Bandera Natural History and Art Museum

Analysis

Bandera Natural History and Art Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Bandera, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, Bandera Natural History and Art Museum reported income of $342k and spending of $297k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $351k to $342k (-2.7%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 469%. Over the whole period it spent 29% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bandera Natural History and Art Museum sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summer Solstice Celebration Inc ($341k), Salt Lake Academy of Music ($342k) and Stagebridge ($341k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $17k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $67k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $954k, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 4 employees.