Museum of the Palestinian People

Analysis

Museum of the Palestinian People is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 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, Museum of the Palestinian People reported income of $334k and spending of $299k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $334k (+66%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 the Palestinian People sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rowan Museum Incorporated ($334k), Beaufort Arts and Music Inc ($334k) and Washington Master Chorale Inc ($334k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $383k against liabilities of $6,504, net assets of $377k. It reported 2 employees.