The International Ufo Museum & Research Center at Roswell New

Analysis

The International Ufo Museum & Research Center at Roswell New is a registered charity in United States, based in Roswell, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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, The International Ufo Museum & Research Center at Roswell New reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.4m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 International Ufo Museum & Research Center at Roswell New sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Global Cold Chain Foundation ($2.4m), African American Heritage Foundation ($2.4m) and Workhouse Arts Foundation Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $422k. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 20 employees.