Libraries, Archives, Museums: Alaska Museums Surveys and Data: Budget

Revenues (N=40)

Annual revenue according to budget.
Budget category	No. of Museums	Combined Annual Revenues
under $10,000	8	$24,488
$10,000 - $100,000	12	$557,099
$100,000 - $250,000	8	$1,261,302
$250,000 - $522,000	8	$2,857,705
over $1,000,000	4	$16,605,515
Total	40	$21,306,109

Sources of revenue

The following two tables show the percentage differences in sources of revenue between 22 non-profit museums and 16 public museums (municipal, state and federal). Two museums are excluded: the Heritage Library & Museum, which is a for-profit; and the Seward Sealife Center, whose budget figures are significantly outside the norm of other non-profits.

Non-profit museum revenue sources (N=22)
Admissions	14%
Governing agency	38%
Grants	19%
Membership	7%
Gift shop	10%
Other	12%

Public owned museum revenue sources (N=16)
Governing agency	64%
Admissions	14%
Grants	8%
Membership	2%
Gift shop	2%
Other	10%

Operating Expenditures (N=42)

Total museum expenditures by budget category.
Budget category	No. of museums	Total expenditures
under $10,000	8	$21,292
$10,000 - $100,000	9	$473,448
$100,000- $250,000	12	$1,870,572
$250,000 - $500,000	7	$2,518,839
over $ 1 million	6	$17,521,700
Totals	42	$22,405,851

Expenditures by category (N=42)

Percent of annual expenditures
Annual Expenditures	Salaries	Benefits	Goods/Services	Maintenance	Rent/lease bldg.	Collection acquisitions	Other
Under $10,000	45%	0%	11%	26%	0%	12%	6%
$10,000-$100,000	50%	9%	25%	3%	4%	1%	8%
$100,000-$250,000	58%	9%	20%	5%	1%	5%	2%
$250, 000-$500,000	57%	15%	13%	10%	0%	1%	4%
More than $1 million	41%	7%	14.5%	16%	4.5%	1%	26%

Expenditures by governance type

Expenditures by governance type
Non-profit museums	$10,112,495
City/Borough museums	$5,362,606
State	$4,109,600
Federal	$2,686,150
Other	$135,000
Total	$22,405,851

Salary Figures (N=33)

The number of museums contributing information for each position is indicated in the table. Figures are averages and job duties vary considerably.

Average salaries by size of museum:

Thirty-five museums indicated they had "full-time" directors, but only 20 provided salary figures. The other director salaries included in the table are part-time. "i.d." = insufficient data.

Average salaries by size of museum
Annual Expenditures	Director (N=26)	Curator 1 (N=23)	Curator 2 (N=14)	Office Asst. (N=29)
Under $10,000	i.d.	i.d.	i.d.	i.d.
$10,000-$100,000	$14.50	$10.20	i.d.	$8.99
$100,000-$250,000	$19.15	$14.30	i.d.	$9.71
$250, 000-$500,000	$27.49	$18.68	$16.89	$13.64
More than $1 million	$33.13	$22.50	$21.16	$13.58