Yellowstone County Museum Foundation

Analysis

Yellowstone County Museum Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Billings, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Yellowstone County Museum Foundation reported income of $302k and spending of $220k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $236k to $302k (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Yellowstone County Museum Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Museum ($302k), Kenkeleba House Inc ($302k) and Black Reconstruction Collective Inc ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $135k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $3,203, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 3 employees.