Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center

Analysis

Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Marcell, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 December 2023, Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center reported income of $61k and spending of $90k, spending 149% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $67k to $61k (-10.0%), an average of -10% a year. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 20th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Tapestry Alliance Inc ($60k), Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum ($61k) and Dominion Arts Foundation ($60k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $104k, net assets of -$86k.