Cheshire Childrens Museum

Analysis

Cheshire Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Keene, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2010, 16 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, Cheshire Childrens Museum reported income of $282k and spending of $291k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $192k to $282k (+47%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Cheshire Childrens Museum sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Arts Inc of Jackson ($282k), Minnesota Council of Teachers of Mathematics ($282k) and Live Oak Theatre Company Inc ($282k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $70k against liabilities of $2,059, net assets of $68k. It reported 13 employees.