Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Inc

Analysis

Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelburne FLS, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1992, 34 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, Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Inc reported income of $108k and spending of $62k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $48k to $108k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shelburne Falls Trolley Museum Inc sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sewgreen at Rochester Inc ($108k), Tilghman Watermens Museum Inc ($108k) and Alliance-Francaise of the Lakechamplain Region ($108k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $697k against liabilities of $59, net assets of $697k.