Pacific Pinball Museum

Analysis

Pacific Pinball Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 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, Pacific Pinball Museum reported income of $713k and spending of $582k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $568k to $713k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacific Pinball Museum sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Generation Theatrical Inc ($713k), Salina Art Center Inc ($713k) and Thomas County Historical Society ($713k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $101k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 8 employees.