The Clewiston Museum

Analysis

The Clewiston Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Clewiston, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. 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 September 2023, The Clewiston Museum reported income of $76k and spending of $125k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $128k to $76k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Clewiston Museum sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Light ($76k), T E M P O Inc ($76k) and Easley Blessed Foundation ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $302k against liabilities of $1,925, net assets of $300k. It reported 1 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.