Savannah Science Museum Inc

Analysis

Savannah Science Museum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Savannah, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1959, 67 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, Savannah Science Museum Inc reported income of $459k and spending of $204k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $283k to $459k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Savannah Science Museum Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincoln County Community Theater and Orchestra ($459k), Old Songs Inc ($459k) and Austin Scottish Rite Community and Childrens Theater Inc ($459k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $795k against liabilities of $2,288, net assets of $792k. It reported 2 employees.