Bafb Cold War Museum EIN 83-4267639 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Bafb Cold War Museum FY2021 filing

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Educates visitors about the Cold War's history, strategy, and global impact through exhibits and tours. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $725K in revenue, $177K in expenses, and $954K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Blytheville, AR
Website
thenationalcoldwarmuseum.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$725KFY2021
Expenses
$177K
Net assets
$954K
People
4
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  83-4267639 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Blytheville, AR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates visitors about the Cold War's history, strategy, and global impact through exhibits and tours.
Leadership
Barrett Harrison · Vice-Chairma
Money in and out
$725K revenue, $177K expenses
Bottom line
8% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$725K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$954K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $548K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.08 Management & general $0.92
Program efficiency
8%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
44.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+76%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$725K
FY2021▲ +231%
Expenses
$177K
FY2021▲ +47%
Total assets
$954K
FY2021▲ +135%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$725K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$177K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$954K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$548K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$954K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B8%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

The national cold war museum is a non-profit organization that, inspired by the setting of a retired US.S. Air force base, shares the importance of the cold war--a unique superpower rivalry that prevailed between the us.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBafb Cold War Museum
EINHdr · item D83-4267639
Principal addressHdr · item CBlytheville, AR
WebsiteHdr · item Jthenationalcoldwarmuseum.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice-Chairma
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$570K · 79%
Other revenue$155K · 21%
Contributions & grants79%$570K
Other revenue21%$155K
— government grantsLn 1e$510K
Total revenueLn 12$725K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.08 Management & general $0.92
Program services8%$15K
Management & general92%$163K
Total functional expensesLn 25$177K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$661K
Total assetsLn 16$954K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$954K
Months of cash on handcomputed44.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $661K · Operating expenses/yr $177K
44.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $15K · Total expenses $177K
8%
Management & General
Management & general $163K · Total expenses $177K
92%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $154K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $570K · Total revenue $725K
79%
Government reliance
Government grants $510K · Total revenue $725K
70%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $725K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $725K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $725K · Prior year $219K
+231%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $954K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $725K · Expenses $177K
+76%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $954K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $954K · Total assets $954K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $954K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Barrett Harrison · Reported title VICE-CHAIRMA · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $177K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $177K
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 8%
Overhead ratio 92%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 231%
Accounting fee ratio 88%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$471K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$741K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$725K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$219K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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