San Antonio Childrens Museum

Analysis

San Antonio Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1993, 33 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, San Antonio Childrens Museum reported income of $8.0m and spending of $8.8m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.8m to $8.0m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Antonio Childrens Museum 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 TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association for Music Education ($8.0m), Positive Alternative Radio Inc ($8.0m) and Minerals Metals & Materials Society Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $48.1m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $47.0m. It reported 133 employees.