Conner Prairie Museum Inc

Analysis

Conner Prairie Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fishers, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Conner Prairie Museum Inc reported income of $22.1m and spending of $22.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $15.0m to $22.1m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Conner Prairie Museum Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chickasaw Inkana Foundation ($22.1m), Ukraine House DC Foundation Inc ($22.1m) and Skirball Cultural Center ($22.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $495k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 491 employees.