Museum of Human Achievement

Analysis

Museum of Human Achievement is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2018, 8 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, Museum of Human Achievement reported income of $643k and spending of $562k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $274k to $643k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of Human Achievement sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Grand Opera House ($643k), Civic Music Association ($643k) and Thelostchurchorg Inc ($643k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $191k. It paid $6,908 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $793k against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $632k. It reported 6 employees.