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International Dark Sky Discovery Center
International Dark Sky Discovery Center reported $9.1 million in revenue and $312,309 in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $0.00 went to program services, $95.45 to management and general costs and $4.55 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.9% of the total. Government grants made up 36.4%. Revenue rose 22588% between 2020 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $312KFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $9.1MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 95.4% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 4.6% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.9% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 36.4% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | Not reported | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | Not reported | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1,072.8 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 13 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b13 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 53
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| McCarthy Building Companies Inc Preconstruction Docs and Building Contractor | $10,021,317 |
| SSIA Technologies LLC Planetarium consultant & planetarium equipment | $680,717 |
| Observatory Systems Installation of telescope & equipment | $483,110 |
| Split Rock Sudios Exhibit design and fabrication | $305,357 |
| Pivium Inc Consulting and equipment for IT and audio visual | $160,054 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 6 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to International Dark Sky Discovery Center totaling $26 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from International Dark Sky Discovery Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for International Dark Sky Discovery Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of International Dark Sky Discovery Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, International Dark Sky Discovery Center reported that 0.0% of its $312,309 in expenses went to program services, 95.4% to management and general and 4.6% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
Where does International Dark Sky Discovery Center get its money?
Of $9.1 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 96.9% came from contributions and grants (including 36.4% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is International Dark Sky Discovery Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 83-3364739 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631309349300303 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202531249349300153 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202431269349300503 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341119349301144 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202300239349300305 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202141129349300704 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 83-3364739: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.