Western Antique Aeroplane Andautomobile Museum

Analysis

Western Antique Aeroplane Andautomobile Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Hood River, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Western Antique Aeroplane Andautomobile Museum reported income of $1.5m and spending of $693k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.5m (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Antique Aeroplane Andautomobile Museum sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Encore Musical Theatre Company ($1.5m), Detroit Jewish News Foundation Inc ($1.5m) and SFF Presents ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $175k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $436k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 7 employees.