Cahokia Mounds Museum Society

Analysis

Cahokia Mounds Museum Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Collinsville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 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, Cahokia Mounds Museum Society reported income of $115k and spending of $203k, spending 177% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $284k to $115k (-60%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cahokia Mounds Museum Society sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omaha Film Festival ($115k), American Chinese Academy Inc ($115k) and Future Now Media Foundation Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $819k against liabilities of $2,046, net assets of $816k. It reported 4 employees.