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Nonprofit · EIN 58-0806933

MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC

Tax-exempt · MACON, GA 31210

Financials

$1.6M$1.5M2022$2.5M$1.6M2023$1.5M$1.9M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,467,833$1,905,346-$437,513$10,894,235$144,946$10,749,289
June 30, 2024990$2,508,709$1,575,485$933,224$11,182,321$83,427$11,098,894
June 30, 2023990$1,560,555$1,510,871$49,684$10,087,046$70,260$10,016,786
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$878,137
of which government grants
$262,652
Membership dues
$56,701
Program service revenue
$314,815
Investment income
$127,320
Net income from fundraising events
$105,107
Net income from sales of inventory
$42,454
Other revenue
$147,561

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$84,971
Other salaries and wages
$557,033
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$783,316
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$77,945
Accounting fees
$22,475
Occupancy
$163,747
Depreciation
$401,518
Program services (functional)
$1,493,883
Management and general (functional)
$387,068
Fundraising (functional)
$24,395

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$11,182,321
Total assets, end of year
$10,894,235
Total liabilities, end of year
$144,946
Net assets, end of year
$10,749,289
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,473,841
Publicly traded securities
$321,632
Net assets without donor restrictions
$9,636,625
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,112,664
Gross receipts
$1,575,934
Employees
36
Volunteers
420
Year formed
1956
State of legal domicile
GA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SUSAN WELSHEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$63,722$9,501
MARK WALHIMEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$21,649$1,409
JUDGE PHILIP RAYMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAYOR LESTER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY WHEATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOONE SMITH IVPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM WIGHTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CORRIE E HALL JDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY HUNTER HARRELLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIN MCCLENATHANMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WINI MCQUEENMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM FERRARIMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GENEVA WESTPRESIDENT EL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DR DAN SIMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA WALDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
9 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MALCOLM BURGESSMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
MATTHEW J MARONE PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
TIFFANY OLSONMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
BLAIR TRAINMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
MARY MCCARTIN WEARN PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIA WOOD MBAMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
GRACE SIMMS MARTIN JDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
MARJIE DICKEY ROQUEMOREMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM GREENHOUSEEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
–$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SUSAN WELSHEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
50$69,555$10,555
JUDGE PHILIP RAYMONDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAYOR LESTER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY WHEATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOONE SMITH IVPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM WIGHTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
CORRIE E HALL JDSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY HUNTER HARRELLPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ERIN MCCLENATHANMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WINI MCQUEENMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM FERRARIMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GENEVA WESTPRESIDENT EL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DR DAN SIMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JESSICA WALDENTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALCOLM BURGESSMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW J MARONE PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY OLSONMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLAIR TRAINMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY MCCARTIN WEARN PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA WOOD MBAMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GRACE SIMMS MARTIN JDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LILY ROBINSONMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK WALHIMEREXECUTIVE DI
Officer
50$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
SUSAN WELSHEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
50$69,591$9,985
JUDGE HOWARD SIMMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MAYOR LESTER MILLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GARY WHEATTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BOONE SMITH IVPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
BERT MAXWELL IVPAST PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY BOWMAN HAMPTONPRESIDENT EL
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM WIGHTTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
PAIGE SFORZOSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
MARY HUNTER HARRELLMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERIN MCCLENATHANMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CORRIE HALLMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WINI MCQUEENMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIM FERRARIMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GENEVA WESTMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR DAN SIMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RON SHIPMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MALCOLM BURGESSMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATTHEW J MARONE PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIFFANY OLSONMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BLAIR TRAINMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARY MCCARTIN WEARN PHDMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIA WOOD MBAMEMBER-AT-LA
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4182 FORSYTH RD, MACON, GA 31210-4806
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARY HUNTER HARRELL, 4182 FORSYTH ROAD, MACON, GA 31210
Signed the 990
JIM GREENHOUSE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(478) 477-3232
Return prepared by
LAMB & BRASWELL LLC

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO STIMULATE CURIOSITY, EVOKE WONDER, AND INSPIRE LIFELONG LEARNING THROUGH DYNAMIC EXPERIENCES THAT UNITE ARTS AND SCIENCES. WE ENVISION A COMMUNITY STRENGTHENED BY INQUIRY, EXPRESSION, AND INNOVATION.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE MUSEUM OF ARTS AND SCIENCES MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A FACILITY IN MACON, GEORGIA FOR THE MAIN PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, AND SCIENTIFIC MATERIALS. THE MUSEUM OFFERS PREMANENT AND CHANGING EXHIBITS, LECTURES, CLASSES AND MUSEUM TRIPS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON SERVING AS AN ADJUNCT TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
    Expenses $1,493,883

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
58-0806933
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
1961
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$10,894,235
Income (IRS master file)
$1,575,934

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,467,833$1,905,346$10,894,235IRS
990June 2024$2,508,709$1,575,485$11,182,321XML
990June 2023$1,560,555$1,510,871$10,087,046XML
990June 2022$2,239,211$1,525,578$9,877,507IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 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 58-0806933).

Questions about MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC

What is the EIN of MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC is 58-0806933.
Is MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1961.
Are donations to MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES 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 MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC 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 MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC 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 MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names MARY HUNTER HARRELL.
Who are the officers and directors of MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $63,722 (SUSAN WELSH, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does MUSEUM OF ARTS & SCIENCES INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,467,833, expenses of $1,905,346 and total assets of $10,894,235 at year end.

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