Columbus Museum

Analysis

Columbus Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 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, Columbus Museum reported income of $260k and spending of $20k, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $55k to $260k (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 5303%. Over the whole period it spent 25% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbus Museum sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum ($260k), Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities ($260k) and Princeton Broadcasting Service Inc ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $998k against liabilities of $1,111, net assets of $997k. It reported 1 employees.