Mitten Childrens Museum

Analysis

Mitten Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in South Haven, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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, Mitten Childrens Museum reported income of $143k and spending of $136k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $261k to $143k (-45%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mitten Childrens Museum sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cleveland Engineering Society ($143k), Caroline Victoria Coldicutt Arts Foundation ($143k) and Arts Center at Killingworth Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 59% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $265k against liabilities of $4,973, net assets of $260k. It reported 7 employees.