National Womens Hall of Fame

Analysis

National Womens Hall of Fame is a registered charity in United States, based in Seneca Falls, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, National Womens Hall of Fame reported income of $3.3m and spending of $961k, leaving 71% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.3m (+1.9%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Womens Hall of Fame sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utah Heritage Highway 89 Alliance ($3.3m), Graywolf Press ($3.3m) and Koahnic Broadcast Corporation ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $271k. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $11.4m. It reported 9 employees.