Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum

Analysis

Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Sparta, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum reported income of $98k and spending of $97k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $110k to $98k (-11%), an average of -11% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Deke Slayton Memorial Space & Bicycle Museum sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Beach Unity Festival ($98k), River City Journalism Fund ($98k) and Pembroke Pines Theater of the Performing Arts Inc ($98k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $201k against liabilities of $1,312, net assets of $199k.