Dakotaland Museum

Analysis

Dakotaland Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Huron, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 years ago. 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, Dakotaland Museum reported income of $78k and spending of $50k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $45k to $78k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Dakotaland Museum sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Green River Riders Association Inc ($78k), Association of Notre Dame Clubs Inc ($78k) and Suisun Veterans Memorial Building Association ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $603k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $603k.