Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,188,941
- Total expenses
- $2,570,997
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,242,063
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $929,794
- Investment income
- $1,180
- Other revenue
- $15,904
- Total assets, end of year
- $12,549,599
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $538,532
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $12,011,067
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,056,608
- Management and general expenses
- $236,602
- Fundraising expenses
- $277,787
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,056,608
Program services were 80.0% 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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1b · Membership dues
$494,935
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$747,128
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2a · Program service revenue: ATTENDANCE
total $838,245 · related or exempt $838,245
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2b · Program service revenue: SPECIAL EVENTS
total $91,549 · related or exempt $91,549
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3 · Investment income
total $1,180 · related or exempt $1,180
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$22,118
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$7,321
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $14,797 · related or exempt $14,797
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER
total $1,107 · related or exempt $1,107
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,107
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $116,596 · program services $99,107 · management and general $8,162 · fundraising $9,327
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,013,000 · program services $861,051 · management and general $70,909 · fundraising $81,040
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $47,988 · program services $40,790 · management and general $3,359 · fundraising $3,839
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $91,544 · program services $77,812 · management and general $6,408 · fundraising $7,324
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $55,150 · program services $38,605 · management and general $11,030 · fundraising $5,515
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,260 · fundraising $18,260
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13 · Office expenses
total $15,642 · program services $6,257 · management and general $1,564 · fundraising $7,821
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14 · Information technology
total $5,303 · program services $4,242 · management and general $424 · fundraising $637
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16 · Occupancy
total $91,989 · program services $78,190 · management and general $6,439 · fundraising $7,360
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17 · Travel
total $848 · program services $424 · management and general $424
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,059 · program services $5,565 · management and general $1,494
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20 · Interest
total $27,365 · program services $23,260 · management and general $1,916 · fundraising $2,189
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $553,657 · program services $470,608 · management and general $38,756 · fundraising $44,293
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23 · Insurance
total $41,261 · program services $35,072 · management and general $2,888 · fundraising $3,301
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24a · Other expenses: MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
total $164,944 · program services $140,202 · management and general $11,546 · fundraising $13,196
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24b · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT
total $69,367 · program services $17,342 · management and general $3,468 · fundraising $48,557
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24c · Other expenses: MUSEUM
total $58,019 · program services $58,019
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24d · Other expenses: SERVICE CHARGES
total $50,021 · program services $12,505 · management and general $20,008 · fundraising $17,508
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24e · All other expenses
total $142,984 · program services $87,557 · management and general $47,807 · fundraising $7,620
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $274,143 · end of year $173,922
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $301,132
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $13,416 · end of year $14,460
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$14,817,768
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,757,683
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $12,613,742 · end of year $12,060,085
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $117,512 · end of year $121,728
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $390,666 · end of year $416,804
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $12,309,700 · end of year $11,679,932
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $83,423 · end of year $331,135
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
TO SPARK A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING THROUGH THE UNIVERSAL AND UNITING POWER OF PLAY, WITH A VISION THAT WONDERSCOPE IS APPRECIATED AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS.
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WONDERSCOPE PROVIDES HANDS-ON, DYNAMIC EXHIBITS CREATED AROUND THE CONCEPTS OF STEAM, SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH, TOGETHER WITH SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO LEARN THROUGH PLAY. WONDERSCOPE IS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE AND REGIONAL ATTRACTION FOR FAMILES OF CHILDREN AGES 12 YEARS AND YOUNGER. IN ADDITION TO TWELVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS, WONDERSCOPE PROVIDES DAILY PROGRAMS, POP-UPS, AND CAMPS DURING THE YEAR. WONDERSCOPE IS ALSO COMMITTED TO ENSURING ACCESS TO UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE METROPOLITAN AREA WITH ITS PARTICIPATION IN MUSEUMS FOR ALL, AND IT WONDER FUND PROGRAM THAT OFFERS DISCOUNTED ADMISSIONS, REDUCED-COST MEMBERSHIPS, AND FIELD TRIPS.
Expenses $2,056,608
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Roxane HillROXANE HILL
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $116,596
- From this org
- $116,596
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Christina NugentCHRISTINA NUGENT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Chelsey RyersonCHELSEY RYERSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kevin GabrielKEVIN GABRIEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brandon BuckleyBRANDON BUCKLEY
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carla OneilCARLA ONEIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tyler HarrelsonTYLER HARRELSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Bruce WilliamsBRUCE WILLIAMS
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kim BangertKIM BANGERT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Adam KilpatrickADAM KILPATRICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dane StanglerDANE STANGLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Kelsey ParkerKELSEY PARKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christa MossCHRISTA MOSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Brittany RobbBRITTANY ROBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Elena JohnstonELENA JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 3 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202612299349301421
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