Curious Kids Museum

Analysis

Curious Kids Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Joseph, MI. 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 December 2023, Curious Kids Museum reported income of $1.5m and spending of $659k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $757k to $1.5m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Curious Kids Museum sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mainframe Studios ($1.5m), Numerica Performing Arts Center ($1.5m) and Odeum Corporation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 25 employees.