Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation

Analysis

Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Manhattan, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 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, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation reported income of $485k and spending of $313k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $856k to $485k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 217%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Flint Hills Discovery Center Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Navatman Inc ($484k), Schoodic Arts for All ($485k) and Ananya Dance Theatre ($484k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (22% of expenses). It paid $35k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $926k against liabilities of $8,774, net assets of $918k.