Pontiac Transportation Museum
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 922137603
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Pontiac, MI, USA
- Phone
- 2489774410
- Rating
- 62
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- History Museums
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $471,477
- Expenses
- $127,321
- Assets
- $2,405,864
- Liabilities
- $8,036
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
People named in this filing
- TERRY CONNOLLY (CHAIR)
- RICHARD DAVID (SECRETARY)
- TIM B DYE (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
A) the pontiac transportation museum opened its doors to the public in may 2024. It is devoted to curation and communication of the very significant historical legacy of wheeled transportation in the pontiac Michigan area. Beyond this operational mission, the ptm board has guided the organization to serve its community in the following three aspects: (1) assist economic development of the pontiac community by attracting heritage tourism to the area, (2) provide educational outreach to the community focusing on steam topics and capabilities, (3) grow pride in the pontiac community regarding its enviable history in transportation. B) activities of the museum include: 1. Open hours each week - thursday/friday/saturday/sunday 2. Several "open houses" annually and also a 50% discount for pontiac residents (re-emphasizing our community responsibilities) 3. Community evening outreach lectures 4. Venue for private parties and selected civic activity 5. Hosting of school children and assisted l
What it reported doing in 2024
Activities of the museum include: 1. Open hours each week - thursday/friday/saturday/sunday 2. Several "open houses" annually and also a 50% discount for pontiac residents (re-emphasizing our community responsibilities) 3. Community evening outreach lectures 4. Venue for private parties and selected civic activity 5. Hosting of school children and assisted living community visits
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 90% 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.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 35
- Transparency & Controls: 92
- Accountability: 82
- Sustainability: 88
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 19.3%; rating input score 19
- Program expense ratio: 72.4%; rating input score 72
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 73%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 18.9; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 19.3% of revenue deployed · 72.4% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $92K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- 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.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 19/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
- Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 52/100.