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Polish Center of Discovery and Learning Inc

EIN 30-0058825 · Chicopee, MA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Reserves
35 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 12.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 23% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15
Income rose 47% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
96% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
22 of 22 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$107,029 spent. FOUNDED IN 1999, THE POLISH CENTER OF DISCOVERY AND LEARNING (PCDL) IS A CULTURAL AND HERITAGE MUSUEM CAPTURING THE EXPERIENCE POLISH IMMIGRANT AND THE AMERICANS OF POLISH DECENT. THE MUSEUM ITESLF IS AN 18-GALLERY, 130-YEAR-OLD FULLY RESTORED BUILDING WITH AN EXENTSIVE COLLECTION OF OVER 3,000 BOOKS, HISTORIC DOCUMENTS, RARE MONOGRAPHS, VINTAGE PHOTOS, AND ARTIFACTS OF HISTORIC, CULTURAL, AND POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.THE PCDL FOCUSES ON PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, AND PROMOTING THE POLISH IMMIGRANT HISTORY IN THE COMMUNITY. AS PART OF THE MISSION WE SEEK TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING (AND NEW) RELATIONSHIPS WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL, AND PROMOTE THE MUSEUM AS A TOURIST DESTINATION. THE PCDL'S UNIQUE MISSION DRAWS ATTENTION TO A REGION RICH IN NATURAL ATTRACTIONS AND HISTORY. LOCATED IN THE "KNOWLEDGE CORRIDOR" WHERE US I-90 AND I-91 CONVERGE, IT IS EASILY REACHED BY REGIONAL METROPOLITAN AREAS. IT DRAWS NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL VISITORS AS WELL.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 2002.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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