Pierce-Arrow Foundation FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Hickory Crnrs, MI501(c)(3)Since 2018Arts & CultureEIN 83-3125385Revenue $53K in FY2023

On file with the IRSpierce-arrowmuseum.org6865 W Hickory Rd, 49060-9788 · Hickory Crnrs, MITax-exempt since Jul 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Preservation/display/education of Pierce-Arrow vehicles & memorabila

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 13% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
48 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 48.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$53K
+46% vs prior year
Spent
$55K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$53K
FY2023▲ +46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$371K
FY2021−$55K
FY2022$36K
FY2023$53K
FY2025−$11K
Expenses
$55K
FY2023▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$121K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$55K
FY2025$62K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2023-0.1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2025$2.5M

From the FY2023 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 2019.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $47K Management & general 14% · $8K Fundraising 0% · $184

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves, displays, and educates about Pierce-Arrow vehicles and memorabilia.

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3 programs · $43K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The pierce-arrow foundation operates a museum within the 90-ACRE campus of the gilmore-ccca museum in hickory corners, michigan open to the public. The collection of pierce arrow vehicles and memorabilia is dedicated to preservation of pierce-arrow products and history for future generations, public exhibition of related items, as well…

$39Kprogram expense
02

The foundation supports the cost of maintenance and proper managemet of the museum facility for exhibition which was opened to the public in may of 2004.

$4Kprogram expense
03

The organization's exempt purpose for sale of restoration parts is providing parts for preservation and restoration of pierce-arrow vehicles for future generations.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$53K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$55K
Ln 25
Programscol B$47K
Managementcol C$8K
Fundraisingcol D$184
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$53K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$156K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$129K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$219K$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K$129K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$935$935
OccupancyLn 16$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$184
Total functional expensesLn 25$55K$47K$8K$184

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest −$11K$62K−$73K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 Viewing $53K$55K−$3K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $36K$53K−$17K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 −$55K$121K−$176K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $371K$53K$318K$2.7M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $52,728 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,687$35,220
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,629$12,990
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,488$1,169
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,294$3,349
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $36,098$52,728
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $53,282$55,267
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $53,282$55,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$17,184−$2,539
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $52,728 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,649 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,737
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31,483
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,414
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,220
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,990$12,990
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,169$1,169
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $700$700
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,159 · Unrelated business $3,349$52,728
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,267 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,990$2,990
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,137$1,137
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $935$935
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,520$34,520
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $6,925$6,925
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,605$2,605
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,971 · Fundraising $184$6,155
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $47,416 · Management $7,667 · Fundraising $184$55,267
Part X · Balance sheet $2,492,763 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,007$67,352
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,702$155,743
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,140,356$2,140,356
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $136,237$129,312
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,495,302$2,492,763
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,495,302$2,492,763
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,495,302$2,492,763
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,492,763 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$52,728
XI-2 Total expenses$55,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,539
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,495,302
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,492,763

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