Museum of the Great Plains Authority

Analysis

Museum of the Great Plains Authority is a registered charity in United States, based in Lawton, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Museum of the Great Plains Authority reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $820k to $1.4m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of the Great Plains Authority sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asheville Creative Arts Inc ($1.4m), Eastern Woodland Lacrosse ($1.4m) and First Hijrah Foundation FHF Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $363k. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $30k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 18 employees.