Nonprofit · EIN 51-6171556
SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89
Tax-exempt · DOVER, DE 19901
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,866,614 | $2,317,055 | $549,559 | $21,502,153 | $101,706 | $21,400,447 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,283,112 | $2,171,653 | $5,111,459 | $20,457,258 | $139,521 | $20,317,737 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,225,866 | $2,269,481 | -$43,615 | $14,781,800 | $96,286 | $14,685,514 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,879,963
- Membership dues
- $26,225
- Program service revenue
- $16,047
- Investment income
- $960,418
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $90,139
- Net income from fundraising events
- $10,186
- Other revenue
- $10,186
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $66,667
- Other salaries and wages
- $718,098
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $979,686
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $461,293
- Depreciation
- $78,995
- Program services (functional)
- $1,840,997
- Management and general (functional)
- $268,472
- Fundraising (functional)
- $207,586
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,457,258
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,502,153
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $101,706
- Net assets, end of year
- $21,400,447
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,037,997
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,800,423
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $14,600,024
- Gross receipts
- $2,870,120
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HASSAN NAJJAR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $66,667 |
| JANELL UPTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SLIGHTS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILMA MISHOE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REX L VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ANDRE SWYGERT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIEL THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA P DEWITT | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY BELLION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BULLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EADDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ILONA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON ZULLINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SAVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISE ZOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARSHDEEP SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAIRD STABLER | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP TOBEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL DUDICH | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Former | 40 | $160,000 |
| KATHY DWYER SOUTHERN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SLIGHTS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILMA MISHOE | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REX L VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BERNICE M EDWARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA P DEWITT | INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| WENDY BELLION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY BULLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT EADDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH HANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ILONA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SAVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN SCHOONOVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DARSHDEEP SINGH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW SLATOR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAIRD STABLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP TOBEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISE ZOLLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON ZULLINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL DUDICH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $118,340 |
| CHARLES GUERIN | FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $84,306 |
| WENDY BELLION | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI CRAWFORD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE JEFFREY W BULLOCK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE NANCY W COOK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEWIS DREXEL DAVISON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT W EADDY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNICE M EDWARDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ILONA HOLLAND | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORA HANSEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM F RICHARDSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN R SCHOONOVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW C SLATER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DENNIS COKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAIRD STABLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARSON ZULLINGER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCIA P DEWITT | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SALKIN | 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SLIGHTS | 2ND VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REX L VARNER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHY DWYER SOUTHERN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| WILMA MISHOE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP TOBEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUZANNE SAVERY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 406 FEDERAL ST, DOVER, DE 19901-3615
- In care of
- % LINDA DANKO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WILMA MISHOE, 353 RITA WILMA ROAD, DOVER, DE 19904
- Signed the 990
- REX VARNER, TREASURER
- Phone
- (302) 674-2111
- Website
- WWW.THEBIGGSMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WHEELER WOLFENDEN & DWARES PA
Mission
DEDICATION TO THE AWARENESS OF AMERICAN ART AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR CULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- THE BIGGS MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON OUR CULTURE, AND TO THE ENRICHMENT OF OUR CULTURAL LIVES BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING, EXHIBITING, AND INTERPRETING THE FINE AND DECORATIVE ARTS FOR A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.Expenses $1,840,997 · revenue $16,047
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
- 51-6171556
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,502,153
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,870,120
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,866,614 | $2,317,055 | $21,502,153 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $7,283,112 | $2,171,653 | $20,457,258 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,225,866 | $2,269,481 | $14,781,800 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $7,720,000 | $1,659,259 | $14,481,334 | 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 51-6171556).
Questions about SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89
- What is the EIN of SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 is 51-6171556.
- Is SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 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 SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 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 SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 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 SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WILMA MISHOE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $66,667 (HASSAN NAJJAR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SEWELL C BIGGS TRUST 12-29-89 have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,866,614, expenses of $2,317,055 and total assets of $21,502,153 at year end.
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