Kids Discovery Station

Analysis

Kids Discovery Station is a registered charity in United States, based in Merced, CA. 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 (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, Kids Discovery Station reported income of $427k and spending of $503k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $240k to $427k (+78%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kids Discovery Station sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Folklore Village Farm Inc ($427k), Colonial Players Incorporated ($427k) and Mister Mac Behavioral Consultants Inc ($427k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $117k. At year end it held assets of $203k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $203k.