The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc

Analysis

The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Worth, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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 December 2023, The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.0m to $4.4m (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include David Hochstein Memorial Music School Inc ($4.4m), Jamestown Yorktown Foundation Inc ($4.4m) and Finger Lakes Cultural & Natural History Museum ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $487k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $770k. At year end it held assets of $17.7m against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $17.5m. It reported 27 employees.