Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center Inc

Analysis

Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Jim Thorpe, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 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, Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center Inc reported income of $241k and spending of $218k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $18k to $241k (+1209%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 1223%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Old Jail Museum and Heritage Center Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Michigan Flywheelers Museum ($241k), American Friends of Yeshiva Zichron David ($241k) and Toledo Repertoire Company ($241k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $46k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $873k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $873k. It reported 11 employees.