Appalachian Trail Museum Inc

Analysis

Appalachian Trail Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Gardners, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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, Appalachian Trail Museum Inc reported income of $110k and spending of $146k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $110k (+12%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Appalachian Trail Museum Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Johnson County Center for the Arts ($110k), Safos Dance Theatre ($110k) and Montezuma County Historical Society Inc ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $549k against liabilities of $2,910, net assets of $546k. It reported 2 employees.