Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History

Analysis

Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockvale, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2012, 14 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, Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History reported income of $112k and spending of $98k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $80k to $112k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spokane Art School ($112k), River Valley Pioneer Museum ($112k) and China Music Foundation ($112k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 60% of the total. At year end it held assets of $56k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $56k.