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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by ILLINOIS ROCK & ROLL MUSEUM ON ROUTE 66 NFP.

Totals

Total revenue
$712,683
Total expenses
$584,733
Contributions and grants received
$633,156
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$79,527
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$616,469
Total liabilities, end of year
$234,817
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$381,652
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$453,149
Management and general expenses
$131,584
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$453,149

Program services were 77.5% 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

    $14,159

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $309,911

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $309,086

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MERCHANDISE SALES

    total $65,120 · related or exempt $65,120

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TICKET FEE INCOME

    total $13,318 · related or exempt $13,318

  • 2c · Program service revenue: EVENT ADMISSION FEES

    total $1,089 · related or exempt $1,089

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $43,551 · management and general $43,551

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $3,332 · management and general $3,332

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $19,175 · management and general $19,175

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $250 · management and general $250

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,375 · management and general $3,375

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $300 · management and general $300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30,674 · program services $30,674

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $22,380 · management and general $22,380

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $187,819 · program services $187,819

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,829 · management and general $5,829

  • 20 · Interest

    total $12,152 · management and general $12,152

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $211,811 · program services $211,811

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,632 · management and general $14,632

  • 24a · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE COST OF GOODS

    total $12,781 · program services $12,781

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENT VENUE EXPENSES

    total $8,561 · program services $8,561

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $4,566 · management and general $4,566

  • 24d · Other expenses: RADIO STATION

    total $1,503 · program services $1,503

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,042 · management and general $2,042

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $42,101 · end of year $86,243

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

    $792,562

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

    $262,336

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $454,187 · end of year $530,226

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,287

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $242,585 · end of year $234,817

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $255,990 · end of year $381,652

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ILLINOIS ROCK & ROLL MUSEUM ON ROUTE 66 IS COMMITTED TO PRESERVING THE RICH HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF MUSICIANS, PERFORMERS AND INDUSTRY LEADERS WHO HAVE IMPACTED THE MUSIC WORLD AND EMBODIED THE CREATIVE SPIRIT OF ILLINOIS. WE STRIVE TO INFORM, ENGAGE, AND INSPIRE OUR VISITORS THROUGH EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT DRAW UPON A DIVERSITY OF CULTURES, HISTORY, AND MUSICAL INFLUENCE.

  • MERCHANDISE SALE FOR BENEFIT OF THE ORGANIZATION. ORGANIZATIONAL HALL OF FAME EVENT TO RAISE FUNDS.

    Expenses $453,149 · Revenue $79,527

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ronald Romero

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $39,288
    From this org
    $39,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Bob Diedrich

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Patti Romero

    SECRETARY

    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
2024
Filed
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202531359349307043

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