Museum of the Aleutians

Analysis

Museum of the Aleutians is a registered charity in United States, based in Unalaska, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Museum of the Aleutians reported income of $784k and spending of $806k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $504k to $784k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 the Aleutians sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Key to Change ($784k), American Latvian Association in the United States Inc ($784k) and Boca Raton Museum Foundation Inc ($783k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $251k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 17 employees.