Whitehead Memorial Museum

Analysis

Whitehead Memorial Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Del Rio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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 September 2023, Whitehead Memorial Museum reported income of $183k and spending of $176k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $170k to $183k (+7.2%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Whitehead Memorial Museum sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spencer Community Theatre Inc ($183k), Design with Purpose Inc ($183k) and The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 7.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $240k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $240k. It reported 4 employees.