Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc

Analysis

Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Scottsdale, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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, Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $3.6m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $3.1m (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Scottsdale Museum of the West Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eddy County Fair Association ($3.1m), Language Conservancy ($3.1m) and Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $395k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.7m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 30 employees.