The Childrens Museum

Analysis

The Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1934, 92 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 June 2023, The Childrens Museum reported income of $9.5m and spending of $9.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.3m to $9.5m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Childrens Museum sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego ($9.5m), Aha Punana Leo ($9.5m) and Center for Humane Technology ($9.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $537k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $61.5m against liabilities of $11.3m, net assets of $50.2m. It reported 113 employees.