Nonprofit · EIN 38-2325536
MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · MARQUETTE, MI 49855
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $196,198 | $148,240 | $47,958 | $528,123 | $2,390 | $525,733 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $248,057 | $143,882 | $104,175 | $460,852 | $2,583 | $458,269 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $141,066 | $126,627 | $14,439 | $342,430 | $2,531 | $339,899 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $59,911
- of which government grants
- $29,800
- Membership dues
- $3,150
- Program service revenue
- $104,557
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,094
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $21,636
- Other revenue
- $31,730
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $48,200
- Other salaries and wages
- $28,205
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $82,941
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,462
- Occupancy
- $29,677
- Travel
- $1,844
- Depreciation
- $9,034
- Program services (functional)
- $114,510
- Management and general (functional)
- $33,730
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $460,852
- Total assets, end of year
- $528,123
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,390
- Net assets, end of year
- $525,733
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $205,459
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $525,733
- Gross receipts
- $220,081
- Employees
- 5
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLARY B BILLMAN | MUSEUM DIREC Trustee or director | 40 | $48,200 |
| FRED STONEHOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KURT FOSBURG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LEE ROWE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID NORTHEY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHARON PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK DONCKERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YELLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAN FOUNTAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY LAAKSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLARY B BILLMAN | MUSEUM DIREC Trustee or director | 40 | $49,870 |
| FRED STONEHOUSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| KURT FOSBURG | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| LEE ROWE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| DAVID NORTHEY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| SCOTT PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHARON PORTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANK DONCKERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YELLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| DAN FOUNTAIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY LAAKSO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRED STONEHOUSE | PRESIDENT | 8 | $0 |
| KURT FOSBURG | VICE PRESIDE | 3 | $0 |
| DAVID NORTHEY | TREASURER | 8 | $0 |
| SCOTT PORTER | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| CHARON PORTER | DIRECTOR | 6 | $0 |
| FRANK DONCKERS | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES WRIGHT | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| LEE ROWE | SECRETARY | 6 | $0 |
| DAN FOUNTAIN | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH YELLAND | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN HILL | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1096, MARQUETTE, MI 49855-1096
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FRED STONEHOUSE, 875 ORIANNA DRIVE, MARQUETTE, MI 49855
- Signed the 990
- FRED STONEHOUSE, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (906) 226-2006
- Website
- MQTMARITIMEMUSEUM.COM
- Return prepared by
- ANDERSON TACKMAN & COMPANY PLC
Mission
TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE MARITIME HISTORY
Program accomplishments
- MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM: THE MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK FROM MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER. DURING THE OFF SEASON, THE BOARD, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS WORK TO UPDATE AND CREATE NEW EVENTS AND EXHIBITS FOR THE COMING SEASON. INTERPRETIVE EXHIBITS INCLUDE: THREE HISTORIC FRESNEL LIGHTHOUSE LENSES (THE BEST COLLECTION IN THE GREAT LAKES); THE "WENT MISSING" FREIGHTER HENRY B. SMITH AND LEGENDARY EDMUND FITZGERALD; U.S. LIFE-SAVING SERVICE AND EARLY COAST GUARD; HISTORIC GREAT LAKES PASSENGER SHIPS; HISTORY OF IRON ORE SHIPPING FROM MARQUETTE; AREA LIGHTHOUSE HISTORY; AND MARINE ENGINE DEVELOPMENT. WHILE THE MUSEUM IS SELF-GUIDED, DOCENT TOURS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE MUSEUM OPERATED IN 2024 WITH FIVE PAID EMPLOYEES, TWELVE VOLUNTEER TOUR GUIDES, AND THREE STUDENT INTERNS. MUSEUM-SPONSORED SCHOOL VISITS BROUGHT ABOUT 1,200 CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO THE MUSEUM AND MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE. GROUPS INCLUDED LOCAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND HOMESCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS, NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND YOUNG WILDCAT SCHOLARS, AND SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPANTS. FIELD TRIP ADMISSION IS COMPLIMENTARY FOR LOCAL SCHOOL GROUPS. MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE: LIGHTHOUSE PARK, WHICH INCLUDES THE MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE, IS A SEVEN-ACRE TRACT TRANSFERRED FROM THE COAST GUARD IN 2016 TO THE CITY OF MARQUETTE, AND THE MUSEUM OPERATES LIGHTHOUSE TOURS UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY. THE MUSEUM CONTINUES TO WORK TO PRESERVE AND INTERPRET THE STORY OF THE 158-YEAR-OLD MARQUETTE HARBOR LIGHTHOUSE. THE ICONIC STRUCTURE IS ONE OF THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED LIGHTHOUSES IN THE GREAT LAKES AND FOR MANY, A POWERFUL SYMBOL OF MARQUETTE. RECENTLY, THE CITY COMPLETED WORK RESTORING THE SECOND FLOOR OF LIGHTHOUSE, WHICH IS NOW PART OF THE TOURS. THE MUSEUM CONDUCTS THREE DAILY TOURS OF LIGHTHOUSE PARK, AND OUR TOUR GUIDES ARE WELL TRAINED IN THE HISTORY OF THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE LIFE-SAVING SERVICE STATION, COAST GUARD, LAKE SUPERIOR, AND SHIPPING. SPECIAL EVENT SUNRISE, EVENING, AND PARANORMAL LIGHTHOUSE TOURS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. MCCLINTOCK ANNEX (DARTER-DACE MEMORIAL): THE ANNEX IS NAMED FOR CAPTAIN DAVID MCCLINTOCK, MARQUETTE NATIVE AND GRADUATE OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY. DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE WORLD WAR II BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF, THE LARGEST NAVAL ACTION IN HISTORY AND A PIVOTAL POINT IN THE PACIFIC WAR, CAPTAIN MCCLINTOCK'S SUBMARINE U.S.S. DARTER AND HER FLEET-MATE U.S.S. DACE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN THE VICTORY. THE MUSEUM'S ANNEX HIGHLIGHTS AND INTERPRETS THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE DARTER AND DACE CREWS TO THE PACIFIC BATTLE. THE ANNEX CONTAINS ITEMS RELATING TO THE BATTLE, INCLUDING A WORKING WWII SUBMARINE PERISCOPE, COMPUTER-CONTROLLED BATTLE DIORAMA, AND ARTIFACTS FROM THE SUBMARINES AND THEIR CREWS. A REPLICA OF A FULL-SIZE CONNING TOWER STANDS IN MARQUETTE'S LOWER HARBOR AS A MEMORIAL TO THE CREW AND THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS. GHOSTS OF LIGHTHOUSE POINT (GOLP): OUR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER, HELD FOR THREE NIGHTS AT THE END OF THE SEASON IN OCTOBER, IS A NOTABLE EXAMPLE OF HOW WE FULFILL OUR MISSION OF PROTECTING, PRESERVING, AND INTERPRETING MARITIME HISTORY WHILE ALSO GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. GOLP'S GHOSTS ARE BASED ON REAL PEOPLE FROM THE HISTORY OF MARQUETTE AND THE GREAT LAKES. THE VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF RESEARCH THEIR GHOSTS AND STORIES SO THAT TOUR GUESTS NOT ONLY HAVE A FUN HALLOWEEN EXPERIENCE, BUT THEY ALSO LEARN LOCAL MARITIME HISTORY. THIS EVENT ALSO UTILIZES COAST GUARD STATION MARQUETTE, AND STAFF AND STUDENTS FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY'S ROTC AND STUDENT VETERAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. ALTHOUGH THIS EVENT IS A MUSEUM FUNDRAISER, IT IS ALSO A COMMUNITY EVENT, AND WE GIVE BACK BY COLLECTING CANNED GOODS FOR THE NMU FOOD BANK.Expenses $114,510 · revenue $104,557
- OTHER EVENTS INCLUDE FREE CHILDREN'S ART/HISTORY WORKSHOPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LIBERTY CHILDREN'S ART PROJECT; LAKE SUPERIOR DAY, AN EDUCATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CELEBRATION OF LAKE SUPERIOR; AND MARITIME HISTORY ON TAP, A WINTER LECTURE SERIES HELD ONCE A MONTH IN THE WINTER AT THE ORE DOCK BREWING COMPANY. TOPICS RANGE FROM MARITIME MUSIC TO SHIPWRECKS TO LAKE SUPERIOR WEATHER.
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 38-2325536
- 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
- 1981
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $528,123
- Income (IRS master file)
- $220,081
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $196,198 | $148,240 | $528,123 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $248,057 | $143,882 | $460,852 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $141,066 | $126,627 | $342,430 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 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 38-2325536).
Questions about MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM is 38-2325536.
- Is MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1981.
- Are donations to MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MARQUETTE MARITIME 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 MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM 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 MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM 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 MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FRED STONEHOUSE.
- Who are the officers and directors of MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $48,200 (HILLARY B BILLMAN, MUSEUM DIREC).
- How much revenue does MARQUETTE MARITIME MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $196,198, expenses of $148,240 and total assets of $528,123 at year end.
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