Clarke Historical Museum

Analysis

Clarke Historical Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Eureka, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Clarke Historical Museum reported income of $298k and spending of $229k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $277k to $298k (+7.7%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Clarke Historical Museum sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artist Life NFP ($298k), National Society Daughters of the American Colonists ($298k) and Rockaway Theatre Company Inc ($298k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $142k. At year end it held assets of $984k against liabilities of $4,939, net assets of $979k. It reported 8 employees.