Museum of Mountain Flying

Analysis

Museum of Mountain Flying is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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, Museum of Mountain Flying reported income of $124k and spending of $111k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $492k to $124k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 237%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of Mountain Flying sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nobo Art District ($124k), Alhambra Music Inc ($124k) and Retired United Airlines Employees Association ($124k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $126k, net assets of $944k.