Nonprofit · EIN 88-0383932
NEON MUSEUM
Tax-exempt · LAS VEGAS, NV 89101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,097,754 | $8,714,829 | $382,925 | $10,466,667 | $1,704,535 | $8,762,132 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,573,416 | $6,759,662 | $2,813,754 | $12,537,619 | $1,161,038 | $11,376,581 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,235,513 | $6,073,231 | $162,282 | $10,158,201 | $2,370,334 | $7,787,867 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,864,759
- of which government grants
- $1,148,504
- Membership dues
- $143,375
- Program service revenue
- $6,674,143
- Investment income
- $346,560
- Other revenue
- $212,292
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $773,836
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,733,198
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,977,538
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $407,081
- Depreciation
- $2,435
- Program services (functional)
- $5,917,676
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,008,458
- Fundraising (functional)
- $788,695
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $12,537,619
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,466,667
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,704,535
- Net assets, end of year
- $8,762,132
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,154,612
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,595,303
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $166,829
- Gross receipts
- $9,097,754
- Employees
- 87
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- NV
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON BERGER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $275,307 |
| SARAH JAYNE HULME | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $134,394 |
| JOANN ARGUELLO | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $133,462 |
| MIKE DINI | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $118,341 |
| DAVID RAND | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $112,332 |
| STEVI WARA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM BARTHELMESS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HUNTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE JEFFE | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN MCMILLAN-PORTER | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE QUINN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA STANIEC | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROGER THOMAS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| URI VAKNIN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF VICTOR | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL WILKINS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES LITT | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON BERGER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $275,307 |
| SARAH JAYNE HULME | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $134,394 |
| JOANN ARGUELLO | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $133,462 |
| MIKE DINI | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $118,341 |
| DAVID RAND | DIRECTOR OF Officer | 40 | $112,332 |
| STEVI WARA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM BARTHELMESS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HUNTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE JEFFE | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KRISTIN MCMILLAN-PORTER | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE QUINN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA STANIEC | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROGER THOMAS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| URI VAKNIN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF VICTOR | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL WILKINS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES LITT | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON BERGER | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $215,409 |
| BRUCE SPOTLESON | DEPUTY DIREC Officer | 40 | $148,022 |
| STEVIE WARA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADAM BARTHELMESS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIM HUNTER | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LESLIE A JEFFE | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLES LITT | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELE C QUINN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA STANIEC | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROGER THOMAS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| URI VAKNIN | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JEFF VICTOR | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL C WILKINS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD TRUSTE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 770 LAS VEGAS BLVD N, LAS VEGAS, NV 89101-2010
- In care of
- % NEON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AARON BERGER, 1001 W BONANZA RD, LAS VEGAS, NV 89106
- Signed the 990
- AARON BERGER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (702) 387-6366
- Website
- WWW.NEONMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ELLSWORTH & STOUT CPAS
Mission
THE NEON MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO COLLECTING, PRESERVING, STUDYING AND EXHIBITING ICONIC LAS VEGAS SIGNS FOR EDUCATIONAL, HISTORIC, ARTS AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT.
Program accomplishments
- PRESERVATION, REFURBISHMENT AND INSTALLATION OF HISTORICAL NEON SIGNS AS PART OF A MUSEUM DEVOTED TO THE PROCUREMENT, CARE, STUDY AND DISPLAY OF SUCH OBJECTS.Expenses $5,917,676 · revenue $6,674,143
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
- 88-0383932
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,466,667
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,097,754
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $9,097,754 | $8,714,829 | $10,466,667 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,573,416 | $6,759,662 | $12,537,619 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,235,513 | $6,073,231 | $10,158,201 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | 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 88-0383932).
Questions about NEON MUSEUM
- What is the EIN of NEON MUSEUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEON MUSEUM is 88-0383932.
- Is NEON MUSEUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to NEON MUSEUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEON 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 NEON MUSEUM 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 NEON MUSEUM 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 NEON MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names AARON BERGER.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEON MUSEUM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $275,307 (AARON BERGER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does NEON MUSEUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,097,754, expenses of $8,714,829 and total assets of $10,466,667 at year end.
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