Lindsay Wildlife Museum

Analysis

Lindsay Wildlife Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1958, 68 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, Lindsay Wildlife Museum reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.5m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Lindsay Wildlife Museum sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumberland County Playhouse Inc ($3.5m), Foundation for Cultural Review Inc ($3.5m) and The York Theatre Company Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. It paid $50k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $336k, net assets of $11.5m. It reported 56 employees.