See Science Center Inc

Analysis

See Science Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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, See Science Center Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $965k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $696k to $1.2m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. 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, See Science Center Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Common Dreams Inc ($1.2m), York Symphony Orchestra ($1.2m) and National Society of Colonial Dames of America CT State ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $802k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $734k. It reported 21 employees.