Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the

Analysis

Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the is a registered charity in United States, based in Southwest HBR, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the reported income of $715k and spending of $574k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $401k to $715k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving the sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emilyann Theatre Inc ($715k), North American Bison Discovery Center ($716k) and Cape Cod Repertory Theatre Company Incorporated ($715k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $202k. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 14 employees.