Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc

Analysis

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Neenah, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1956, 70 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 governmental unit under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.4m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.2m (+7.4%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cheyenne Depot Museum Inc ($1.2m), Chapter 510 Ink ($1.2m) and Dreams for Schools ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 7.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $522k. At year end it held assets of $15.8m against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $15.6m. It reported 16 employees.