Nonprofit · EIN 71-0752573
OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC
Tax-exempt · BATESVILLE, AR 72501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $148,210 | $212,685 | -$64,475 | $1,393,899 | $5,020 | $1,388,879 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $189,731 | $190,548 | -$817 | $1,426,636 | $4,887 | $1,421,749 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $207,554 | $193,454 | $14,100 | $1,408,791 | $4,325 | $1,404,466 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $95,984
- of which government grants
- $28,611
- Membership dues
- $27,192
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $46,547
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $32,183
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,679
- Other revenue
- $5,679
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $31,382
- Other salaries and wages
- $42,466
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $79,630
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $11,645
- Occupancy
- $15,245
- Depreciation
- $41,305
- Program services (functional)
- $111,848
- Management and general (functional)
- $100,837
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,426,636
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,393,899
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,020
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,388,879
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $698,088
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $832,778
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $556,101
- Gross receipts
- $176,306
- Employees
- 5
- State of legal domicile
- AR
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY SHONK | FORMER DIRECTOR | 40 | $23,120 |
| TAYLOR FITTERLING | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $13,519 |
| FULLER BUMPERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH DRAKE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIE REEVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MURPHREE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENDA MARTIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CRIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAY SOUTHERLAND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUCHANAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY GERHARDT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON KENNEDY | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY YEAGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN COLTHARP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES STURCH | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CATHY SHONK | MUSEUM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $36,040 |
| LAURA REED | ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | 40 | $7,392 |
| SANDY WEST | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAYNE STEWART | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HOWARD | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MURPHREE | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GLENDA MARTIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMANDA CRIDER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAY SOUTHERLAND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUCHANAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY GERHARDT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON KENNEDY | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANDON REEVES | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SONYA RUCKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY HARPER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN COLTHARP | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STURCH | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA REED | ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT | 40 | $33,280 |
| CATHY SHONK | MUSEUM DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $27,880 |
| AMANDA CURTWRIGHT | MUSEUM DIRECTOR | 40 | $17,885 |
| SANDY WEST | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BLAYNE STEWART | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HOWARD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AMY MURPHREE | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL OLIVA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY ENGLES | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAY SOUTHERLAND | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN BUCHANAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNY GERHARDT | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON KENNEDY | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LANDON REEVES | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MEGAN HOLIFIELD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SONYA RUCKER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LUCY HARPER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN COLTHARP | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES STURCH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 380 S 9TH ST, BATESVILLE, AR 72501-5703
- In care of
- % AMELIA BOWMAN
- Signed the 990
- TAYLOR FITTERLING, Director
- Phone
- (870) 793-2121
- Return prepared by
- Welch Couch & Company PA
Mission
TO SERVE THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PROVISION OF PREHISTORIC AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDEPENDENCE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
Program accomplishments
- SERVES THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH PROVISION OF PREHISTORIC AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDEPENDENCE COUNTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.Expenses $111,848
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 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 71-0752573
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A540)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,393,899
- Income (IRS master file)
- $176,306
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $148,210 | $212,685 | $1,393,899 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $189,731 | $190,548 | $1,426,636 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $207,554 | $193,454 | $1,408,791 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $231,658 | $183,285 | $1,374,155 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 71-0752573).
Questions about OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC
- What is the EIN of OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC is 71-0752573.
- Is OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM 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 OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC 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 OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $23,120 (CATHY SHONK, FORMER DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $148,210, expenses of $212,685 and total assets of $1,393,899 at year end.
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