Bessemer Hall of History Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$23k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$100k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$581k
$23k liabilities
Net assets
$557k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
5.2 years on average
Staff
1
40 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
8
named in Part VII
Bessemer Hall of History Inc's network
18 people1 organisationi18 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 22 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 18 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Cooper | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Cynthia Butler | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Charles Mathis | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Donnaree Smiley | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| James Butler | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jimmy Thrasher | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeff Newman | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jessie Miller | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Larry Lenhardt | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Larry Parks | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Linda Lenhardt | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Luellen Nagle | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Paije Frazier | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Pam Handley | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ron Cook | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rylee Webb | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sarah Beasley | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| William Eiland | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
8 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Rainey | Company secretary | since 2022 |
| Chris Quinn | Vice-President | since 2022 |
| Don Sharpe | President | 2021 |
| Janet Newman | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Louise Ayer Tommie | Treasurer | since 2020 |
| Luellen Nagle | President | 2020 |
| Shirley Butler | President | since 2022 |
| William Eiland | Vice President | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Butler | President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Bobby Cooper | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Larry Lenhardt | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Linda Lenhardt | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Charles Mathis | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ally Leonard | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Trevor Lambert | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| LuEllen Nagle | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Newman | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Allison Rainey | Treasurer | 0 | $0 | ||
| Becky Rainey | Secretary | 0 | $0 | ||
| Russell Roubdioux | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Oliver Short | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jimmy Thrasher | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Eric Toxey | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Louise Ayer Tommie | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| Michael Busbin | Director | 0 | $0 | ||
| William Eiland | Director | 0 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Bessemer Hall of History Inc
- EIN
- 237113175
- Address
- 1905 Alabama Ave, Bessemer, AL, 35020-5009
- State
- Alabama
- Mission
- To create and maintain a museum to be a depository of articles, objects, and documents of lasting historical interest or value primarily regarding but not limited to the area surrounding the City of Bessemer, AL and its environs. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A540 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1971
- Principal officer
- Shirley Butler (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1971
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsBobby Cooper
≥6years on the filingsJimmy Thrasher
≥6years on the filingsLarry Lenhardt
≥6years on the filingsLarry Parks
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $581k
- Total liabilities
- $23k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $557k
- Contributions and grants received
- $13k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 40