Mesa Verde Museum Association

Analysis

Mesa Verde Museum Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Mancos, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1960, 66 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, Mesa Verde Museum Association reported income of $1.0m and spending of $803k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $980k to $1.0m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mesa Verde Museum Association sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Video Consortium Inc ($1.0m), DZ Arts Development ($1.0m) and Native Hawaiian Hospitality Association ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $258k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 10 employees.