Habitot Childrens Museum

Analysis

Habitot Childrens Museum is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 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, Habitot Childrens Museum reported income of $263k and spending of $334k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $756k to $263k (-65%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Habitot Childrens Museum sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ameri-Cause Impact Fund ($263k), Cedarburg Performing Arts Center Inc ($263k) and Utah Air Show Foundation ($263k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $9,600 (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $444k against liabilities of $8,016, net assets of $436k. It reported 21 employees.