National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc

Analysis

National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Frederick, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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 March 2024, National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income fell from $1.4m to $1.2m (-15%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Museum for Civil War Medicine Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sandwich Historical Society ($1.2m), South Carolina Philharmonic Inc ($1.2m) and The Guilford Art Center Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $15.6m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $15.6m. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.