Glenn H Curtiss Museum of Local History Inc

Analysis

Glenn H Curtiss Museum of Local History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hammondsport, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1963, 63 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, Glenn H Curtiss Museum of Local History Inc reported income of $856k and spending of $627k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $915k to $856k (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Glenn H Curtiss Museum of Local History Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Center for Mongolian Studies ($855k), The Green Room Community Theatre Inc ($856k) and Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra ($855k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $314k. At year end it held assets of $7.0m against liabilities of $105k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 13 employees.