Phoenix Police Museum

Analysis

Phoenix Police Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 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, Phoenix Police Museum reported income of $85k and spending of $96k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $184k to $85k (-54%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Phoenix Police Museum sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 30th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Silver Creek Organization for Performing Arts ($85k), Theatre Southwest Inc ($85k) and Cornwall Bridge Ideas Inc ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 122% of the total. At year end it held assets of $254k against liabilities of $561, net assets of $253k.