Nonprofit · EIN 20-0988951
NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · RALEIGH, NC 27604
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,852,694 | $3,393,727 | $458,967 | $18,256,364 | $323,515 | $17,932,849 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,503,527 | $1,484,371 | $3,019,156 | $16,903,178 | $247,978 | $16,655,200 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,081,533 | $1,258,173 | $4,823,360 | $13,168,526 | $157,509 | $13,011,017 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,319,215
- of which government grants
- $450,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $533,479
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $229,800
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $471,564
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $507,007
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,210
- Travel
- $41,015
- Program services (functional)
- $772,901
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,401,577
- Fundraising (functional)
- $219,249
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $16,903,178
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,256,364
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $323,515
- Net assets, end of year
- $17,932,849
- Publicly traded securities
- $16,868,256
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $8,702,000
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,230,849
- Gross receipts
- $25,147,614
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NC
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN P LOWDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $142,526 |
| CAROLE SYMONS ROEBUCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H A CECIL | BOARD MEMEBR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK A DANIELS III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BRADLEY WILSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN T CHURCH | ASSITANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOY COX SLOAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA JONES DANIELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE LYLES WEBSTER | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET HARRY KLUTTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY POWELL WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCKINLEY WOOTEN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORAGE QUARLES III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL B DIXON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN F LATER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTOR E BELL III | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| W TRENT RAGLAND III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH A BURRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A GOODNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS N DAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAY PHILLPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| G SMEDES YORK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLE WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROSEMARY YORK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN P LOWDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $138,375 |
| CAROLE SYMONS ROEBUCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H A CECIL | BOARD MEMEBR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK A DANIELS III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BRADLEY WILSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN T CHURCH | ASSITANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOY COX SLOAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA JONES DANIELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH B HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE LYLES WEBSTER | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYL MACLEAN CLINARD | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET HARRY KLUTTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY POWELL WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCKINLEY WOOTEN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORAGE QUARLES III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL B DIXON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN F LATER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR E BELL III | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| W TRENT RAGLAND III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH A BURRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A GOODNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS WILSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWN P LOWDER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $135,000 |
| CAROLE SYMONS ROEBUCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER H A CECIL | BOARD MEMEBR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRANK A DANIELS III | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| J BRADLEY WILSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN T CHURCH | ASSITANT TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOY COX SLOAN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA JONES DANIELS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH B HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEE LYLES WEBSTER | BOARD MEMEBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYL MACLEAN CLINARD | PAST CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARGARET HARRY KLUTTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY POWELL WHITE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MCKINLEY WOOTEN JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ORAGE QUARLES III | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAMUEL B DIXON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN F LATER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICTOR E BELL III | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| W TRENT RAGLAND III | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JUDITH A BURRELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES A GOODNIGHT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN VAUGHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3100 SMOKETREE COURT 6TH FLOOR, RALEIGH, NC 27604-1086
- In care of
- % JAMES E HUEBLER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- W TRENT RAGLAND III, 5 EAST EDENTON STREET, RALEIGH, NC 276011011
- Signed the 990
- W TRENT RAGLAND III, TREASURER
- Phone
- (919) 807-7900
- Website
- NCHISTORYFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BATCHELOR TILLERY & ROBERTS LLP
Mission
ORGANIZED TO SOLICIT, MANAGE AND DISBURSE FISCAL RESOURCES FOR THE NC MUSEUM OF HISTORY AND REGIONAL MUSEUMS IN THE DIVISION OF STATE HISTORY MUSEUMS, NC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE DIVISION OF STATE HISTORY MUSEUMS, ESPECIALLY THE FLAGSHIP INSTITUTION OF THE DIVISION, THE NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY.Expenses $772,901
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
- 20-0988951
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,256,364
- Income (IRS master file)
- $25,147,614
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,852,694 | $3,393,727 | $18,256,364 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,503,527 | $1,484,371 | $16,903,178 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $6,081,533 | $1,258,173 | $13,168,526 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,862,374 | $919,414 | $7,784,763 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 20-0988951).
Questions about NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION is 20-0988951.
- Is NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION 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 NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names W TRENT RAGLAND III.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 24 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $142,526 (DAWN P LOWDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF HISTORY FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,852,694, expenses of $3,393,727 and total assets of $18,256,364 at year end.
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