Totals
- Total revenue
- $11,839,767
- Total expenses
- $10,328,698
- Contributions and grants received
- $5,741,431
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $5,433,327
- Investment income
- $635,422
- Other revenue
- $29,587
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,560,433
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,114,196
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $41,446,237
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $8,175,211
- Management and general expenses
- $1,492,873
- Fundraising expenses
- $660,614
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $8,175,211
Program services were 79.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$328,354
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,140,192
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,272,885
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$64,400
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2a · Program service revenue: Museum Admissions
total $1,882,099 · related or exempt $1,882,099
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2b · Program service revenue: Memberships
total $1,630,708 · related or exempt $1,630,708
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2c · Program service revenue: Exhibit Rentals and Sales
total $1,468,054 · related or exempt $1,468,054
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2d · Program service revenue: Education and Groups
total $168,557 · related or exempt $168,557
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2e · Program service revenue: Parties and Events Revenue
total $62,778 · related or exempt $62,778
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $221,131 · related or exempt $221,131
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3 · Investment income
total $521,738 · excluded $521,738
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5 · Royalties
total $89,870 · excluded $89,870
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6a · Gross rents
real property $29,194
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $29,194
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $29,194 · excluded $29,194
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,885,865
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,772,181
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $113,684
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $113,684 · excluded $113,684
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$64,007
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$328,354
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$153,484
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$89,477 · excluded -$89,477
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $454,154 · program services $144,833 · management and general $236,904 · fundraising $72,417
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $39,831 · program services $39,831
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $4,523,064 · program services $3,648,686 · management and general $480,340 · fundraising $394,038
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $59,229 · program services $50,554 · management and general $4,062 · fundraising $4,613
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $408,338 · program services $372,075 · management and general $282 · fundraising $35,981
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $371,785 · program services $288,780 · management and general $49,165 · fundraising $33,840
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11b · Fees: legal
total $7,316 · program services $5,755 · management and general $1,533 · fundraising $28
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $42,315 · management and general $42,315
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $70,297 · management and general $70,297
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $52,331 · management and general $52,331
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11g · Fees: other
total $212,189 · program services $155,397 · management and general $38,798 · fundraising $17,994
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $277,099 · program services $244,964 · management and general $27,587 · fundraising $4,548
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13 · Office expenses
total $250,925 · program services $221,545 · management and general $4,966 · fundraising $24,414
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14 · Information technology
total $102,182 · program services $68,209 · management and general $30,814 · fundraising $3,159
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16 · Occupancy
total $770,023 · program services $616,600 · management and general $118,086 · fundraising $35,337
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17 · Travel
total $131,548 · program services $129,196 · management and general $1,966 · fundraising $386
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $74,835 · program services $41,695 · management and general $12,863 · fundraising $20,277
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,741,046 · program services $1,599,602 · management and general $141,444
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23 · Insurance
total $114,119 · program services $326 · management and general $113,793
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24a · Other expenses: Fees/Permits/License
total $285,561 · program services $214,481 · management and general $57,498 · fundraising $13,582
-
24b · Other expenses: Supplies
total $276,681 · program services $272,797 · management and general $3,884
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24e · All other expenses
total $63,830 · program services $59,885 · management and general $3,945
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $7,100 · end of year $6,400
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $2,380,916 · end of year $4,036,774
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $641,181 · end of year $488,253
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $110,961 · end of year $80,417
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $109,551 · end of year $88,671
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$47,365,824
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$22,267,073
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $25,193,592 · end of year $25,098,751
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,812,502 · end of year $14,701,974
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,174 · end of year $59,193
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $863,172 · end of year $1,073,039
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $2,133,074 · end of year $1,980,562
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $115,955 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,298 · end of year $60,595
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $34,086,745 · end of year $33,686,030
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,056,733 · end of year $7,760,207
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Minnesota Children's Museum is dedicated to providing children with a fun, hands-on and stimulating environment to explore and discover. The museum helps to instill a lifelong love of learning by nurturing the real-world skills children need to become engaged citizens in the future.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Sparking children's learning through play
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Experience and Outreach: Minnesota Children's Museum sparks children's learning through play. The museum features play spaces where families have fun together and children take the lead. Through interactive exhibits and programs, the museum provides open-ended, self-directed experiences that give kids (and adults) the space and freedom to explore their interests, solve problems and build life skills like confidence, critical and creative thinking, communication and more. The museum in St. Paul features 11 experience spaces, including a four-story climber with spiral slide, laser maze, car wash, ball launchers, maker space, pretend town, and a gallery for toddlers and preschoolers. (Statement continued on Schedule O)Play is powerful and universal. It's an innate impulse in kids that helps them thrive and grow into healthy, happy adults. Through play, kids learn how to learn, build relationships with others, and develop life skills that set them up for future success. Equally important, when kids play, they have fun, which leads to joy and happiness. Play is not frivolous, it's essential. That's why we work to inspire more play by providing resources for parents to support their child's playful learning.All families are welcome and encouraged to experience the power of play at the museum. Our All Play program provides free or discounted tickets and membership to income-qualified families, helping make the museum accessible to everyone.
Expenses $7,166,839 · Revenue $3,965,273
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Traveling Exhibit Production & Design: Includes exhibit maintenance for active exhibits on tour throughout North America, along with the design and production of new exhibits to build the museum's portfolio of traveling exhibits.
Expenses $1,008,372 · Revenue $1,468,054
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Drew Zinkel
Chair of the Board
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Suzette Huovinen
Past Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Matt Brown
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Kate McRoberts
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Adrian Chiu
Chair Elect
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Adrienne Todd
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Andrea Jaffee
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Andrea Piepho
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Bonita Lucky
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Bryan Hollaway
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Benjamin Ollendick
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Clarise Tushie-Lessard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Clayton O'Toole
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Cody Warren
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
David Benedict
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Debra Bauler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Derek Naill
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Dexter Davis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Elisa Rasmussen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Elizabeth Cummings
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Gada Simeso
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Grady Davis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Harlee Wood
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Jessica Erlichmann
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Jim Mancini
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
John Henningsgard
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Julie Joyce
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Kate Gaio
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Katie Milliken
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Ken Hanley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Kimberlee Sinclair
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Larriss Maldonado
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Marcus Ploeger
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Mark Hubler
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Nadia Siddiqui
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Nicole Garrison
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Robin Cerio
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Sara Swenson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Scott Peterson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Stephen Friend
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Su Ryeon Kang
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Tricia Brackeen
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Will Brady
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.2
-
Dianne Krizan
President
- Total calculated
- $276,244
- From this org
- $242,667
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,577
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $208,167
- Bonus
- $34,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,560
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,906
- Filer's total
- $277,133
-
Fola Tiamiyu - Director of
Finance and Technology until May
- Total calculated
- $149,346
- From this org
- $110,808
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $38,538
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $110,808
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,801
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,518
- Filer's total
- $150,127
-
Robert Ingrassia
Vice President of External Relations
- Total calculated
- $156,734
- From this org
- $150,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,401
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $150,333
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,721
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,461
- Filer's total
- $157,515
-
Briana Geurink
Vice President of Philanthropy
- Total calculated
- $154,156
- From this org
- $134,302
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,854
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $134,302
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,358
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,071
- Filer's total
- $154,731
-
Allison Gredesky
Director of Talent Resources
- Total calculated
- $117,739
- From this org
- $102,678
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $15,061
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jessica Turgeon
Vice President of Museum Experience
- Total calculated
- $155,223
- From this org
- $142,455
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,768
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $142,455
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,547
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,827
- Filer's total
- $155,829
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 16 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202630759349301168
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