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Screen a listOwsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum Foundation Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$4.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · −20% in 3 yrs81staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−13.4%
Months of reserve1.0mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+5.9%
Middle half of peersMedianOwsley Brown Frazier Historical Arms Museum
Where the money goes FY2025 · $4.9M spent
Programs$4.1M85%Management and general$490k10%Fundraising$255k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
Government grants fell 96% in FY2023
$496k in FY2022, $20k in FY2023.
990 Part VIIIDeficits in 3 of the last 3 years
−$2.1M in FY2023, −$530k in FY2024 and −$574k in FY2025. Cash covers 1.0 months, under the peer median of 3.8.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
24 of 24 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI22funders
$188ka year, last 3 years
40%from its largest funder
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FundedThrough a donor-advised fund