Boot Hill Museum Inc

Analysis

Boot Hill Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dodge City, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1959, 67 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 September 2023, Boot Hill Museum Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.3m to $1.9m (-56%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Boot Hill Museum Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhode Island Arts Foundation at Newport Incorporated ($1.9m), Elm Street Cultural Arts Village Inc ($1.9m) and Play on Philly ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $740k. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 135 employees.