Dupage Childrens Museum

Analysis

Dupage Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Naperville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1988, 38 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, Dupage Childrens Museum reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $6.0m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 113%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Dupage Childrens Museum sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Wwoz Inc ($6.0m), Immigration Institute of the Bay Area ($6.0m) and Lundstrum Center for the Performing Arts ($6.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $379k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.0m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 103 employees.