Nonprofit · EIN 26-4178283
LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · CORONA, NY 11368
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,366,047 | $2,073,861 | $2,292,186 | $7,954,101 | $424,248 | $7,529,853 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,487,309 | $1,916,947 | $2,570,362 | $5,331,333 | $105,124 | $5,226,209 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,383,546 | $1,761,718 | $621,828 | $2,756,688 | $154,171 | $2,602,517 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,992,161
- of which government grants
- $728,278
- Program service revenue
- $191,290
- Investment income
- $132,397
- Net rental income
- $15,228
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $25,543
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $32,121
- Other revenue
- $50,199
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $36,980
- Other salaries and wages
- $435,812
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $618,202
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $20,708
- Accounting fees
- $75,174
- Travel
- $30,213
- Depreciation
- $12,076
- Program services (functional)
- $1,654,177
- Management and general (functional)
- $352,034
- Fundraising (functional)
- $67,650
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,331,333
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,954,101
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $424,248
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,529,853
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $249,568
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,984,581
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,481,277
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,048,576
- Gross receipts
- $4,724,079
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGINA BAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $24,752 | $166,610 |
| JAY HERSHENSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BERRY | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAITLAND-LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STODDART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ROSENSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL COLEMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT F SMITH | TRUSTEE (TO 04/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK WU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J BODNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GABRIEL MAROUS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EZRA SALAMI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGINA BAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $18,526 | $147,689 |
| JAY HERSHENSON | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL COLEMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAITLAND-LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STODDART | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ROSENSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT F SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK WU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J BODNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULISSA FERRERAS-COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| REGINA BAIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $12,300 | $153,520 |
| JAY HERSHENSON | ACTING CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL COLEMAN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN MAITLAND-LEWIS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACKIE HARRIS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ROSENSTOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BERRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT F SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANK WU | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE STODDART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID J BODNEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULISSA FERRERAS-COPELAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3456 107TH ST, CORONA, NY 11368-1226
- In care of
- % MICHAEL B COGSWELL
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- REGINA BAIN, 34-56 107TH STREET, CORONA, NY 113681226
- Signed the 990
- REGINA BAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (718) 478-8274
- Website
- WWW.LOUISARMSTRONGHOUSE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLP
Mission
THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM SUSTAINS AND PROMOTES THE CULTURAL, HISTORICAL, AND HUMANITARIAN LEGACY OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG BY PRESERVING AND INTERPRETING ARMSTRONG'S HOUSE AND GROUNDS, COLLECTING AND SHARING ARCHIVAL MATERIALS THAT DOCUMENT ARMSTRONG'S LIFE AND LEGACY, AND PRESENTING PUBLIC PROGRAMS SUCH AS EXHIBITS, CONCERTS, LECTURES, AND FILM SCREENINGS. THE MUSEUM SEEKS TO EDUCATE AND INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ORIGINS, AND LOCATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- IN 2025, LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM (LAHM) WAS DESIGNATED AS A NEW MEMBER OF NEW YORK CITY'S CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS GROUP (CIG). THIS DESIGNATION WILL PROVIDE FURTHER FISCAL STABILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION AND RECOGNIZES LAHM'S DECADES-LONG COMMITMENT TO ART AND EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITY.IN 2025 OUR PROGRAMS WERE INSPIRED BY THE ARMSTRONG VALUES OF: PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LEGACY, ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 20,000 CONSTITUENTS CONSISTING OF STUDENTS, ADULTS, AND SENIORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND DIVERSE ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LEGACYTOURS OF THE EXPANDED CAMPUS: IN ADDITION TO THE ARMSTRONG HOME GUIDED TOUR, WE ALSO WELCOMED THOUSANDS OF VISITORS TO THE NEW ARMSTRONG CENTER. THE CENTER FEATURES A STATE OF THE ART EXHIBITION SPACE SHOWCASING HUNDREDS OF ITEMS FROM OUR ARCHIVAL COLLECTIONS.THE CORONA COLLECTION EXHIBITION: THIS PROJECT DOCUMENTED THE ORAL HISTORIES OF 15 CORONA, NY RESIDENTS WHO PERSONALLY KNEW LOUIS AND LUCILLE ARMSTRONG. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED AN EXHIBITION VIDEO, EXHIBIT CASES SHOWCASING 36 ASSETS, AND A MURAL. THE EXHIBIT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN OCTOBER 2025 AND IS CURRENTLY OPEN TO THE PUBLICARTISTIC EXCELLENCEARMSTRONG NOW!: NOW IN ITS FIFTH YEAR, OUR ARTIST IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM FEATURED TRINIDADIAN TRUMPETER, PERCUSSIONIST, COMPOSER, AND STORYTELLER ETIENNE CHARLES AND DISTINGUISHED CHOREOGRAPHER, FILMMAKER, AND EDUCATOR IRISHIA HUBBARD ROMAINE. EACH ARTIST EXPLORED THE ARMSTRONG ARCHIVAL COLLECTION FOR INSPIRATION TO FURNISH NEW PROJECTS SPANNING MUSIC, DANCE, SPOKEN WORD, AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. THE COMMISSIONED PERFORMANCES FOR THESE ARTISTS WERE SHOWCASED IN FALL 2025 IN THE ARMSTRONG CENTER JAZZ ROOM.YEAR ROUND CONCERTS: IN ADDITION TO OUR ARMSTRONG NOW! PERFORMANCES, WE HOSTED YEAR ROUND PERFORMANCES FEATURING A WIDE RANGE OF JAZZ ARTISTS.EDUCATION & COMMUNITYPOPS IS TOPS, OUR LONGEST STANDING PROGRAM NOW IN ITS 39TH YEAR, FEATURED GRAMMY-NOMINATED TRUMPETER ALPHONSO HORNE. THIS 4 DAY FESTIVAL SERVED OVER 2,000 STUDENTS FROM CORONA, QUEENS AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. DURING THIS FREE EVENT EVERY STUDENT ALSO RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY TOUR OF THE ARMSTRONG HOME.TRUMPET LESSONS: OUR INSTRUMENT INSTRUCTION PROGRAM PROVIDED WEEKLY TRUMPET INSTRUCTION AT THE ARMSTRONG CENTER TO STUDENTS AGES 8 - 14. MORE THAN 30 STUDENTS WERE TAUGHT BY WORLD CLASS ARTISTS FOR LOW OR NO-COST AND RECEIVED A TRUMPET ON LOAN FOR THE DURATION OF THEIR CLASSES.Expenses $1,654,177 · revenue $226,261
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-4178283
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,954,101
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,724,079
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,366,047 | $2,073,861 | $7,954,101 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,487,309 | $1,916,947 | $5,331,333 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,383,546 | $1,761,718 | $2,756,688 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,930,976 | $1,231,631 | $2,090,029 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 26-4178283).
Questions about LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM is 26-4178283.
- Is LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM 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 LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names REGINA BAIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 14 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $24,752 (REGINA BAIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,366,047, expenses of $2,073,861 and total assets of $7,954,101 at year end.
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