Museum of American Heritage
Donations deductibleRevenue
$429k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$344k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.5m
$1m liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
7.2 years on average
Staff
3
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
James A Wall
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Museum of American Heritage's network
14 people2 organisationsi14 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (3) 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
14 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 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 14 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A Wall Chair | President/Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Beverly J Nelson | Vice President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carl B Moerdyke | Board Member Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles Gillis | Board Member Emeritus | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Charles Pack | Board Member Emeritus | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Girvin Peters | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Judith Lautmann | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ken Kormanak | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Leonard ELY (also filed as Len ELY) | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marian Adams | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Richard Douglas | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert H Katzive | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stu Soffer | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tyler Price | Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laureen Adams | Executive Director | 2024 |
| Michelle Fabian | Former Executive Director | since 2023 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Fabian | Former Executive Director | 40 | $81k | ||
| James A Wall | President/Chair | 25 | $0 | ||
| Beverly J Nelson | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Tyler Price | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Stu Soffer | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ken Kormanak | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Robert H Katzive | Board Member | 4 | $0 | ||
| Judith Lautmann | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carl B Moerdyke | Board Member Emeritus | 1 | $0 | ||
| Girvin Peters | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Pack | Board Member Emeritus | 1 | $0 | ||
| Leonard Ely | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Richard Douglas | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Gillis | Board Member Emeritus | 25 | $0 | ||
| Marian Adams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Laureen Adams | Executive Director | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Museum of American Heritage
- EIN
- 770106732
- Address
- Po Box 1731, Palo Alto, CA, 94302-1731
- State
- California
- Mission
- The museum is dedicated to demonstrating mankind's ability to enhance human life through technological innovation by collecting, preserving and exhibiting mechanical and electrical artifacts. (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
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1985
- Principal officer
- John Ryon Davis (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsJames A Wall
≥8years on the filingsBeverly J Nelson
≥8years on the filingsCarl B Moerdyke
≥8years on the filingsCharles Pack
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
- $3.5m
- Total liabilities
- $1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $231k
- Program service revenue
- $3k
- Employees
- 3
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 | $429k | $344k | $84k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.