AACA MUSEUM INC

Financials

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

161 MUSEUM DR, HERSHEY, PA 17033-2462

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JEFFREY BLIEMEISTER, 161 MUSEUM DRIVE, HERSHEY, PA 17033

Signed the 990

JEFFREY BLIEMEISTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Phone

(717) 566-7100

Return prepared by

BOYER & RITTER LLC

Mission

THE AACA MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE HISTORY IN A MANNER THAT PROVIDES FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT OF OUR GUESTS.

Program accomplishments

• THE PRINCIPAL PROGRAM SERVICE OF THE AACA MUSEUM CONSISTS OF ITS YEARLY OPERATION. IT IS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, AND DISPLAY OF MOTOR VEHICLE HISTORY, AND IT HOSTED NEARLY 34,000 VISITORS THIS YEAR (NOT INCLUDED SPECIAL EVENTS). THE DISPLAYS IN THE MUSEUM ARE EDUCATIONAL IN NATURE, AND THERE ARE SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CONDUCTED AS WELL. IN RECOGNITION OF THE QUALITY OF ITS EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS, THE AACA MUSEUM HAS QUALIFIED FOR AFFILIATE MUSEUM STATUS WITH THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION. THE AACA MUSEUM HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY A WIDE VARIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALS AND NEWS PERIODICALS AS ONE OF THE TOP AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD. IN RECENT YEARS, INCLUDING 2025. THE MUSEUM RECEIVED THE HARRISBURG MAGAZINE'S READER'S CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST MUSEUM AND RANKEDIN THE TOP 5 IN USA TODAY'S ONLINE VOTE FOR BEST NATIONAL ATTRACTION FOR CAR LOVERS.1. THE DISPLAYS COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 70,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE WITH A FEATURE EXHIBITION THAT TAKES VISITORS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY JOURNEY BEGINNING IN NEW YORK CITY AND ENDING IN CALIFORNIA AT SAN FRANCISCO'S GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE. EACH "DECADE" IS IN A DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND FEATURES A DISTINCTIVE PAINTED BACKGROUND AND BUILT, THREE-DIMENSIONAL, PERIOD CORRECT SCENE TO SHOWCASE OUR COLLECTION OF DONATED ANTIQUE VEHICLES. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE ART DECO MIAMI BEACH IN THE 1930S, A DRIVE-IN MOVIE THEATER FOR THE 1950S AND "ROUTE 66" FOR THE 1960S. THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF ADDITIONAL SEMI-PERMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, INCLUDING A MAJOR 20 TO 40 VEHICLE THEMED EXHIBITION THAT IS SWITCHED SEASONALLY (SPRING/FALL) TO KEEP CONTENT FRESH FOR OUR VISITORS. ADDITIONALLY, THE MUSEUM HAS A GROWING COLLECTION OF AUTOMOTIVE ART AND GENERAL AUTOMOBILIA, INCLUDING ONE OF THE BEST COLLECTIONS OF HOOD ORNAMENTS (MASCOTS) IN THE NATION, WHICH IS BEAUTIFULLY DISPLAYED IN OUR THIRD FLOOR ROTUNDA. THE MUSEUM CHANGES ITS TEMPORARY FEATURE DISPLAY TWICE PER YEAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO INTERPRET MULTIPLE VEHICULAR THEMES AND CONTINUALLY ATTRACT A DIVERSE AUDIENCE. THE YEAR'S TWO EXHIBITS WERE: "TAILGATE TRAVELERS: CLASSIC STATION WAGONS AND "OLD SCHOOL RODS AND CUSTOMS." THIS AREA ALSO RECEIVED AN UPDATE TO ITS INTERACTIVE EXHIBITION FOCUSING ON THE HISTORY OF ROAD MAPS.2. THE CAMMACK GALLERY ON THE MAIN FLOOR WAS RE-PURPOSED IN OCTOBER OF 2014 TO HOUSE THE WORLD'S LARGEST COLLECTION OF TUCKER AUTOMOBILES AND RELATED ARTIFACTS. THIS COLLECTION, AMASSED BY DAVID CAMMACK OF ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, IS SUPPORTED BY THE CAMMACK FAMILY FOUNDATION, WHO ALSO FUNDED THE 5,000 SQUARE FOOT SPACE THAT NOW HOUSES IT. THIS AREA, WHICH PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS OUR CHANGING EXHIBITION GALLERY, WAS COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED TO ACCEPT THE KEY COMPONENTS OF THIS WORLD-CLASS COLLECTION THAT DOCUMENTS THE LIFE AND CAREER OF PRESTON TUCKER AND THE VISIONARY AUTOMOBILE HE PRODUCED, THE TUCKER '48. THE PERMANENT DISPLAY INCLUDES THREE OF THE 51 TUCKER AUTOMOBILES BUILT, ONE BEING THE ONLY EXISTING EXAMPLE TO FEATURE AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TUCKER WAS FOCUSED ON BUILDING A TRULY REVOLUTIONARY AUTOMOBILE, ONE THAT WAS POWERFUL, FAST, WELL-MANNERED, FUEL EFFICIENT, ATTRACTIVE AND SAFE. HE EXPERIMENTED WITH MULTIPLE ENGINES AND PROGRESSIVE SUSPENSION AND BRAKE TECHNOLOGIES, INCORPORATING MANY ADVANCES INTO HIS DESIGN. HIS EFFORTS DOCUMENTED BY THE NUMEROUS DRAWINGS, BLUEPRINTS, ADVERTISING MATERIALS, FILM CLIPS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL ARTIFACTS ASSEMBLED AND INTERPRETED FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY. THE TUCKER AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA (TACA) WAS MERGED INTO THE MUSEUM. THE CLUB, WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN THE 1970S TO DOCUMENT AND RESEARCH THE EXISTING AUTOMOBILES AND BRING TUCKER OWNERS TOGETHER FOR AN EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION, HAD ESSENTIALLY COMPLETED ITS ORIGINAL MISSION. THE CLUB TRANSFERRED ITS ASSETS AND MEMBERS TO THE MUSEUM. TACA BROUGHT ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTARY MATERIALS THAT ENHANCED WHAT WAS ALREADY THE WORLD'S GREATEST ARCHIVE OF TUCKER INFORMATION. IN ADDITION, THE MERGED ASSETS INCLUDED A FIBERGLASS REPRODUCTION TUCKER AUTOMOBILE SHELL THAT WAS MADE FOR THE FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA MOVIE ON TUCKER THAT WAS PRODUCED IN THE LATE 1980S. THIS NEW "TUCKER" GAVE US A VEHICLE WE COULD TAKE TO EXTERNAL SHOWS AND EVENTS AND NOW SITS SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR ORIGINAL FACTORY BUILT TEST CHASSIS AND ACROSS FROM A ROW OF PROTOTYPE TUCKER ENGINES. THE TACA MEMBERSHIP ALSO BRINGS US NEW CAR OWNERS, HISTORIANS AND HOBBYISTS WHO HAVE ENHANCED OUR DATABASE OF INFORMATION ON THE SUBJECT. ALL OF THESE COMPONENTS AND PIECES, NEW AND OLD, COLLECTIVELY GIVE US INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS THE "CENTER OF THE TUCKER UNIVERSE." 3. IN 2020, THE MUSEUM OF BUS TRANSPORTATION (MOBT) TRANSFERRED ITS ASSETS AND MEMBERS TO THE MUSEUM. THE MOBT WAS PREVIOUSY A TENANT AND PARTNER, OCCUPYING A LARGER PORTION OF THE LOWER-LEVEL GALLERY WHERE IT DISPLAYED PART OF ITS COLLECTION OF HISTORIC BUSES. THE GROUP HAD SECURED A 20-YEAR LEASE WITH THE MUSEUM AND HAD BEEN PART OF THE ORGANIZATION SINCE OPENING DAY IN JUNE OF 2003. THE MOBT BROUGHT APPROXIMATELY 35 BUSES TO THE MUSEUM'S BUS COLLECTION AS WELL AS AN ANNEX BUILDING USED FOR STORAGE AND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE. THE MUSEUM'S BUS COLLECTION IS STILL ON DISPLAY IN THE LOWER LEVEL TO DISPLAY THIS IMPORTANT PART OF OUR NATION'S TRANSPORTATION HISTORY.
  Expenses $1,257,608 · revenue $406,455
• THE AACA MUSEUM, INC. IS A PUBLIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO GROW OUR "MUSEUM FAMILY" ACROSS ALL CATEGORIES, FROM INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO CORPORATE MEMBERS. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE CURRENT CATEGORIES INCLUDE: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, SUPPORTING, LIFETIME, AND 161 SOCIETY (OUR HIGHEST LEVEL OF MEMBERSHIP WHOSE MEMBERS PERIODICALLY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN AUTOMOTIVE BASED TRAVELS LOCALLY, DOMESTICALLY AND SOMETIMES INTERNATIONALLY). SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE MUSEUM HAS EXPANDED ITS MEMBERSHIP LEVELS TO INCLUDE A MEMBERSHIP ADD ON FOR THE TUCKER AUTOMOBILE PRESERVATION SOCIETY. MEMBERSHIPS FOCUS ON OUR WORLD CLASS COLLECTION, AND OFFER SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, NEWSLETTERS, AND OTHER SUBJECT RELATED BENEFITS. WE ALSO HAVE A CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP LEVEL THAT APPEALS TO LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO BECOME PART OF THE MUSEUM'S FAMILY BUT ARE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO BECOME A SUSTAINED SPONSOR OF OUR REGULAR PROGRAMS OR EVENTS. MEMBERSHIP IS ALSO OFFERED TO VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF HOURS, AND TO THOSE WHO "ADOPT A CAR" FROM THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION. ADDITIONALLY, ANYONE WHO DONATED A VEHICLE RECEIVES A BASE LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP/ADMISSION TO THE MUSEUM. IN 2022, A RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENT WAS REACHED WITH THE CLASSIC AUTO MALL IN MORGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, THAT PROVIDES MUSEUM MEMBERSHIP TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, WHICH REMAINS IN PLACE. MUSEUM MEMBERS ENJOY MANY DIVERSE BENEFITS, BUT DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. THE MUSEUM CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 2300 MEMBERS ACROSS ALL OF ITS MEMBERSHIP LEVELS.
  Expenses $368,898 · revenue $79,379
• PUBLIC EDUCATION IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE MUSEUM'S MISSION AND LINKED TO ITS ACTIVITIES. THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM BEGINS WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF CARS, TRUCKS, BUSES, AND MOTORCYCLES DISPLAYED (APPROXIMATELY 150 IN THE MAIN BUILDING) THAT RANGE FROM THE LATE 1800S THROUGH THE 1990S. IT IS SUPPORTED BY HISTORICALLY ACCURATE BACKDROPS THAT POPULATE EACH DECADE SCENE IN THE MAIN GALLERY. SOME CURRENT VEHICLE MODELS MAY ALSO BEEN SEEN AS PART OF THE MUSEUM'S "THEN AND NOW" ROTATING EXHIBIT. ADDITIONALLY, SMALLER THEMED EXHIBITIONS MAY BE FOUND THROUGHOUT ALL THREE FLOORS, INCLUDING TWO WHEELED VEHICLES, A WORLD CLASS DISPLAY OF APPROXIMATELY 500 RADIATOR CAPS AND HOOD ORNAMENTS ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY AND GEOGRAPHICALLY BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, LICENSE PLATE COLLECTIONS, THEMED AND GROUPED TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARTWORK AND STAND-ALONE INTERACTIVE UNITS PLACED THROUGHOUT OUR SPACE. ALL EXHIBITED ITEMS ARE SUPPORTED BY DESCRIPTIVE LABELS AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE DEVICES. THE MUSEUM IS ALSO STAFFED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER GALLERY GUIDES OR DOCENTS WHO ENHANCE THE VISITORS' EXPERIENCE AND PROTECT THE COLLECTIONS. THE MUSEUM HAS TWO CHANGING GALLERIES, WHICH WILL BE DISCUSSED BELOW AND COLLABORATED WITH SEVERAL COLLECTOR ORGANIZATIONS TO PRODUCE TEMPORARY AND SEMI-PERMANENT DISPLAYS ON SPECIFIC AUTOMOTIVE SUBJECT MATTER. A CURRENT FOCUS IS AN EXTREMELY INFORMATIVE CASE AND WALL EXHIBIT MOUNTED BY THE ROADMAP COLLECTORS' ASSOCIATION. THIS DISPLAY ALSO INCLUDES AN AUDIO-VISUAL COMPONENT; THE ENTIRE DISPLAY IS UPDATED APPROXIMATELY TWICE PER YEAR AND ALSO RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL COSMETIC UPGRADE IN 2024, WITH NEW GRAPHIC PANELS AND SIGNAGE AND VISITOR TAKE-AWAY MATERIALS.SOME ADDITIONAL CURRENT EDUCATIONAL FEATURES INCLUDE:1. WILLIAMS-CLYNE GATEWAY GALLERY: THIS CONVERTED SPACE SERVES AS THE PUBLIC ENTRANCE FOR THE MUSEUM. IT WAS REDESIGNED TO RESEMBLE THE INTERIOR OF A CAR DEALERSHIP FROM THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. WE MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE CLUBS FREE OF CHARGE FOR A SIX-MONTH PERIOD WHERE THEY CAN USE THE SPACE TO PROMOTE THE MUSEUM'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION WHILE SHOWCASING MEMBERS' VEHICLES AND RELEVANT PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS. THE SPACE IS WELL RECEIVED BY OUR VISITORS AND VERY POPULAR WITH CLUBS; IT IS CURRENTLY BOOKED FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. TWO NATIONALLY BASED CAR CLUBS PRODUCED DISPLAYS IN THIS SPACE OVER THE COURSE OF 2024.2. LOWER-LEVEL GALLERY CHILDREN'S' INTERACTIVE AREA: THE MUSEUM MAINTAINS A HANDS-ON EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AREA WHERE YOUNGER VISITORS MAY ENGAGE IN A VARIETY OF PROJECTS THAT WILL TEACH THEM ABOUT TRANSPORTATION HISTORY, VEHICLE DESIGN AND RELATED TOPICS. A PHOTO OP WITH A HISTORIC VEHICLE IS INCLUDED. THE MUSEUM UPDATES THIS AREA ANNUALLY.3. VALENTINE DINER: THE LOWER-LEVEL GALLERY HOUSES AN AUTHENTIC AND FULLY RESTORED 1941 VALENTINE DINER THAT WAS ORIGINALLY OPERATED IN WICHITA, KANSAS BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED EAST BY A COLLECTOR WHO DONATED IT TO THE MUSEUM. VOLUNTEERS RESTORED THIS ARTIFACT AND IT IS NOW FILLED WITH ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNS AND HANDS-ON MATERIALS THAT WILL TRANSPORT VISITORS BACK TO THE 1950S. THE GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE DINER'S ORIGINAL PROPRIETOR VISITED THE MUSEUM IN 2022 AND PROVIDED FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS OF ITS OPERATION IN KANSAS, WHICH WERE ADDED TO THE BUILDING'S INTERPRETATION. YOUNGER VISITORS CAN PARTICIPATE IN HAND-ON ACTIVITES IN THIS HISTORIC SETTING, LEAVING WITH A SOUVENIR GRILL COOK'S CAP.4. BEHIND THE SCENES VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDING TOUR: THE MUSEUM INITIATED A NEW PROGRAM SEVERAL YEARS AGO THAT TAKES VISITORS ON AN OPTIONAL GUIDED "BEHIND THE SCENES" TOUR OF OUR VEHICLE STORAGE BUILDING. LOCATED BEHIND THE MAIN MUSEUM BUILDING, THIS STRUCTURE IS NOT READILY VISIBLE AND UP UNTIL RECENTLY HAD NOT BEEN OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. WE NOW CONDUCT SEASONAL GUIDED "BEHIND THE SCENES" TOURS OF THIS ANNEX THAT HOUSES APPROXIMATELY 70 TO 80 VEHICLES. A TRAINED GUIDE BRINGS THE AREA TO LIFE, WHILE PROVIDING A BACKGROUND ON THE MUSEUM AND EXPLAINING ITS PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. APPROXIMATELY 260 GUESTS PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROGRAM OVER THE CALENDER YEAR RECEIVING A SPECIALIZED TOUR.5. EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP: THE MUSEUM ALSO HAS A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM WITH THE DAUPHIN COUNTY VO-TECH THAT BRINGS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO THE MUSEUM FOR HANDS ON EXPERIENCE WORKING ON VINTAGE VEHICLES. THE MUSEUM ALSO HOSTS TWO INTERNS OVER THE SUMMER TO HELP GAIN EXPERIENCE IN A MUSEUM SETTING FOR ARCHIVAL WORK. LASTLY, FROM A PREVIOUS PARTNERSHIP WITH LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE, WE HAVE AN ONGOING SERIES OF SPECIFIC ONLINE LEARNING MODULES FOCUSED ON THE AUTOMOBILE AND HOW IT RELATES TO VARIOUS COURSES CREATED BY THEIR STUDENT-TEACHERS. THESE LEARNING MODULES ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL AT NO CHARGE VIA THE MUSEUM'S WEBSITE.6. TOURS AVAILABLE FOR ALL AGE GROUPS: THE MUSEUM OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF TOURS FOR GROUPS RANGING FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SENIORS. SCHOOL AGED TOURS SUPPORT STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS IN HISTORY, ENGLISH, MATH, ECONOMICS, AND SCIENCE, AND ARE PRESENTED BY TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND ARE SPECIFIC TO THE AGE LEVEL OF THE GROUP. STUDENTS VISIT THE MUSEUM AND LEARN BY SEEING AND DOING, THE MUSEUM'S SPECIFICALLY TAILORED PROGRAMS MAKE LEARNING FUN AND ACTIVE. THESE TOURS BEGAN TO INCREASE AGAIN IN 2021 AFTER A PAUSE IN 2020.7. TALKS, LECTURES AND DEMONSTRATIONS: AS PART OF ITS ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND GENERAL PUBLIC OUTREACH, THE MUSEUM SPONSORS TALKS WITH THE MUSEUM CURATOR AND DIRECTOR, CAR COLLECTORS, AND OTHER EXPERTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FOCUSED WORKSHOPS, RALLIES, AND PROGRAMS AUGMENT CHANGING EXHIBITIONS SEASONALLY. PUBLIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE SPECIAL VEHICLE DISPLAYS, MOVIES, MUSIC, GALLERY DEMONSTRATIONS, AND OTHER FORMS OF SPECIAL INTERPRETATION. RECENTLY, THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON TUCKER AUTOMOTIVE THEMED PROGRAMS BUT HAS ALSO BEGUN A GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE LECTURE SERIES AVAILABLE ROUGHLY EVERY OTHER MONTH THAT TAKES PLACE BOTH IN PERSON AT THE MUEUM AND ALSO ONLINE WITH ADVANCE REGISTRATION. TOPICS IN 2025 FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS AND WERE PROMOTED THROUGH OUR WEBSITE, EMAIL BLASTS AND OUR PRINTED NEWSLETTER, "REFLECTIONS."8. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE MUSEUM HAS A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY IN WILLIAMSPORT, PA. THE COLLEGE HAS ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF INSTITUTIONS OFFERING A DEGREE IN AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION. THE MUSEUM ASSISTED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAM'S INITIAL CURRICULUM MANY YEARS AGO AND HAS SINCE MAINTAINED A BOND WITH THE SCHOOL. IN RETURN, THE COLLEGE HAS PROVIDED THE RESTORATION LABOR FOR A SERIES OF DONATED VEHICLES, WHICH HAVE OFFERED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR THE STUDENTS. THE COLLEGE IS CURRENTLY RESTORING A CUSTOM BODIED "STRETCH" CHEVROLET STATION WAGON FROM THE 1960S THAT WAS USED AT THE MILTON HERSHEY SCHOOL IN HERSHEY, PA TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS BACK AND FORTH FROM THEIR DORMS TO THEIR CLASSROOMS AND ALSO AROUND TOWN. THIS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALL THREE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WILL RESULT IN THE RESTORATION OF THIS EXTREMELY UNIQUE VEHICLE, WHICH WILL THEN BE DISPLAYED BY THE MUSEUM AND USED BY THE SCHOOL PERIODICALLY FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. THIS RELATIONSHIP CONTINUED IN 2025 AND OUR CHEVROLET WAGON REMAINS AT THEIR FACILITY.9. ANNUAL MUSEUM CAR SHOW AND PUBLIC OUTREACH: THE MUSEUM SPONSORS AN ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE SHOW EACH YEAR, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS EVENT HAS BEEN HELD FOR NEARLY 30 CONSECUTIVE YEARS. IT TYPICALLY INCLUDES A WIDE VARIETY OF HANDS ON AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THIS YEAR IT AGAIN FEATURED RIDES IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANTIQUE CARS. EACH YEAR THE FOCUS IS A BIT DIFFERENT TO ENSURE A WELL-ROUNDED EXPERIENCE FOR OUR VISITORS. MUSEUM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS ROUTINELY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY EVENTS WITH COLLECTIONS VEHICLES AND A GENERAL INFORMATION BOOTH. THIS INCLUDES LOCAL AND REGIONAL CAR SHOWS, EVENTS SPONSORED BY OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE LIKE. A MODEL T WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE AACA FALL MEET IN HERSEY FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND THE MUSEUM ATTENDED THE PENNSYLVANIA AUTO SHOW AS WELL AS MULTIPLE CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE AND OTHER EVENTS ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND.
  Expenses $50,304 · revenue $15,173

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

25-1716419

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

1994

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Arts, culture and humanities (A500)

Assets (IRS master file)

$18,334,204

Income (IRS master file)

$3,078,131

Filing history

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about AACA MUSEUM INC

What is the EIN of AACA MUSEUM INC?

The employer identification number (EIN) of AACA MUSEUM INC is 25-1716419.

Is AACA MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.

Are donations to AACA MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does AACA MUSEUM INC file?

Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.

When is the next return of AACA MUSEUM INC due?

The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did AACA MUSEUM INC last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.

Who is the principal officer of AACA MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JEFFREY BLIEMEISTER.

Who are the officers and directors of AACA MUSEUM INC?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $112,223 (JEFFREY BLIEMEISTER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does AACA MUSEUM INC have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,047,521, expenses of $1,973,961 and total assets of $18,334,204 at year end.

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