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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$365,209
Total expenses
$317,201
Contributions and grants received
$346,280
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,172
Other revenue
$17,757
Total assets, end of year
$385,033
Total liabilities, end of year
$124,914
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$260,119
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$244,508
Management and general expenses
$72,693
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$244,508

Program services were 77.1% 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

    $35,119

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $145,095

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $166,066

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,172 · excluded $1,172

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $4,650

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $4,650

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $4,650 · unrelated business $4,650

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $40,712

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $27,605

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $13,107 · related or exempt $13,107

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $66,649 · program services $33,325 · management and general $33,324

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $120,775 · program services $120,775

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $650 · program services $650

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $10,877 · program services $10,877

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $455 · management and general $455

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,220 · management and general $7,220

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,555 · program services $33,131 · management and general $424

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,668 · management and general $8,668

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,036 · management and general $7,036

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,420 · program services $12,420

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,989 · management and general $11,989

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $520 · management and general $520

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $650 · management and general $650

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,407 · management and general $2,407

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBIT PROGRAM

    total $24,366 · program services $24,366

  • 24b · Other expenses: JOURNAL PROGRAM

    total $4,995 · program services $4,995

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION PROGRAM

    total $3,953 · program services $3,953

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $16 · program services $16

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $164,425 · end of year $199,511

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $51,172

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

    $135,000

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

    $650

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $134,350

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,314 · end of year $124,914

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $212,111 · end of year $260,119

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM PRESERVES AND SHARES STORIES ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF COAL MINERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS, AND JUSTICE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. AS A PEOPLE'S HISTORY MUSEUM, WE LIFT UP THE LEGACY OF A MULTI-RACIAL, MULTI-LINGUAL EFFORT TO UNIONIZE THE COALFIELDS. WE FOSTER CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE MINE WARS ERA AND THE INJUSTICES THAT STILL CONFRONT WORKING PEOPLE IN APPALACHIA, THE NATION, AND AROUND THE WORLD. FINALLY, THE MUSEUM EDUCATES YOUTH, BUILDS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROMOTES REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  • EXHIBITIONS: PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY INSTALLMENTS - OUR EXHIBITS ARE METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND CONTINUALLY ENHANCED. ALONGSIDE OUR PERMANENT ON-SITE EXHIBITS, WE PRESENT FREE ONLINE EXHIBITIONS THAT EXPAND OUR GLOBAL REACH. WE ALSO HOST THE SOLIDARITY GALLERY, A ROTATING GALLERY OF ART AND HISTORY-BASED INSTALLATIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE WORKS OF REGIONAL ARTISTS AND STORIES. ADDITIONALLY, WE OVERSEE COURAGE IN THE HOLLERS, A DISTINCTIVE SERIES OF PLACE-BASED INTERPRETIVE INSTALLATIONS AND MONUMENTS THAT DOT THE LANDSCAPE OF SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA. THESE INSTALLATIONS ARE CRAFTED IN CLOSE COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES.

    Expenses $24,366

  • EDUCATION PROGRAMMING - OUR MUSEUM'S EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS A DIVERSE RANGE OF OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING TAILORED LESSON PLANS FOR TEACHERS, IMMERSIVE CLASSROOM FIELD TRIPS, EXHIBITIONS SHOWCASING STUDENT WORK, AND AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE BOTH ONSITE AND ONLINE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO NURTURING LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. BEYOND YOUTH EDUCATION, WE PROVIDE CAPTIVATING PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS, SUCH AS BOOK READINGS, FILM SCREENINGS, ENLIGHTENING LECTURES, AND AN ONLINE INTERVIEW SERIES THAT FEATURES ENGAGING CONVERSATIONS WITH DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS, MUSICIANS, ACTORS, AND INFLUENTIAL LOCAL FIGURES.

    Expenses $3,953

  • PUBLIC PROGRAMMING - OUR MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING A DYNAMIC ARRAY OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT CATER TO OUR COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. THESE ENDEAVORS ENCOMPASS THE PUBLICATION OF A BI-ANNUAL PRINT JOURNAL THAT ENCAPSULATES OUR MISSION AND VISION, A CAREFULLY CURATED IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL ARCHIVE THAT SAFEGUARDS OUR REGIONAL HERITAGE, AND A DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF SPECIAL EVENTS. THESE EVENTS ENCOMPASS COMMEMORATIVE GATHERINGS, AWARD CEREMONIES, INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY DIALOGUES, AND SPECIALIZED TRAINING SESSIONS.

    Expenses $4,995

  • Expenses $211,194

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Courtney Boyd

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Francine Jones

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kandi Workman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Ellen Smith

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Lou Martin

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Hilliard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wilma Steele

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Howard Phillips

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lindsay Shade

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bobby Starnes

    EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Coker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MacKenzie New Walker

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $66,649
    From this org
    $55,085
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,564
    Hours/week
    40

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
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349302958

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