Museum of the Old West

Analysis

Museum of the Old West is a registered charity in United States, based in Cody, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1971, 55 years ago. 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, Museum of the Old West reported income of $472k and spending of $314k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $361k to $472k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Museum of the Old West sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Special Ops Xcursions Inc ($472k), Northwestern Illinois Center for Independent Living ($472k) and Louisville Community Design Center Inc ($472k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.4% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $2,867, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 14 employees.