National Nordic Museum

Analysis

National Nordic Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 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, National Nordic Museum reported income of $5.7m and spending of $6.7m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.9m to $5.7m (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, National Nordic Museum sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Organization for Educational Technology and Curriculum ($5.7m), Washington County Museum of Fine Arts ($5.7m) and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $689k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $48.6m against liabilities of $433k, net assets of $48.2m. It reported 46 employees.