The Glass-glen Burnie Museum Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 541857973
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2013–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Winchester, VA, USA
- Phone
- 5406621473
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Art Museums
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $5,958,768
- Expenses
- $7,850,153
- Assets
- $41,039,229
- Liabilities
- $1,369,512
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
30 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- WILBORN M ROBERSON (IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT)
- W MICHAEL PERRY (VICE PRESIDENT)
- GRADY W PHILIPS III (PRESIDENT)
- SUSAN BROOKS (SECOND VICE PRESIDENT)
- DANA HAND EVANS THROUGH 82024 (CEO AND DIRECTOR)
- SCOTT STROH BEG FEB 2025 (CEO AND DIRECTOR)
Highest reported compensation
- DANA HAND EVANS THROUGH 82024 (CEO AND DIRECTOR): $178,661 total reported compensation
- CHARLES MATHEWES (DIRECTOR OF GARDENS): $136,385 total reported compensation
- JULIE ARMEL (DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMM.): $129,091 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
The mission of the museum of the shenandoah valley (msv) is to preserve and enrich the cultural life and heritage of the shenandoah valley. Serving the region as a cultural site, the msv fulfills its mission by presenting exhibitions; offering educational and community programming; operating a 90-acre art park; preserving the largest green space and only working farm in the city of winchester; and building and caring for collections that tell the valley's story.the msv campus includes the glen burnie house; seven acres of formal gardens; galleries; classrooms; a makerspace studio; and the trails at the msv, a free-admission art park with walking, biking, and hiking trails and outdoor art installations. In addition, the msv manages rose hill farm park, a public park and civil war battlefield site located in frederick county about four miles from the msv winchester campus.
What it reported doing in 2024
Our collection the msv cares for a permanent collection of more than 24,400 objects, encompassing shenandoah valley material culture; fine and decorative art collected by msv benefactor julian wood glass jr. (1910-1992); miniature houses assembled by r. Lee taylor (1924-2000), glass's former partner and the museum's first curator of gardens; archival materials from the valley's wood and glass families; the glen burnie queer studies collection; and a gardens and grounds collection.situated on a 194-acre landscape, the msv includes a galleries building, the glen burnie house, seven acres of formal gardens, pasture land, and the trails at the msv, a 90-acre art park.the oldest portions of the glen burnie house date to 1793, and the house sits on land originally claimed in 1735 by winchester founder james wood. The property remained in the wood and glass families until its acquisition by julian wood glass jr. In 1952. Following glass's death, the house and gardens opened to the public in 1997, with the 50,000-square-foot galleries building opening in 2005.the trails at the msv opened in 2020 and now feature more than five miles of paved and rustic trails, integrated with landscape features and outdoor art.in fy 2025, the msv accessioned 102 objects, deaccessioned 103, and conserved seven, reflecting ongoing care and thoughtful stewardship of the collection.the msv also manages rose hill farm, site of the civil war's first battle of kernstown. The historic landscape adjacent to the farmhouse opened as rose hill park in 2016 and includes a 1.3-mile walking trail, interpretive signage, parking, restrooms, a playground, and open play fields. A free-admission community park, rose hill is co-managed with the frederick county parks and recreation department.the msv is supported by the glassglen burnie foundation and operates both the msv and rose hill in accordance with a written agreement with the foundation.in fy 2025, 4,231 membership households joined the msv, while 1,294 donors - including 481 new supporters - and 40 corporate partners contributed to advancing the museum's mission. More than 100 dedicated volunteers gave 3,400 hours of service in support of the msv.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- 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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 87
- Transparency & Controls: 79
- Accountability: 100
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 80.9%; rating input score 81
- Fundraising efficiency: $10.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Pass
- Compensation survey or study: Missing
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- 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: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Pass
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -31.7%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.23; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.03; rating input score 75; 75th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 8.8%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3% per year; rating input score 100; 27th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 1.4% per year; rating input score 100; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 2.6% per year; rating input score 100; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 80.9% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 24 of 24 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $6.4M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $179K · 30 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $744K reported
- Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
- Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
- Filing history: 12 filing years from 2013 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
- 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.
- Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 40/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 4/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 34/100.