Childrens Museum of the Desert

Analysis

Childrens Museum of the Desert is a registered charity in United States, based in Rancho Mirage, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 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 2023, Childrens Museum of the Desert reported income of $838k and spending of $571k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $838k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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 Museum of the Desert sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Maine Contemporary Art ($838k), Musical Arts Institute ($839k) and Historic West Bend Theatre ($838k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $77k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $815k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 3 employees.