Highline Heritage Museum

Analysis

Highline Heritage Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Burien, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2023, Highline Heritage Museum reported income of $214k and spending of $362k, spending 169% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $320k to $214k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Highline Heritage Museum sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little League Baseball Inc ($214k), Ponderosa Jr Bruins Youth Football-Cheer ($214k) and National Smokejumpers Association ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $280k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.