Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum Inc

Analysis

Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Stevens Point, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 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, Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum Inc reported income of $174k and spending of $182k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $174k (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 170% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Central Wisconsin Childrens Museum Inc sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 50th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Museums of Florida History Inc ($174k), Expats Theatre ($174k) and Leadership Amarillo Inc ($174k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $7,452, net assets of $35k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.