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Nonprofit · EIN 34-6555993

DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · CLEVELAND, OH 44103

Financials

$453K$266K2023$810K$288K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
May 31, 2025990$809,715$287,735$521,980$4,536,873$2,105$4,534,768
May 31, 2024990$453,355$266,172$187,183$3,904,764$3,078$3,901,686
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$782,384
of which government grants
$336,417
Program service revenue
$724
Investment income
$19,133
Net rental income
$7,474
Other revenue
$7,474

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$71,875
Other salaries and wages
$32,410
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$120,349
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$11,870
Occupancy
$86,912
Depreciation
$24,266
Program services (functional)
$240,179
Management and general (functional)
$42,783
Fundraising (functional)
$4,773

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,904,764
Total assets, end of year
$4,536,873
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,105
Net assets, end of year
$4,534,768
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,279,849
Net assets without donor restrictions
$3,179,684
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,355,084
Gross receipts
$844,152
Employees
3
Volunteers
28
Year formed
1935
State of legal domicile
OH

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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN HANSGENEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$71,875$8,274
ROBERT KLANNPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JAMES EDMONSONPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT CLARKE BROWNVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN PETRUSTREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOUIS ADREANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RON FUQUADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE GERDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTUNESIA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACEY L MCKINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURIE NICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN RATNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLI REEVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROKAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
3 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROY E SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KATIE STEINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM ZARFOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 20 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN HANSGENEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$65,000$8,008
JAMES EDMONSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
BRENDA ELLNERPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
ROBERT KLANNVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JOHN PETRUSTREASURER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
LOUIS ADREANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT CLARKE BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON FUQUADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JANICE GERDADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTUNESIA HARRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BILL HOFFMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADAM KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STACEY L MCKINLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURIE NICEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAN RATNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHELLI REEVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM ROKAKISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROY E SMITHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KATIE STEINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOM ZARFOSSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
6709 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44103-3913
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LAUREN HANSGEN, 6709 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 44103
Signed the 990
LAUREN HANSGEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(216) 431-1060
Return prepared by
H & J CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS INC

Mission

TO PRESERVE, DEVELOP, AND SHARE HISTORIC DUNHAM TAVERN AND ITS CAMPUS AS AN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCE. WE ASPIRE FOR DUNHAM TAVERN AS AN INSTITUTION TO PROVIDE AN URBAN GREEN SPACE IN MIDTOWN CLEVELAND, AND TO RETURN THE TAVERN TO ITS ROOTS BY SERVING AS A PLACE FOR URBAN HISTORY, EDUCATION, NATURE, AND COMMUNITY.

990 for the year ended May 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ONCE A STAGECOACH STOP ON THE BUFFALO-CLEVELAND-DETROIT POST ROAD, THE 1824 HOME OF RUFUS AND JANE PRATT DUNHAM IS THE OLDEST BUILDING STILL STANDING ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE IN THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. IN STARK CONTRAST TO THE CITYSCAPE THAT SURROUNDS IT, DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS OFFERS A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY AND INSIGHT INTO THE LIFESTYLES OF EARLY OHIO SETTLERS AND TRAVELERS. AMAZINGLY, THE STRUCTURE HAS PERSISTED AS A WITNESS TO NEARLY 200 YEARS OF HISTORY AND CHANGE ON EUCLID AVENUE. STAGECOACH STOPS TO CAR DEALERSHIPS, MILLIONAIRE'S ROW TO URBAN RENEWAL . . . DUNHAM HAS REMAINED. DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS-AN INCLUSIVE PLACE THAT INSPIRES AND ENRICHES LIVES THROUGH HISTORY, NATURE, AND COMMUNITY. HISTORY NEVER RESTS BUT IS RETOLD BY EACH GENERATION. THE DUNHAM TAVERN HAS WITNESSED CLEVELAND'S HISTORY AND AMAZINGLY SURVIVED FOR ALMOST TWO CENTURIES. AS WE ENTER OUR THIRD CENTURY, DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS IS A PLACE WHERE ONE MAY EXPLORE AND CELEBRATE OUR COMMUNITY'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. WHILE WE HONOR THE DUNHAMS OF "PIONEER" DAYS, WE ALSO CELEBRATE EACH SUCCESSIVE GENERATION RIGHT UP TO TODAY THAT MADE NEW LIVES IN CLEVELAND. WE STRIVE TO FOSTER A RENEWED APPRECIATION OF NATURE AND OUR LANDSCAPE - EXPERIENCED AT OUR OUTDOOR EVENTS OR SIMPLY BY A CASUAL STROLL AND REFLECTION ON THE HERITAGE TRAIL. DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS IS A COMMUNITY ANCHOR THAT PRESERVES HISTORY WHILE CREATING A VITAL GATHERING SPACE THAT CONTINUES TO INSPIRE AND CELEBRATE A CHANGING MUSEUM FOR A RESILIENT NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST AS DUNHAM'S HISTORY REFLECTS PRESERVATION AND ADAPTATION WITHIN CHANGING NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXTS, TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT MOMENT TO CONSIDER THE FUTURE OF DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS. A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO PRESERVE DUNHAM'S HISTORY WHILE IMAGINING A VISIONARY FUTURE THAT SUSTAINS AND ELEVATES US AS A SIGNIFICANT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSET AND A REGIONAL CULTURAL DESTINATION. DUNHAM IS AT THE HEART OF THE NEWLY DEFINED MIDTOWN CIVIC DISTRICT. WITH INCREASED PLANNING AND INVESTMENT ALONG E. 66TH STREET AND THE EUCLID HEALTHTECH CORRIDOR, THE DUNHAM CAMPUS CAN BECOME AN INSPIRING, WELCOMING 21ST CENTURY PUBLIC SPACE THAT ENSURES DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM & GARDENS REMAINS A VITAL MIDTOWN INSTITUTION.
    Expenses $240,179 · revenue $724

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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025May 31, 2026October 15, 2026Not on file
2024May 31, 2025October 15, 2025990 on file
2023May 31, 2024October 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
34-6555993
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1942
Accounting year ends
May
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,536,873
Income (IRS master file)
$844,152

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990May 2025$809,715$287,735$4,536,873XML
990May 2024$453,355$266,172$3,904,764XML
990May 2023$574,288$282,926$3,552,745IRS
990May 2022$91,284$166,475$3,251,083IRS
990May 2021–––IRS
990May 2020–––IRS
990May 2019–––IRS
990May 2018–––IRS

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 DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM

What is the EIN of DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM is 34-6555993.
Is DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1942.
Are donations to DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does DUNHAM TAVERN 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 DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
Who is the principal officer of DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names LAUREN HANSGEN.
Who are the officers and directors of DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $71,875 (LAUREN HANSGEN, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does DUNHAM TAVERN MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $809,715, expenses of $287,735 and total assets of $4,536,873 at year end.

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