Pa Museums

Analysis

Pa Museums is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 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 June 2023, Pa Museums reported income of $159k and spending of $192k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $97k to $159k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pa Museums sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jefferson County Historical Society ($159k), Crossing Arts Alliance ($159k) and American Focus Inc ($159k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $69k. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $126, net assets of $80k. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.