Betty Brinn Childrens Museum

Analysis

Betty Brinn Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1991, 35 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, Betty Brinn Childrens Museum reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.5m (+3.2%), an average of +0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Betty Brinn Childrens Museum sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laramie Plains Museum Association Inc ($2.5m), Northeast Radio Observatory Corporation ($2.5m) and Sheldon Swope Art Museum Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $843k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 57 employees.