The National Public Housing Museum

Analysis

The National Public Housing Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 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, The National Public Housing Museum reported income of $2.9m and spending of $1.8m, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.9m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 434%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Public Housing Museum sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Symphony Orchestra Inc ($2.9m), The Center for Architecture Inc ($2.9m) and Fine Arts Discovery Series Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $512k. At year end it held assets of $14.2m against liabilities of $95k, net assets of $14.1m. It reported 11 employees.