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COTTON CLUB MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER INC

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COTTON CLUB MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER INC

EIN 65-1253700 · Historical Organizations (A80)

What they do

1. Celebrated and Promoted African and African American Visual Arts With The Following 2025 Exhibits: The Unseen South: Charles Eady Revisits History (The Charles Eady Collection); Painted Roots: Images of Black Southern Life (The Ernest Lee Collection); The Wisdom of Ananse: Ceramic Sculptures By Alex Awuku (The Alex Awuku Collection). Promotion of The Visual Arts Also Included The Continuation of The Following Exhibits: Paintings, Gourds, and Sankofa Birds (Dr. Patricia Hilliard-Nunn Collection); Harriet Tubman Painting (Vivian Filer Collection), Nina Simone and James Baldwin Painting (Donated By Yvonne Ferguson) 2. Telling The Story of African American History. The Plantation Room, A Research Display On Plantations In Alachua County That Includes The Location, Owners, and History of Each. A Collection of Figurines That Depicts Famous African Americans From Various Professions; The Celebration of Florida Emancipation Day (May 20); Juneteenth; A Journey Home: Mangnyes Adventures In Af

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

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They name their leaders8 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

95.25%of revenue went to mission work100.0% of expenses · Program services
$103.86spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.
$0.20in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
90.4%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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How each $100 of revenue was used

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Total reported revenue$139,271
Mission workProgram services$132,66095.25% of revenue100.0% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$6,6114.75% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$132,66095.25% of revenue

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

Money in and money out

Revenue$141,770
Expenses$147,236
Annual shortfall $5,466 Expenses were higher than revenue 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)$132,660 · 90.1% of expenses
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Revenue$141,770
Expenses$147,236
Assets$29,561
Income$159,924
Contributions$128,114
Mission work (program services)$132,660
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 (8)

BARBARA MCDADE-GORDONDIRECTOR

DELORIS RENTZFINANCIAL SECRETARY

JON REISKINDDIRECTOR

KATHY PECKDIRECTOR

MALCOLM KINERTREASURER

OTIS STOVERVICE PRESIDENT

PHILLIS FILERSECRETARY

VIVIAN FILERPRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since
January 2007
Location
837 SE 7TH AVE, GAINESVILLE, FL 32601-7036
County
Alachua
In care of
Deloris Rentz
Primary officer
Deloris Rentz, Financial Secretary

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2025
Tax period began
January 1, 2025
Return type
990EZ
Tax preparer
BLOODSWORTH BOOKKEEPING
NTEE classification
Historical Organizations (A80)
IRS tax category
Historical Organizations

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