Superior Public Museums

Analysis

Superior Public Museums is a registered charity in United States, based in Superior, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Superior Public Museums reported income of $354k and spending of $349k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $282k to $354k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Superior Public Museums sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northeast Iowa School of Music ($354k), Summerville Dream Inc ($354k) and Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival Inc ($354k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $193k. At year end it held assets of $413k against liabilities of $2,805, net assets of $410k. It reported 34 employees.