St Louis Science Center Foundation

Analysis

St Louis Science Center Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, St Louis Science Center Foundation reported income of $7.8m and spending of $5.7m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $13.4m to $7.8m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, St Louis Science Center Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music and Dance Theater Chicago Inc ($7.8m), Science History Institute ($7.8m) and John C Campbell Folk School ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 61% of the total. It paid $277k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $52.6m against liabilities of $9.0m, net assets of $43.6m.