National Womens History Museum

Analysis

National Womens History Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, National Womens History Museum reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.9m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Womens History 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 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Play on Shakespeare ($2.9m), Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance Inc ($2.9m) and Museum of Automotive Icons Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 109% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $188k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $794k. It paid $46k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $874k against liabilities of $902k, net assets of -$28k. It reported 13 employees.