Childrens Museum of Lancaster

Analysis

Childrens Museum of Lancaster is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1987, 39 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 September 2023, Childrens Museum of Lancaster reported income of $937k and spending of $780k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $607k to $937k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Museum of Lancaster sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Impact ($937k), Cantare Con Vivo ($938k) and Documentary Arts Inc ($937k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $295k. At year end it held assets of $728k against liabilities of $80k, net assets of $647k. It reported 49 employees.