Roper Mountain Science Center Association

Analysis

Roper Mountain Science Center Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 years ago. 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 June 2023, Roper Mountain Science Center Association reported income of $505k and spending of $715k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $315k to $505k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Roper Mountain Science Center Association sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ewha Girls High School Alumnae Association of Southern California ($505k), Sikh Center of New York Inc ($505k) and Bremerton Historical Ships Association ($505k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m.