Museum & Gallery INC

Tax-deductible

Greenville, SC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 57-0956189Revenue $759K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmuseumandgallery.org1700 Wade Hampton Blvd, 29614-1000 · Greenville, SCTax-exempt since Jun 1992Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To operate an art Museum that is open to the public and provides an educational and cultural resource for visitors of all ages and backgrounds.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
30¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$64K 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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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $640K a year · 57% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
30%
of spending
Concern: 30% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 59% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
83 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 82.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $106K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$180K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$759K
+0.6% vs prior year
Spent
$560K
To programs
30%
Net assets
$6.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$759K
FY2025▲ +0.6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$852K
FY2023$883K
FY2024$754K
FY2025$759K
Expenses
$560K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$446K
FY2022$542K
FY2023$442K
FY2024$453K
FY2025$560K
Net assets
$6.4M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.4M
FY2023$5.6M
FY2024$6.2M
FY2025$6.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1992.

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

Where the money goes

30 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 30% · $169K Management & general 41% · $228K Fundraising 29% · $164K

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; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$63,542Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mrs Erin Jones’s $64K as Director is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mrs Erin Jones$63,542$64,480$57,402$55,808$57,297$54,905

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

Operates a public art museum offering educational and cultural experiences for all.

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2 programs · $169K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Adult programming MG both inspires and challenges adults of all ages and backgrounds to build on and add to their existing knowledge of history and culture through tours, events, lectures, online media, exhibits, and publications.

$110Kprogram expense
02

Arts Encounter MG Education Staff provides cross-curricular, arts-integrated lessons and programming for thousands of K-12 students and educators. Arts Encounter includes the following priograms Museum on the Move MOM, cultural discovery tours, Kids Create Summer Art Day Camp, and Homeschool Days.

$58Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$759K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Money outPt IX
$560K
Ln 25
Programscol B$169K
Managementcol C$228K
Fundraisingcol D$164K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$351K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$323K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Total revenueLn 12$759K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$123K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$504K
Total assetsLn 16$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$180K
Net assetsLn 32$6.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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$3.6M$3.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.0M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$6.3M$6.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$155K$180K
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$13K$51K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$177K$108K$9K$60K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$79K$79K
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$17K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$9K$9K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$330$3K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$23K$2K$21K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$37K$58K$18K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$560K$169K$228K$164K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $759K$560K$199K$6.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $754K$453K$301K$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $883K$442K$441K$5.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $852K$542K$310K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$446K$2.0M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$494K$561K$3.1M 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $758,539 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $444,953$350,635
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $78,379$63,372
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $220,320$323,195
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $10,456$21,337
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $754,108$758,539
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $222,221$240,772
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $89,535$78,599
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $141,661$240,406
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $453,417$559,777
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $300,691$198,762
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $758,539 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,337 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$350,635
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$350,635
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $63,372$63,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $323,195$323,195
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,372 · Excluded from tax $323,195$758,539
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,777 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,708 · Management $50,834$63,542
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $107,511 · Management $9,453 · Fundraising $60,266$177,230
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,234$54,234
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $78,599$78,599
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $17,085$17,085
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,685 · Management $8,505 · Fundraising $4,523$21,713
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $330 · Management $3,012 · Fundraising $2,070$5,412
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,244 · Management $20,525$22,769
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,466$6,466
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,049 · Management $57,538 · Fundraising $18,140$112,727
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $168,527 · Management $227,652 · Fundraising $163,598$559,777
Part X · Balance sheet $6,538,202 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,062$122,538
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,557,457$3,730,827
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $188,846$185,306
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,970,743$1,995,832
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $503,699$503,699
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $6,305,807$6,538,202
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $134,758$161,665
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,765$18,259
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,523$179,924
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,756,368$1,966,931
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,394,916$4,391,347
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,151,284$6,358,278
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $6,305,807$6,538,202
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,358,278 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$758,539
XI-2 Total expenses$559,777
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$198,762
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,151,284
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,232
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,358,278

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