Kaleidoscope Discovery Center

Analysis

Kaleidoscope Discovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Rolla, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending May 2024, Kaleidoscope Discovery Center reported income of $168k and spending of $152k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2022 to May 2024, income grew from $71k to $168k (+137%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kaleidoscope Discovery Center sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gender Amplified ($168k), Smith County Living Inc ($168k) and Cape Cod Theatre Project Inc ($168k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.