Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum

Analysis

Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Gibsonia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1985, 41 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, Western Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum reported income of $124k and spending of $87k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $128k to $124k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 703%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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 Pennsylvania Model Railroad Museum sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital District Irish-American Association Inc ($124k), Incredibly Blessed Inc ($124k) and Sparkle Theatre Productions Inc ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.0% and program service revenue 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $601k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $601k.