McWane Science Center

Analysis

McWane Science Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 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, McWane Science Center reported income of $7.5m and spending of $9.5m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.1m to $7.5m (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, McWane Science Center sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Patuxent Partnership Inc ($7.5m), LA Mama Experimental Theatre Club Inc ($7.5m) and SFPBS Foundation Inc ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $297k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $14.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $13.6m. It reported 157 employees.