Buffalo Bill Museum of Le Claire

Analysis

Buffalo Bill Museum of Le Claire is a registered charity in United States, based in Leclaire, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2024, 2 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, Buffalo Bill Museum of Le Claire reported income of $100k and spending of $104k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $135k to $100k (-26%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Buffalo Bill Museum of Le Claire sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Augusta Symphony Guild 2567 Central ($100k), Twincities Tamil Association ($100k) and The Association of Israels Decorative Arts ($100k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.4% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $5,131, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 4 employees.