Cayuga Museum

Analysis

Cayuga Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1967, 59 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, Cayuga Museum reported income of $415k and spending of $441k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $173k to $415k (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cayuga Museum sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nnamdi Center for Contemporary Art ($415k), German American Society of Central Florida Education Association ($415k) and 24 Hour Company ($415k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 9 employees.