Indiana Dinosaur Museum

Analysis

Indiana Dinosaur Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in South Bend, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 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, Indiana Dinosaur Museum reported income of $3.4m and spending of $416k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $3.4m (+1543%), an average of +305% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 5267%. Over the whole period it spent 17% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Indiana Dinosaur Museum sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carpenters Company of the City and County of Philadelphia ($3.4m), Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville Inc ($3.4m) and Reader Institute for Community Journalism Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 1 employees.