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← AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,164,239
Total expenses
$2,791,010
Contributions and grants received
$2,105,598
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$462,076
Investment income
$287,701
Other revenue
$308,864
Total assets, end of year
$14,796,192
Total liabilities, end of year
$244,271
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$14,551,921
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,143,529
Management and general expenses
$413,453
Fundraising expenses
$234,028
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,143,529

Program services were 76.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $115,471

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,990,127

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $768,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION

    total $241,738 · related or exempt $241,738

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FACILITIES USE

    total $153,701 · related or exempt $153,701

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $63,532 · related or exempt $63,532

  • 2d · Program service revenue: RESEARCH AND LITERATURE

    total $3,105 · related or exempt $3,105

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $236,537 · excluded $236,537

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $54,664

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    other assets $3,500

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $51,164

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $51,164 · related or exempt $51,164

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $118,064

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $115,471

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $121,410

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,346 · excluded -$3,346

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $518,494

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $346,083

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $172,411 · excluded $172,411

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $200,538

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $80,704

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $119,834 · related or exempt $119,834

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $19,965 · related or exempt $19,965

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $19,965

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $150,949 · program services $75,475 · management and general $37,737 · fundraising $37,737

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $706,735 · program services $328,954 · management and general $256,885 · fundraising $120,896

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $122,606 · program services $63,048 · management and general $28,453 · fundraising $31,105

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,693 · program services $29,726 · management and general $22,288 · fundraising $11,679

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $79 · program services $75 · management and general $4

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $15,810 · management and general $15,810

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,657 · program services $2,913 · fundraising $11,744

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $18,725 · program services $18,725

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $72,087 · program services $57,357 · management and general $1,962 · fundraising $12,768

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $171,412 · program services $166,336 · management and general $5,076

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,145 · program services $2,145

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $323,845 · program services $312,548 · management and general $11,297

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $96,377 · program services $93,402 · management and general $2,609 · fundraising $366

  • 24a · Other expenses: COLLECTION ADDITIONS

    total $815,000 · program services $815,000

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE

    total $170,480 · program services $142,360 · management and general $21,228 · fundraising $6,892

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $22,412 · program services $14,633 · management and general $7,729 · fundraising $50

  • 24d · Other expenses: EXHIBIT SUPPLIES

    total $10,965 · program services $10,965

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,033 · program services $9,867 · management and general $2,375 · fundraising $791

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $418,485 · end of year $323,974

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,247,496 · end of year $6,563,240

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $5,044,909 · end of year $456,793

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $34,540 · end of year $52,049

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $74,751 · end of year $97,490

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $39,934 · end of year $45,999

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $14,272,295

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $7,456,637

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,096,722 · end of year $6,815,658

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $128,903 · end of year $151,148

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $257,539 · end of year $289,841

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $128,165 · end of year $129,953

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $90,975 · end of year $114,318

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,533,247 · end of year $13,393,729

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $590,892 · end of year $1,158,192

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

AUBURN AUTOMOTIVE HERITAGE, INC., DBA THE AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM, AN EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT 501(C)(3), IS AN ART DECO TREASURE, FAITHFULLY PRESENTING ITS ORIGINAL 1930'S GRANDEUR - A PLACE WHERE LANDMARK AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION WAS ONCE A DAILY OCCURRENCE. IT IS THE ONLY AUTO MUSEUM ANYWHERE OCCUPYING AN AUTO MANUFACTURER'S INTERNATIONAL HEADQUARTERS BUILDING. IT INCLUDES THE ACTUAL FACTORY SHOWROOM, DESIGN STUDIOS AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES OF AN AMERICAN THOROUGHBRED AUTO MAKER. IN THE MUSEUM BUILDING, THE DESIGNERS, INNOVATORS AND ENGINEERS WORKED. IT IS NATIONALLY SIGNIFICANT AS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING EXAMPLES OF AN INDEPENDENT SPECIALTY AUTOMOBILE COMPANY THAT MADE HAND-ASSEMBLED RATHER THAN MASS-PRODUCED AUTOMOBILES. SINCE THEIR INCEPTION, AUTOMOBILES DESIGNED AND BUILT HERE ARE HIGHLY PRIZED AROUND THE WORLD. THE MUSEUM NOT ONLY HONORS THREE EXTRAORDINARY MOTORCARS FROM AMERICA'S AUTOMOTIVE GOLDEN AGE - THE AUBURN, CORD AND DUESENBERG - BUT ALSO DOZENS OF OTHER

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PRESERVE THE PAST AND PROVIDE MULTIGENERATIONAL AUDIENCES AN EDUCATIONAL AND INSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY EXPLORING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY WHILE LEVERAGING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION.

  • ADMISSIONS PROVIDED 40,771 VISITORS AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE VIEWING THE COLLECTION, EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS IN THE NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK BUILDING 362 DAYS OF THE YEAR. THE MUSEUM IS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS.

    Expenses $1,778,130 · Revenue $305,270

  • THE MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO SPECIAL EVENTS OFFERED BY THE MUSEUM AND IT IS AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS TO HOLD BANQUETS AND MEETINGS AND TOURING THE MUSEUM.

    Expenses $219,315 · Revenue $153,701

  • THE MUSEUM STORE PROVIDES MISSION RELATED PRODUCTS FOR VISITORS TO PURCHASE. THEY INCLUDE BOOKS, MODELS, CLOTHING, LITERATURE AND OTHER ITEMS, ALL RELATING TO AUTOMOBILES OR THE MUSEUM.

    Expenses $146,084 · Revenue $3,105

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brandon J Anderson

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $150,949
    From this org
    $140,869
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,080
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,869
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,080
    Filer's total
    $150,949

  • Herb Horrom

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Terry Hines

    VICE CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Kautz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alex Vorderman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Troy Ackerman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephen Babinsky

    TRUSTEE THRO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Barney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sue Bauermeister

    TRUSTEE THRO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Bools

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Amber Caccamo

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Eikenberry

    TRUSTEE THRO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Goodman

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindsey Greene-Barrett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Frank Guzik

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bob Joynt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tom Lee

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike McClelland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Merusi

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Metzger

    TRUSTEE THRO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mike Payne

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Steckbeck

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
16 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202630629349300438

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