San Luis Valley Museum
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO ENRICH HUMAN LIVES AND TO EDUCATE SAN LUIS VALLEY CITIZENS TO RESPECT AND VALUE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, THE LOCAL HERITAGE OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY, INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE AND THE ARTS
- Income
- $100,690
- Spending
- $115,481
- Reserves
- 13.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Highest pay
- $8,625, director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $27,969 spent. THE MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN COLORADO AND SERVES APPROXIMATELY 46,000 RESIDENTS OF THE SAN LUIS VALLEY. TWO LARGE PRIVATE COLLECTIONS HAVE BEEN PROMISED TO THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM ACQUIRED BY DONATION IN 2005 A BUILDING WHICH WILL BE LARGE ENOUGH TO HOUSE THE COLLECTIONS AND PROVIDE SPACE FOR PROGRAMMING AND EXPANDED EXHIBITS. THIS WILL PROVIDE SAN LUIS VALLEY CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN OF THE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE AREA.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 1993.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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