The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library

Analysis

The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomfield, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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, The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library reported income of $170k and spending of $155k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $110k to $170k (+55%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Stars and Stripes National Museum and Library sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Charles Theatre Inc ($170k), Photographic Arts Council Los Angeles ($170k) and Silver City Museum Society Corporation ($170k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% of the total. At year end it held assets of $468k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $457k.