EIN 76-0213778

Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
50
State
Year formed
1986
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
NTEE code, primary
Description
The Lone Star Flight Museum is an aerospace museum that displays more than 40 historically significant aircraft and many hundreds of artifacts related to the history of flight.
Also known as...
Texas Aviation Hall of Fame
Total revenues
$3,607,984
2022
Total expenses
$4,851,784
2022
Total assets
$39,030,155
2022
Num. employees
50
2022

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
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Waltrip-McGee FoundationGeneral Operating$200,000
Schwab Charitable FundArts, Culture & Humanities$100,500
James C and Teresa K Day FoundationGeneral Support$75,000
...and 23 more grants received totalling $655,669

Personnel at LSFM

NameTitleCompensation
Douglas H OwensPresident and Chief Executive Officer$232,500
Anna HawleyChief Operating Officer / Chief Marketing Officer$143,000
Connie TuthillChief Financial Officer and Secretary and Treasurer$27,652
Mandy PorterSenior Director of Institutional Giving
Chris RichardsonPast Chief Operating Officer$155,670
...and 6 more key personnel

Financials for LSFM

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$2,518,916
Program services$700,782
Investment income and dividends$5,723
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$438,396
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$-133,888
Net income from fundraising events$-102,923
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$180,978
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,607,984

Form 990s for LSFM

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-15990View PDF
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
2018-122020-11-19990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 19, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
January 18, 2024
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 3, 2024
Received grants
Identified 11 new grant, including a grant for $37,500 from Houston Arts Alliance
October 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $32,000 from Breckenridge Aviation Museum
August 19, 2023
Received grants
Identified 23 new grant, including a grant for $200,000 from The Waltrip-McGee Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
Fundraising eventsState / local levelReceives government fundingGala fundraisersTax deductible 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/ 
Phone
(409) 740-7722
Facebook page
lonestarflightmuseum 
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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