Santa Ynez Valley Childrens Museum

Analysis

Santa Ynez Valley Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Buellton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 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, Santa Ynez Valley Childrens Museum reported income of $62k and spending of $103k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $29k to $62k (+116%), an average of +116% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 116%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Santa Ynez Valley Childrens Museum sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disorient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon ($62k), Mansfield Band Parents Association Inc ($62k) and Dauphin Middle Paxton Historical Society ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $25k against liabilities of $2,801, net assets of $22k.