West Virginia Mine Wars Museum A NON-Profit Corporation
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10 people1 organisationi10 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). 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
10 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Starnes Chair | Education Committee Chair | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Barbara Ellen Smith | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dave Coker | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Francine Jones | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Grace Williams | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kandi Workman | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kenny King | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Libby Lindsay | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lindsay Shade | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Scott Erwin | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie New Walker | Executive Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie New Walker | Executive Director | 40 | $57k | $10k | |
| Francine Jones | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kandi Workman | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Ellen Smith | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lindsay Shade | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bobby Starnes | Education Committee Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Coker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Grace Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kenny King | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Scott Erwin | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Libby Lindsay | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- West Virginia Mine Wars Museum A Non-Profit Corporation
- EIN
- 464504369
- Address
- 401 Mate St, Matewan, WV, 25678
- State
- West Virginia
- Mission
- The west virginia mine wars museum preserves and shares stories about the struggles of coal miners and their families for workers' rights, civil rights, and justice in the early 20th century. As a people's history museum, we lift up the legacy of a multi-racial, multi-lingual effort to unionize the coalfields. We foster connections between the mine wars era and the injustices that still... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A54 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
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Barbara Ellen Smith (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2018
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsBarbara Ellen Smith
≥7years on the filingsFrancine Jones
≥6years on the filingsLindsay Shade
≥4years on the filingsBobby Starnes
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $342k
- Total liabilities
- $105k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $237k
- Contributions and grants received
- $335k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 35
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $364k | $387k | Deficit $23k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.