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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MOTOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM INC.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 August 2025. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$9,466,587 changed to $9,072,986
Total expenses
$5,574,203 changed to $5,596,830
Contributions and grants received
$5,699,268 changed to $5,401,292
Program service revenue
$1,659,279 changed to $1,645,032
Investment income
$1,161,707 changed to $1,179,064
Other revenue
$946,333 changed to $847,598
Total assets, end of year
$55,668,901 changed to $55,426,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,313,049 changed to $1,478,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$54,355,852 changed to $53,948,326
Program services expenses
$5,574,203 changed to $2,958,375
Management and general expenses
$0 changed to $2,070,074
Fundraising expenses
$0 changed to $568,381
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,574,203 changed to $2,958,375

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Allen Rawls
  • Karla Hall
  • Wright Lassiter

Listed only on the later return

  • Allen C Rawls
  • Brenda Boyce
  • Doug E Fresh
  • Fawn Bullock
  • Jeffrey Harleston
  • Karla Hall Trammell
  • Keith Clinkscales
  • Laura Noveck
  • Mary Culler
  • Matthew Simononcini
  • Robert Bob Buzzelli
  • Robert Bob Riney
  • Shelby Lenton
  • Tamla Robinson
  • Vivian Pickard

Listed under a different title

  • Levi Stubbs III: TRUSTEE then VICE PRESIDE
  • Rhonda Ross Kendrick: TRUSTEE then TRUSTEE, TRUSTEE EMER

Totals

Total revenue
$9,072,986
Total expenses
$5,596,830
Contributions and grants received
$5,401,292
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,645,032
Investment income
$1,179,064
Other revenue
$847,598
Total assets, end of year
$55,426,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,478,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$53,948,326
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,958,375
Management and general expenses
$2,070,074
Fundraising expenses
$568,381
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,958,375

Program services were 52.9% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $16,030

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $844,831

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,540,431

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $18,100

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM GENERAL ADMISSIONS

    total $1,645,032 · related or exempt $1,645,032

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,179,064 · related or exempt $1,179,064

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $1,500

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $1,500

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,375,025

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $881,673

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $493,352 · related or exempt $493,352

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $352,746 · related or exempt $352,746

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $352,746

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,060,327 · program services $1,182,554 · management and general $668,495 · fundraising $209,278

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $70,552 · program services $40,494 · management and general $22,892 · fundraising $7,166

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $158,736 · program services $88,981 · management and general $54,656 · fundraising $15,099

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $115,166 · program services $73,330 · management and general $41,836

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $36,251 · program services $448 · management and general $31,498 · fundraising $4,305

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,067,489 · program services $524,934 · management and general $542,414 · fundraising $141

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,679 · program services $888 · management and general $28,791

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $468,586 · program services $334,921 · management and general $82,669 · fundraising $50,996

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $93,650 · program services $66,636 · management and general $16,708 · fundraising $10,306

  • 24a · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $741,397 · program services $352,905 · management and general $183,213 · fundraising $205,279

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM VENUE AND PERF.

    total $293,872 · program services $200,646 · management and general $90,759 · fundraising $2,467

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $215,379 · program services $58,409 · management and general $145,849 · fundraising $11,121

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $98,290 · program services $10,353 · management and general $35,814 · fundraising $52,123

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $147,456 · program services $22,876 · management and general $124,480 · fundraising $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $7,023,948 · end of year $5,263,564

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $849,304 · end of year $1,332,683

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $285,127 · end of year $152,992

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $51,073 · end of year $60,751

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

    $31,285,770

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

    $3,298,460

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $20,900,631 · end of year $27,987,310

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,012,321 · end of year $559,431

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $21,666,455 · end of year $20,069,827

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $923,375 · end of year $1,111,464

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $13,388 · end of year $17,225

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $379,926 · end of year $349,543

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,627,020 · end of year $30,986,042

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,845,150 · end of year $22,962,284

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, PICTURES, CLOTHING, AND ARTIFACTS WHICH DEPICT AND DEMONSTRATE THE HISTORY, AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND TRADITION, OF A MUSICAL ERA FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC.

  • MOTOWN MUSEUM ENGAGES VISITORS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN AN EXPERIENTIAL AND EDUCATIONAL CELEBRATION OF THE ICONIC MOTOWN LEGACY AND ITS CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL IMPACT. WE PROTECT AND PRESERVE HITSVILLE U.S.A. - THE BIRTHPLACE OF MOTOWN RECORDS TO DOCUMENT THE HUMBLE BEGINNINGS OF THE ARTISTS' COLLECTIVE CONTRIBUTION TO MUSIC THAT REVOLUTIONIZED AN INDUSTRY.

    Expenses $1,575,054

  • THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A SOUVENIR SHOP TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, PICTURES, CLOTHING, AND ARTIFACTS WHICH DEPICT AND DEMONSTRATE THE HISTORY, AND PRESERVE THE LEGACY AND TRADITION, OF A MUSICAL ERA FOR DISPLAY TO THE PUBLIC.

    Expenses $428,257

  • MOTOWN PROVIDES VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE OUR YOUTH IN THE HISTORY AND STORY THAT IS MOTOWN. THIS INCLUDES TWO SUMMER PROGRAMS, ONE FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND A SECOND FOR MIDDLE STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, A MOTOWN MIC SPOKEN WORD COMPETITION AND AMPLIFY, THE SECOND OF DETROIT, WHICH SEEKS TO BUILD ON THE RICH LEGACY OF MOTOWN, CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE VOICES OF DETROIT AND THE CREATIVE SYNERGY OF THE ARTISTS PAST, PRESENT, AND EMERGING.

    Expenses $955,064

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Robin Terry

    CHAIR & CEO

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Allen C Rawls

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karla Hall Trammell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Derek Hurt

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Morton Noveck

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elesha Bridgers

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ethan Davidson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Iris Gordy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jimmy Settles

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jon Platt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Levi Stubbs III

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rhonda Ross Kendrick

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Culler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brenda Boyce

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Bob Buzzelli

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Clinkscales

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Doug E Fresh

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Harleston

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vivian Pickard

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Bob Riney

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Matthew Simononcini

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Fawn Bullock

    LEGACY TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Shelby Lenton

    LEGACY TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Laura Noveck

    LEGACY TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Tamla Robinson

    LEGACY TRUST

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Rhonda Ross Kendrick

    TRUSTEE EMER

    Total calculated
    $0

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
26 March 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202612169349300711

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