Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum

Analysis

Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Puunene, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum reported income of $260k and spending of $358k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $360k to $260k (-28%), an average of -7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. 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, Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Princeton Broadcasting Service Inc ($260k), Columbus Museum ($260k) and Deaf Performing Artist Network ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $65k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $7,867, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 6 employees.