Lykens Valley Childrens Museum

Analysis

Lykens Valley Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Elizabethville, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Lykens Valley Childrens Museum reported income of $94k and spending of $82k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $94k (+63%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Lykens Valley Childrens Museum sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 33rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include All Leaders Must Serve ($94k), Happiness Through Horses ($94k) and Grow LA Crosse Inc ($94k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $41k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $41k.