National Atomic Museum Foundation

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Albuquerque, NM501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 85-0404628Revenue $2.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnuclearmuseum.org601 Eubank Blvd Se Albuquerque NM 8, 87123-3378 · Albuquerque, NMTax-exempt since Feb 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The National Atomic Museum Foundation (the Foundation) was formed in 1992 to provide the cultural, educational, and scientific programs of the National Museum of nuclear science & history (the Museum). The Museum is the nation's only congressionally-chartered Museum of nuclear science & history. The Foundation owns and operates the Museum, compensates staff, develops broad public, private, and volunteer support for the Museum, and provides financial support for the museum's programs, exhibits, and collections. Foundation membership is open to any person or organization that meets eligibility criteria established by the board of trustees. The main sources of support and revenue of the Foundation are governmental contracts with snl, contributions from various individuals, foundations, and business enterprises, sales from the Museum store, Museum admissions, program services revenue, memberships, and event revenues.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 350 volunteers and 47 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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FY2025 · 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $171K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $76K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$186K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% 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
$2.8M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.8M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.4M
FY2025$2.6M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6.0M
FY2021$6.8M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1993.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.0M Management & general 10% · $266K Fundraising 13% · $336K

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

20 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Hayden’s $84K as Ex Dir from is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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.

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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

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Supports and operates a museum dedicated to nuclear science and history.

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3 programs · $2.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

National museum of nuclear science & history is the nation's only congressionally chartered museum of nuclear science and history. It includes operation of the museum gift store which sells items that feature the history of atomic energy and nuclear physics.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Educational programs- consist of learning tours, classroom programs, nuclear science week, student and teacher workshops, science camps, and stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

$481Kprogram expense
03

General programs- marketing, public relations, and facility rentals promoting the museum and its programs.

$69Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.0M
Managementcol C$266K
Fundraisingcol D$336K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$668K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$658K
Government grantsLn 1e$44K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$399K
Total revenueLn 12$2.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128K
SavingsLn 2$540K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$668K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$186K
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 6350
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$689K$668K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$205K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.8M$6.7M
Total assetsLn 16$7.6M$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K$186K
Net assetsLn 32$7.4M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.2M$823K$118K$235K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$1K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$134K$94K$13K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$66K$9K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$142K$135K$5K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$119K$107K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$36K$34K$1K$819
OccupancyLn 16$148K$135K$9K$4K
TravelLn 17$41K$36K$2K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$244K$225K$12K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$77K$68K$6K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$238K$218K$13K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$91K$22K$56K$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$2.0M$266K$336K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.8M$2.6M$239K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$2.4M$226K$7.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.4M$228K$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$2.1M$75K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$1.9M$826K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$2.2M−$566K$6.0M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,821,106 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $623,969$658,373
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,696,583$1,749,040
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $26,276$14,943
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $424,998$398,750
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,771,826$2,821,106
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,293,687$1,414,756
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,252,090$1,167,459
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,545,777$2,582,215
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $226,049$238,891
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,821,106 across 12 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $279,308 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,908
VIII-1b Membership dues$111,389
VIII-1c Fundraising events$84,138
VIII-1e Government grants$43,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$417,438
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$658,373
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,749,040$1,749,040
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,943$14,943
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $106,198$106,198
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $2,572$2,572
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $10,672$10,672
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,134,546 · Excluded from tax $28,187$2,821,106
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,582,215 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $822,906 · Management $117,558 · Fundraising $235,116$1,175,580
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,130 · Management $1,162 · Fundraising $2,323$11,615
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $93,551 · Management $13,364 · Fundraising $26,729$133,644
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $65,742 · Management $9,392 · Fundraising $18,783$93,917
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $19,615$19,615
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,451 · Management $5,483 · Fundraising $1,290$142,224
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $107,042 · Fundraising $11,894$118,936
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,264 · Fundraising $2,450$11,714
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $33,709 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $819$35,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $135,373 · Management $8,505 · Fundraising $4,213$148,091
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35,924 · Management $1,982 · Fundraising $2,909$40,815
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $224,799 · Management $12,217 · Fundraising $7,330$244,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $68,039 · Management $6,099 · Fundraising $3,109$77,247
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $218,401 · Management $13,181 · Fundraising $5,956$237,538
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,985 · Management $56,225 · Fundraising $12,830$91,040
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,980,316 · Management $266,148 · Fundraising $335,751$2,582,215
Part X · Balance sheet $7,781,968 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,849$127,948
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $556,878$539,887
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $20,000$103,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $840$1,043
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $33,760$34,845
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,081$40,359
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,793,336$6,729,767
X-11 Publicly traded securities$150,000
X-12 Other securities$55,119
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,552,744$7,781,968
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $197,400$185,582
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197,400$185,582
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,195,739$7,214,433
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $159,605$381,953
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,355,344$7,596,386
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,552,744$7,781,968
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,596,386 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,821,106
XI-2 Total expenses$2,582,215
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$238,891
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,355,344
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,151
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,596,386

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