McDuffie Museum INC

Tax-deductible

Thomson, GA501(c)(3)Since 2003Arts & CultureEIN 01-0678012

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McDuffie museums operations are focused on education for all age groups and the preservation of local history

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $32K a year · 46% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$57K
-6% vs prior year
Spent
$70K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$57K
FY2025▼ -6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$121K
FY2021$53K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$59K
FY2024$61K
FY2025$57K
Expenses
$70K
FY2025▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21K
FY2021$13K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$64K
FY2025$70K
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2025▼ -0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $49K Management & general 30% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lewis Smith’s $4K as Treasurer is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Lewis Smith$4,305$1,065

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates all ages and preserves local history through museum operations.

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1 program · $49K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Mcduffie museum hosts varying exhibits and programs which are primarily focused on a) the education of all age groups and b) the preservation of local history.

$49Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$35K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$57K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Money outPt IX
$70K
Ln 25
Programscol B$49K
Managementcol C$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$64K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$600
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$200
Total revenueLn 12$57K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M
Other assetsLn 15$63K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.8M$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$33K$8K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$741$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K$299$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$7K$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3K$3K$203$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$70K$49K$21K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $57K$70K−$13K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $61K$64K−$3K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $59K$29K$29K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $66K$29K$37K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $53K$13K$41K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $121K$21K$100K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $57,255 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $200 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,860
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,195
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$600
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,055
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$57,255
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $70,258 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,506 · Management $8,127 · Fundraising $0$40,633
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,965 · Management $741 · Fundraising $0$3,706
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,210 · Fundraising $0$1,210
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,197 · Management $299 · Fundraising $0$1,496
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $7,329 · Management $7,329 · Fundraising $0$14,658
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,910 · Management $2,910 · Fundraising $0$5,820
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,532 · Management $203 · Fundraising $0$2,735
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,439 · Management $20,819 · Fundraising $0$70,258
Part X · Balance sheet $1,883,463 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,604$64,399
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $4,658$4,590
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,751,267$1,751,267
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $62,607$63,207
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,896,136$1,883,463
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,773$3,103
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,773$3,103
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,893,363$1,880,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,893,363$1,880,360
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,896,136$1,883,463
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,880,360 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$57,255
XI-2 Total expenses$70,258
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,893,363
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,880,360

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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