Northwoods Childrens Museum

Analysis

Northwoods Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Eagle River, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 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, Northwoods Childrens Museum reported income of $367k and spending of $300k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $253k to $367k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northwoods Childrens Museum sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton Band Parents Association Inc ($367k), Richmond Shakespeare ($367k) and Pacific Northwest Quilt and Fiber Arts Museum ($367k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 35% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $162k. At year end it held assets of $880k against liabilities of $403k, net assets of $478k. It reported 11 employees.