National Infantry Museum Foundation Inc

Analysis

National Infantry Museum Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Infantry Museum Foundation Inc reported income of $11.5m and spending of $8.1m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.0m to $11.5m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. 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 Infantry Museum Foundation Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McNay Art Museum ($11.5m), Magic House ($11.6m) and Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art Inc ($11.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $290k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $78.1m against liabilities of $5.6m, net assets of $72.5m. It reported 96 employees.