Washington Heritage Museums

Analysis

Washington Heritage Museums is a registered charity in United States, based in Fredericksbrg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Washington Heritage Museums reported income of $1.1m and spending of $537k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $532k to $1.1m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 339%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington Heritage Museums sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redlands Symphony Association ($1.1m), Center for Traditional Music and Dance Inc ($1.1m) and Social Progess Imperative Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $269k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 43 employees.