Museum of the Mountain West

Analysis

Museum of the Mountain West is a registered charity in United States, based in Montrose, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 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, Museum of the Mountain West reported income of $148k and spending of $132k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $148k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of the Mountain West sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Networks Inc ($148k), Island Arts Council ($148k) and Yofi Fest Inc ($148k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $45k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 5 employees.