New Hampshire Telephone Museum

Analysis

New Hampshire Telephone Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Warner, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 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, New Hampshire Telephone Museum reported income of $187k and spending of $239k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $241k to $187k (-22%), an average of -6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, New Hampshire Telephone Museum sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manna & Salwa ($187k), Waco Cultural Arts Fest ($187k) and Lake City Arts Council ($186k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $5,185, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.