Kauai Museum Association Limited

Analysis

Kauai Museum Association Limited is a registered charity in United States, based in Lihue, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1959, 67 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 September 2023, Kauai Museum Association Limited reported income of $703k and spending of $543k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $731k to $703k (-3.9%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kauai Museum Association Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Etm-Colorado Inc ($703k), Kairos Communication Service International ($703k) and The Elden Street Players ($703k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 38% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $358k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 10 employees.