NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INC (EIN 341580038) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1987

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

TAYLOR SMITH

Phone

3308496952

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INC, founded in 1987, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $49.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue decreased 7% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $44.2M left a modest 11% surplus.

Mission

A CATALYST FOR CHANGE THROUGH RECOGNIZING INVENTORS AND INVENTIONS, PROMOTING CREATIVITY, AND ADVANCING THE SPIRIT OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $12,708,145

Program Service Revenue $33,852,102

Investment Income $2,820,922

Other Revenue $135,222

TOTAL REVENUE $49,516,391

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $114,883

Salaries & Benefits $19,286,500

Fundraising Expenses $1,465,979

Program Expenses $36,661,675

Other Expenses $24,752,082

TOTAL EXPENSES $44,153,465

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$49,516,391	$53,389,777	-0.1%
Expenses	$44,153,465	$45,214,422	0.0%
Net Income	$5,362,926	$8,175,355	-0.3%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

269

Volunteers

13242

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,950,407

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
CHEN WANG	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH COHN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DR JEAN BAILEY	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD W GRAY JR	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANK C STEININGER	CO-CHAIRMAN	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GARY STERLING	VICE CHAIRMAN	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JAMES KRAUS	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JON WOOD	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH SCHUMAN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MOUSSA COULIBALY	ASSISTANT TREASURER	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK BRAVO	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
RENEE BROWN	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA NOWAK	ASSISTANT SECRETARY	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN SASSON	DIRECTOR	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS WOLF	CO-CHAIRMAN	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
HANNAH PAULIN	VICE PRESIDENT/CSO	40.00	Officer	$173,961	$60,085	$234,046
KATIE DUFFY	SECRETARY/ GENERAL COUNSEL	40.00	Officer	$252,130	$15,931	$268,061
MICHAEL OISTER	CEO TO 9/7, EXEC CHAIRMAN AT 9/8	39.00	Officer	$672,955	$207,301	$880,256
MONICA JONES	COO TO 9/7, CEO AT 9/8	39.00	Officer	$290,215	$72,722	$362,937
TAYLOR SMITH	TREASURER/EVP, FINANCE	39.00	Officer	$154,319	$50,788	$205,107
ASHLEY KELLICKER	EVP, EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS	40.00	Highest	$218,594	$37,034	$255,628
DANILO BERNAL	DIRECTOR, REGISTRATION	40.00	Highest	$143,154	$20,895	$164,049
RINI PAIVA	EVP, SELECTION & RECOGNITION	34.00	Highest	$142,158	$12,054	$154,212
TIFFANY THOMPSON	VP, MARKETING & CREATIVE	40.00	Highest	$131,630	$37,000	$168,630
TRACIE MERENDINO	VP, EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS	40.00	Highest	$164,150	$29,738	$193,888

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$49,516,391	$44,153,465	$82,538,577	$5,362,926
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$49,259,765	$43,710,712	$61,733,903	$5,549,053
2022	$46,228,035	$38,462,861	$52,514,312	$7,765,174
2021	$39,073,824	$29,398,870	$44,107,247	$9,674,954
2020	$18,400,302	$20,506,929	$33,224,300	$-2,106,627
2019	$33,866,838	$31,664,226	$33,326,061	$2,202,612
2018	$32,849,753	$29,904,642	$29,441,366	$2,945,111

NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME INC