Childrens Museum of LA Crosse Inc

Analysis

Childrens Museum of LA Crosse Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crosse, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 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, Childrens Museum of LA Crosse Inc reported income of $804k and spending of $866k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $595k to $804k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Museum of LA Crosse Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lux Center for the Arts ($803k), Emporia Arts Council ($804k) and Sixty Inches From Center ($803k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $250k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $246k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 28 employees.