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US nonprofit · EIN 311556702 · Fairmont, WViSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 311556702) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2008.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$174k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$167k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.4m
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$1.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.0 years on average
Staff
0
20 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
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West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inc's network

5 peoplei5 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

5 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.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 133 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 5 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chip SwigerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jim ThrasherBoard Member2024
2 yrs
John KeefoverBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Kaity HooneBoard Membr2025
1 yr
Rick MusgroveBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brandon HowdersheltPresidentsince 2024
Chris JohnsonVice-Presidentsince 2020
David HaunVice-Presidentsince 2024
Lisa JanoskeCompany secretarysince 2020
Marisa GarrisonCompany secretary2025
Robert JohnsonPresidentsince 2020
William JanoskeTreasurersince 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John KeefoverBoard Member5$0
Kaity HooneBoard Membr5$0
Chip SwigerBoard Member10$0
Jim ThrasherBoard Member5$0
Rick MusgroveBoard Member30$0
Brandon HowdersheltPresident30$0
David HaunVice-President10$0
Marisa GarrisonSecretary20$0
William JanoskeTreasurer30$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
West Virginia Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Inc
EIN
311556702
Address
2580 Bunner Ridge Rd, Fairmont, WV, 26554-6118
State
West Virginia
Mission
Find, cultivate, educate and encourage new talent. Recognize and honor those who have used their talents to promote and encourage Country Music. Provide a suitable environment for displaying memorabilia and other artifacts related to the musical heritage of WV. Provide a suitable environment for musicians and fans to meet and enjoy Country Music and fellowship. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
A500 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2011
Principal officer
William Janoske (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1997
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2025
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsJohn Keefover
≥2years on the filingsChip Swiger
≥2years on the filingsJim Thrasher
≥2years on the filingsRick Musgrove

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
$1.4m
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$1.4m
Contributions and grants received
$69k
Program service revenue
$59k
Employees
0
Volunteers
20

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$180k$227kDeficit $48k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.