Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,534,999
- Total expenses
- $2,572,400
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,212,637
- Grants paid
- $159,287
- Program service revenue
- $1,236,875
- Investment income
- $57,723
- Other revenue
- $27,764
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,942,928
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,651,497
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,291,431
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,016,751
- Management and general expenses
- $325,069
- Fundraising expenses
- $230,580
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,016,751
Program services were 78.4% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$858,592
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$354,045
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$23,819
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $150,356 · related or exempt $150,356
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $1,031,521 · related or exempt $1,031,521
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2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES
total $54,998 · related or exempt $54,998
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3 · Investment income
total $56,706 · excluded $56,706
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $54,534
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $53,517
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,017
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,017 · related or exempt $1,017
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$33,244
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$12,819
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $20,425 · related or exempt $20,425
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $7,339 · related or exempt $7,339
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11e · Other revenue, total
$7,339
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $159,287 · program services $159,287
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $72,000 · program services $6,000 · management and general $30,000 · fundraising $36,000
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,239,354 · program services $1,067,763 · management and general $93,350 · fundraising $78,241
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $91,264 · program services $78,114 · management and general $6,967 · fundraising $6,183
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $96,629 · program services $83,251 · management and general $7,278 · fundraising $6,100
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,680 · fundraising $1,680
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $66,471 · management and general $66,471
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $54,750 · fundraising $54,750
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $3,022 · management and general $3,022
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,647 · program services $2,115 · management and general $68 · fundraising $464
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13 · Office expenses
total $44,004 · program services $20,473 · management and general $18,817 · fundraising $4,714
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $383,487 · program services $353,937 · management and general $26,708 · fundraising $2,842
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17 · Travel
total $0
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $9,809 · program services $9,760 · management and general $49
-
20 · Interest
total $57,250 · program services $49,324 · management and general $4,312 · fundraising $3,614
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $92,571 · program services $87,085 · management and general $2,743 · fundraising $2,743
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23 · Insurance
total $0
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24a · Other expenses: Exhibits and Programs
total $90,915 · program services $88,488 · management and general $2,264 · fundraising $163
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24b · Other expenses: Contracted Services
total $55,704 · program services $3,640 · management and general $20,820 · fundraising $31,244
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24c · Other expenses: Service Fees
total $51,556 · program services $7,514 · management and general $42,200 · fundraising $1,842
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,291,305 · end of year $3,236,115
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $207,500 · end of year $247,820
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $26,217 · end of year $19,593
-
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
beginning of year $6,221 · end of year $8,654
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $40,160 · end of year $32,455
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$2,009,983
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,217,743
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $857,435 · end of year $792,240
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $291,348 · end of year $323,119
-
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
beginning of year $1,436,290 · end of year $1,282,932
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $853,314 · end of year $825,478
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $34,192 · end of year $24,684
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,000,000 · end of year $1,992,317
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,010,178 · end of year $809,018
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $464,184 · end of year $463,503
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,794,608 · end of year $1,827,928
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The Childrens Museum Groups mission is to inspire life-long learning among children and their caregivers by providing experiential learning opportunities covering STEAM, health nature and the environment. With a focus on at need communities the museum group strives to find pathways to personal, academic and professional growth and to foster an appreciation of the natural world with a goal of developing curious, confident and innovative children, creating the basis for successful adults. The Museum Group has three distinct but complementary lines of revenue-generating centers of excellence. The museum offers on-site interactive exhibits for young children, live animals and an extensive selection of STEAM education programs that are offered within communities throughout Connecticut and neighboring states. The Childrens Museum Preschool, co-located within the museum location, is a NAEYC accredited, full day, year-round licensed early childhood education facility for ages 3-5yrs. Roaring B
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN ENGAGING ITS VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER LIFETIME LEARNING.
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The Children's Museum West Hartford location, temporarily occupying space at 180 Mohegan Drive in West Hartford, encourages families to discover and explore our multi-sensory exhibits and live wildlife sanctuary. The Museums hand-on immersive STEAM exhibits promote exploration and inquiry based learning episodes focused on supporting child development in children ages two to age 8 with the support of their caregivers. Current hands-on exhibits focus on science discovery concepts, paleontology, social and emotional growth, engineering and nature. The Wildlife Sanctuary houses over 100 animals, primarily unwanted pets and displaced animals that cannot be released back into the wild. The animal resources are viewed by museum attendees onsite and used extensively to support the educational outreach programs the museum offers within communities throughout Connecticut and into neighboring states. Additional STEM topics covering physics, engineering, chemistry, geology, paleontology, biology and the environment are offered through the museums outreach education offerings, by a team of informal educators with science and education experiences. Roaring brook nature center provides natural history/environmental educationprograms to Connecticut communities. Programs include outreach and schoolVisitations, as well as scout, summer, pre-school and public programs. Serving as aResource to area residents with environmental concerns, the center answers thousands of nature-related questions annually. The center receives over 300 injured or ophaned native animals each year for rehabilitation. The goal is to release animals back into the wild, however, permanently injured wildlife may be housed at the center and The collection includes a variety of raptors, small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. Animals are used to promote knowledge of behaviors, adaptations within Connecticut fauna. The center maintains wildflower trails, a native plant butterfly garden and Serves as steward for five miles of trails on the adjacent 158 acre state-ownedWerner's woods property.
Expenses $1,464,931 · Grants $159,278 · Revenue $648,691
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The Children's Museum Preschool provides a play-based program that encourages and develops learning through each child's natural activities and is licensed by CT Office of Early Childhood Education (OEC) and accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young children (NAEYC). Experts agree that by learning through play, children will find education to be a positive and joyous process. This focus is at the core of the museum preschools philosophy, mission and curriculum. Recognizing that all children are different, each child comes with different strengths and areas for growth. Using proven techniques, classes are tailored to be sensitive to the needs of each individual child while maintaining an affirming and inclusive environment for all. The Museum Preschool offers a unique and innovative integration of preschool program curriculum strengthened by access to the resources provided by the onsite museum and remote nature center. Supporting creative play, academic excellence and social development are goals of the preschools team of credentialed early childhood educators.
Expenses $551,820 · Revenue $588,184
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Michael WerleMICHAEL WERLE
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $48,000
- From this org
- $48,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Dave CalibeyDAVE CALIBEY
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Jenny Gaffney
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Morgan Hilyard
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Julson
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth Gannetta-Ramos
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert A Cushman MDROBERT A CUSHMAN MD
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ayesha Clarke
Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Xan Maries McGivney
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kimberly Kersey
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Judy RosenthalJUDY ROSENTHAL
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Deborah UllmanDEBORAH ULLMAN
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Leslie Torres-Rodriguez PhD
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dr Luis Diez-Morales
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark MilliganMARK MILLIGAN
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Lauren Tafrate
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cherie Griffith-Dunn
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pieter van Dokkum
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bree Pelczar
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sabrina Tucker-Barrett
Trustee
- 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
-
$50,319
ctr. for STEAM adv. collaborative
-
$44,926
ctr. for STEAM adv. collaborative
-
$36,822
ctr. for STEAM adv. collaborative
-
$27,220
ctr. for STEAM adv. collaborative
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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Roaring Brook Nature Center Auxilary
501(c)(3) · Support the Roaring Brook Nature Center · CT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202421949349301147
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