Childrens Discovery Museum of Cape Cod Inc

Analysis

Childrens Discovery Museum of Cape Cod Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mashpee, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 December 2023, Childrens Discovery Museum of Cape Cod Inc reported income of $497k and spending of $336k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $348k to $497k (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 371%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Discovery Museum of Cape Cod Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include French-American Cultural Foundation ($497k), Society for the Performing Arts Foundation ($497k) and Ankhkasta Natural Healing ($497k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $511k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $456k. It reported 15 employees.