Irvine Natural Science Center Inc

Analysis

Irvine Natural Science Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Owings Mills, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2023, Irvine Natural Science Center Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.1m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Irvine Natural Science Center Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toxic-Free Future ($3.1m), Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc ($3.1m) and Keep Louisiana Beautiful Foundation Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $13.7m against liabilities of $535k, net assets of $13.1m. It reported 71 employees.