The Emerald Coast Science Center Inc

Analysis

The Emerald Coast Science Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ft Walton BCH, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 June 2023, The Emerald Coast Science Center Inc reported income of $656k and spending of $634k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $378k to $656k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Emerald Coast Science Center Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Society Colonial Dames Xvii Century ($656k), Landmark Events Inc ($656k) and World Ocean Council ($655k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $302k. At year end it held assets of $939k against liabilities of $354k, net assets of $585k. It reported 27 employees.