National Animation Museum: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 82-2056162)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023	$625K
FY2024	$624K
FY2025	$1.0M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023	$275K
FY2024	$902K
FY2025	$787K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023	$348K
FY2024	$71K
FY2025	$285K

Is it real?

Yes. Revoked May 2020, reinstated. IRS ruling Jan 2021, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2021.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

Program services 83% · $655K Management & general 10% · $75K Fundraising 7% · $57K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $293K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Eddie Newquist

CEO

$150,813Pt VII · Sec A

Robin Stapley

CFO

$142,083Pt VII · Sec A

Kerri Balabas

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Sieden

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eddie Newquist’s $151K as CEO is at the 67th 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

Name	FY2025	FY2024
Eddie Newquist	$150,813	$166,344
Robin Stapley	$142,083	$149,463

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Secures state funding for new programs and initiatives.

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1 program · $655K · in their own filed words · FY2025

01

The National Animation Museum (NAM) is in the planning phase for a new museum dedicated to the art and science of animation in all its forms. Financial support in the form of a planning grant from the Caliornia Natural Resources Agency (CNRA)has allowed NAM to establish master plannig documents, engage in robust feasibility studies…

$655Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$46

Money outPt IX

$787K

Ln 25

Programscol B$655K

Managementcol C$75K

Fundraisingcol D$57K

Owns and owesPt X

$285K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$299K

Total assetsLn 16$305K

LiabilitiesLn 26$20K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M

Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$46

Gains on assetsLn 7$0

Total revenueLn 12$1.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$299K

SavingsLn 2$0

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$299K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$0

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$305K

LiabilitiesLn 26$20K

Net assetsLn 32$285K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 52

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

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$85K	$299K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$0
Total assetsLn 16	$90K	$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$20K	$20K
Net assetsLn 32	$71K	$285K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3	$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$293K	$293K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6	$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$228K	$160K	$23K	$46K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$55K	$39K	$6K	$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$29K		$29K
Management feesLn 11a	$0
Legal feesLn 11b	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K	$6K	$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$0
Investment management feesLn 11f	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$140K	$140K	$597
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$470	$440	$30
Information technologyLn 14	$0
RoyaltiesLn 15	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$0
TravelLn 17	$5K	$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$5K	$5K
InterestLn 20	$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21	$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$4K		$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$12K	$4K	$8K
All other expensesLn 24e	$4K	$298	$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$787K	$655K	$75K	$57K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$1.0M	$787K	$214K	$285K	990 PDF
FY2024	$624K	$902K	−$277K	$71K	990 PDF
FY2023	$625K	$275K	$350K	$348K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,000,217 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $624,264$1,000,171

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$46

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $624,305$1,000,217

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $46,344$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $504,382$608,059

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,958$178,445

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $901,684$786,504

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$277,379$213,713

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $1,000,217 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$1,000,000

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$171

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,000,171

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $46$46

VIII-5 Royalties$0

VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0

VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $46$1,000,217

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $786,504 across 31 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0

IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0

IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $292,896$292,896

IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $159,600 · Management $22,800 · Fundraising $45,600$228,000

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,893$2,893

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,684 · Management $5,526 · Fundraising $11,053$55,263

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $29,007$29,007

IX-11a Management fees$0

IX-11b Legal fees$0

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $5,828 · Management $1,283$7,111

IX-11d Lobbying fees$0

IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0

IX-11f Investment management fees$0

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $139,561 · Management $597$140,158

IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $440 · Management $30$470

IX-14 Information technology$0

IX-15 Royalties$0

IX-16 Occupancy$0

IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,455$5,455

IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,384$5,384

IX-20 Interest$0

IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,130$4,130

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,639 · Management $7,958$11,597

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $298 · Management $3,842$4,140

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $654,678 · Management $75,173 · Fundraising $56,653$786,504

Part X · Balance sheet $304,559 assets, 18 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $440; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $85,328$298,589

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0

X-4 Accounts receivable$0

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,149$5,530

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0

X-11 Publicly traded securities$0

X-12 Other securities$0

X-13 Program-related investments$0

X-14 Intangible assets$0

X-15 Other assets$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $90,477$304,559

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,685$54

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,685$20,054

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $70,792$284,505

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $70,792$284,505

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $90,477$304,559

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $284,505 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,000,217

XI-2 Total expenses$786,504

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$213,713

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$70,792

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$284,505

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

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