Oakland Aviation Museum

Analysis

Oakland Aviation Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1981, 45 years ago. 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, Oakland Aviation Museum reported income of $181k and spending of $163k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $176k to $181k (+2.8%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Oakland Aviation Museum sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lou Grant Parent-Child Workshop ($181k), Cold Springs Fire Co No 1 Games of Chance ($181k) and Construction Workers Christian Fellowship ($180k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $18k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $18k.