Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation

Analysis

Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1985, 41 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 June 2023, Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation reported income of $10.0m and spending of $5.8m, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.1m to $10.0m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Charles W Bowers Museum Corporation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toledo Alliance for the Performing Arts ($9.9m), Bravo Colorado at Vail-Beaver Creek ($10.0m) and Gulfshore Playhouse Inc ($9.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $976k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $31.0m against liabilities of $775k, net assets of $30.2m. It reported 80 employees.