LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

LINCOLN MOTOR CAR HERITAGE MUSEUM AND RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC

EIN 38-3500541 · Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)

What they do

The Objectives of The Lincoln Motor Car Foundation Are to Collect, Preserve, Perpetuate, Display and Disseminate to The Public; Information, Hardware, Memorabilia and Vehicles Related to The History of Lincoln Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Cars. The Foundation Operates The 15,000 Sq. Ft. Lincoln Motor Car Heritage Museum On The Gilmore Museum Campus Located At Hickory Corners, MI and Provides Public Access to The Foundations Extensive Lincoln Motor Company and Lincoln Motor Car Documentation In The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Library and Research Center Located At Hershey, PA.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $97.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders26 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

72.06%of revenue went to mission work97.4% of expenses · Program services

0.70%of revenue went to fundraising0.9% of expenses

$74.00spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.24%of revenue went to management and office costs1.7% of expenses

$29.64in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

59.2%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$244,993

Mission workProgram services$176,54372.06% of revenue97.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$3,0451.24% of revenue1.7% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,7100.70% of revenue0.9% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$63,69526.00% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$181,29874.00% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 97.4% mission · 1.7% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.00% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 97.4% mission · 1.7% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 52.21% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 90.0% mission · 8.7% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.87% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 96.1% mission · 2.2% management · 1.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.20% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 13.5% management · 1.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 61.18% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 89.1% mission · 9.5% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 90.42% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 88.5% mission · 10.0% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.51% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 30.5% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.52% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$244,993

Expenses$181,298

Annual surplus $63,695 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$176,543 · 97.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$3,045 · 1.7% of expenses

Fundraising$1,710 · 0.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$244,993

Expenses$181,298

Assets$5,373,616

Income$266,763

Contributions$144,940

Mission work (program services)$176,543

Fundraising$1,710

Management and general$3,045

Stocks and bonds$2,181,902

Accounting fees$41

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (26)

JAMES D JIM BLANCHARD JRPRESIDENT AND COO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MUSEUMS

WILLIAM S BILL CULVERTRUSTEE

WILLIAM J BILL WYBENGATRUSTEE

VAUGHN A KOSHKARIANTRUSTEE

ROBERT E BOB JOHNSONTRUSTEE

RAYMOND J RAY THERIAULTVICE PRESIDENT - VEHICLE REGISTRAR

PAUL C TEMPLECHAIRMAN AND CEO

LEE R MISKOWSKITRUSTEE

JOHN J JACK TELNACKTRUSTEE

JOHN A TALBOURDETTRUSTEE

JAMES R JIM BROWNTRUSTEE

JAMES R JIM AYRESTRUSTEE

JAMES D JIM FARLEY JRTRUSTEE

ALFRED J AL GIOMBETTITRUSTEE

JAMES A JIM MULLEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

HEIDI SHAFFERTRUSTEE

H GENE NAUTRUSTEE

GERALD A JERRY SEIBERTTRUSTEE

ERIC T VAN DEN BEEMTTRUSTEE

DENNIS R GARRETTTRUSTEE

DAVID L DAVE PERCZAKTRUSTEE

DAVID A TONY BLAINETRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER W CHRIS DUNNTRUSTEE

C JOEL DICKSONVICE PRESIDENT - LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE RESEARCH

BRUCE M KOPFVICE PRESIDENT - TREASURER

ANDREA L IRBYVICE PRESIDENT - SECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2004
Location: 825 LAKE SHORE RD, GROSSE PT SHR, MI 48236-1453
County: Wayne
In care of: % JOHN T EBY
Primary officer: Bruce M Kopf, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(313) 882-2254

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. (A99)
IRS tax category: Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C.