Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Inc

Analysis

Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Blowing Rock, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indian American Muslim Council ($1.5m), Stage West Theatre ($1.5m) and Embroiderers Guild of America Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $143k, net assets of $9.5m. It reported 27 employees.