Public Charity

MUSEUM OF AUTOMOTIVE ICONS INC

MUSEUM OF AUTOMOTIVE ICONS INC is a Public Charity headquartered in MANHATTAN, KS. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $973K revenue, $835K expenses, $15.6M total assets. 10 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $15.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 824679842 MANHATTAN, KS Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$973K
Total Expenses$835K
Total Assets$15.6M
Grant Records10
Funding Total$15.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO UTILIZE VEHICLES AS A GATEWAY TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ON HISTORY, CULTURE, DESIGN, INNOVATION, ENGINEERING, AND ART. THE MUSEUM IS ABLE TO TELL THE STORY FROM THE EARLIEST SELF-PROPELLED TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE MOST MODERN AND FOCUS ON THE TOTAL HISTORY AND NOT JUST THE STATISTICS.

Sample Grants Received

$2,269,694
2023
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$2,800,000
2022
ACQUISITION OF NEW VEHICLES FOR THE MUSEUM
$2,000,000
2022
ACQUISITION OF NEW VEHICLES FOR THE MUSEUM
$800,000
2022
ACQUISITION OF NEW VEHICLES FOR THE MUSEUM
$15,000

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Officers & Directors

SECRETARY Clay Zapletal
PRESIDENT Dave Carpenter
OPERATIONS MANAGER/CURATOR Douglas Meloan
BOARD MEMBER Jodi Kaus
VICE PRESIDENT John Stallman
BOARD MEMBER Stacy Kohlmeier

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Top Grant Purposes

2019 AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION RESTRICTED GRANT
$3,600,000 1 grant
ACQUISITION OF NEW VEHICLES FOR THE MUSEUM
$2,815,000 3 grants
Arts, Culture & Humanities
$2,800,000 1 grant
ARTS & HUMANITIES
$2,269,694 1 grant
FUNDS TO ENHANCE THE EXHIBIT FLOOR
$2,000,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $973K $835K $15.6M
2024 $2.3M $866K $15.4M
2023 $2.9M $1.0M $14.0M
2022 $2.9M $927K $12.1M
2021 $5.2M $1.0M $10.2M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.2M to $973K (-81%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.6M.

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