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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Samuel Parks EXECUTIVE DI2024 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Don Cline PRESIDENT2024 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Willard SECRETARY2024 1 $0 reported 1
Robb Collier TREASURER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Charles Page BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Randy Cary BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Bill Meadows BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Wilson BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Mark Myer BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $67K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SAMUEL PARKS EXECUTIVE DI40 $66,667-- $66,6671
DON CLINE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
CHARLES WILLARD SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
ROBB COLLIER TREASURER1 $0-- $01
CHARLES PAGE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
RANDY CARY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
BILL MEADOWS BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
TOM WILSON BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
MARK MYER BOARD MEMBER1 $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 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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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CALDWELL HERITAGE MUSEUM INCNCA50 $54,155$57,583 Executive Dir.$24,000 Same NTEE code A50, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

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GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
BLUE GRASS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$692,45116 12010–2024 BLUEGRASS HERITAGE MUSEUM INC
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THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THE CSRA DAF sponsor$596,40012 12015–2022 MCDUFFIE MUSEUM INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$426,73029 152016–2024 C GRIER BEAM TRUCK MUSEUM; JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC; BACKSTREET CULTURAL MUSEUM INC; TRAYSER MUSEUM DIRECTORS INC and 11 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$382,30020 112015–2024 KOESTER HOUSE MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC; INDIANA MUSEUM OF ART; NEW MUSEUM OF PORTSMOUTH INC; THE FRIENDS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME MUSEUM AT SOUTHPORT and 7 more
GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION DAF sponsor$375,86115 12009–2024 JEWISH MUSEUM OF FLORIDA INC
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GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$265,94414 12018–2024 KOESTER HOUSE MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC
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THE NETTIE LOKEY WILEY AND CHARLES L WILEY FOUNDATION Private foundation$240,92513 12012–2025 STEAMBOAT ERA MUSEUM
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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
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$75,075100%

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