Pahoa Lava Zone Museum

Analysis

Pahoa Lava Zone Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Pahoa, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (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, Pahoa Lava Zone Museum reported income of $138k and spending of $139k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $166k to $138k (-17%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 17%. 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, Pahoa Lava Zone Museum sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City College Center for the Arts ($138k), Masquers Inc ($138k) and A18 Missions Inc ($138k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $184k against liabilities of $175k, net assets of $9,225.