Public Charity

LEMAY-AMERICAS CAR MUSEUM

LEMAY-AMERICAS CAR MUSEUM, of Tacoma, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.3M in revenue, $5.0M in expenses, $49.6M in total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 911867848 Tacoma, WA Museums NTEE: A50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.3M
Total Expenses$5.0M
Total Assets$49.6M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$3.2M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The LeMay America's Car Museum preserves and interprets the history and technology of the automobile and its influence on American culture. The museum is dedicated to securing and interpreting the valuable LeMay Collection and to acquiring, preserving and interpreting additional artifacts that explore broad themes of American mobility and lifestyle in an instructive and entertaining manner.

Where $100 goes at Lemay-Americas Car Museum

How Lemay-Americas Car Museum divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$82 Programs the work itself
$16 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $82 for programs

$58
The remaining programs primarily include the following
71% of program spending
$11
Collection and Exhibitions
13% of program spending
$7
Guest Services
9% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
To support the mission of LeMay - America's Car Museum, a 501c3.
$484,454
2023
Affiliated distribution for operations.
$969,863
2023
Proceeds from AAT's fundraiser to support operations.
$331,955
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$25,120
2023
OPERATING SUPPORT
$16,571

Showing up to 5 of 37 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Alan Granberg
Board Member Al Ruozzi
Past Chairman (Emeritus) B Corry Mcfarland
Board Member Bruce Wanta
HR Director Chery Phillips
Board Member Dale Bloomquist

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,388,642 26 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$1,261,000 6 grants
Arts & Culture
$492,654 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$20,000 1 grant
Education
$7,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.3M $5.0M $49.6M
2023 $5.1M $5.3M $51.2M
2022 $3.9M $4.2M $51.3M
2021 $3.8M $3.4M $51.1M
2020 $3.1M $2.7M $51.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $4.3M (+35%), with total assets most recently reported at $49.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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