Bucks County Childrens Museum

Analysis

Bucks County Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in New Hope, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Bucks County Childrens Museum reported income of $723k and spending of $560k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $592k to $723k (+22%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bucks County Childrens Museum 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 74th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Algona Pow Project Inc ($723k), Worcester Cultural Coalition Inc ($723k) and Portola Valley Theatre Conservatory Inc ($723k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $764k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 21 employees.