Liberty Science Center Inc
222 Jersey City Blvd, Jersey City, NJ · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $39,690,001 | $33,319,712 | $137,158,193 |
| FY2024 | $35,741,456 | $30,905,602 | $130,472,095 |
| FY2023 | $40,343,463 | $29,921,074 | $125,283,441 |
| FY2022 | $29,310,016 | $23,968,927 | $114,542,097 |
| FY2021 | $27,177,240 | $21,942,278 | $110,015,860 |
| FY2020 | $29,120,536 | $26,747,615 | $104,120,106 |
| FY2019 | $30,956,172 | $30,492,406 | $101,834,103 |
| FY2018 | $36,566,801 | $30,745,464 | $101,478,187 |
| FY2017 | $43,332,132 | $27,635,857 | $95,594,791 |
| FY2016 | $30,472,069 | $26,291,556 | $79,779,549 |
| FY2015 | $22,128,414 | $24,039,641 | $72,357,048 |
| FY2014 | $19,430,025 | $23,690,796 | $74,506,650 |
| FY2013 | $25,917,228 | $23,593,410 | $78,679,647 |
| FY2012 | $23,811,877 | $26,465,892 | $76,247,604 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Liberty Science Center Inc (EIN 22-2302253), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $15,647,250 | 39% |
| Program service revenue | $16,257,366 | 41% |
| Other revenue | $7,785,385 | 20% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $26,090,216 | 78% |
| Management & general | $5,091,361 | 15% |
| Fundraising | $2,138,135 | 6% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 41% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 78% of functional expenses, management & general 15%, and fundraising 6%.
- 78% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 52.7% of 907 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations nationwide (too few in NJ for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 49.4 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 76th percentile among 855 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NJ.
- Total revenue was higher than 99.9% of 883 Arts, Culture & Humanities organizations in NJ.
- Total revenue rose from $23,811,877 in FY2012 to $39,690,001 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 7 and decreased in 6 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 3 of 14 reported years (FY2012, FY2014, FY2015).
- The highest revenue on record here is $43,332,132 in FY2017.
- Net assets grew from $76,247,604 to $137,158,193 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 61% of revenue in FY2012 and 39% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS AND EXCITE LEARNERS OF ALL AGES ABOUT THE POWER, PROMISE, AND PURE FUN OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.LSC OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL SCIENCE LEARNING ONSITE, OFFSITE, AND ONLINE AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1982 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | A570 — Arts, Culture & Humanities |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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