Southern Pacific Railroad History Center

Analysis

Southern Pacific Railroad History Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lafayette, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2017, 9 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, Southern Pacific Railroad History Center reported income of $91k and spending of $83k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $91k (+82%), an average of +82% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Southern Pacific Railroad History Center sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quannapowitt Players Inc ($91k), Theater Project a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($91k) and Sampson County History Museum Inc ($91k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. At year end it held assets of $46k against liabilities of $8,225, net assets of $38k.