Arizona Science Center

Analysis

Arizona Science Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1982, 44 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 June 2023, Arizona Science Center reported income of $13.8m and spending of $14.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $17.3m to $13.8m (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arizona Science Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japanese American National Museum ($13.8m), Palm Beach Maritime Museum Inc ($13.8m) and Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities ($13.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $792k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $43.0m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $41.3m. It reported 193 employees.