Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center

Analysis

Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Garden City, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2007, 19 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, Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center reported income of $291k and spending of $253k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $148k to $291k (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nassau County Firefighters Museum and Education Center sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honor Flight New England ($291k), Arlington Community Theater ($291k) and The Open Fist Theatre Company Inc ($291k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $61k (24% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $1.9m.