Hudson River Maritime Museum

Analysis

Hudson River Maritime Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 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, Hudson River Maritime Museum reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $839k to $1.1m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hudson River Maritime Museum sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lamp Theatre Corporation ($1.1m), Girl Be Heard Institute ($1.1m) and Thalian Association of Wilmington Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $596k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $506k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 47 employees.