Buena Vista Museum of Natural History Inc

Analysis

Buena Vista Museum of Natural History Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History Inc reported income of $264k and spending of $318k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $295k to $264k (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 53%. 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, Buena Vista Museum of Natural History Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Celebration of African-American Arts and Culture ($264k), John F Peto Studio Museum ($264k) and Clifton Community Players Inc ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $151k. At year end it held assets of $899k against liabilities of $496k, net assets of $403k. It reported 4 employees.