Merrick County Historical Museum Inc

Analysis

Merrick County Historical Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Central City, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1970, 56 years ago. 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 December 2023, Merrick County Historical Museum Inc reported income of $326k and spending of $175k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $479k to $326k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 414%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Merrick County Historical Museum Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Beginnings Inc ($326k), Woodside Parents Nursery School ($326k) and Down Syndrome Association of Orange County ($325k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 1 employees.