EIN 72-1243629

The Rig Museum

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
2
City
Morgan City
Year formed
1993
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
The Rig Museum gathers, saves, preserves, and interprets artifacts and information about the offshore oil and gas industries. Its mission is to educate the public on the history, culture, and working conditions of these industries and their impact. The museum achieves this by providing guided tours of the historic offshore drilling rig Mr. Charlie to over 1535 tourists from across the country and around the world. As a hands-on live aboard training area, students are trained on the rig in formations as well. The museum is located in Morgan City, LA.
Also known as...
International Petroleum Museum and Exposition
Total revenues
$226,353
2023
20192020202120222023$0$0.2m
Total expenses
$224,059
2023
20192020202120222023$0$0.2m
Total assets
$923,287
2023
20192020202120222023$0$1m$2m
Num. employees
2
2023
20192020202120222023012

Program areas at The Rig Museum

The museum educates the public in the history, culture, and working conditions of the offshore oil and gas industries utilizing the historic offshore drilling rig Mr. Charlie as a hands-on live aboard training area. Students were trained on the rig in formal classroom training. Hands-on training was done in actual offshore work settings on the rig. Many students also lived on the rig to give them a true offshore working and living experience.
The museum educates the public in the history, culture, and working conditions of the offshore oil and gas industries by giving guided tours of the historic offshore drilling rig Mr. Charlie. Over 2601 tourists from across the country and around the world visited the museum. The guided tours bring the tourists throughout the offshore drilling rig including the living and working areas of the rig. With the hands-on, live aboard training done on the rig, the tourists get to visit and actual working rig giving them a true offshore rig experience.
The museum educates the public in the history, culture, and working conditions of the offshore oil and gas industries by renovating and preserving the historic offshore drilling rig Mr. Charlie for generations to come to visit and train on. The renovations and preservation work is a daily task because of the ongoing tours and live aboard training. Some of the work is done by students as well as by volunteers.
The museum educates the public in the history, culture, and working conditions of the offshore oil and gas industries by erecting a monument of an offshore hardhat diver with explantation of the history of the oil and gas diving industry. Additional information and displays are provided in the museum's diving and ROV section.

Personnel at The Rig Museum

NameTitleCompensation
Virgil AllenPresident$45,000
Katherine AllenSecretary - Treasurer and Director$9,600
Bryce MerrillVice - President and Director$0

Financials for The Rig Museum

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$163,848
Program services$21,583
Investment income and dividends$0
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$40,915
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$7
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$226,353

Form 990s for The Rig Museum

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-11-15990View PDF
2022-122023-11-15990View PDF
2021-122022-11-14990View PDF
2020-122021-11-14990View PDF
2019-122021-11-16990View PDF
...and 11 more Form 990s
Data update history
January 8, 2024
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
October 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $10,000 from The Murphy Foundation
July 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 7, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 26, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
PO Box 1988
Morgan City, LA 70381
County
St. Mary Parish, LA
Website URL
rigmuseum.com/ 
Phone
(985) 384-3744
IRS details
EIN
72-1243629
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1993
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
A57: Science and Technology Museums
NAICS code, primary
7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
Parent/child status
Independent
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