Trailhead Childrens Museum

Analysis

Trailhead Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Crested Butte, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (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, Trailhead Childrens Museum reported income of $322k and spending of $332k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $165k to $322k (+96%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Trailhead Childrens Museum 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 60th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include WCR Center for the Arts Inc ($322k), Greenwich Arts Council Inc ($323k) and Plymouth Historical Society ($322k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $76k against liabilities of $1,125, net assets of $75k. It reported 27 employees.