Riverfront Museum Park FY2021 filing

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Rockford, IL501(c)(3)Since 1988EIN 36-3605403

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Support and sustain a vibrant and healthy facility that enables member organizations to showcase the arts and sciences.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$52K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $233K a year · 26% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $32K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$47K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$755K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$672K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$407K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$755K
FY2021▲ +8%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$702K
FY2021$755K
FY2022$751K
FY2023$961K
FY2024−$25K
FY2025$2.2M
Expenses
$672K
FY2021▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$617K
FY2021$672K
FY2022$716K
FY2023$832K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$407K
FY2021▲ +25%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$326K
FY2021$407K
FY2022$418K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$8.0M

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1989.

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

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $640K Management & general 5% · $33K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Facility Man
$51,664Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governor
$0Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice Pre
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cyndie Howard$69,868$64,977$58,425$49,900$51,664$50,082

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

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

Programs and updates

Enables member groups to showcase arts and sciences in a vibrant, healthy facility.

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1 program service account for $640K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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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 2 funders$32K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$755K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$633K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$672K
Ln 25
Programscol B$640K
Managementcol C$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$407K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$300K
Total assetsLn 16$453K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$633K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$14K
Total revenueLn 12$755K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$143K
SavingsLn 2$158K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$300K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$453K
LiabilitiesLn 26$47K
Net assetsLn 32$407K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 613
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$300K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$118K$128K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$449K$453K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$47K
Net assetsLn 32$326K$407K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$52K$46K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$130K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$31K$28K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$14K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$967$967
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$12K$120
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K$56
OccupancyLn 16$344K$341K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$65
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K$135
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$44K$311
Total functional expensesLn 25$672K$640K$33K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.2M$1.1M$1.1M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 −$25K$10K−$35K$523K 990 PDF
FY2023 $961K$832K$129K$558K 990 PDF
FY2022 $751K$716K$35K$418K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $755K$672K$82K$407K 990 PDF
FY2020 $702K$617K$85K$326K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $754,663 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$633,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$633,232
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,000$100,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,664$1,664
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $5,468$5,468
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $13,669$13,669
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $630$630
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $113,669 · Excluded from tax $7,762$754,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $672,426 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,498 · Management $5,166$51,664
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $129,869 · Management $14,430$144,299
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,838 · Management $3,093$30,931
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,773 · Management $1,530$15,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,590$3,590
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $967$967
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,859 · Management $120$11,979
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,555 · Management $56$5,611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $340,560 · Management $3,440$344,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,478 · Management $65$6,543
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,352 · Management $135$13,487
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,741 · Management $311$44,052
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $639,523 · Management $32,903 · Fundraising $0$672,426
Part X · Balance sheet $453,264 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,143$142,656
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $70,603$157,753
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $63,457$3,288
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,487$2,903
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,914$18,571
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $117,834$128,093
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $449,438$453,264
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $123,336$46,564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $123,336$46,564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $326,102$376,700
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$30,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $326,102$406,700
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $449,438$453,264
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $406,700 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$754,663
XI-2 Total expenses$672,426
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,237
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$326,102
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,639
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$406,700

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