American Writers Museum

Analysis

American Writers Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, American Writers Museum reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.9m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.3m (-23%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Writers Museum sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Policy Circle Co ($2.3m), Forum on Education Abroad Inc ($2.3m) and Museum of Ventura County ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $170k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $857k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 24 employees.