Wild West Historical Foundation Inc

Analysis

Wild West Historical Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakley, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, Wild West Historical Foundation Inc reported income of $168k and spending of $189k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $173k to $168k (-2.8%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wild West Historical Foundation Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesa Encore Theatre Inc ($168k), Storytelling Arts Inc ($168k) and Childrens Center for Dance Education Inc ($168k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 2 employees.