National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Inc

Analysis

National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hayward, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1974, 52 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 December 2023, National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Inc reported income of $670k and spending of $302k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $288k to $670k (+132%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 62% 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 Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverside the Farnsley-Moremen Landing Inc ($669k), Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Foundation Inc ($670k) and The Foundation for Art and Healing Inc ($669k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $157k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $7,287, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 10 employees.