Estrella Warbirds Museum Inc

Analysis

Estrella Warbirds Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Paso Robles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 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, Estrella Warbirds Museum Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $524k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $615k to $2.0m (+229%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Estrella Warbirds Museum Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Century ($2.0m), Rv-Mh Heritage Foundation Inc ($2.0m) and Milwaukee Chamber Theatre Ltd ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $6,138, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 6 employees.