Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc

Analysis

Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Amarillo, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 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, Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Don Harrington Discovery Center Foundation Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Everson Museum of Art of Syracuse and Onondaga County ($2.5m), The Appel Farm Arts and Music Center ($2.5m) and South Orange Performing Arts Center Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $11.2m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 107 employees.