Sheldon Art Museum Archaeological and Historical Society

Analysis

Sheldon Art Museum Archaeological and Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Middlebury, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 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, Sheldon Art Museum Archaeological and Historical Society reported income of $375k and spending of $332k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $300k to $375k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sheldon Art Museum Archaeological and Historical Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Wichita Inc ($375k), Foluke Cultural Arts Center Inc ($375k) and Los Angeles Jewish Symphony ($375k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $185k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $5,259, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 8 employees.