National Neon Sign Museum

Analysis

National Neon Sign Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in The Dalles, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Neon Sign Museum reported income of $94k and spending of $100k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $15k to $94k (+520%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 302%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Neon Sign Museum sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include White Pine Inc ($94k), Theatre du Reve Inc ($94k) and Galion Historical Society Inc ($94k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $7,203 against liabilities of $23k, net assets of -$16k. It reported 7 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.