Edwardsville Childrens Museum Inc

Analysis

Edwardsville Childrens Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Edwardsville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Edwardsville Childrens Museum Inc reported income of $430k and spending of $312k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $198k to $430k (+117%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Edwardsville Childrens Museum Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Program Evaluators & Consultants Inc ($430k), The Book Club of California ($431k) and Mindspring Mental Health Alliance Inc ($430k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $52k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $81k. At year end it held assets of $547k against liabilities of $145, net assets of $547k. It reported 22 employees.