American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Analysis

American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1988, 38 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 December 2023, American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.7m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $2.9m (+182%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 378%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Italian American Museum ($2.9m), Armory Center for the Arts ($2.9m) and Mosaic Theater Company of DC ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $631k. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $31.3m against liabilities of $30.2m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 18 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.