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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 2 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 2 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | 148,238 | 105,673 | 99,975 | 108,983 | 101,675 | 564,544 |
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | 16,910 | 21,046 | 29,689 | 27,891 | 34,295 | 129,831 |
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | -577 | 0 | 16,326 | 0 | 0 | 15,749 |
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | 164,571 | 126,719 | 145,990 | 136,874 | 135,970 | 710,124 |
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | 103,000 | 87,500 | 96,000 | 74,000 | 84,000 | 444,500 |
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | 103,000 | 87,500 | 96,000 | 74,000 | 84,000 | 444,500 |
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | 265,624 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2020 | (b) 2021 | (c) 2022 | (d) 2023 | (e) 2024 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | 164,571 | 126,719 | 145,990 | 136,874 | 135,970 | 710,124 |
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | 164,571 | 126,719 | 145,990 | 136,874 | 135,970 | 710,124 |
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2024 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2024 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2024 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2024 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2024: | ||||
| a From 2019....... | ||||
| b From 2020....... | ||||
| c From 2021....... | ||||
| d From 2022....... | ||||
| e From 2023....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2019 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2024 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2024 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2024, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2024. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2025. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2024..... | ||||
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| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 12 | General Information - The Mustang Museum of America entity was incorporated in 2014 but did not open for business to the public until March 2019. The principals who started the Museum were unable to find a suitable existing facility to house the Museum showroom (adequate space for 120 vehicles and other Mustang memorabilia) during property searches between 2015 and 2017. Therefore, the decision was made to build a Museum facility in Odenville, Alabama where one of the principals owned property. A building was designed, permits obtained, building contractor proposals evaluated and, in early 2018, a contractor was selected and building construction began in July, 2018. Construction was completed in February 2019 and the Museum opened to the public in March 2019. From an operating standpoint with support coming from the public (revenue from showroom admissions, merchandise sales, memberships, contributions), the Museum has been in operation 5+ years at 12/31/24. 2019 was a partial year and startup so public support would be lower than a normal full year. Then 2020 and 2021 were dramatically negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Museum was required by the State of Alabama to close during the normal peak tourist travel season in 2020. Also the mandatory restricted travel and other pandemic measures caused public support to be well below expected levels. In summary, early years of construction, startup, 2 years of the effect of pandemic measures, significantly reduced expected attendance and revenue. 2022 and 2023 were recovery years with positive growth in attendance and revenue but were still below business plan. 2024 had increased attendance and revenue primarily from a major Mustang event in April 2024. The Museum has a very limited marketing/advertising budget but is very proactive in the following activities: (1) Social Media - active website, active on Facebook, active on Google Business, active eBay store with Museum merchandise for sale, (2) Attending and having Museum display at Mustang car shows, (3) Attend show at Talladega Speedway to show Museum's Bobby Allison's replica race car, (4) Attend Alabama Welcome Centers "Tourism Day" events at I-20 and I-59 state welcome centers, (5) Make Museum presentation to local organizations, (6) Active member of Odenville Chamber of Commerce, (7) Purchase ad in national US Today car hobby publication, (8) Sponsor car shows in local communities, (9) Provide Museum give-away items to several Mustang shows, (10) Had Museum vehicle on display at World of Wheels in Birmingham, (11) Support local "National Mustang Day" cruise-in in conjunction with Birmingham Mustang Club, (12) Use rack card displays at all Alabama Welcome Centers, (13) Have rack card display at Birmingham Airport, (14) Had visit from Editor of Mustang Times for article on Museum, (15) Worked with publisher of "Unbridled Mustang" book to have Museum information in book, (16) Have local advertising where affordable, (restaurants, softball and baseball fields, high school sports programs, etc., (17) Listed with Alabama Tourism Department for publication in annual Vacation Guide and part of Alabama "One Pass" discount attendance for attractions in Alabama. Based on 2024 and outlook for 2025, Museum management is optimistic public support will continue to grow in future years. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 | Robert E Powell is President of the Museum and a member of board of directors. Jonathon E Powell is Vice President of Museum and a member of board of directors. Carolyn R Powell is Secretary of Museum and a member of board of directors. In addition, there are four independent members of the board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b | Copy of Form 990 is available to all members of the board of directors. In addition to the President, three other directors (Jonathon Powell, Greg Madaris, Amanda Snead) have finance or accounting backgrounds. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c | The Museum has a written Conflict of Interest Policy. The policy is reviewed annually at board meeting and each director is required to acknowledge reviewing the policy by completing and signing a Conflict of Interest Information Form. No director reported any conflict of interest in calendar 2024 or in any prior year. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 | The Museum does not compensate any officer or director. Currently, the Museum does not have any full-time employees. If the Museum compensated any officers or directors in the future, the Museum would perform a formal review and approval process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 | Availability of Form 990 to Public. Interested public parties are aware non-profit information is readily available to the public domain and therefore would request a copy of Form 990 by making a written request to the Museum by email or postal service. Also, the Museum has written business policies including Conflict of Interest Policy, Gift Acceptance Policy, Whistleblower Policy and other routine business policies. These policies are available to the public upon written request to the Museum. |
| Software ID: | 24021167 |
| Software Version: | v1.00 |