Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM INC.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 12 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII 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: $6,803,926 changed to $6,984,202
Total expenses: $4,518,782 changed to $3,183,179
Contributions and grants received: $3,497,104 changed to $3,958,693
Program service revenue: $1,799,525 changed to $1,484,397
Investment income: $490,055 changed to $523,870
Total assets, end of year: $16,663,680 changed to $17,717,234
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $16,511,044 changed to $17,564,598
Program services expenses: $3,760,331 changed to $2,481,785
Management and general expenses: $496,551 changed to $439,494
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,760,331 changed to $2,481,785

Totals

Total revenue: $6,803,926
Total expenses: $4,518,782
Contributions and grants received: $3,497,104
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $1,799,525
Investment income: $490,055
Other revenue: $1,017,242
Total assets, end of year: $16,663,680
Total liabilities, end of year: $152,636
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $16,511,044
Program services expenses (Part IX): $3,760,331
Management and general expenses: $496,551
Fundraising expenses: $261,900
Program service expenses (Part III): $3,760,331

Program services were 83.2% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$2,370,190
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,126,914
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$180,000
2a · Program service revenue: EXHIBITION INCOME

total $1,799,525 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
2c · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EVENT

total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
3 · Investment income

total $490,055 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
5 · Royalties

total $435,459 · related or exempt $435,459 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$1,055,446
10b · Cost of goods sold

$473,663
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $581,783 · related or exempt $581,783
11a · Other revenue: FACILITY RENTAL

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

7 · Other salaries and wages

total $833,913 · program services $805,091 · management and general $28,822 · fundraising $0
9 · Other employee benefits

total $104,323 · program services $104,323 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
11b · Fees: legal

total $23,868 · program services $0 · management and general $23,868 · fundraising $0
11c · Fees: accounting

total $31,575 · program services $0 · management and general $31,575 · fundraising $0
11g · Fees: other

total $72,477 · program services $72,477 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $41,615 · program services $0 · management and general $41,615 · fundraising $0
13 · Office expenses

total $273,625 · program services $2,500 · management and general $9,225 · fundraising $261,900
14 · Information technology

total $17,430 · program services $17,430 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
15 · Royalties

total $122,189 · program services $122,189 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
16 · Occupancy

total $180,000 · program services $0 · management and general $180,000 · fundraising $0
17 · Travel

total $24,702 · program services $24,702 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
23 · Insurance

total $24,932 · program services $0 · management and general $24,932 · fundraising $0
24a · Other expenses: BANK-MERCHANT FEES

total $52,033 · program services $0 · management and general $52,033 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $5,492 · program services $5,492 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24c · Other expenses: CONSULTING

total $29,245 · program services $29,245 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
24d · Other expenses: BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

total $89,375 · program services $0 · management and general $89,375 · fundraising $0
24e · All other expenses

total $2,591,988 · program services $2,576,882 · management and general $15,106 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $4,086,908 · end of year $4,418,950
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

end of year $667,008
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $898,939 · end of year $1,812,269
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $226,351 · end of year $270,432
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$3,637,876
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$3,578,571
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $0 · end of year $59,305
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

end of year $3,366,930
13 · Investments: program-related

beginning of year $3,008,555 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $5,898,688 · end of year $6,068,786
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $355,866 · end of year $152,636
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $11,901,239 · end of year $14,186,383
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,862,336 · end of year $2,324,661

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO OPERATE A SPORTS MUSEUM AND TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN THE NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL MUSEUM AS THE CENTRAL REPOSITORY FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN BASEBALL HISTORY.

THE MUSEUM HAD TO OPERATE VIRTUALLY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC WHICH AFFECTED ON-SITE VISITOR ATTENDANCE. NLBM DID PROVIDE ON-GOING SERIES OF PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO NEGRO LEAGUES.

Expenses $3,760,331

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Stewart S MyersSTEWART S MYERS

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Mike AllenMIKE ALLEN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Kevin BattleKEVIN BATTLE

VICE CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Betty BrownBETTY BROWN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Randall FergusonRANDALL FERGUSON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Nathan GuffeyNATHAN GUFFEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Dr Robert HillDR ROBERT HILL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Mamie HughesMAMIE HUGHES

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Michael KanaleyMICHAEL KANALEY

VICE CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Jason KanderJASON KANDER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Charles LooseCHARLES LOOSE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Allen RobersonALLEN ROBERSON

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Norman RossNORMAN ROSS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Adam SachsADAM SACHS

VICE CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Eric SildonERIC SILDON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Bradley SprongBRADLEY SPRONG

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Paul StrohmPAUL STROHM

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Ricardo TorresRICARDO TORRES

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Michelle WordMICHELLE WORD

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Bob KendrickBOB KENDRICK

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

50

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.

Schedule J

Itemized on Schedule J with no Part VII listing of the same name on this return:

NoneNONE

Schedule J breakdown

Base

$0

Bonus

$0

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$0

Filer's total

$0

Answered yes

None.

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: 2023
Filed: 12 May 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202541329349306454

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.