Discovery Science Center of Orange County

Analysis

Discovery Science Center of Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 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, Discovery Science Center of Orange County reported income of $13.7m and spending of $13.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $16.4m to $13.7m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Discovery Science Center of Orange County sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flint Cultural Center Corporation Inc ($13.7m), National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Inc ($13.7m) and American Radio Relay League Inc ($13.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $833k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. At year end it held assets of $63.4m against liabilities of $18.9m, net assets of $44.5m. It reported 198 employees.