Little Buckeye Childrens Museum

Analysis

Little Buckeye Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Mansfield, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Little Buckeye Childrens Museum reported income of $916k and spending of $1.2m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $751k to $916k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Little Buckeye Childrens Museum 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 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts ($916k), Ragamala Dance ($916k) and Richland Academy of the Arts ($916k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $345k. It paid $1,698 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 22 employees.