Berks Military History Museum

Analysis

Berks Military History Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Mohnton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2015, 11 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 June 2023, Berks Military History Museum reported income of $2.2m and spending of $82k, leaving 96% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $47k to $2.2m (+4643%), an average of +4643% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 4643%. Over the whole period it spent 5.6% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Berks Military History Museum 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 87th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountainfilm Ltd 01-01-94 ($2.2m), Opera Orlando Inc ($2.2m) and Friends of the Chicago River ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $219k, net assets of $2.1m.