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Nonprofit · EIN 76-0642410

HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM

Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77020

Financials

$385K$609K2023$1M$666K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,020,221$666,358$353,863$2,330,800$1,786,047$544,753
December 31, 2023990$384,596$608,710-$224,114$253,025$62,153$190,872
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$995,601
Membership dues
$82,350
Program service revenue
$8,400
Investment income
$1,614
Net income from sales of inventory
$14,606
Other revenue
$14,606

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$153,361
Other salaries and wages
$3,449
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$165,851
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$381,991
Travel
$2,410
Depreciation
$2,859
Program services (functional)
$521,892
Management and general (functional)
$54,840
Fundraising (functional)
$89,626

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$253,025
Total assets, end of year
$2,330,800
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,786,047
Net assets, end of year
$544,753
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,910,021
Net assets without donor restrictions
$210,629
Net assets with donor restrictions
$334,124
Gross receipts
$1,032,639
Employees
4
Volunteers
10
Year formed
2000
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE BOWLINEXEC DIR (THRU 7/2024)
Officer
40$81,667$2,210
BRIAN COSGROVEINTERIM EXEC DIR (FROM 8/2024)
Officer
40$63,333$6,150
JUDGE ED EMMETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARCO POISLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET KIDDMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUTHIE PORTERFIELDMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAPTAIN JASON SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAPTAIN CLINT WINEGARMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DERRICK THOMASMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
RENEE KLIMCZAKSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SARA HOWELLCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
CAPTAIN ED CARRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE DUMASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LESLIE BOWLINEXECUTIVE DIR (THRU 7/31/24)
Officer
40$140,000$4,649
BRIAN COSGROVEINTERIM EXEC DIR (FROM 8/1/24)
Officer
40$46,538$0
JUDGE ED EMMETTMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARCO POISLERMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MARGARET KIDDMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RUTHIE PORTERFIELDMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAPTAIN JASON SMITHMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CAPTAIN CLINT WINEGARMEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0$0
RENEE KLIMCZAKMEMBER AT LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SARA HOWELLCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0$0
ED CARRVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
MIKE DUMASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
DERRICK THOMASSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
2940 RIVERBY RD STE 200, HOUSTON, TX 77020-1800
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
MARGARET KIDD, 2940 RIVERBY ROAD 200, HOUSTON, TX 77020
Signed the 990
MARGARET KIDD, PRESIDENT
Phone
(713) 389-5055
Return prepared by
CALVETTI FERGUSON

Mission

HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM'S MISSION IS: TO NAVIGATE HOUSTON'S ORIGIN AND MARITIME CONNECTION TO THE WORLD THROUGH EXHIBIT, EDUCATION AND AND EXPERIENCE.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM, DBA AS HOUSTON MARITIME CENTER, WAS FOUNDED BY JAMES "JIM" L. MANZOLILLO WHOSE INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCES AND EXTENSIVE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF MARITIME ARTIFACTS AND SHIP MODELS SET ANCHOR TO HIS DREAM. AS A WORLD WAR II MERCHANT MARINE VETERAN, NAVAL ARCHITECT, MECHANICAL ENGINEER, SHIP BUILDER, AND LECTURER FOR CUNARD CRUISE LINES, JIM'S VISION WAS REALIZED WHEN THE HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM OPENED IN MAY 2000. OVER TWO DECADES THE COLLECTION HAS GROWN EXTENSIVELY TO COVER THE WORLD OF MARITIME HISTORY AND CULTURE FROM THE EARLY PHOENICIANS TO WORLD WAR II TO THE MODERN ENERGY INDUSTRY. MUSEUM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A LARGE AERIAL MAP AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT OF THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL DETAILING ITS MANY FACILITIES AND LANDMARKS, THE TEXAS NAVY THEATER WITH SEATING FOR 15 PERSONS, AN EXHIBIT ON THE HISTORY OF BUFFALO BAYOU AND COMMANDING MODELS OF SHIPS THAT TRAVERSE THE WORLD MOVING MILLIONS OF TONS OF GOODS IN AND OUT OF THE PORT OF HOUSTON ANNUALLY.
    Expenses $521,892 · revenue $23,006
  • THROUGHOUT THE YEAR HOUSTON MARITIME CENTER OFFERS A SERIES OF LECTURES ON THREE DISTINCT MARITIME-RELATED TOPICS: HISTORY, INDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL. SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, INDUSTRY VETERANS, AND FOR SOME PRESENTATIONS JOINT PANELISTS DELVE INTO THESE MATTERS EXPLORING LOCAL, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL AREAS OF INTEREST. STARTED IN 2004, OUR HISTORY LECTURE SERIES IS THE MUSEUM'S LONGEST-RUNNING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM. PAST LECTURE TOPICS INCLUDE LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE EXXON VALDEZ, THE HISTORY OF BROWN SHIPBUILDING, OFFSHORE WIND, THE JONES ACT, SEA MONSTERS ON RENAISSANCE MAPS, OYSTER CONSERVATION, AND TEXAS SHIPWRECKS AMONG MANY OTHERS. FOR 2024, LECTURE TOPICS INCLUDED UNDERWATER PIPELINE SAFETY, HURRICANE PREDICTIONS AND PREPAREDNESS, NUCLEAR POWER IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY, AND THE HISTORY OF THE BATTLESHIP USS TEXAS. A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, "FINDING THE VIRGO," AT THE HOBBY CENTER, FEATURED THE STORY OF LAUREN VUONG AND HER FAMILY'S RESCUE BY A LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS TANKER SHIP AS THEY FLED VIETNAM.
  • HOUSTON MARITIME CENTER HOSTS SEVERAL MAJOR ANNUAL EVENTS THAT CONNECT INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY. EACH EVENT RANGES IN SIZE FROM 40 TO 250+ ATTENDEES/PARTICIPANTS INCLUDING MONTHLY FAMILY DAYS, PRESENTATIONS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, NETWORKING, AND MUSEUM TOURS. EACH YEAR WE SERVE TO CREATE AWARENESS, ENGAGE, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT HOW SIGNIFICANT THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL AND MARITIME INDUSTRY ARE TO HOUSTON'S EVOLUTION AND HOW BOTH HAVE FOSTERED GROWTH, OPPORTUNITY, AND PROSPERITY FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS AND BEYOND.
  • HOUSTON MARITIME CENTER & MUSEUM CONDUCTS GUIDED TOURS FOR STUDENT GROUPS RANGING IN AGE FROM PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH UNIVERSITY FROM HOUSTON AND ALL ITS SURROUNDING METRO AREAS. THESE STUDENTS COME FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND INCLUDE A LARGE CONSTITUENCY OF HOME SCHOOL GROUPS THROUGHOUT TEXAS. BOTH GUIDED TOURS AND GENERAL ADMISSIONS FROM THE PUBLIC AT LARGE ENGAGE HMCM VISITORS OF ALL AGES FROM SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS, MARITIME PROFESSIONALS AND RETIREES, ACTIVE MILITARY PERSONNEL AND VETERANS, TO TOURISTS AND THOSE PASSIONATE ABOUT ALL THINGS MARITIME FROM AROUND THE WORLD. MANY TOURS INCLUDE STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS) /STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS AND MATHEMATICS) PRINCIPLES. SPECIAL TOURS ARE ALSO OFFERED FOR A MYRIAD OF TOPICS INCLUDING THE HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL AND HOUSTON'S PLACE IN THE GLOBAL MARITIME WORLD, THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN MARITIME DEVELOPMENT, MARITIME NAVIGATION, NATHANIEL BOWDITCH, CAREERS IN THE MARITIME SECTOR, AND LIFE ABOARD SHIPS. HMCM ALSO HOSTS FREE MONTHLY FAMILY DAY EVENTS ENGAGING THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FAMILIES IN MARITIME-THEMED CRAFTS, EXPERIENCES, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES. GUIDED TOURS, OFFERED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, ARE EXPERTLY LED BY OUR DOCENT TEAM WHO WORK/WORKED AS NAVAL ARCHITECTS, SHIP CAPTAINS, ENGINEERS, AND MERCHANT MARINES; MANY HAVE ALSO SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY. THESE RICH EXPERIENCES OFFER ALL VISITORS THE ABILITY TO LEARN NOT ONLY ABOUT HISTORY, MIGRATION, SHIPS, NAVIGATION, COMMUNICATION, AND MORE, BUT TO HEAR FROM FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCES AND BETTER UNDERSTAND THE MARITIME INDUSTRY AND ITS IMPACT. HMCM ALSO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEER AND MENTORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, MONTHLY NETWORKING EVENTS, AND INVITATIONS TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
76-0642410
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
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,330,800
Income (IRS master file)
$1,032,639

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,020,221$666,358$2,330,800XML
990December 2023$384,596$608,710$253,025XML
990December 2022$454,682$560,746$436,433IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––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 76-0642410).

Questions about HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM

What is the EIN of HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM?
The employer identification number (EIN) of HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM is 76-0642410.
Is HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does HOUSTON 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 HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM 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 HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM 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 HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARGARET KIDD.
Who are the officers and directors of HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $81,667 (LESLIE BOWLIN, EXEC DIR (THRU 7/2024)).
How much revenue does HOUSTON MARITIME MUSEUM have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,020,221, expenses of $666,358 and total assets of $2,330,800 at year end.

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