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Kern County Museum Foundation

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Bakersfield, CA501(c)(3)Since 1991Arts & CultureEIN 77-0272697

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The specific purpose of the Foundation is to raise, gather, collect and receive funds, equipment, donated services and similar contributions for the support, enhancement and enrichment of the Kern County Museum and to provide operational support by employing staff and engaging in the day-to-day operations of the Museum.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
11¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 13 volunteers and 26 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
11%
of spending
Concern: 11% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 82% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$161K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
11%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +6%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$994K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2024$1.5M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2024▲ +5%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.9M
FY2024$3.0M

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 Oct 1995.

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

Where the money goes

11 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 11% · $159K Management & general 89% · $1.3M

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

9 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Michael McCoy
Executive Director
$80,000Pt VII · Sec A
Barry Zoeller
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ryan Geivet
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael McCoy’s $80K as Executive Director is at the 18th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Michael McCoy$80,000————
Mike McCoy—$80,000$80,000$75,933$71,119

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

Operates and supports the Kern County Museum to preserve local history and artifacts.

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2 program services account for $159K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational Programs

Include school field trips and admissions to the museum, including the grounds, the lori brock children's discovery center, kid city, and art safari.

$81Kprogram expense
02

Day-to-day operations and management of the kern county museum, under contract with the county of kern, including admissions, special events, and the ongoing repair, maintenance, and restoration activites of the museum.

$78Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Louis and Sheryl Barbich FoundationFY2025$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$159K
Managementcol C$1.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$902K
Government grantsLn 1e$525K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$435K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$570K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Other assetsLn 15$300K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$161K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 613
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$126K$248K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$685K$570K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$93K$161K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$80K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$536K$132K$404K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$7K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$11K$38K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$40K$40K
Office expensesLn 13$14K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$527$3K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$190K$190K
InsuranceLn 23$18K$1K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$462K$2K$460K
All other expensesLn 24e$49K$4K$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$159K$1.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.3M$1.3M−$2K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.5M−$174K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.3M−$75K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$994K$185K$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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,413,108 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$82,660
VIII-1c Fundraising events$45,000
VIII-1e Government grants$525,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,585
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$901,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $435,139$435,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,972$58,972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,994−$18,994
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $36,391$36,391
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $435,139 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $76,369$1,413,108
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,463,070 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $80,000$80,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $132,351 · Management $403,655$536,006
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,320 · Management $5,466$12,786
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,076 · Management $37,942$49,018
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $40,461$40,461
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $14,036$14,036
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $527 · Management $2,987$3,514
IX-17 TravelManagement $7,652$7,652
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $190,205$190,205
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,251 · Management $17,223$18,474
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,091 · Management $460,095$462,186
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,322 · Management $44,410$48,732
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $158,938 · Management $1,304,132 · Fundraising $0$1,463,070
Part X · Balance sheet $3,180,698 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $92,921$248,121
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $33,214$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $55,664$152,270
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,244$9,889
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,930
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,029,890$1,898,717
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $684,822$569,776
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $74,337$299,995
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,981,092$3,180,698
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,617$134,404
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $29,575$17,750
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$9,329
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $93,192$161,483
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,128,229$2,434,169
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $759,671$585,046
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,887,900$3,019,215
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,981,092$3,180,698
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,019,215 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,413,108
XI-2 Total expenses$1,463,070
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$49,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,887,900
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$23,662
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$157,615
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,019,215

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

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