Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon

Analysis

Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Pendleton, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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, Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon reported income of $91k and spending of $90k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $73k to $91k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Museum of Eastern Oregon sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 34th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Roots ($91k), The Villages Pops Chorus Inc ($91k) and Utah Federation of Music Clubs ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $32k. At year end it held assets of $192k against liabilities of $1,650, net assets of $191k.