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Busy Brains Childrens Museum

Lake Villa, Illinois · EIN 20-0912711 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 2004

F

Charity Clarity grade F (score 30.2 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2024.

Graded against 23,660 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue under $100K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.259.7 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.18% of practices18
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.12
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.18% from one source78
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100

Scores compare this charity with its peer group; 100 is best. How Charity Clarity rates charities.

Year by year

20162017201820192020202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2024Form 990$8,287$41K−$33K$885K259.72F
Jun 2023Form 990$16K$51K−$35K$917K216.43F
Jun 2022Form 990$11K$43K−$32K$952K265.92F
Jun 2020Form 990$142K$68K$75K$1.02M179.72F
Jun 2019Form 990$88K$99K−$12K$943K113.93F
Jun 2018Form 990$58K$54K$4,790$955K214.03F
Jun 2017Form 990$67K$48K$19K$950K236.53F
Jun 2016Form 990$91K$22K$69K$931K515.42F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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