Vermont Museum of Natural History Inc

Analysis

Vermont Museum of Natural History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Marlboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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, Vermont Museum of Natural History Inc reported income of $346k and spending of $288k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $276k to $346k (+25%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Vermont Museum of Natural History Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ego Po ($346k), Oded Halahmy Foundation for the Arts Inc ($346k) and National Cello Institute ($346k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $565k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $537k. It reported 8 employees.