Sandbox a Hilton Head Area Children Museum Inc

Analysis

Sandbox a Hilton Head Area Children Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hilton Head, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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 December 2022, Sandbox a Hilton Head Area Children Museum Inc reported income of $561k and spending of $465k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $368k to $561k (+52%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sandbox a Hilton Head Area Children Museum Inc sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 76th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scotfest Inc ($561k), Cantabile Youth Singers ($561k) and Atlanta Catholic Radio Inc ($561k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $160k. At year end it held assets of $239k against liabilities of $9,460, net assets of $229k. It reported 29 employees.