San Diego Museum of Man

Analysis

San Diego Museum of Man is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, San Diego Museum of Man reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.6m to $2.9m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Museum of Man sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opera Carolina ($2.9m), Kenyon Review ($2.9m) and Stiefel Theatre for the Performing Arts Foundation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $472k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $264k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 36 employees.