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Wheels O' Time Museum FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Dunlap, IL501(c)(3)Since 2017Arts & CultureEIN 81-5145833Revenue $433K in FY2021

On file with the IRSwheelsotime.org1710 W Woodside Dr, 61525-9571 · Dunlap, ILTax-exempt since Jul 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We are here to entertain and educate. Our mission is to provide a facility where folks of all ages can see and hear and sometimes touch, items representing transportation, industry, farm and home life, as well as entertainment, from times past, mostly in the central Illinois area. We have a multitude of exhibits, many interactive, showing life principally in the twentieth century.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$27K 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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FY2021 · 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 $260K a year · 53% 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
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$27K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $82K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$649
0.04% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$433K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$184K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$433K
FY2021▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$835K
FY2021$433K
FY2022$520K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$391K
Expenses
$184K
FY2021▲ +31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$184K
FY2022$238K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$263K
FY2025$279K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.1M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2017.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $111K Management & general 25% · $45K Fundraising 15% · $28K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $27K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Laura Evancho
Executive Director
$26,680Pt VII · Sec A
John Amdall
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
James Baldwin
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Patrick Dowd
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mark Johnson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul Reisdorf
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Evancho Laura’s $41K as Executive Director is at the 36th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Evancho Laura$41,250$49,500$39,500———
Laura Evancho———$41,500$26,680$24,000
Klein Diana$25,000—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Showcases Central Illinois industry, agriculture, and daily life through interactive historical exhibits.

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1 program · $111K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Wheels o' time museum operates the museum. The museum has many hands-on displays with many opportunities to sit in the historic vehicles and handle historic artifacts. Volunteer docents are available throughout the museum to answer visitor's questions.

$111Kprogram 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
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$50K
Peoria Area Community FoundationFY2024$31K
Share FoundationFY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$82K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$433K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$184K
Ln 25
Programscol B$111K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$354K
Government grantsLn 1e$13K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$48K
Investment incomeLn 3$116
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$11K
Total revenueLn 12$433K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
SavingsLn 2$218K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$405K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$902K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$649
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 6107
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K$405K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$142K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$851K$902K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$649
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$8K$8K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$24K$7K$7K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$1K$1K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$782$0$782$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$5K$0$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K$0
Information technologyLn 14$1K$829$0$356
OccupancyLn 16$100$50$50$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$36K$34K$2K$0
InsuranceLn 23$12K$10K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$41K$8K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$4K$25$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$184K$111K$45K$28K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $391K$279K$112K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $375K$263K$112K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $401K$289K$112K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $520K$238K$282K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $433K$184K$248K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $835K$140K$694K$1.2M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $432,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $833,323$354,489
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,230$48,202
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $286−$10,868
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $127$40,839
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $834,966$432,662
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $36,788$54,380
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $103,712$130,038
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $140,500$184,418
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $694,466$248,244
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $432,662 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,363 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$12,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$341,889
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,090
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,489
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$48,202
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $116$116
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $3,457 · Excluded from tax $19,128$22,585
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$10,984−$10,984
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,891 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$15,891
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,456 · Unrelated business $3,457 · Excluded from tax $8,260$432,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $184,418 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $8,004 · Management $8,004 · Fundraising $10,672$26,680
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $7,151 · Management $7,151 · Fundraising $9,534$23,836
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,159 · Management $1,159 · Fundraising $1,546$3,864
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $782 · Fundraising $0$782
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,875 · Fundraising $0$12,875
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,798 · Management $0 · Fundraising $1,199$5,997
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,140 · Management $2,661 · Fundraising $0$3,801
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $829 · Management $0 · Fundraising $356$1,185
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50 · Management $50 · Fundraising $0$100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $34,057 · Management $1,792 · Fundraising $0$35,849
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,818 · Management $2,454 · Fundraising $0$12,272
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,658 · Management $8,339 · Fundraising $0$48,997
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,550 · Management $25 · Fundraising $4,605$8,180
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $111,214 · Management $45,292 · Fundraising $27,912$184,418
Part X · Balance sheet $1,452,001 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,228$186,440
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $233,513$218,281
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,025$2,489
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $850,910$902,476
X-11 Publicly traded securities$142,315
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,207,676$1,452,001
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$649
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $7,600$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,600$649
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,125,521$1,445,196
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $74,555$6,156
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,200,076$1,451,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,207,676$1,452,001
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,451,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$432,662
XI-2 Total expenses$184,418
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$248,244
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,200,076
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,032
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,451,352

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