River Valley Pioneer Museum

Analysis

River Valley Pioneer Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Canadian, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1987, 39 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, River Valley Pioneer Museum reported income of $112k and spending of $114k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $99k to $112k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, River Valley Pioneer Museum sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Middle Tennessee Museum of Natural History ($112k), Jabberwocky Studios ($112k) and Spokane Art School ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1,134. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $716, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.