Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation

Analysis

Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Mesa, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation reported income of $748k and spending of $403k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $235k to $748k (+219%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Law Center ($748k), Afghan American Community of Washington ($748k) and Friends of Materials for the Arts Inc ($748k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $54k. It paid $1,500 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $46k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 6 employees.