Wonder Works - a Childrens Museum

Analysis

Wonder Works - a Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in The Dalles, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1977, 49 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, Wonder Works - a Childrens Museum reported income of $110k and spending of $60k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $26k to $110k (+322%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 252%. 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, Wonder Works - a Childrens Museum sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noel Shoe Museum ($110k), Redlands Footlighters Inc ($110k) and Valley Classical Concerts Inc ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $23k. At year end it held assets of $354k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $336k. It reported 7 employees.