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River Heritage Museum INC

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Paducah, KY501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 61-1315396Revenue $287K in FY2025

On file with the IRS117 S Water St, 42001-0787 · Paducah, KYTax-exempt since Dec 1997Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide programs and activities that educate the region about the history and Heritage of River life

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $25K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$90K
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
$287K
-17% vs prior year
Spent
$278K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$778K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$194K
FY2022$246K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$346K
FY2025$287K
Expenses
$278K
FY2025▼ -39%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$234K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$455K
FY2025$278K
Net assets
$778K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$861K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$878K
FY2024$769K
FY2025$778K

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

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1997.

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

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $211K Management & general 24% · $67K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shannon Green
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Judy Payne
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeremy Tardy
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

Educates the region about river life history and heritage through programs and activities.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide programs and activities that educate the region about the history and heritage of river life

$211Kprogram 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
Community Foundation of West Kentucky INCFY2024$39K
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels INCFY2024$4K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$172K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$278K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$778K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$200K
Total assetsLn 16$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$172K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$79K
Investment incomeLn 3$75
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$6K
SavingsLn 2$194K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$652K
Total assetsLn 16$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K
Net assetsLn 32$778K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$167K$200K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$680K$652K
Total assetsLn 16$859K$868K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$90K
Net assetsLn 32$769K$778K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$9K$1K$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$16K$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$49K$44K$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$162K$105K$57K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$278K$211K$67K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $287K$278K$9K$778K 990 PDF
FY2024 $346K$455K−$109K$769K 990 PDF
FY2023 $357K$312K$45K$878K 990 PDF
FY2022 $246K$274K−$28K$833K 990 PDF
FY2021 $194K$234K−$40K$861K 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 $287,072 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $240,983$172,330
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $70,622$79,113
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82$75
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $34,464$35,554
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $346,151$287,072
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $455,427$277,845
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $455,427$277,845
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$109,276$9,227
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $287,072 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,976 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$172,330
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$172,330
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$79,113
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$75
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $5,675$5,675
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,268$15,268
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $635 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,474 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,268$287,072
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $277,845 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,661 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,661
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,775 · Management $1,128 · Fundraising $0$9,903
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,826 · Management $2,160 · Fundraising $0$17,986
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $43,525 · Management $5,935 · Fundraising $0$49,460
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,678 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,678
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,145 · Management $1,110 · Fundraising $0$9,255
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,102 · Management $56,800 · Fundraising $0$161,902
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $210,712 · Management $67,133 · Fundraising $0$277,845
Part X · Balance sheet $868,491 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $79,291$6,401
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $87,563$193,791
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $12,994$16,409
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $679,567$651,890
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $859,415$868,491
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $249$98
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $90,200$90,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $90,449$90,298
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $768,966$778,193
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $768,966$778,193
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $859,415$868,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $778,193 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$287,072
XI-2 Total expenses$277,845
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,227
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$768,966
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$778,193

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

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