Museum of the Rockies

Analysis

Museum of the Rockies is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1966, 60 years ago. 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 the Rockies reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.4m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Museum of the Rockies sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Our Common Ground Inc ($5.4m), Mirasol Health Inc ($5.4m) and Safe Foundation Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $37.6m against liabilities of $756k, net assets of $36.9m.