Pacific Bus Museum

Analysis

Pacific Bus Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 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 2024, Pacific Bus Museum reported income of $72k and spending of $54k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2024, income fell from $122k to $72k (-41%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacific Bus Museum sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Red River Railroad Museum ($72k), Playing on Air Inc ($72k) and Mountain District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $479k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $479k.