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← CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF OAK PARK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF OAK PARK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$615,004
Total expenses
$465,760
Contributions and grants received
$387,638
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$150,194
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$77,172
Total assets, end of year
$774,896
Total liabilities, end of year
$322,972
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$451,924
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$362,417
Management and general expenses
$71,456
Fundraising expenses
$31,887
Program service expenses (Part III)
$362,417

Program services were 77.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $69,856

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $214,051

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $103,731

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions and rentals

    total $150,194 · related or exempt $150,194

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $124,810

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $51,647

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $73,163

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Expense reimb. and other

    total $4,009 · related or exempt $4,009

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,009

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $263,003 · program services $196,707 · management and general $40,744 · fundraising $25,552

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,859 · program services $18,899 · management and general $3,587 · fundraising $3,373

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $19,368 · management and general $19,368

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,716 · program services $16,716

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,275 · program services $11,048 · management and general $1,227

  • 17 · Travel

    total $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $11,115 · program services $11,115

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $28,380 · program services $28,380

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,672 · program services $10,946 · management and general $1,726

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance

    total $23,498 · program services $23,498

  • 24b · Other expenses: Educational programs

    total $21,235 · program services $21,235

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bank and credit card fees

    total $7,642 · program services $7,642

  • 24d · Other expenses: Exhibit expenses

    total $5,555 · program services $5,555

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $18,442 · program services $10,676 · management and general $4,804 · fundraising $2,962

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $323,810 · end of year $290,660

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $11,705 · end of year $107,615

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,959 · end of year $6,489

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $990,266

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $620,135

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $254,889 · end of year $370,131

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $1

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $435 · end of year $2,911

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $40,596 · end of year $69,547

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $221,652 · end of year $216,514

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $34,000 · end of year $34,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $232,482 · end of year $431,980

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $70,198 · end of year $19,944

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

The Childrens Museum of Oak Park d/b/a Wonder Works (the Museum) is an Illinois not-for profit organization under the General Not-For-Profit-Corporation Act of Illinois. The Museum was founded in 1991.The Museum was established to operate as a childrens museum serving Oak Park, Illinois and surrounding communities. In addition to operating a museum for children, the Museum hosts special programming, outreach initiatives, and activities that provide positive play-based learning experiences that follow the state's early childhood learning educational standards.

  • The Museum helps kids, their parents and caregivers unleash their imaginations through art, performance, design, building and more.With eight experience zones, including an outdoor garden and nature play experience, Wonder Works gives kids plenty to explore. In North Avenue Art Works, kids experience the artistic process. In Farm to Market, children "harvest" fruits and vegetables, transport them and set up a shop to sell or barter; Farm to Market also houses four imaginary play areas, including a store, veterinary clinic, fire station, and a library. In Lights, Camera, Action! kids can dress up and perform a song, dance, or play. (We also have a puppet theater built by Oak Design and Construction.) Creative and imaginative play is vital to a healthy child; Wonder Works provides countless opportunities for both, giving children an opportunity, found few other places, to grow up in a supportive, fun environment where they are free to be kids.

    Expenses $362,417

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Elizabeth Bevly

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sara Yount

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisa Kiker

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Colin Dowdall

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Stephanie Vitale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jermal Chandler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ashley Collins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dareon Woodward

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Preston Jones Jr

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bob Planek

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carrie Summy

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mike McGarry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Corina Davis

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Thomas Gallagher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allison Price

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Zimmerman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lailani Workman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303179349303320

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