The High Desert Museum
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3,723,075 | 3,769,641 | −46,566 | 60.3 | 39% |
| 2012 | 4,172,777 | 3,970,515 | 202,262 | 57.9 | 38% |
| 2013 | 4,708,638 | 3,967,797 | 740,841 | 60.2 | 35% |
| 2014 | 3,775,791 | 3,989,593 | −213,802 | 60.5 | 38% |
| 2015 | 5,088,140 | 4,101,910 | 986,230 | 61.6 | 39% |
| 2016 | 4,381,816 | 4,650,956 | −269,140 | 46.1 | 38% |
| 2017 | 4,432,238 | 4,747,004 | −314,766 | 45.0 | 40% |
| 2018 | 5,049,194 | 5,087,738 | −38,544 | 42.4 | 41% |
| 2019 | 5,793,514 | 5,534,712 | 258,802 | 39.5 | 40% |
| 2020 | 4,522,552 | 5,051,170 | −528,618 | 41.8 | 46% |
| 2021 | 13,034,112 | 5,812,036 | 7,222,076 | 53.5 | 47% |
| 2022 | 11,931,465 | 7,950,725 | 3,980,740 | 45.3 | 40% |
| 2023 | 13,589,414 | 7,709,109 | 5,880,305 | 56.3 | 45% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $5,880,305 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 56.3 months of spending, down from 60.3 in 2011. Staff pay was 45% of spending. $23,272,379 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
The High Desert Museum's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works