Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History

Analysis

Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 June 2023, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $983k to $1.3m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Media Center of Carroll County Inc ($1.3m), Center for Economic Growth ($1.3m) and South Side Weekly NFP ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $189k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $628k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 22 employees.