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National Baseball Hall of FAME and Museum INC

Public charity
DBA: % JEFFREY J JONES
Other · COOPERSTOWN, NY · EIN 15-0572877

About

The national baseball hall of FAME and museum is a not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of the game of baseball and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting, and interpreting its collections for a global audience, as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our national pastime.

In care of Jeffrey J Jones

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
236
Volunteers
83

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$17.2M
Expenses
$16.5M
Assets
$71.5M
Liabilities
$3.7M

Financial history

$24.0M$12.0M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $17.2M · Peak FY2017: $24.0M · Avg: $16.9M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$0
Grants Given
NATIONAL BASEBALL HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM INC
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Address

25 Main ST
Cooperstown, NY, 13326-116

Governance

Voting board members17
Independent members15
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardNo

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Permanent endowment %100.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Retained by contractors$25K
ChannelsMail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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