The American Civil War Museum Fndn

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
541999350
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Richmond, VA, USA
Phone
8046491861
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
History Museums

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,906
Expenses
$1,091
Assets
$113,542

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

People named in this filing

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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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of the american civil war museum foundation is to raise funds needed for museum projects, such as constructing the new museum building and other site and program enhancements, and to establish an endowment for museum programs and operations.

What it reported doing in 2024

The american civil war museum foundation is a subsidiary of the american civil war museum. The financial statements of the foundation are reported on a consolidated basis within the financial statements of the american civil war museum. The american civil war museum was created in 2013, bringing together the museum of the confederacy and the american civil war center at historic tredegar. A new 501(c)3 was formed in 2013 as the american civil war museum is to operate the enterprise while preserving assets of the predecessor institutions as subsidiaries of the american civil war museum.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 100% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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 revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 73
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 57.2%; rating input score 57
  • 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: 42.8%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 104.07; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 23.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -18.6% per year; rating input score 0; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -19.6% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 57.2% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • 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 57/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.