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Pacific Bus Museum

Tax-deductible

Sacramento, CA501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 95-4298756Revenue $94K in FY2025

On file with the IRSpacbus.orgPo Box 601105, 95860-1105 · Sacramento, CATax-exempt since Sep 1995Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To educate the public and our members about the history of bus transportation through visits to our facility and through having our vehicles make public appearances.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers.
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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
29 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 29.3 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
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94K
+31% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$548K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$94K
FY2025▲ +31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$122K
FY2024$72K
FY2025$94K
Net assets
$548K
FY2025▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$451K
FY2024$479K
FY2025$548K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1995.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $87K Management & general 2% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Thomas W Shafer JR
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Alan S Fong
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Louk Markham
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul H Terlemezian
Director at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
William Campbell
Director at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eli Bail
Director at Large
$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

Educates the public about bus history through facility visits and vehicle appearances.

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3 programs · $62K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We purchased a vehicle and made repairs to our fleet to keep the buses operable. We have over 400 visitors annually. We are open 24 days a year plus our annual Open House. Our publication has six issue per year.

$32Kprogram expense
02

We paid rent on our facility and a satellite facility to store our buses, archives, tools, and equipment. This allows us to have over 400 visitors per year to view our buses and use our archives for research. We are open 24 days per year plus our annual Open House. Our publication has six issues per year.

$18Kprogram expense
03

We paid insurance on our buses and our facility. This allows us to drive the buses to public appearances and have the general public and our members visit us on the 24 days a year we are open plus our annual Open House. Our publication has six issues per year.

$11Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$87K
Managementcol C$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$548K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$216K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$38K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$2K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$15K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$94K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$19K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$216K
Other assetsLn 15$331K
Total assetsLn 16$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$548K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$206K$216K
Total assetsLn 16$479K$548K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$479K$548K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$240$240
OccupancyLn 16$31K$29K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$39K
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$87K$2K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $94K$89K$6K$548K 990 PDF
FY2024 $72K$479K 990 PDF
FY2023 $122K$451K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $94,257 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,440$38,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $28,739$37,760
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,333$2,903
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,350$15,299
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $71,862$94,257
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 $54,366$88,582
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $54,366$88,582
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $17,496$5,675
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $94,257 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $901 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,087
VIII-1c Fundraising events$2,193
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$28,015
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$38,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,760$37,760
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,403$1,403
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $11,331$11,331
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,500$1,500
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$3,067
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $52,895 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$94,257
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $88,582 across 5 lines filed
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,725$8,725
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $240$240
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,976 · Management $1,736$30,712
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,433$9,433
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,472$39,472
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,846 · Management $1,736 · Fundraising $0$88,582
Part X · Balance sheet $547,595 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $35,181$18,995
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $170,958$197,360
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $272,531$331,240
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $478,670$547,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $478,670$547,595
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $478,670$547,595
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $478,670$547,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $547,595 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,257
XI-2 Total expenses$88,582
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,675
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$478,670
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$63,250
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$547,595

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

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