Museum of Flight Foundation

Analysis

Museum of Flight Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tukwila, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1965, 61 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, Museum of Flight Foundation reported income of $65.3m and spending of $26.9m, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28.4m to $65.3m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 58% 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 Flight Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County ($65.3m), Donald Danforth Plant Science Center ($65.7m) and Mozilla Foundation ($64.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.3m. At year end it held assets of $372.3m against liabilities of $11.1m, net assets of $361.2m. It reported 259 employees.