Museum of Jurassic Technology

Analysis

Museum of Jurassic Technology is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 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 December 2023, Museum of Jurassic Technology reported income of $785k and spending of $585k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $478k to $785k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Museum of Jurassic Technology sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Valdez Museum and Historical Archive Association Incorporated ($785k), Culture Lab Lic Inc ($785k) and David Warther Carvings ($785k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $203k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $120k, net assets of $1.2m.