Twa Museum INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 46-0660493)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$105K
FY2021	$139K
FY2022	$197K
FY2023	$184K
FY2024	$195K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$91K
FY2021	$81K
FY2022	$93K
FY2023	$152K
FY2024	$163K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$28K
FY2021	$87K
FY2022	$191K
FY2023	$222K
FY2024	$255K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2013.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

70%

30%

Program services 70% · $114K Management & general 30% · $48K

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

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Pam Blaschum

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Matt Larsen

Vice President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chris Funk

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Sitzman

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alice Wasko

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Judy Gerling

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Don Lueke

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Miller

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Preserves and displays the history of Trans World Airlines through exhibits and collections.

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1 program · $114K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Provide a museum surrounding introducing the public to commercial aviation and the rich heritage of transworld airlines.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 46-0660493) · Dispute this line

$114Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Greater Kansas City Community FoundationFY2024$26K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $37K · 2021–2024

Aviation Institute of MaintenanceFY2024$14,000

Aviation Institute of MaintenanceFY2023$17,368

Aviation Institute of MaintenanceFY2021$5,800

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$195K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K

Other incomeLn 4–11$43K

Money outPt IX

$163K

Ln 25

Programscol B$114K

Managementcol C$48K

Owns and owesPt X

$255K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$428K

Total assetsLn 16$453K

LiabilitiesLn 26$198K

PeoplePt VI, VII

8

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$99K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$15K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$53K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$43K

Total revenueLn 12$195K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$474

SavingsLn 2$428K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$428K

Inventories for sale or useLn 8$20K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K

Total assetsLn 16$453K

LiabilitiesLn 26$198K

Net assetsLn 32$255K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 625

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$416K	$428K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$5K	$5K
Total assetsLn 16	$435K	$453K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$213K	$198K
Net assetsLn 32	$222K	$255K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$14K	$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$45K	$23K	$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K		$2K
Office expensesLn 13	$9K	$3K	$6K
OccupancyLn 16	$70K	$58K	$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$824	$824
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$16K	$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$163K	$114K	$48K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 25, 2025	$195K	$163K	$33K	$255K	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Jul 8, 2024	$184K	$152K	$31K	$222K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 12, 2023	$197K	$93K	$104K	$191K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jun 15, 2022	$139K	$81K	$59K	$87K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Aug 6, 2021	$105K	$91K	$14K	$28K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $195,405 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,367$98,832

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,513$52,543

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,917$1,110

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,964$42,920

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,761$195,405

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,868$14,000

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $134,516$148,725

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $152,384$162,725

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $31,377$32,680

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $195,405 across 8 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $46,291 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$2,360

VIII-1c Fundraising events$14,930

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$81,542

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$98,832

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $52,543$52,543

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,110$1,110

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$3,371−$3,371

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,543 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,030$195,405

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $162,725 across 9 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $14,000$14,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,990$1,990

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,515 · Management $22,515$45,030

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $2,194$2,194

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,405 · Management $5,595$9,000

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $57,984 · Management $11,857$69,841

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $824$824

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,146$4,146

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,700$15,700

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $114,428 · Management $48,297 · Fundraising $0$162,725

Part X · Balance sheet $452,866 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,849$474

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $172,698$427,753

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,291$20,115

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,348$4,524

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $435,186$452,866

X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $213,000$198,000

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $213,000$198,000

X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$0

X-30 Paid-in or capital surplusStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $222,186$254,866

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,186$254,866

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $435,186$452,866

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,866 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$195,405

XI-2 Total expenses$162,725

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,680

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,186

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,866

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

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Twa Museum INC

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Twa Museum INC

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV