South Dakota Discovery Center

Analysis

South Dakota Discovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pierre, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, South Dakota Discovery Center reported income of $719k and spending of $751k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $427k to $719k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, South Dakota Discovery Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bullies 2 the Rescue ($719k), Catcafe Lounge ($720k) and Neighborhood Cats Inc ($719k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $394k. At year end it held assets of $467k against liabilities of $352k, net assets of $115k. It reported 22 employees.