Space Museum

Analysis

Space Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Bonne Terre, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 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, Space Museum reported income of $68k and spending of $66k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $54k to $68k (+26%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Space Museum sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Five Star Theatre Company Inc ($68k), United Youth Theatre Inc ($68k) and Silicon Valley Visual Arts Inc ($68k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $95k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $95k.