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Western Museums Association

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Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)Since 1994Arts & Culture EIN 23-7312905Revenue $309K in FY2025

On file with the IRSwestmuse.orgPo Box 11341, 46201-0341 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Sep 1994Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Western Museums Association is an Association of museum professionals dedicated to providing training and educational programs in the states of alaska, arizona, califonia, hawaii, idhao, nevada, oregon, utah, and washington. The Association also serves museum professionals from other states and foreign countries. Services are provided primarily by an annual conference featuring more than 50 program sessions and workshops, training opportunities conducted independently of the annual conference, and communication opportunities through our website, blog, and social media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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 deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $300
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
33
of 33 voting members
Looks good: 33 of 33 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$309K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$306K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$184K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$309K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$139K
FY2022$269K
FY2023$327K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$309K
Expenses
$306K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$311K
FY2024$322K
FY2025$306K
Net assets
$184K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$129K
FY2021$123K
FY2022$131K
FY2023$147K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$184K

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 1994.

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

Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $280K Management & general 9% · $26K

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

35 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Fang
VP of Diversity
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gideon Gerlt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Trains and educates museum professionals through conferences, workshops, and online resources.

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1 program · $280K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Meetings and Professional Development

Educates museum professionals through the associations annual meeting (conference) with more than 50 program sessions, roundtable discussions, workshops, and trade show for museum products and services.

$280Kprogram 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 · FY2023
William G Pomeroy FoundationFY2023$300
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$309K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$306K
Ln 25
Programscol B$280K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$184K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$209K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
35
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a33
IndependentVI 1b33
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$107K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$199K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$808
Total revenueLn 12$309K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$102K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$209K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$184K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$193K$209K
Total assetsLn 16$197K$220K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$181K$184K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$125K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$10K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$0$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$221$0$221$0
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$132K$132K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$4K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$820$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$306K$280K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $309K$306K$3K$184K 990 PDF
FY2024 $352K$322K$30K$178K 990 PDF
FY2023 $327K$311K$17K$147K 990 PDF
FY2022 $269K$261K$8K$131K 990 PDF
FY2021 $139K$145K−$6K$123K 990 PDF
FY2020 $82K$160K−$78K$129K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $309,277 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,981$107,091
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $213,335$199,294
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3$2,084
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39,016$808
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $352,335$309,277
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,275$1,200
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $122,280$134,776
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,371$170,505
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $321,926$306,481
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,409$2,796
Part VI · Governance 33 of 33 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body33
VI-1b Independent voting members33
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $309,277 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$57,235
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$49,856
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,091
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$199,294
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,084$2,084
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $808 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$808
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $200,102 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,084$309,277
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,481 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,198 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$125,198
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,578 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,578
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $13,098 · Fundraising $0$13,098
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $1,480 · Fundraising $0$1,480
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $221 · Fundraising $0$221
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,751 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,751
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $131,836 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$131,836
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,750 · Fundraising $0$2,750
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,796 · Management $7,882 · Fundraising $0$11,678
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,871 · Management $820 · Fundraising $0$2,691
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $280,230 · Management $26,251 · Fundraising $0$306,481
Part X · Balance sheet $220,421 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $159,295$107,550
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $34,060$101,921
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $3,500$10,950
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $196,855$220,421
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $360$360
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,293$36,063
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,653$36,423
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,202$183,998
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,202$183,998
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $196,855$220,421
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $183,998 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$309,277
XI-2 Total expenses$306,481
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,796
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$183,998

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

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