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Midwest Miniatures Museum

Tax-deductible

Grand Haven, MI501(c)(3)Since 2010Arts & CultureEIN 90-0472256Revenue $150K in FY2025

On file with the IRSmidwestminiaturesmuseum.org20 S 5th St, 49417-1408 · Grand Haven, MITax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the Midwest Miniatures Museum is to develop and operate the Museum, to show public Miniatures as both an educational or therapeutic endeavor and as fine art in its construction and display, and to work cooperatively with artists and educational organizations to foster the appreciation of quality.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 33 volunteers and 8 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
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
0 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $184K a year · 137% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $616K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.08% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$150K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$312K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$150K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$82K
FY2021$111K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$183K
FY2024$178K
FY2025$150K
Expenses
$312K
FY2025▼ -57%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$269K
FY2021$165K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$204K
FY2024$718K
FY2025$312K
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2013-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $235K Management & general 25% · $77K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Swartout
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Allison Boyer
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hollis Burke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Showcases and preserves miniature art, educating the public about small-scale creation.

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1 program · $235K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The midwest miniatures museum preserves and exhibits a collection of fine art miniatures including scale replicas of historic buildings, doll houses, room boxes, and collections of individual pieces of decorative art, most notably miniature silver.

$235Kprogram 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
Grand Haven Area Community Foundation INCFY2024$616K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$616K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$150K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Money outPt IX
$312K
Ln 25
Programscol B$235K
Managementcol C$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Total revenueLn 12$150K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$121K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$885K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 633
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$42K$121K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$714K$575K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$910K$885K
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$197$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$97K$77K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$7K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$11K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$740
OccupancyLn 16$60K$48K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$25K$20K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$51K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$11K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$312K$235K$77K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $150K$312K−$162K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $178K$718K−$540K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $183K$204K−$22K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $102K$243K−$141K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $111K$165K−$54K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $82K$269K−$187K$2.6M 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 $149,740 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,622$87,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,480$31,097
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $71,260$18,390
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,911$13,088
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $178,273$149,740
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,230$105,339
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $628,046$206,404
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $718,276$311,743
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$540,003−$162,003
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $149,740 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $9,686 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,509
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$84,656
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$87,165
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $31,097$31,097
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $18,390$18,390
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $1,602$1,602
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,800$1,800
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,897 · Excluded from tax $29,678$149,740
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $311,743 across 10 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,256 · Management $19,314$96,570
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,015 · Management $1,754$8,769
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,991$17,991
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,886 · Management $2,721$13,607
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,957 · Management $740$3,697
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,859 · Management $11,965$59,824
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $20,177 · Management $5,044$25,221
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,930 · Management $1,733$8,663
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $50,889 · Management $12,722$63,611
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,032 · Management $2,758$13,790
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $235,001 · Management $76,742 · Fundraising $0$311,743
Part X · Balance sheet $1,581,711 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,290$121,077
X-4 Accounts receivable$175
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $910,488$885,263
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $714,096$575,196
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,666,874$1,581,711
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $197$1,224
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $197$1,224
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,611,141$1,486,442
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $55,536$94,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,666,677$1,580,487
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,666,874$1,581,711
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,580,487 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$149,740
XI-2 Total expenses$311,743
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$162,003
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,666,677
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$75,813
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,580,487

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

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