Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc

Analysis

Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Aberdeen, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc reported income of $182k and spending of $196k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $182k (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 1271%. Over the whole period it spent 18% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winona Forest Recreation Association Inc ($182k), Five Talents Faithful ($182k) and Denver Rotary Club Foundation ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1, net assets of $3.2m.