Porterville Historical Museum

Analysis

Porterville Historical Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Porterville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 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 October 2023, Porterville Historical Museum reported income of $74k and spending of $66k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $62k to $74k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Porterville Historical Museum sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Ohio Bengali Cultural Association ($74k), Fayette County Community Theatre ($74k) and Rio Blanco County Historical Society Inc ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $595k against liabilities of $1, net assets of $595k. It reported 2 employees.