Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation

Analysis

Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Republic, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1983, 43 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending July 2023, Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation reported income of $65k and spending of $78k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $249k to $65k (-74%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wilsons Creek National Battlefield Foundation sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shelby County Historical Society Inc ($65k), Piccadilly Puppets Co ($65k) and Fresno Community Concert Band ($65k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $476k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $476k.