John W Jones Museum

Analysis

John W Jones Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmira, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 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, John W Jones Museum reported income of $120k and spending of $46k, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $61k to $120k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, John W Jones Museum sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fiesta Colorado Inc ($120k), Caribbean American Repertory Theatre Cart ($120k) and The Garden Club of Charleston Charitable Fund ($120k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $858k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $858k.