Museum Association of the American Frontier

Analysis

Museum Association of the American Frontier is a registered charity in United States, based in Chadron, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1950, 76 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, Museum Association of the American Frontier reported income of $216k and spending of $194k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $243k to $216k (-11%), an average of -2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum Association of the American Frontier sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Onstage Playhouse Inc ($216k), Orange County Current Affairs Forum ($216k) and Daleville Institute Inc ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $3,415, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 4 employees.