Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian

Analysis

Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1943, 83 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, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.5m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Unreported Story Society ($1.5m), Chisholm Trail Heritage Museum Inc ($1.5m) and Hui Hooleimaluo ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $289k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $420k. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $216k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 14 employees.