Western Museums Association

Analysis

Western Museums Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Indianapolis, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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, Western Museums Association reported income of $327k and spending of $311k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $266k to $327k (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western Museums Association sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbus Music and Art Academy ($327k), Arts of the Albemarle Aoa ($327k) and Whitewater Community Television Inc ($327k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $157k against liabilities of $9,817, net assets of $147k. It reported 3 employees.