Childrens Storybook Garden & Museum

Analysis

Childrens Storybook Garden & Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Hanford, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Childrens Storybook Garden & Museum reported income of $214k and spending of $182k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $252k to $214k (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. 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, Childrens Storybook Garden & Museum sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rec Room Arts ($214k), Independent Jewish World Cinema ($214k) and Geneva Music Festival Inc ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4,156. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.