2026-07-01T14:56:29+00:00 2025-12-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 900 S Gay Street Suite 1900 Knoxville TN 37902 990 2025-01-01 621845653 Tennessee Museum of Aviation TENN 8659080171 PO Box 5587 Sevierville TN 378645587 R Neal Melton Chairman/President 8656891007 2026-07-01 true Courtney Whitt P00851422 8655237400 2026-05-15 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z R Neal Melton 10612 Emory Road Luttrell TN 37779 374362 false X http://www.tnairmuseum.com X 2000 TN Preservation of aviation history, advancement of education, honoring historical aviators. 9 8 4 5 0 157573 125632 165722 162888 4094 3787 61448 32293 388837 324600 0 0 0 196645 203087 0 0 8158 191796 208658 388441 411745 396 -87145 171716 138223 1558279 1611931 -1386563 -1473708 The Tennessee Museum of Aviation is dedicated to the preservation of aviation history, the advancement of education, and the honoring of historical aviators. false false 411745 324600 Approximately 10,608 visitors toured the museum during the 2025 calendar year. Aside from donor contributions, the museum's largest sources of revenue come from ticket sales to tour the museum's various exhibits and sales of aviation memorabilia from the gift shop. 411745 true true false false false false false true false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 4 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false TN X R Neal Melton 8659080171 135 Air Museum Way Sevierville TN 37862 X Bill Pratt Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 Capt William N Perkins Secretary 0.0 X 0 0 0 Harry W Stowers Jr Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 John Shoffner Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 R Neal Melton Chairman/President 40.0 X 0 0 0 Robert E Minter Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Stone Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 Tom Patten Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 Victor L Barrett Director 0.0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 125632 125632 Ticket Sales 713990 162888 162888 0 0 0 0 162888 787 787 0 0 3000 0 3000 3000 3000 0 82055 49762 32293 32293 Miscellaneous Income 713990 0 0 0 0 0 324600 198968 0 0 141247 81548 59699 51032 29461 21571 10808 6239 4569 47978 47978 0 0 0 0 13840 10226 3614 2914 1998 569 347 70064 53214 9039 7811 46254 26702 19552 3505 2804 701 18331 1904 16427 Bank Service Charges 5588 5588 Licenses and Registrations 144 144 Dues and Subscriptions 40 16 24 0 0 0 0 411745 214112 189475 8158 65761 47421 18407 19166 0 0 0 0 46784 34377 11625 11625 645893 620259 29139 25634 0 0 0 0 171716 138223 587 716 1553721 1607240 3971 3975 1558279 1611931 -1420040 -1507971 33477 34263 -1386563 -1473708 171716 138223 -87145 0 X false false false X 158829 121534 142018 157573 125632 705586 197881 244594 250894 267752 247943 1209064 0 0 0 0 0 0 356710 366128 392912 425325 373575 1914650 154477 117085 122237 154349 95010 643158 0 0 0 0 0 0 154477 117085 122237 154349 95010 643158 1271492 76 14 604 794 787 2275 0 0 76 14 604 794 787 2275 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 356786 366142 393516 426119 374362 1916925 0.66330 0.61597 0 0.0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X false 42959 36845 6114 101569 99734 1835 501365 483680 17685 25634 Federal Income Taxes Restricted Collections Fund 3975 3975 Schedule D, Part III, Line 1a Collections of art - financial statement footnote THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE HISTORICAL AIRPLANES, ART AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO AVIATION AND AEROSPACE THAT ARE HELD FOR EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE EXHIBITS PROMOTE EDUCATION OF AVIATION AND U.S. WAR HISTORY, AND PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE OF PATRIOTIC APPRECIATION. EACH ITEM IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR. THE VALUE OF THE COLLECTION IS NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE MUSEUM. Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE HISTORICAL AIRPLANES, ART AND ARTIFACTS RELATING TO AVIATION AND AEROSPACE THAT ARE HELD FOR EXHIBITION AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE EXHIBITS PROMOTE EDUCATION OF AVIATION AND U.S. WAR HISTORY, AND PROVIDE AN ATMOSPHERE OF PATRIOTIC APPRECIATION. R Neal Melton Chairman of the Board To assist with expenses of the museum X 415000 1607240 false true true 1607240 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THE TENNESSEE MUSEUM OF AVIATION IS GOVERNED BY A BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EACH DIRECTOR, OR MEMBER, HAS AN EQUAL VOTING RIGHT IN ALL BUSINESS DECISIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE RETURN PREPARER SENDS A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO R. NEAL MELTON, CHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT, VIA PORTAL UPLOAD BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE CHAIRMAN THEN CONDUCTS AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF FORM 990 AND DISCUSSES ANY QUESTIONS WITH THE RETURN PREPARER. AFTER ALL QUESTIONS ARE ANSWERED AND ISSUES ARE RESOLVED, THE RETURN PREPARER FILES THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.