Childrens Museum at the Paso Robles Volunteer Firehouse

Analysis

Childrens Museum at the Paso Robles Volunteer Firehouse is a registered charity in United States, based in Paso Robles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 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 at the Paso Robles Volunteer Firehouse reported income of $175k and spending of $206k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $190k to $175k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 155%. Over the whole period it spent 154% 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 at the Paso Robles Volunteer Firehouse 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 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Mexico Steam Locomotive & Railroad Historical Society ($175k), Frame Dance Productions ($175k) and Loveland Opera Theatre ($175k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $104k. At year end it held assets of $822k against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $796k. It reported 9 employees.

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.