Ferndale Museum Inc

Analysis

Ferndale Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ferndale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1977, 49 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, Ferndale Museum Inc reported income of $140k and spending of $117k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $81k to $140k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ferndale Museum Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Washington School of Chinese Language & Culture ($140k), Ballet Guild of Ithaca Inc ($140k) and Hewnoaks Artist Colony ($140k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $468k against liabilities of $662, net assets of $467k.