The@museum of Information Explosion

Analysis

The@museum of Information Explosion is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2020, 6 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 June 2023, The@museum of Information Explosion reported income of $608k and spending of $859k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $500 to $608k (+121514%), an average of +967% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 19900%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The@museum of Information Explosion sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western History Association ($608k), Industrial Arts Workshop Inc ($608k) and Nashua Community Music School ($608k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of -$32k.