Lea County Museum INC

Tax-deductible

Lovington, NM501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 74-2852254

To collect, preserve, and display regional art, artifacts, and buildings. Significant activities are displays, concert series, and book publishing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $9K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$40K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 92% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $750
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$62K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$72K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$676K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$62K
FY2024▲ +16%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$100K
FY2021$154K
FY2022$119K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$62K
Expenses
$72K
FY2024▼ -1%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$141K
FY2022$70K
FY2023$73K
FY2024$72K
Net assets
$676K
FY2024▼ -1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$642K
FY2021$655K
FY2022$705K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$676K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 1998.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $44K Management & general 38% · $27K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$40,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rosa Doporto’s $40K as Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jim Harris———$54,023$54,023
Rosa Doporto$40,000$40,000$40,000$2,769—

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and displays regional art, artifacts, and buildings through exhibits, concerts, and books.

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3 program services account for $44K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The museum continuously displays art and artifacts which depict lea county's heritage and provide free admission. The museum offers tours to local schools to view the art and exhibits.

$44Kprogram expense
02

Other programs held throughout the year include open to the public readings by seasoned writers and COUNTRY/FOLK artists will perform at the museum.

Pt IX · col B
03

The museum will have gallery showings throughout the year displaying small local artists' art for view and sale.

Pt IX · col B

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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 1 funder$750

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$62K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Money outPt IX
$72K
Ln 25
Programscol B$44K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$676K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$58K
Government grantsLn 1e$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$62K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$66K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$581K
Total assetsLn 16$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$676K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$581K$581K
Total assetsLn 16$686K$676K
LiabilitiesLn 26$899$0
Net assetsLn 32$685K$676K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$40K$20K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$895$447$448
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$19K$19K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$72K$44K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $62K$72K−$10K$676K 990 PDF
FY2023 $53K$73K−$19K$685K 990 PDF
FY2022 $119K$70K$49K$705K 990 PDF
FY2021 $154K$141K$13K$655K 990 PDF
FY2020 $100K$88K$12K$642K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $61,724 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,134 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$30,637
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,583
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$58,220
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,370$2,370
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,134 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,370$61,724
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $71,523 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $20,000 · Management $20,000$40,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,588 · Management $1,588$3,176
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,167$3,167
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,206 · Management $1,069$4,275
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $447 · Management $448$895
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,931$18,931
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,079$1,079
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $44,172 · Management $27,351 · Fundraising $0$71,523
Part X · Balance sheet $675,539 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,273$28,575
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $65,683$65,683
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $581,281$581,281
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $686,237$675,539
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $551$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $348$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $899$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $685,338$675,539
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $685,338$675,539
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $686,237$675,539
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $675,539 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$61,724
XI-2 Total expenses$71,523
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,799
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$685,338
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$675,539

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

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