Bishop Museum and Historical Society

Analysis

Bishop Museum and Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1975, 51 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Bishop Museum and Historical Society reported income of $334k and spending of $408k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $317k to $334k (+5.2%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bishop Museum and Historical Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Third Law Dance-Theater Inc ($334k), 1947 Partition Archive ($334k) and Los Angeles Theatresports Inc ($334k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $42k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $70k, net assets of $243k. It reported 4 employees.