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Cincinnati Baseball Museum

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Cincinnati, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-0855857Revenue $2.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRScincinnati.reds.mlb.com/cin/hof100 Main Street, 45202-0000 · Cincinnati, OHTax-exempt since Aug 2004Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Preserve, promote and display the history of the Cincinnati reds through programs and events.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 119 volunteers and 29 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$165K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.6M
65% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 65% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
-44% vs prior year
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -44%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$791K
FY2021$435K
FY2022−$33K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.9M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2004.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $2.7M Management & general 6% · $192K Fundraising 5% · $160K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $165K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Richard Walls
Executive Director
$164,874Pt VII · Sec A
Charley Frank
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Courtis Fuller
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cynthia Booth
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Collins
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Haire
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Doug Healy
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg Houston
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Walls’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Walls$164,874$162,002$151,067——
Rick Walls———$151,358$136,369

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves, promotes, and displays the history of the Cincinnati Reds through programs and events.

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1 program · $2.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Through its mission, the museum preserves and exhibits artifacts, memorabilia and other material related to the history of cincinnati baseball, honors individuals of high achievement through induction, awards and appearances, and conducts activities, programs and tours that educate, inform, and enlighten visitors young and old.

$2.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$14K
Hcs FoundationFY2024$10K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$34K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $30K · 2023–2024
Cincinnati Scholarship FoundationOH · FY2024$15,850
Cincinnati Scholarship FoundationOH · FY2023$14,376

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Other incomeLn 4–11$249K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.7M
Managementcol C$192K
Fundraisingcol D$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$695K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$28K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$49K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$249K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$622K
SavingsLn 2$427K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 6119
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$983K$1.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.6M$4.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$5.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$3.6M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$26K$26K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$193K$152K$7K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$616K$482K$26K$109K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$45K$37K$905$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$47K$39K$952$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$26K$627$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$94K$94K
Office expensesLn 13$80K$29K$51K
OccupancyLn 16$19K$17K$2K
InterestLn 20$159K$143K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$658K$592K$66K
InsuranceLn 23$62K$56K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$1.0M
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$12K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.7M$192K$160K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.9M$3.1M−$195K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.1M$3.0M$2.2M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$2.3M−$468K−$33K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.0M$2.3M−$356K$435K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.7M$2.8M−$1.1M$791K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,890,361 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,600,177$695,358
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,332,117$1,905,129
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $29,132$40,825
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $186,871$249,049
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,148,297$2,890,361
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,376$25,850
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $892,348$931,344
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,069,914$2,128,207
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,976,638$3,085,401
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,171,659−$195,040
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,890,361 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $267,469 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$49,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$646,158
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$28,221
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$695,358
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,905,129$1,905,129
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40,825$40,825
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,420−$18,420
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,172,598 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $22,405$2,890,361
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,085,401 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $25,850$25,850
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $152,252 · Management $7,467 · Fundraising $33,184$192,903
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $481,740 · Management $25,777 · Fundraising $108,627$616,144
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $37,109 · Management $905 · Fundraising $6,544$44,558
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,039 · Management $952 · Fundraising $6,885$46,876
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,703 · Management $627 · Fundraising $4,533$30,863
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $13,442$13,442
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $94,359$94,359
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,893 · Management $51,180$80,073
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $17,446 · Management $1,939$19,385
IX-20 InterestPrograms $143,497 · Management $15,944$159,441
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $592,210 · Management $65,801$658,011
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,644 · Management $6,183$61,827
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,027,271$1,027,271
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,224 · Management $2,174$14,398
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,733,237 · Management $192,391 · Fundraising $159,773$3,085,401
Part X · Balance sheet $5,512,319 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $587,075$622,360
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $396,290$426,833
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $42,492$42,544
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $286,378$290,088
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $89,741$124,318
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,600,355$4,006,176
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,002,331$5,512,319
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,652$144,432
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $695,312$804,560
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,863,964$3,568,992
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,038,377$1,836,682
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $99,990$106,645
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,138,367$1,943,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,002,331$5,512,319
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,943,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,890,361
XI-2 Total expenses$3,085,401
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$195,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,138,367
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,943,327

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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