Al Lewis Historical Society Inc Al Lewis Museum

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
593672494
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2019–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2018
Location
Fernandina Beach, FL, USA
Phone
9045107036
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,382
Expenses
$80,921
Assets
$230,005
Liabilities
$47

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • NEIL FRINK (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • NEIL FRINK (PRESIDENT)
  • JOHNNETTA BETSCH COLE (DIRECTOR)
  • THEA SEAGRAVES (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The a.l. Lewis museum's mission is to document and interpret the rich tradition and legacy of african americans' ingenuity, perseverance and achievements. Through our exhibits and programs, we honor african americans as agents of change in the development of african-american and american society

What it reported doing in 2025

The a. L. Lewis historical society d.b.a a. L. Lewis museum at american beach re-opened october 2022. Formerly the american beach museum opened as the a. L. Lewis museum at american beach after a hiatus accomplishing new research, collection organization and digitation, website re-design an exhibit renovation and technical updates. The reopening of the a. L. Lewis museum at american beach was received by the community and visitors with excitement and rave reviews. The grants and donations for the collection digitation allowed the museum to establish the initial framework for the accessibility to the public of historic artifacts, documents, and exhibits to a wider audience. The website redesign served a valuable research tool for scholars and enhanced visitor understanding and created a platform that seamless guided visitors through the museum's rich history exhibits and offerings. Visitation increased in the last quarter of 2022 and educational programs enhance community outreach.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 74
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 81
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58.1%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 42.4%; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.84; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.4% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.5% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.2% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58.1% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2019 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 47/100.