Nonprofit · EIN 75-1486136
THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC
Tax-exempt · FORT WORTH, TX 76107
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $11,485,731 | $4,737,513 | $6,748,218 | $25,336,331 | $643,604 | $24,692,727 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,370,896 | $4,312,379 | $58,517 | $17,696,915 | $171,227 | $17,525,688 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,335,065
- Membership dues
- $116,146
- Program service revenue
- $145,101
- Investment income
- $135,301
- Net rental income
- $13,208
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$238,507
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $80,869
- Other revenue
- -$129,736
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,572
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $414,232
- Other salaries and wages
- $949,912
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,628,005
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,229
- Accounting fees
- $107,547
- Occupancy
- $491,998
- Travel
- $127,033
- Depreciation
- $1,778,495
- Program services (functional)
- $2,875,069
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,201,032
- Fundraising (functional)
- $661,412
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $17,696,915
- Total assets, end of year
- $25,336,331
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $643,604
- Net assets, end of year
- $24,692,727
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $9,703,475
- Publicly traded securities
- $7,189,433
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $18,253,565
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,439,162
- Gross unrelated business income
- $84,463
- Gross receipts
- $12,128,138
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 28
- Year formed
- 1975
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIANA VELA | ASSOC. EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $151,881 | $11,702 |
| PATRICIA RILEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 23 | $146,322 | $6,085 |
| DEBRA MCSTAY | ASSOC. EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $86,539 | $11,702 |
| KIT MONCRIEF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE MCDAVID | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MERRILL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MEADOWS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLINE WHARTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE AGATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORENE AGATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAINA BANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL T BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI COLBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JO ELLARD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMIE RUTH EVANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
25 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR ELEANOR M GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARILYN W HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HAYMES-ROVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOTTIE ST CLAIR HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBY KNOWLES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MINDY K LEFEVRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADINE LEVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADINE LIPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM MINICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAMILLA NAPROUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAINTY NELSEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE C NICHOLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE OCONNOR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRI PATTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY E PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA D POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETSY PRICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY MARTHA RICHTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE SHERIDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENDA TILLERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WANDA WATERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEY WEAVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ABBY WINKELRIED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 42 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PATRICIA RILEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 23 | $179,258 | $4,575 |
| DIANA VELA | ASSOC. EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $163,908 | $10,941 |
| DEBRA MCSTAY | ASSOC. EXECUTIVE Officer | 40 | $98,761 | $10,941 |
| SHIRLEY BAKER - THRU 22023 | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 40 | $18,524 | $0 |
| KIT MONCRIEF | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACIE MCDAVID | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MERRILL | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA MEADOWS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOLINE WHARTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE AGATHER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAINA BANKS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL BARNES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATTI COLBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIMMIE RUTH EVANS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ELEANOR GREEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHANIE HAYMES-ROVEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOTTIE ST CLAIR HILL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LESTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADINE LEVIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CONSTANCE JAEGGI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NADINE LIPSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY LOEFFLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTA LOUCKX | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY RALPH LOWE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM MINICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA POWELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY MARTHA RICHTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RENDA TILLERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WANDA WATERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBY WINKELRIED | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA LYONS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINDY LEFEVRE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLA NAPROUS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI PATTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE SHERIDAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY RICE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE NICHOLAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHLEY WEAVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN DOWNING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH WHITTEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1720 GENDY ST, FORT WORTH, TX 76107-4064
- In care of
- % SHIRLEY BAKER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PATRICIA RILEY, 1720 GENDY STREET, FORT WORTH, TX 76107
- Signed the 990
- PATRICIA RILEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (817) 336-4475
- Website
- WWW.COWGIRL.NET
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME HONORS AND CELEBRATES WOMEN, PAST AND PRESENT, WHOSE LIVES EXEMPLIFY THE COURAGE, RESILIENCE AND INDEPENDENCE THAT HELPED SHAPE THE WEST, AND FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION OF THE IDEALS AND SPIRIT OF SELF-RELIANCE THEY INSPIRE.
Program accomplishments
- SINCE IT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1975 THE MUSEUM HAS BECOME AN INVALUABLE EDUCATION RESOURCE NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR ITS EXHIBITS, RESEARCH LIBRARY, RARE PHOTOGRAPHY COLLECTION, AND THE HONOREES IN ITS HALL OF FAME. ATTENDANCE PICKED BACK UP TO PRE-COVID LEVELS IN 2023 AND CONTINUED TO RISE IN 2024. BUILDING EXPANSION EFFORTS INCREASED DRAMATICALLY IN 2024.Expenses $2,875,069 · grants $2,572 · revenue $148,715
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 | Not 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
- 75-1486136
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $25,336,331
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,128,138
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $11,485,731 | $4,737,513 | $25,336,331 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,370,896 | $4,312,379 | $17,696,915 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $2,529,368 | $4,111,009 | $17,107,734 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 75-1486136).
Questions about THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC
- What is the EIN of THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC is 75-1486136.
- Is THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME 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 THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PATRICIA RILEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 40 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $151,881 (DIANA VELA, ASSOC. EXECUTIVE).
- How much revenue does THE NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM AND HALL OF FAME INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $11,485,731, expenses of $4,737,513 and total assets of $25,336,331 at year end.
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