Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association

Analysis

Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1945, 81 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, Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association reported income of $719k and spending of $1.1m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $719k (-29%), an average of -8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Harry and Della Burpee Museum Association sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sphinx Foundation ($718k), White Pine Community Broadcasting Inc ($719k) and Asian Technology Information Program ($718k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $413k. At year end it held assets of $9.9m against liabilities of $148k, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 32 employees.