Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts

Analysis

Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Harrisburg, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1994, 32 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, Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts reported income of $3.3m and spending of $4.7m, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $3.3m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California ($3.3m), Laguna Art Museum ($3.3m) and American Friends of Zichron Nechama Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $348k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $984k. At year end it held assets of $26.4m against liabilities of $3.0m, net assets of $23.4m. It reported 64 employees.