Ellis County Museum Inc

Analysis

Ellis County Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Waxahachie, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 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, Ellis County Museum Inc reported income of $118k and spending of $83k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $980k to $118k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ellis County Museum Inc sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 44th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utsov Inc ($118k), Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Austin Texas Inc ($118k) and Theatre 98 of Baldwin County Incorporated ($118k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $31k (37% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $983k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $983k. It reported 1 employees.