Museum of Sonoma County

Analysis

Museum of Sonoma County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1978, 48 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, Museum of Sonoma County reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.4m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 78% 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 Sonoma County sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Academy of Inventors Inc ($2.4m), Connecticut Alliance of Foster and Adoptive Families Inc ($2.4m) and Advocates for Community Alternatives Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 7.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $575k. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $79k, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 24 employees.