Program areas at LSFM
Museum Operations - The LSFM collection has more than 5,000 artifacts, 80 linear feet of archives, 2,000 photographs, 2,000 books in the research library, and 24 aircraft on display with highlighted STEM facts. The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, which includes three U.S. presidents, embodies lessons in character and achievement.
Education - The Lone Star Flight Museum combines a comprehensive education program with an immersive aviation experience to inspire young people toward the study of STEM disciplines. LSFM offers the opportunity to understand Texas' aviation history through the evolution of science with experiential learning opportunities to excite and empower youth toward futures of promise and purpose.
Flight Program - Guests have the opportunity to meet the pilots and crew chiefs and fly in one of the Museum's historic planes and have the actual experience of how Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) combine to enable flight.
Who funds Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Financials for LSFM
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $2,260,061 | $2,518,916 | -10.3% |
| Program services | $841,615 | $700,782 | 20.1% |
| Investment income and dividends | $107,510 | $5,723 | 1778.6% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $724,463 | $438,396 | 65.3% |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $-100,930 | $-133,888 | 24.6% |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-149,371 | $-102,923 | -45.1% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $285,959 | $180,978 | 58% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $3,969,307 | $3,607,984 | 10% |
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| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Customs House Museum | 501(c)(3) | Clarksville, TN | $1,559,024 |
| York County History Center (YCHT) | 501(c)(3) | York, PA | $2,560,240 |
| The History Museum | 501(c)(3) | South Bend, IN | $1,771,612 |
| Estrella Warbirds Museum | 501(c)(3) | Paso Robles, CA | $2,024,107 |
| San Diego Automotive Museum | 501(c)(3) | San Diego, CA | $3,760,072 |
| The Fort Ticonderoga Association | 501(c)(3) | Ticonderoga, NY | $7,661,070 |
| Tampa Bay History Center (TBHC) | 501(c)(3) | Tampa, FL | $4,888,538 |
| Holocaust Museum Houston | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $5,490,648 |
| Palm Springs Air Museum (PSAM) | 501(c)(3) | Palm Springs, CA | $5,906,509 |
| Albany Institute of History and Art | 501(c)(3) | Albany, NY | $1,219,239 |
Data update history
April 20, 2025
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $50,000 from Ed Rachal Foundation February 26, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
February 20, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
January 18, 2025
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $62,500 from Houston Arts Alliance Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 11551 Aerospace Ave
- Houston, TX 77034
- Metro area
- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Website URL
- lonestarflight.org/Â
- Phone
- (409) 740-7722
- Facebook page
- lonestarflightmuseumÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 76-0213778
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1986
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A54: History Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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