Antelope Valley Rural Museum of History

Analysis

Antelope Valley Rural Museum of History is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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, Antelope Valley Rural Museum of History reported income of $132k and spending of $64k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $263k to $132k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Antelope Valley Rural Museum of History sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glenville State University Research Corporation ($132k), Country Dance and Song Society Inc ($132k) and Placer Artists Tour ($132k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $647k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $647k.