National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives

Analysis

National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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 Roller Coaster Museum and Archives reported income of $77k and spending of $24k, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $148k to $77k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 397%. Over the whole period it spent 11% 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 Roller Coaster Museum and Archives sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dubuque Irish Hooley Inc ($77k), Dance It Up Ltd ($77k) and County Attorneys Association of the State of New York Inc ($77k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m.