1890 House Museum and Center for the Arts

Analysis

1890 House Museum and Center for the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Cortland, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 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, 1890 House Museum and Center for the Arts reported income of $134k and spending of $63k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $134k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, 1890 House Museum and Center for the Arts 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 44th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Russell County Arts Council Inc ($134k), Connecticut Council of Masajid ($134k) and Theatre Now New York Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $509k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $509k.