890 | 1.2% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $626 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $75,075 | 100% |
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