Childrens Discovery Museum

Analysis

Childrens Discovery Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Kelso, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 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, Childrens Discovery Museum reported income of $54k and spending of $91k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $50k to $54k (+9.3%), an average of +9.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 165% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Discovery Museum sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 15th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts on the Allegheny ($54k), National Society of Arts and Letters ($54k) and Friends of Honey Springs Battlefield Park Inc ($54k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $35k against liabilities of $993, net assets of $34k.