Wichita Sedgwick County Historial Museum Association

Analysis

Wichita Sedgwick County Historial Museum Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1962, 64 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, Wichita Sedgwick County Historial Museum Association reported income of $1.6m and spending of $725k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $542k to $1.6m (+195%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wichita Sedgwick County Historial Museum Association sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Marine Art Museum ($1.6m), Leadership Legacy Life Foundation ($1.6m) and Theater Project Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 12 employees.