American Bookbinders Museum

Analysis

American Bookbinders Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, American Bookbinders Museum reported income of $297k and spending of $359k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $423k to $297k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Bookbinders Museum sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns Festa Inc ($297k), Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas ($297k) and Alabama Holocaust Foundation ($297k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $122k. At year end it held assets of $323k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $266k. It reported 6 employees.