Railroad Museum of Long Island

Analysis

Railroad Museum of Long Island is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenport, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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, Railroad Museum of Long Island reported income of $139k and spending of $136k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $100k to $139k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Railroad Museum of Long Island sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tucson Pops Orchestra ($139k), Driftless Community Radio Inc ($139k) and The Heidelberg Project ($139k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 43% of the total. At year end it held assets of $665k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $665k.