Eugene Science Center INC

Tax-deductible

Eugene, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 93-0688763Revenue $928K in FY2024

On file with the IRSeugenesciencecenter.orgPo Box 1518, 97440-1518 · Eugene, ORTax-exempt since Oct 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Eugene Science Center strives to engage children, excite their curiosity and inspire them toward a lifelong love of science, and empower them to use science and technology to improve their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $143K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$74K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 69% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $42K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$280K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$928K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$944K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$928K
FY2024▼ -18%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$882K
FY2022$590K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$928K
Expenses
$944K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$547K
FY2021$543K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$746K
FY2024$944K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $691K Management & general 25% · $239K Fundraising 2% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $74K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$73,997Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Scott’s $74K as Executive Di is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Scott$73,997$67,535$64,091$57,479$54,750

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspire children's curiosity and love of science, empowering them to improve communities.

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1 program · $691K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The eugene science center provides a variety of educational programming, including interactive exhibitions, planetarium shows and presentations, school programs, science camps, and special events. The organization primarily serves children up to age 14 along with their families, teachers, and guardians.

$691Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$42K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$928K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$593K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Money outPt IX
$944K
Ln 25
Programscol B$691K
Managementcol C$239K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$951K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$203K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$37K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$593K
Investment incomeLn 3$41K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91K
Gains on assetsLn 7$2K
Total revenueLn 12$928K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$119K
SavingsLn 2$832K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$951K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$967K
Other assetsLn 15$389K
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$280K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$951K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.0M$967K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M$2.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$451K$280K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$74K$13K$56K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$416K$370K$38K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$52K$38K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$52K$40K$10K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$9K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$42K$7K$34K$15
OccupancyLn 16$68K$45K$23K
TravelLn 17$2K$537$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$390$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$103K$103K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$51K$43K$7K$936
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$10K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$944K$691K$239K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $928K$944K−$17K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$746K$383K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $590K$608K−$18K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $882K$543K$339K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $573K$547K$26K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $927,514 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $231,143$202,830
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $750,895$593,048
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,352$40,588
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $137,336$91,048
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,129,726$927,514
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $491,339$593,837
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $255,118$350,533
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $746,457$944,370
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $383,269−$16,856
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $927,514 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,345 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$2,604
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,226
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$37,422
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$202,830
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $593,048$593,048
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $38,932$38,932
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,656$1,656
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $78,703$78,703
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $605,393 · Excluded from tax $119,291$927,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $944,370 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $13,319 · Management $56,238 · Fundraising $4,440$73,997
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $370,415 · Management $38,397 · Fundraising $7,680$416,492
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,104 · Management $13,684$51,788
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,257 · Management $10,054 · Fundraising $1,249$51,560
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,208 · Management $24,343$33,551
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,823$9,823
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,285 · Management $34,206 · Fundraising $15$41,506
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,186 · Management $22,530$67,716
IX-17 TravelPrograms $537 · Management $1,778$2,315
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $390 · Management $2,441$2,831
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $102,903$102,903
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $24,747$24,747
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $43,233 · Management $7,287 · Fundraising $936$51,456
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,024 · Management $3,661$13,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $690,684 · Management $239,366 · Fundraising $14,320$944,370
Part X · Balance sheet $2,321,658 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $120,726$119,288
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $930,415$832,034
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,040,803$967,186
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $16,958$14,449
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,732$388,701
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,114,634$2,321,658
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $412,500$247,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $38,624$32,001
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $451,124$279,501
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,650,575$1,972,630
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,935$69,527
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,663,510$2,042,157
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,114,634$2,321,658
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,042,157 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$927,514
XI-2 Total expenses$944,370
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$16,856
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,663,510
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$36,963
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$358,540
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,042,157

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