Cripple Creek District Museum Inc

Analysis

Cripple Creek District Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Cripple Creek, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1959, 67 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, Cripple Creek District Museum Inc reported income of $208k and spending of $112k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $172k to $208k (+21%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cripple Creek District Museum Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Paxson Preservation Project ($208k), Theatre at the Center Inc ($208k) and Garden City Historical Society ($208k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $386k against liabilities of $3,786, net assets of $383k. It reported 11 employees.