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Screen a listThe Owls Head Transportation Museum
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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)(2)
$3.7Mrevenue
FY2024 · −17% in 3 yrs37staff
8 of 8years filed
’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2024
Operating margin27.3%
Months of reserve11.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+12.1%
Middle half of peersMedianOwls Head Transportation Museum
Where the money goes FY2024 · $2.7M spent
Programs$1.7M64%Management and general$448k17%Fundraising$508k19%990 FY2024 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor4
Strong governance
13 of 15 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 12% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortFunders stay
11 of the 18 funders that gave before FY2021 are still giving.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsA history of government grants
Government grants on 3 of its 3 returns, 7% of revenue in FY2023.
990 Part VIII33funders
$508ka year, last 3 years
42%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23The Richard C Paine Jr Automobile Collection Charitable TrustOn and off$10k$33k$500$500kWilliam E Seale Family FoundationOn and off$25k$10k$25k$100kEric & Simone Lang FoundationSince FY2018$10k$10k$10k$10k$15k$10kPeggy N & Roger G Gerry CharitableOn and off$45kKelson FoundationSince FY2020$5k$10k$10k$10kCascade FoundationSince FY2021$10k$10k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$29k$14k$41k$20k$130k$163k$429k18 other fundersUp to $15k a year each$8k$13k$17k$16k$19k$9k$33k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund