Pretend City the Childrens Museum of Orange County

Analysis

Pretend City the Childrens Museum of Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Pretend City the Childrens Museum of Orange County reported income of $8.3m and spending of $4.2m, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $8.3m (+186%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pretend City the Childrens Museum of Orange County sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Symphony Association ($8.3m), The Columbus Museum Inc ($8.3m) and Memphis in May International Festival Inc ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $485k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $17.4m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $15.5m. It reported 54 employees.