Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer

Analysis

Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Island, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1970, 56 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 governmental unit under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.0m (+17%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Stuhr Museum of the Prairie Pioneer sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pensacola Little Theatre Inc ($2.0m), Good Energy Collective Incorporated ($2.0m) and Montauk Historical Society ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $219k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 113 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.