The Nature Museum at Grafton Incorporated

Analysis

The Nature Museum at Grafton Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Grafton, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 years ago. 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, The Nature Museum at Grafton Incorporated reported income of $436k and spending of $268k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $207k to $436k (+111%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Nature Museum at Grafton Incorporated sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Hackettstown Medical Center ($436k), Sexaholics Anonymous Inc ($436k) and Rock Creek Research and Development Laboratories Inc ($436k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $173k. At year end it held assets of $624k against liabilities of $4,074, net assets of $620k. It reported 13 employees.