West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a Non-Profit Corporation

Analysis

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a Non-Profit Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Matewan, WV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a Non-Profit Corporation reported income of $365k and spending of $317k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $365k (+94%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, West Virginia Mine Wars Museum a Non-Profit Corporation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uptown Jazz Orchestra ($365k), Scottish Rite Cathedral Preservation Association Inc ($365k) and Winter Garden Heritage Foundation Inc ($365k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $121k. At year end it held assets of $385k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $260k. It reported 4 employees.