The National Capital Radio and Television Museum

Analysis

The National Capital Radio and Television Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Bowie, 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 December 2023, The National Capital Radio and Television Museum reported income of $107k and spending of $87k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $136k to $107k (-22%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Capital Radio and Television Museum sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stage Left Players Inc ($107k), Huntington County Historical Society ($107k) and Community Actors Studio Theatre Incorporated ($107k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $37k. At year end it held assets of $419k against liabilities of $760, net assets of $418k. It reported 2 employees.