Everhart Museum of Natural History Science & Art

Analysis

Everhart Museum of Natural History Science & Art is a registered charity in United States, based in Scranton, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1957, 69 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 2023, Everhart Museum of Natural History Science & Art reported income of $1.1m and spending of $952k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $902k to $1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Everhart Museum of Natural History Science & Art sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Douglass Theatre Complex Inc ($1.1m), Metropolitan Youth Symphony ($1.1m) and Piano School of New York City Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $340k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 17 employees.