Lone Star Flight Museum

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Houston, TX501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 76-0213778

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The mission of the Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) is to celebrate flight and achievements in Texas Aviation history and to engage our youth through science, engineering, technology, and math (STEM). Our vision is to be a dynamic and interactive educational museum reaching the youth of Texas as a recognized experience of choice. We believe aviation inspires achievement and endless possibilities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 98 volunteers and 25 employees.
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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $323K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$571K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 81% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
26
named funders · $478K
Looks good: 26 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.6M
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
24
of 24 voting members
Looks good: 24 of 24 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.3M
+7% vs prior year
Spent
$6.1M
To programs
78%
Net assets
$25.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.3M
FY2024▲ +7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$6.1M
FY2024▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.9M
FY2024$6.1M
Net assets
$25.9M
FY2024▼ -7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$30.0M
FY2021$30.9M
FY2022$29.6M
FY2023$27.7M
FY2024$25.9M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1987.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $4.7M Management & general 12% · $726K Fundraising 10% · $626K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $571K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & CEO from 6/2024
$187,692Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO Through 5/2024
$186,570Pt VII · Sec A
COO and Director of Flight Ops
$110,117Pt VII · Sec A
Controller, Sec/Treasurer
$86,329Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna Hawley’s $188K as President & CEO from 6/2024 is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Douglas H Owens$186,570$290,250$232,500$148,886
Anna Hawley$187,692$145,000$143,000$84,616
Jerry Scott$110,117———
Connie Tuthill———$91,582
Chris Richardson———$89,990
Dallas W Bean$86,329$82,123$75,550—

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

Inspires youth through aviation history and STEM education.

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3 program services account for $4.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Museum Operations

The LSFM collection has more than 5,000 artifacts, 80 linear feet of archives, 2,000 photographs, 2,000 books in the research library, and 24 aircraft on display with highlighted STEM facts. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, which includes three U.S. presidents, embodies lessons in character and achievement.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

Flight Program

Guests have the opportunity to meet the pilots and crew chiefs and fly in one of the Museum's historic planes and have the actual experience of how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) combine to enable flight.

$711Kprogram expense
03

Education

The Lone Star Flight Museum combines a comprehensive education program with an immersive aviation experience to inspire young people toward the study of STEM disciplines. LSFM offers the opportunity to understand Texas' aviation history through the evolution of science with experiential learning opportunities to excite and empower youth…

$682Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$914K
Other incomeLn 4–11$869K
Money outPt IX
$6.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.7M
Managementcol C$726K
Fundraisingcol D$626K
Owns and owesPt X
$25.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a24
IndependentVI 1b24
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$62K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$160K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$727K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$914K
Investment incomeLn 3$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$869K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$3K
Total revenueLn 12$4.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$164K
SavingsLn 2$1.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.5M
Other assetsLn 15$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$25.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 698
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$28.1M$26.5M
Total assetsLn 16$37.3M$35.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.6M$9.6M
Net assetsLn 32$27.7M$25.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$613K$344K$200K$69K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1000K$852K$17K$131K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$148K$126K$2K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$133K$3K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$435K$194K$241K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$294K$294K
Office expensesLn 13$170K$67K$55K$48K
Information technologyLn 14$101K$40K$7K$54K
OccupancyLn 16$400K$352K$27K$21K
TravelLn 17$14K$10K$3K$1K
InterestLn 20$293K$280K$13K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.7M$1.6M$50K
InsuranceLn 23$234K$220K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$516K$487K$9K$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.1M$4.7M$726K$626K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.3M$6.1M−$1.8M$25.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$5.9M−$1.9M$27.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$4.9M−$1.2M$29.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$4.8M−$715K$30.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.9M$4.6M$7.3M$30.0M 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 $4,264,644 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $283,066 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$105,988
VIII-1c Fundraising events$727,327
VIII-1e Government grants$62,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,500,021
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$159,942
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,395,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $913,778$913,778
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $88,890$88,890
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $761,898$761,898
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$3,291−$3,291
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$175,533−$175,533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,872,935 · Unrelated business $85,807 · Excluded from tax −$89,934$4,264,644
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,078,317 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $343,983 · Management $199,946 · Fundraising $69,430$613,359
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $851,691 · Management $17,405 · Fundraising $130,553$999,649
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $126,458 · Management $2,392 · Fundraising $19,390$148,240
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $132,710 · Management $2,510 · Fundraising $20,348$155,568
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,968$31,968
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $193,818 · Fundraising $241,267$435,085
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $293,926$293,926
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $67,248 · Management $54,947 · Fundraising $47,907$170,102
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $40,366 · Management $6,846 · Fundraising $53,801$101,013
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $352,253 · Management $26,539 · Fundraising $21,128$399,920
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,831 · Management $3,475 · Fundraising $1,180$14,486
IX-20 InterestPrograms $279,676 · Management $13,388$293,064
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,621,761 · Management $50,159$1,671,920
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $219,664 · Management $14,050$233,714
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $487,109 · Management $8,671 · Fundraising $20,523$516,303
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,726,568 · Management $726,222 · Fundraising $625,527$6,078,317
Part X · Balance sheet $35,454,808 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,860$164,199
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,283,589$1,696,336
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $102,957$489,147
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $47,837$50,469
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $144,314$183,343
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,947$72,702
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,139,234$26,467,314
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,399,657$6,331,298
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,251,395$35,454,808
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $345,716$331,394
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $158,229$177,399
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $122,406$127,144
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $9,585,538$9,602,624
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,163,179$24,180,211
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,502,678$1,671,973
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,665,857$25,852,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,251,395$35,454,808
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,852,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,264,644
XI-2 Total expenses$6,078,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,813,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,665,857
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,852,184

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