Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Inc

Analysis

Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brewster, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1957, 69 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Inc reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $884k to $1.8m (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cape Cod Museum of Natural History Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encore Creativity Corporation Encore Creativity for Older Adults ($1.8m), Central Terminal Restoration Corp ($1.8m) and Long Beach Opera ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $829k. At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 60 employees.