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Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History

EIN 45-4977070 • 501(c)3 • Rockvale, TN

Profile

The primary purpose of the organization is to run a natural history museum.

13735 Versailles RoadRockvale, TN 37153

www.earthexperience.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

81st percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

96th percentile

234%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

76th percentile

27%

Faster revenue growth than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$35,596

Down $20,590 (-37%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$35,596

Down $20,590 (-37%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin81st percentile

Revenue

Up

$136,936

Up $25,181 (+23%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$157,526

Up $59,062 (+60%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$20,590

Down $33,881 (-255%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth96th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2012: $104Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $1042012Assets 2013: $7,132Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $7,1322013Assets 2014: $5,583Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $5,5832014Assets 2015: $4,764Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $11,578Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $45,427Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $72,581Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $111,527Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $102,794Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $89,339Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $89,3392021Assets 2022: $42,895Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $42,8952022Assets 2023: $56,186Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $56,1862023Assets 2024: $35,596Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $35,5962024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$35,596
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$35,596
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth76th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2012: $1,788Expenses 2012: $1,683Net Income 2012: $1052012Revenue 2013: $9,564Expenses 2013: $2,537Net Income 2013: $7,0272013Revenue 2014: $11,815Expenses 2014: $13,364Net Income 2014: -$1,5492014Revenue 2015: $15,655Expenses 2015: $16,524Net Income 2015: -$8692015Revenue 2016: $33,206Expenses 2016: $26,392Net Income 2016: $6,8142016Revenue 2017: $56,752Expenses 2017: $22,903Net Income 2017: $33,8492017Revenue 2018: $62,638Expenses 2018: $35,484Net Income 2018: $27,1542018Revenue 2019: $84,924Expenses 2019: $45,978Net Income 2019: $38,9462019Revenue 2020: $38,672Expenses 2020: $47,405Net Income 2020: -$8,7332020Revenue 2021: $89,126Expenses 2021: $102,581Net Income 2021: -$13,4552021Revenue 2022: $80,408Expenses 2022: $126,852Net Income 2022: -$46,4442022Revenue 2023: $111,755Expenses 2023: $98,464Net Income 2023: $13,2912023Revenue 2024: $136,936Expenses 2024: $157,526Net Income 2024: -$20,5902024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$136,936
Expenses$157,526
Net Income-$20,590
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$35,596
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$35,596
Revenue
$136,936
Expenses
$157,526
Net income
-$20,590
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.36$1.37$1.58$0.21
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.00$0.56$1.12$0.98$0.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.80$1.27$0.46
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.89$0.00$0.89$0.89$1.03$0.13
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.03$0.00$0.39$0.47$0.09
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.12$0.00$0.85$0.46$0.39
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.73$0.00$0.63$0.35$0.27
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.45$0.00$0.57$0.23$0.34
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.33$0.26$0.07
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.16$0.17$0.01
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$0.12$0.13$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.10$0.03$0.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jul 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$177,936
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of the organization is to run a natural history museum.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The primary purpose of the organization is to run a natural history museum. The museum was open at least 4 days a week all year and 6 days a week over the summer. All expenses went to this service.$0$157,526
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Alan BrownSecretaryPT$0--
Matt LivelyPresident-$0--
Dennis VaughanTreasurer-$0--
Joshua JacksonBoard Of Directors-$0--
Troy YostBoard Of Directors-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History
EIN
45-4977070
Phone
6159482049
Address
13735 Versailles Road, Rockvale, TN 37153

Signing Officer

Name
Alan Brown
Title
Executive Director
Phone
6159482049
Signed
2025-07-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Summer paleontological field work in Montana;5436^Total;5436^”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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