Adventure Science Center Nashville

Analysis

Adventure Science Center Nashville is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1954, 72 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 2024, Adventure Science Center Nashville reported income of $7.4m and spending of $6.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $4.4m to $7.4m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Adventure Science Center Nashville 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 95th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include School of Arts and Culture at MHP ($7.4m), International African American Museum ($7.4m) and Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Fou Ndation Inc ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $486k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. At year end it held assets of $25.4m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 107 employees.