Mummers Museum

Analysis

Mummers Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1975, 51 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mummers Museum reported income of $198k and spending of $209k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $299k to $198k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 126%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mummers Museum sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana Delta Ballet ($198k), North Canton Playhouse ($198k) and Duluth-Superior Public Access Community Television Inc ($198k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $2,671, net assets of $32k. It reported 9 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.