Grace Museum Inc

Analysis

Grace Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1963, 63 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 June 2023, Grace Museum Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.8m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.3m (-30%), an average of -8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Grace Museum Inc sits at the 88th 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 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Bradley Regional Museum ($1.3m), Tacoma Youth Symphony Association Inc ($1.3m) and Native Action Network ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $472k. At year end it held assets of $9.0m against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $9.0m. It reported 33 employees.