Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Inc

Analysis

Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Arlington, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2019, 7 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Inc reported income of $379k and spending of $379k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $855k to $379k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Inc sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Singomaha Inc ($379k), Center for Land Use Interpretation ($379k) and Gullah Traveling Theater ($379k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $8,481 (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $140k. At year end it held assets of $34k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $34k. It reported 27 employees.