Nonprofit · EIN 54-1042825
SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30355
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $503,703 | $533,530 | -$29,827 | $857,775 | $91,555 | $766,220 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $531,099 | $597,821 | -$66,722 | $784,013 | $53,445 | $730,568 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $411,676 | $526,940 | -$115,264 | $746,269 | $25,965 | $720,304 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $132,970
- Program service revenue
- $348,997
- Investment income
- $20,376
- Other revenue
- $1,360
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $89,651
- Other salaries and wages
- $91,981
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $220,898
- Professional fundraising fees
- $1,080
- Accounting fees
- $5,500
- Travel
- $22,919
- Program services (functional)
- $276,644
- Management and general (functional)
- $255,806
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,080
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $784,013
- Total assets, end of year
- $857,775
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $91,555
- Net assets, end of year
- $766,220
- Publicly traded securities
- $760,345
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $697,044
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $69,176
- Gross unrelated business income
- $31,506
- Gross receipts
- $503,703
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1977
- State of legal domicile
- VA
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZINNIA WILLITS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $79,789 | $8,360 |
| MATTHEW S DAVIS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CALINDA LEE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ALVEY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE ERICSON-BASKIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA FRANCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ROSE VAN HORN | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGETTE JANEA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCHULTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMAD WARD | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAFENI ENGLISH-RELF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| EBONI BELTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT FARAH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA HERRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELICIA KNISE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| KATY MALONE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| JOHN SPANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZINNIA WILLITS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $77,622 | $12,557 |
| MATTHEW S DAVIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CALINDA LEE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEITRAH J TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ALVEY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MARIE WELLS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAFENI ENGLISH-RELF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE ERICSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA FRANCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ROSE VAN HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGETTE JANEA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA D C JUNIOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALIND MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCHULTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMAD WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZINNIA WILLITS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $74,002 | $9,823 |
| MATTHEW S DAVIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| CALINDA LEE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEITRAH J TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ALVEY | TREASURER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER MARIE WELLS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GLENNA BARLOW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANER BENITEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TAFENI ENGLISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE ERICSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY FIELDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICIA FRANCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH ROSE VAN HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIGETTE JANEA JONES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA D C JUNIOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROSALIND MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHELLE SCHULTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCOTT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AHMAD WARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT WARREN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE WHEELER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 550746, ATLANTA, GA 30355-3246
- In care of
- % ZINNIA WILLITS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ZINNIA WILLITS, 130 WEST PACES FERRY ROAD NW, Atlanta, GA 30305
- Signed the 990
- ZINNIA WILLITS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 814-2048
- Website
- WWW.SEMCDIRECT.NET
- Return prepared by
- SMITH & HOWARD ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE IS A NETWORKING ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES TO FOSTER PROFESSIONALISM, MUTUAL SUPPORT, AND COMMUNICATION. A NON-PROFIT MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION, SEMC STRIVES TO INCREASE EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPROVE THE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND COOPERATION.
Program accomplishments
- Since 1951, museums in the southeast have gathered staff together for networking and training purposes at an annual fall meeting. Traditionally, the SEMC Annual Conference is held in October. SEMC Awards programs recognize excellence in Southeastern museums and museum professionals.Expenses $219,227 · grants $9,500 · revenue $259,799
- The annual Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) provides a total immersion environment for museum professionals to learn more about general museum administration and operations. JIMI gives administrators the key resources imperative to orchestrating personnel efficiency, staff morale and overall organizational improvement. JIMI offers opportunities for participants to learn management skills through presentations, small group discussions, projects and participatory exercises.Expenses $52,467 · revenue $55,868
- SEMC is launching a professional development program to equip a new generation of museum leaders with outward-looking skills and stratagems that increase their effectiveness as leaders and their ability to create a productive and inclusive environment within the museum and among the museum's board. The program is developed in partnership with the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) and focuses on leadership staff of small and mid-sized institutions.Expenses $4,950 · revenue $3,184
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
- 54-1042825
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1977
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $857,775
- Income (IRS master file)
- $503,703
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $503,703 | $533,530 | $857,775 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $531,099 | $597,821 | $784,013 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $411,676 | $526,940 | $746,269 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $347,612 | $396,194 | $862,452 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | 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 54-1042825).
Questions about SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC is 54-1042825.
- Is SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1977.
- Are donations to SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE 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 SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC 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 SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC 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 SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ZINNIA WILLITS.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $79,789 (ZINNIA WILLITS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS CONFERENCE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $503,703, expenses of $533,530 and total assets of $857,775 at year end.
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