Nonprofit · EIN 38-3500541
LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Also known as LINCOLN MOTOR CAR FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · GROSSE PT SHR, MI 48236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $244,993 | $181,298 | $63,695 | $5,373,616 | $12,769 | $5,360,847 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $314,485 | $164,200 | $150,285 | $5,182,824 | $17,786 | $5,165,038 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $369,952 | $166,009 | $203,943 | $4,945,545 | $15,369 | $4,930,176 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $144,940
- Membership dues
- $15,426
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $91,742
- Net income from fundraising events
- $7,687
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $624
- Other revenue
- $8,311
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $41
- Occupancy
- $69,654
- Depreciation
- $86,795
- Program services (functional)
- $176,543
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,045
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,710
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,182,824
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,373,616
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,769
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,360,847
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $922,785
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,181,902
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,655,843
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,705,004
- Gross receipts
- $266,763
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul C Temple | Chairman and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Blanchard Jr | President and COO, Executive Director of Museums Trustee or director, Officer | 8.17 | $0 |
| James A 'Jim' Muller | Executive Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.92 | $0 |
| Andrea L Irby | Vice President - Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5.4 | $0 |
| Bruce M Kopf | Vice President - Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10.14 | $0 |
| C Joel Dickson | Vice President - Library and Archive Research Trustee or director, Officer | 17 | $0 |
| Raymond J 'Ray' Theriault | Vice President - Vehicle Registrar Trustee or director, Officer | 0.96 | $0 |
| James R 'Jim' Ayres | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 |
| David A 'Tony' Blaine | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| James R 'Jim' Brown | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| William S 'Bill' Culver | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher W 'Chris' Dunn | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Farley Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis R Garrett | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.58 | $0 |
| Alfred J 'Al' Giombetti | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert E 'Bob' Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.23 | $0 |
| Vaughn A Koshkarian | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.69 | $0 |
| Lee R Miskowski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| H Gene Nau | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.58 | $0 |
| David L 'Dave' Perczak | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.08 | $0 |
| Gerald A 'Jerry' Seibert | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Heidi Shaffer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John A Talbourdet | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| John J 'Jack' Telnack | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric T van den Beemt | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.38 | $0 |
| William J 'Bill' Wybenga | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.39 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul C Temple | Chairman and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 14 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Blanchard Jr | President and COO, Executive Director of Museums Trustee or director, Officer | 8.2 | $0 |
| James A 'Jim' Muller | Executive Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.9 | $0 |
| Andrea L Irby | Vice President - Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 4.6 | $0 |
| Bruce M Kopf | Vice President - Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 11 | $0 |
| C Joel Dickson | Vice President - Library and Archive Research Trustee or director, Officer | 21 | $0 |
| Raymond J 'Ray' Theriault | Vice President - Vehicle Registrar Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| James R 'Jim' Ayres | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| William S 'Bill' Culver | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Christopher W 'Chris' Dunn | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Farley Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis R Garrett | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Alfred J 'Al' Giombetti | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| Robert E 'Bob' Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| Vaughn A Koshkarian | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| Lee R Miskowski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| H Gene Nau | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| David W Schultz | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Gerald A 'Jerry' Seibert | Trustee Trustee or director | 2.8 | $0 |
| Heidi Shaffer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John A Talbourdet | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| John J 'Jack' Telnack | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Eric T van den Beemt | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| William J 'Bill' Wybenga | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| David W Schultz | Chair and CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 19.8 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Blanchard Jr | President and COO, Executive Director of Museums Trustee or director, Officer | 8.2 | $0 |
| Andrea L Irby | Vice President - Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3.2 | $0 |
| Bruce M Kopf | Vice President - Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 14.4 | $0 |
| C Joel Dickson | Vice President - Library and Archive Research Trustee or director, Officer | 21 | $0 |
| Raymond J 'Ray' Theriault | Vice President - Vehicle Registrar Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| James R 'Jim' Ayres | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| William S 'Bill' Culver | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Christopher W 'Chris' Dunn | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| James D 'Jim' Farley Jr | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Dennis R Garrett | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| Alfred J 'Al' Giombetti | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| Darryl B Hazel | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Robert E 'Bob' Johnson | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| Vaughn A Koshkarian | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| Lee R Miskowski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| James A 'Jim' Muller | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.9 | $0 |
| H Gene Nau | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| Gerald A 'Jerry' Seibert | Trustee Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Heidi Shaffer | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| John A Talbourdet | Trustee Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| John J 'Jack' Telnack | Trustee Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| Paul C Temple | Trustee Trustee or director | 6 | $0 |
| Eric T van den Beemt | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| William J 'Bill' Wybenga | Trustee Trustee or director | 2.9 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 825 LAKE SHORE RD, GROSSE PT SHR, MI 48236-1453
- In care of
- % JOHN T EBY
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Paul C Temple, 1286 W Three Story Hill Road, Morgantown, IN 46160
- Signed the 990
- Bruce M Kopf, Treasurer
- Phone
- (313) 882-2254
- Website
- LincolnCarMuseum.org
Mission
The objectives of the Lincoln Motor Car Foundation are to collect, preserve, perpetuate, display and disseminate to the public; information, hardware, memorabilia and vehicles related to the history of Lincoln Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Cars. The Foundation operates the Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum on the Gilmore Museum campus located at Hickory Corners, MI and provides public access to the Foundation's extensive Lincoln Motor Car documentation in the AACA Library located at Hershey, PA.
Program accomplishments
- Part IX, Line 25(B) is the expense to achieve the organization's mission described on Line 1.Expenses $176,543
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 | 990 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
- 38-3500541
- 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
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,373,616
- Income (IRS master file)
- $266,763
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $244,993 | $181,298 | $5,373,616 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $314,485 | $164,200 | $5,182,824 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $369,952 | $166,009 | $4,945,545 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $437,485 | $140,849 | $4,669,303 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 38-3500541).
Questions about LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 38-3500541.
- Is LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Paul C Temple.
- Who are the officers and directors of LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 26 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $244,993, expenses of $181,298 and total assets of $5,373,616 at year end.
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