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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

Totals

Total revenue
$359,453
Total expenses
$419,090
Contributions and grants received
$228,737
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$130,498
Investment income
$218
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$36,065
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,081
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$24,984
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$362,115
Management and general expenses
$51,589
Fundraising expenses
$5,386
Program service expenses (Part III)
$362,115

Program services were 86.4% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $8,723

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $121,311

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $98,703

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Rental Income

    total $130,498 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $130,498

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $218 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $218

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $139,456 · program services $125,510 · management and general $13,946

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,192 · program services $10,073 · management and general $1,119

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,301 · program services $16,471 · management and general $1,830

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,095 · program services $985 · management and general $110

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,141 · program services $6,427 · management and general $714

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,793 · program services $4,314 · management and general $479

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $204,512 · program services $184,061 · management and general $20,451

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,636 · program services $4,172 · management and general $464

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bad Debt Expense

    total $12,000 · program services $0 · management and general $12,000 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Event Expense

    total $5,386 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,386

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contractors

    total $4,925 · program services $4,925 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bank Charges and Fees

    total $2,428 · program services $2,185 · management and general $243 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,225 · program services $2,992 · management and general $233

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $16,039 · end of year $9,902

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $43,321 · end of year $22,107

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $33,849 · end of year $4,056

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,336 · end of year $9,301

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $5,000 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,780

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $83,873 · end of year $24,984

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

See Schedule O

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Carver Museum is a national historic landmark and nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history, arts, and culture of African Americans in Arizona and the American West. Through exhibitions, programs, events, and community engagement, The Carver fosters creativity, education, unity, and socioeconomic growth while celebrating Black history and life.

  • The Carver Museum is a national historic landmark and nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, studying, and sharing the history, culture, and contributions of African Americans in Arizona and the American West. Through exhibitions, events, educational programs, and community engagement, the organization brings together history, art, artists, and Black knowledge systems to inspire creativity and promote socioeconomic advancement. The Carver serves as a welcoming community space that honors Arizona's African American heritage while fostering unity, cultural awareness, and growth. The museum and cultural center is open to the public and had approximately 2,025 visitors durng the year 2025.

    Expenses $362,115

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeremy Levitt JD PhD

    President (0ct 2025 - Dec 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Brenda Thomson JD

    President (Jan 2025 - Sep 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shannon Johnson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Antione Skinner

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ishmael Miller PhD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Summer Cherland PhD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brian Watson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Chad Geston PhD

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Sonji Muhammad Perry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Thomas Claiborne IV

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eric Kemp

    Director (Jan 2025 - June 2025)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2025
Filed
30 April 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202611429349300736

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