Black American West Museum & Heritage Center

Analysis

Black American West Museum & Heritage Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 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, Black American West Museum & Heritage Center reported income of $186k and spending of $133k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $181k to $186k (+3.0%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Black American West Museum & Heritage Center sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isle of Wight Arts League ($186k), Fine Linen Theatre ($186k) and Bartram Trail High School Band Boosters Association ($186k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. It paid $500 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.