Public Charity

GEORGIA MUSEUMS INC

Based in CARTERSVILLE, GA, GEORGIA MUSEUMS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $13.3M in revenue, $9.5M in expenses, $66.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 41 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.2M.

EIN: 201234015 CARTERSVILLE, GA Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$13.3M
Total Expenses$9.5M
Total Assets$66.7M
Grant Records41
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

GEORGIA MUSEUMS, INC. IS A GEORGIA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHICH OPERATES THE BARTOW HISTORY MUSEUM ("BHM"), BOOTH WESTERN ART MUSEUM, TELLUS SCIENCE MUSEUM AND SAVOY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM. THE BOOTH EDUCATES, ENTERTAINS AND INSPIRES GROWTH THROUGH THE EXPLORATION OF WESTERN ART, POPULAR CULTURE, AND AMERICAN HERITAGE IN A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT. THE BHM'S MISSION IS TO PRESERVE BARTOW COUNTY'S HISTORY, EDUCATE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT ITS UNIQUE HERITAGE, AND TO CELEBRATE ITS SENSE OF PLACE THROUGH EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PRESENTED IN AN ENGAGING AND PLEASANT MANNER. TELLUS' MISSION IS "BECAUSE SCIENCE MATTERS, WE ENGAGE, EDUCATE AND INSPIRE VISITORS TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC CONNECTIONS THROUGH DYNAMIC EXHIBITS AND ENRICHING EXPERIENCES." THE MISSION OF SAVOY AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM IS TO "PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO EXPLORE THE HISTORY AND DIVERSITY OF AUTOMOBILES THROUGH CHANGING EXHIBITS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCES."

Where $100 goes at Georgia Museums Inc

How Georgia Museums Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$76 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $76 for programs

$31
Tellus Science Museum, a 120,000 square-foot museum dedicated to science, has a mineral gallery, fossil gallery, interactive children's science gallery, transportation gallery, gem panning area, and a fossil…
41% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 150,003 visitors; 15,828 people; 43,474 students
$25
Booth Western Art Museum is a 120,000 square-foot museum with galleries of western contemporary art
33% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 35,886 individuals; 16,639 students; 1,572 members
$20
Savoy Automobile Museum celebrates automobiles throughout the 66,000 square foot museum with one permanent gallery as well as three temporary galleries with changing exhibits such as women in…
26% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 66,718 individuals; 3,112 members
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Chief Operating Officer Cathy Lee Eckert
CFO Dale R Baumann
Director David Aiken
Secretary & Treasurer Forrest Mcclain
Vice president Jonathan Oscher
President Lorraine Mcclain

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Arts & Culture
$803,245 12 grants
General Support
$332,672 22 grants
Education
$27,169 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$25,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$40,250 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $13.3M $9.5M $66.7M
2024 $14.0M $8.5M $61.5M
2023 $15.9M $7.9M $55.2M
2022 $10.8M $8.1M $47.3M
2021 $10.4M $3.6M $43.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $10.4M to $13.3M (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $66.7M.

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