Dinosaur Ahtorium

Analysis

Dinosaur Ahtorium is a registered charity in United States, based in St George, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 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, Dinosaur Ahtorium reported income of $549k and spending of $650k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $415k to $549k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dinosaur Ahtorium sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 70th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Attach ($549k), Salastina ($549k) and Council for Regional Health Education ($549k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.5% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $331k. At year end it held assets of $840k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $822k. It reported 22 employees.