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Spark Museum of Electrical Invention

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 91-1898141

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 14, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.SPARKMUSEUM.ORG
1312 Bay StBellingham, WA 98225-4322

(360) 738-3886

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

72nd percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

74th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

74th percentile

18%

Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

78th percentile

32%

Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

58th percentile

6.0%

Faster revenue growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets72nd percentile

Assets

Up

$190,291

Up $45,620 (+32%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$183,358

Up $42,506 (+30%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$6,933

Up $3,114 (+82%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue74th percentileNet Margin74th percentile

Revenue

Up

$230,367

Up $13,008 (+6.0%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$187,861

Down $38,096 (-17%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$42,506

Up $51,104 (+594%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth78th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2011: $179,805Liabilities 2011: $6,1772011Assets 2012: $160,834Liabilities 2012: $4,0662012Assets 2013: $153,381Liabilities 2013: $4,8432013Assets 2014: $126,778Liabilities 2014: $2,7462014Assets 2015: $113,589Liabilities 2015: $5,8462015Assets 2016: $104,810Liabilities 2016: $9,4062016Assets 2017: $158,597Liabilities 2017: $9,147Net Assets 2017: $149,4502017Assets 2018: $144,671Liabilities 2018: $3,819Net Assets 2018: $140,8522018Assets 2019: $190,291Liabilities 2019: $6,933Net Assets 2019: $183,3582019Assets 2020: $153,710Liabilities 2020: $22,457Net Assets 2020: $131,2532020Assets 2021: $129,463Liabilities 2021: $36,727Net Assets 2021: $92,7362021Assets 2022: $181,153Liabilities 2022: $4,142Net Assets 2022: $177,0112022Assets 2023: $253,293Liabilities 2023: $206Net Assets 2023: $253,0872023Assets 2024: $2,927,386Liabilities 2024: $5,268Net Assets 2024: $2,922,1182024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$190,291
Liabilities$6,933
Net Assets$183,358
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth58th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $128,209Expenses 2011: $142,851Net Income 2011: -$14,6422011Revenue 2012: $152,731Expenses 2012: $169,591Net Income 2012: -$16,8602012Revenue 2013: $155,883Expenses 2013: $163,736Net Income 2013: -$7,8532013Revenue 2014: $136,635Expenses 2014: $163,044Net Income 2014: -$26,4092014Revenue 2015: $174,799Expenses 2015: $190,590Net Income 2015: -$15,7912015Revenue 2016: $173,959Expenses 2016: $186,494Net Income 2016: -$12,5352016Revenue 2017: $234,388Expenses 2017: $180,342Net Income 2017: $54,0462017Revenue 2018: $217,359Expenses 2018: $225,957Net Income 2018: -$8,5982018Revenue 2019: $230,367Expenses 2019: $187,861Net Income 2019: $42,5062019Revenue 2020: $120,849Expenses 2020: $172,954Net Income 2020: -$52,1052020Revenue 2021: $138,789Expenses 2021: $177,306Net Income 2021: -$38,5172021Revenue 2022: $331,337Expenses 2022: $247,062Net Income 2022: $84,2752022Revenue 2023: $333,956Expenses 2023: $257,880Net Income 2023: $76,0762023Revenue 2024: $2,968,486Expenses 2024: $299,455Net Income 2024: $2,669,0312024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$230,367
Expenses$187,861
Net Income$42,506
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 14, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$251,924
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

An interactive museum offering educational experiences for audiences of all ages through galleries and public programs that illustrate the development and use of electricity, radio & the related inventions that changed the course of human history.

Interactive museum illustrating the development & use of electricity, radio and other inventions

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$95,836$145,136▲ $49,300
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$38,364$31,651▼ $6,713
Inventories for Sale or Use$9,069$9,069→ $0
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$3,161-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,402$1,274▼ $128
Total Assets$144,671$190,291▲ $45,620
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$3,669$6,802▲ $3,133
Deferred Revenue$150$131▼ $19
Total Liabilities$3,819$6,933▲ $3,114
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$120,852$163,358▲ $42,506
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$20,000$20,000→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$140,852$183,358▲ $42,506
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$144,671$190,291▲ $45,620

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$14,457$34,928-
Equipment$625$23,777-
Leasehold Improvements$16,569$124,747-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Wendy EickmeyerChairman
John JenkinsPresident
Deborah HanuscinVice-chair
Arlan NormanDirector
Catherine ClarkDirector
Cynthia PierreDirector
Geoffrey VogelDirector
Jon WinterDirector
Linsey VereenDirector
Steve JohnsonSecretary
Sonja SatherTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$71,788
Program Service Revenue
$146,622
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$11,957
All Other Contributions
$11,464
Change in Net Assets
$42,506
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$101,833
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$86,028
Total Fundraising Expense$1,924
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$63,158$15,789-$78,947
Occupancy$22,943$7,648-$30,591
Advertising$15,335$5,112-$20,447
Fees for Services Accounting-$18,629-$18,629
Insurance$7,051$2,350-$9,401
Office Expenses$1,409$6,517$881$8,807
Payroll Taxes$5,665$1,416-$7,081
Depreciation Depletion$5,034$1,678-$6,712
Information Technology$2,675$891-$3,566
Fees for Services Other--$750$750
Travel$113$525$71$709
Other Expenses$1$1$78$2
Total Functional Expenses$123,739$62,198$1,924$187,861
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$12,158
Fundraising Gross Income$11,966
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
2019 Annual Gala$32,364$10,420$3,934$6,486
2020 Annual Gala$194-$817-
Total Events$34,104$11,966$12,158$-192
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

“The organization has memberships that are available to individuals and organizations that include admission, advanced notice of events, subscriptions to monthly newsletters, and discounts on merchandise.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The drafted form 990 is shared with all board members through emailing of draft for approval, then they share their questions & requested changes with the independent accountants who prepared the return.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The organization required board members to sign annual statements noting no conflicts of interest and compliance is reviewed periodically at board meetings.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Organization's governing documents & financial statements are available upon direct request to the organization.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Spark Museum of Electrical Invention
EIN
91-1898141
Phone
3607383886
Address
1312 BAY ST, BELLINGHAM, WA 98225-4322

Signing Officer

Name
John Jenkins
Title
President
Phone
3607383886
Signed
2020-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
John Jenkins
Formed
1985
Legal Domicile
Wa
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
2
Volunteers
42

Preparer

Firm
Larson Gross Pllc
Address
2211 RIMLAND DR STE 422, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
Preparer
Steve Forbes-cpa
Phone
3607344280
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART III, LINE 4:

“The spark museum collection contains a wealth of unique and rare artifacts dating from the earliest days of scientific electrical experiments in the 1600s through the 1940s and the golden age of radio. Artifacts from the laboratories of the early pioneers of electricity, from magnets and leyden jars to edison light bulbs, magnificent vacuum tubes, telegraphs and telephones, all are well-represented at the history museum in bellingham. Thousands of radios are in the collection, ranging from the early "herzian-wave" devices to a complete set of early atwater kent "breadboards" to scores of exceptional and beautifully crafted floor and table-top radios. The collection also includes rare music boxes, early phonographs, and many examples of radio broadcasting technology and memorabilia from the best-known radio companies and broadcasters. Other rare pieces include the largest collection of 19th-century electromagnetic apparatus found in any private collection, and rare and original books, treatises and scientific papers by such authors as gilbert, newton, galileo, benjamin franklin, volta, hertz and marconi. These texts illustrate the crucial steps and turning points in the development of electricity and radio. The organization does not record their collection on the balance sheet of the internal accounting records. The organization does not have a requirement to prepare financial statements with footnotes at the present time.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE SPARK MUSEUM COLLECTION CONTAINS A WEALTH OF UNIQUE AND RARE ARTIFACTS DATING FROM THE EARLIEST DAYS OF SCIENTIFIC ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS IN THE 1600S THROUGH THE 1940S AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF RADIO. ARTIFACTS FROM THE LABORATORIES OF THE EARLY PIONEERS OF ELECTRICITY, FROM MAGNETS AND LEYDEN JARS TO EDISON LIGHT BULBS, MAGNIFICENT VACUUM TUBES, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES, ALL ARE WELL-REPRESENTED AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM IN BELLINGHAM. THOUSANDS OF RADIOS ARE IN THE COLLECTION, RANGING FROM THE EARLY "HERZIAN-WAVE" DEVICES TO A COMPLETE SET OF EARLY ATWATER KENT "BREADBOARDS" TO SCORES OF EXCEPTIONAL AND BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED FLOOR AND TABLE-TOP RADIOS. THE COLLECTION ALSO INCLUDES RARE MUSIC BOXES, EARLY PHONOGRAPHS, AND MANY EXAMPLES OF RADIO BROADCASTING TECHNOLOGY AND MEMORABILIA FROM THE BEST-KNOWN RADIO COMPANIES AND BROADCASTERS. OTHER RARE PIECES INCLUDE THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF 19TH-CENTURY ELECTROMAGNETIC APPARATUS FOUND IN ANY PRIVATE COLLECTION, AND RARE AND ORIGINAL BOOKS, TREATISES AND SCIENTIFIC PAPERS BY SUCH AUTHORS AS GILBERT, NEWTON, GALILEO, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, VOLTA, HERTZ AND MARCONI. THESE TEXTS ILLUSTRATE THE CRUCIAL STEPS AND TURNING POINTS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRICITY AND RADIO. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECORD THEIR COLLECTION ON THE BALANCE SHEET OF THE INTERNAL ACCOUNTING RECORDS. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE A REQUIREMENT TO PREPARE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH FOOTNOTES AT THE PRESENT TIME.
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IRS990ScheduleG/FundraisingEventInformationGrp/Event1Nm02019 ANNUAL GALA
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERSHIPS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE ADMISSION, ADVANCED NOTICE OF EVENTS, SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, AND DISCOUNTS ON MERCHANDISE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE DRAFTED FORM 990 IS SHARED WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS THROUGH EMAILING OF DRAFT FOR APPROVAL, THEN THEY SHARE THEIR QUESTIONS & REQUESTED CHANGES WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS WHO PREPARED THE RETURN.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRED BOARD MEMBERS TO SIGN ANNUAL STATEMENTS NOTING NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COMPLIANCE IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY AT BOARD MEETINGS.

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$190,291
Liabilities
$6,933
Net assets
$183,358
Revenue
$230,367
Expenses
$187,861
Net income
$42,506
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.93$0.01$2.92$2.97$0.30$2.67
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.33$0.26$0.08
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.18$0.33$0.25$0.08
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.04$0.09$0.14$0.18$0.04
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.02$0.13$0.12$0.17$0.05
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.01$0.18$0.23$0.19$0.04
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.22$0.23$0.01
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.01$0.15$0.23$0.18$0.05
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.01$0.17$0.19$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.01$0.17$0.19$0.02
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.14$0.16$0.03
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.16$0.16$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.15$0.17$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.18$0.01$0.13$0.14$0.01