Museum at Bethel Woods

Analysis

Museum at Bethel Woods is a registered charity in United States, based in Liberty, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 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, Museum at Bethel Woods reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.2m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum at Bethel Woods sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cavod Performing Arts ($1.2m), Writers Guild Foundation ($1.2m) and White Bird ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $581k. At year end it held assets of $588k against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $526k.