2025-01-13T15:22:22-06:00 2024-06-30 581374304 ROBINSON GRIMES & CO PC PO BOX 4299 COLUMBUS GA 31914 990 2023-07-01 586042894 THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM INC COLU 7067482562 1251 WYNNTON ROAD COLUMBUS GA 31906 MARIANNE RICHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 7067482562 2025-01-13 1 0 JASON L BLAIR CPA P01228101 7063245435 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARIANNE RICHTER 1251 WYNNTON ROAD COLUMBUS GA 31906 34128912 0 X WWW.COLUMBUSMUSEUM.COM X 1953 GA THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM BRINGS AMERICAN ART AND HISTORY TO LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY. 35 35 28 196 0 0 7808191 4177704 64369 73538 404081 2473990 40561 -216487 8317202 6508745 0 0 0 0 2084323 2227972 54652 0 435281 1740981 2903023 3879956 5130995 4437246 1377750 61309708 69591322 546276 4745975 60763432 64845347 THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM BRINGS AMERICAN ART AND HISTORY TO LIFE FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF THE CHATTAHOOCHEE VALLEY. 0 0 4231102 141559 THE MUSEUM EXHIBITS AMERICAN ART AND REGIONAL HISTORY, CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, AND RECEPTIONS. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART EDUCATION FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM, AND GENERALLY CONTRIBUTES TO THE EXPOSURE AND EDUCATION OF THE CITIZENS TO AMERICAN ART AND REGIONAL HISTORY. ADMISSION IS FREE AND THE POTENTIAL TWO STATE AUDIENCE FOR THE MUSEUM IS IN EXCESS OF 200,000 PEOPLE. DURING THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR THE MUSEUM SERVED 17,368 PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND EVENTS INCLUDING 52 CLASSES, 40 GUIDED TOURS, 5 PUBLIC FESTIVALS AND LECTURES, 7 SUMMER CAMPS, AND 24 HANDS-ON ART MAKING ACTIVITIES. THE MUSEUM ALSO PARTNERED WITH 18 COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND 42 SCHOOLS TO OFFER OFFSITE PROGRAMMING AT THEIR LOCATIONS. 4231102 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 27 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 GA X KIMBERLY BECK 7067482562 1251 WYNNTON ROAD COLUMBUS GA 31906 MARY B BRADLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE SHARP IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 8.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS HENSON PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MELANIE SLATON DIRECTOR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MARIANNE RICHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/RECORDI 40.00 X X 79589 102215 36439 TYLER TOWNSEND TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DANIEL P AMOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHELEN V AMOS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAY BRODA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARK CHAMPION DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 J ROBERT ELLIOTT JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL B GREENBLATT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES HALL VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PACE HALTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DONNA HAND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN J HOBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM P KENDALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THORNTON F JORDAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LU LAMPTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BECKY MILLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH C OGIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH LAMPTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWENDOLYN H RUFF CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 1.00 X 0 0 0 LANCE BROOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 OTIS TILLMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TRICIA LLEWELLYN KONAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A WADE JR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRAY MCCORMICK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BOBSIE SWIFT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN MORSE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIONNE ROSSER-MIMS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAVONNE STEWART DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MINT FLOWERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACK SCHLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP BREWER LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANICE WATSON ADVISOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SIDNEY YARBROUGH ADVISOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH T CORN LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT HECHT LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDYE S HARRIS LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 F CLASON KYLE LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY T LEEBERN LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY B NEWMAN LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA K YARBROUGH LIFE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES H BLANCHARD HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REP CALVIN SMYRE HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 J BARRINGTON VAUGHT HONORARY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 WHITNI WALDROP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH WOLVERTON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BECK DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATION 40.00 X 128557 0 11962 JONATHAN WALZ CURATOR 40.00 X 26187 76474 27739 234333 178689 76140 1 0 1 0 SOLOMON GROUP ENTERTAINMENT LLC 825 GIROD ST NEW ORLEANS LA 70113 GALLERY DESIGN 376905 1 285608 81475 1213951 2596670 679135 4177704 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 711300 73538 73538 73538 1337951 1337951 5600 0 5600 5600 5600 28383000 18465 27265426 0 1117574 18465 1136039 18465 1117574 73900 81475 317743 -243843 -243843 47818 36998 10820 10820 OTHER INCOME 711300 10936 10936 10936 6508745 119359 0 2211682 215188 43038 86075 86075 1506213 1288611 28124 189478 142118 109943 9422 22753 230643 178425 15292 36926 133810 103515 8872 21423 12950 12950 182299 182299 48583 33611 6798 8174 31951 5149 22122 4680 196117 186370 4138 5609 31865 31865 24075 22878 508 689 401501 381546 8472 11483 34776 33048 733 995 ACQUISITION EXPENSE 1073360 1073360 EXHIBITION EXPENSE 444019 444019 REOPENING EXPENSES 198050 188207 4179 5664 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 111363 105828 2350 3185 112114 33554 40413 38147 5130995 4231102 464612 435281 324311 213192 228533 163021 3124084 2173569 4500 75546 33793 59673 12593 12593 26041771 829473 7892035 25212298 48935347 41030170 78346 754512 572914 61309708 69591322 382655 1721174 0 3024801 163621 0 546276 4745975 X 19747391 31814201 41016041 33031146 60763432 64845347 61309708 69591322 X 1377750 2623214 80951 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3089075 7506283 9493020 7808191 4177704 32074273 3089075 7506283 9493020 7808191 4177704 32074273 8138344 23935929 725372 648564 826616 1252538 1343551 4796641 61251 61251 36932165 423941 0.64810 0.66130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X X 1 51689122 2329613 4917972 15870140 43066567 47993828 6034839 3959830 6299375 51689122 48513953 7839134 -5853360 2505899 47993828 36665008 5525481 8843572 2520108 48513953 34567047 1402330 1632179 936548 36665008 0.24450 0.75550 0 0 22537391 349121 22188270 2335733 303147 2032586 1168647 177205 991442 25212298 X 9340466 2674077 317743 2991820 6348646 182299 -22200 160099 6508745 5334043 317743 317743 5016300 182299 -67604 114695 5130995 PART III, LINE 1A: IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS, ART OBJECTS FOR THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023, THE ACCESSIONS FOR THE PERMANENT COLLECTION ARE COMPOSED OF THE FOLLOWING: OBJECTS ACQUIRED BY PURCHASE: $1,073,360 PROCEEDS FROM SALE OF COLLECTION: $18,465 PART III, LINE 4: THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM FOCUSES ON TWO PRIMARY AREAS OF COLLECTING: AMERICAN FINE AND DECORATIVE ART FROM THE PILGRIM ERA TO THE PRESENT, WHICH SPEAKS TO THE CULTURAL AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NATION, AND THE HISTORY OF THE LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER VALLEY, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN INHABITATION OF OUR REGION FROM NATIVE PEOPLES IN THE WOODLAND ERA THROUGH PRESENT DAY. THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTIONS ARE THE OBJECTS THAT SUPPORT AND REFLECT OUR ACTIVITY IN THESE TWO MAJOR AREAS OF OUR MISSION AND THAT HAVE BEEN COLLECTED AND PRESERVED OVER THE PAST 65 YEARS SINCE THE MUSEUM OPENED. ALL THAT WE DO TO INTERPRET THESE OBJECTS TO THE CITIZENS OF COLUMBUS AND GEORGIA, AS WELL AS OUR SURROUNDING CITIES AND STATES, FALLS INTO OUR INTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT. OUR COLLECTIONS ARE THE INTEGRAL TOOLS BY WHICH WE MAKE RELEVANT THESE OBJECTS TO OUR NATION'S PAST AND OUR COMMUNITY'S HISTORY. PART X, LINE 2: GAAP REQUIRES RECOGNITION OF A LIABILITY FOR THE BENEFIT RESULTING FROM ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE MUSEUM. THE INCOME TAX RETURNS OF THE MUSEUM ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES WITHIN STANDARD STATUTE OF LIMITATION PERIODS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO TAX RETURNS UNDER EXAMINATION. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE MUSEUM'S TAX POSITIONS, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL POSITIONS TAKEN WOULD BE UPHELD UNDER AN EXAMINATION. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAS BEEN RECORDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2023. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 317,743. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TCM 1327 RENT REVENUE -22,200. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DIRECT FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 317,743. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: TCM 1327 EXPENSES -67,604. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC WAS REPORTED ON FORM 1120. THE ADJUSTMENT ON SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B REFLECTS REVENUE ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC THAT WAS EXCLUDED FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990 REPORTING. SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B THE COLUMBUS MUSEUM, INC. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WERE AUDITED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS, INCLUDING ACCOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC, WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY. THE ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC WAS REPORTED ON FORM 1120. THE ADJUSTMENT ON SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B REFLECTS EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH TCM 1327, INC THAT WERE EXCLUDED FOR PURPOSES OF FORM 990 REPORTING. X X X X X 1 GALA 143545 79375 64170 206079 2 2950 2100 850 111664 146495 81475 65020 317743 317743 -252723 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARIANNE RICHTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/RECORDI 79589 102215 0 0 0 0 0 0 3624 32815 83213 135030 0 0 X 18 X 22 679136 FMV ON DATE OF DONATION X 15 X 5 X EQUIPMENT 1 0 0 0 1 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF DONATIONS PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKER TO SELL THE SECURITY CONTRIBUTIONS AT FAIR MARKET VALUE ON THE DATE OF THE GIFT. PART I, LINE 33: IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY MUSEUMS, ART OBJECTS FOR THE MUSEUM'S PERMANENT COLLECTION, ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. FINANCIAL STATEMENT PRESENTATION OF CONTRIBUTED COLLECTIONS FOLLOWS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD IN ITS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (SFAS) NO. 116, ACCOUNTING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED AND CONTRIBUTIONS MADE. UNDER SFAS NO.116, THE MUSEUM DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTIONS AND THEREFORE DOES NOT RECORD CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS. NONCASH ITEMS ARE LISTED BY THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN EACH CATEGORY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 THERE ARE 3 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THAT EXIST AMONG THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA EXPERIENCED IN THE NONPROFIT AREA OF TAXATION AND REPORTING, THEN FORWARDED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. ONCE THE BOARD HAS APPROVED THE 990 FOR FILING, FORM 8879-EO, THE E-FILING CONSENT FORM, IS SIGNED AND DATED BY THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THEN RETURNED TO THE CPA FOR E-FILING THE 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE MUSEUM'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY. DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION IS BASED ON SEVERAL FACTORS, INCLUDING: THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMPARABLE SALARIES FOR THIS POSITION, THE MUSEUM'S OPERATING BUDGET, AND THE METROPOLITAN AREA POPULATION AS REPORTED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF THE ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE MUSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: PRIOR YEAR ADJUSTMENT 30,088. NET CHANGE IN PRESENT VALUE OF INVESTMENTS IN CHARITABLE TRUSTS 50,863. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE MUSEUM'S OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS. MUSCOGEE SCHOOL DISTRICT PO BOX 2427 COLUMBUS GA 31902 586000143 PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM GA 501(C)(3) LINE 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 MUSCOGEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Q CASH RECEIVED