Bruce Museum Inc

Analysis

Bruce Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenwich, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1971, 55 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Bruce Museum Inc reported income of $16.9m and spending of $8.4m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.5m to $16.9m (+125%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bruce Museum Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Symphony Association ($16.9m), Museum of Contemporary Art ($17.0m) and Science for America Inc ($16.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $654k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $95.8m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $88.8m. It reported 55 employees.