Museum of Northern Arizona Inc

Analysis

Museum of Northern Arizona Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1964, 62 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, Museum of Northern Arizona Inc reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.9m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.6m to $3.6m (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of Northern Arizona Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Performance Space 122 Inc ($3.6m), Black Innovation Alliance ($3.6m) and Theatre Latte-Da ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $321k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $19.7m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $18.4m. It reported 57 employees.