Totals
- Total revenue
- $8,872,806
- Total expenses
- $6,060,000
- Contributions and grants received
- $6,863,051
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,869,386
- Investment income
- $86,894
- Other revenue
- $53,475
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,929,928
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $635,867
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,294,061
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,517,434
- Management and general expenses
- $998,254
- Fundraising expenses
- $544,312
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,517,434
Program services were 74.5% 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
$233,541
-
1c · Fundraising events
$41,200
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,087,042
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$5,501,268
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2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS
total $1,492,130 · related or exempt $1,492,130
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $253,355 · related or exempt $253,355
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2c · Program service revenue: FACILITY RENTAL
total $123,901 · related or exempt $123,901
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3 · Investment income
total $122,340 · excluded $122,340
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $13,010
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $48,456
-
7c · Gain or loss
other assets -$35,446
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$35,446 · excluded -$35,446
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$41,200
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$95,178
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$95,178 · excluded -$95,178
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$290,568
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$152,010
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $138,558 · related or exempt $138,558
-
11a · Other revenue: ALL OTHER REVENUE
total $10,095 · related or exempt $10,095
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$10,095
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $530,296 · program services $273,856 · management and general $160,195 · fundraising $96,245
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,762,932 · program services $1,296,858 · management and general $117,548 · fundraising $348,526
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $154,694 · program services $105,955 · management and general $18,736 · fundraising $30,003
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $176,454 · program services $120,860 · management and general $21,371 · fundraising $34,223
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11a · Fees: management
total $429,293 · program services $311,151 · management and general $107,215 · fundraising $10,927
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $168 · management and general $168
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $164,469 · management and general $164,469
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $60,000 · management and general $60,000
-
11g · Fees: other
total $48,787 · program services $6,843 · management and general $41,944
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $250,320 · program services $249,427 · management and general $856 · fundraising $37
-
13 · Office expenses
total $236,964 · program services $163,984 · management and general $66,426 · fundraising $6,554
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14 · Information technology
total $165,361 · program services $124,021 · management and general $41,340
-
15 · Royalties
total $440,216 · program services $330,162 · management and general $110,054
-
16 · Occupancy
total $896,003 · program services $885,310 · management and general $9,262 · fundraising $1,431
-
17 · Travel
total $57,889 · program services $43,086 · management and general $14,362 · fundraising $441
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $93,086 · program services $72,074 · management and general $14,141 · fundraising $6,871
-
20 · Interest
total $11,509 · program services $8,971 · management and general $1,579 · fundraising $959
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $330,097 · program services $324,997 · management and general $3,400 · fundraising $1,700
-
23 · Insurance
total $109,838 · program services $108,140 · management and general $1,131 · fundraising $567
-
24a · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $93,683 · program services $54,372 · management and general $37,479 · fundraising $1,832
-
24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP FEES
total $22,459 · program services $17,505 · management and general $3,082 · fundraising $1,872
-
24c · Other expenses: PARTICIPATION PAYMENT
total $19,000 · program services $14,809 · management and general $2,607 · fundraising $1,584
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24d · Other expenses: OTHER
total $6,482 · program services $5,053 · management and general $889 · fundraising $540
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,125,786 · end of year $417,640
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $901,767 · end of year $3,936,095
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $204,152 · end of year $146,673
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $77,699 · end of year $112,018
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $418,578 · end of year $374,509
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$5,358,344
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,415,351
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $2,539,870 · end of year $2,942,993
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $603,645 · end of year $622,525
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $32,952 · end of year $13,342
-
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $0
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,618,814 · end of year $2,246,172
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $862,441 · end of year $5,047,889
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER IS TO INSPIRE CURIOUS MINDS OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE AND APPRECIATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH IN A CREATIVE, DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
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DURING THE YEAR, THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER WELCOMED 128,246 VISITORS, OFFERING HANDS-ON EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM). THROUGH ADMISSIONS, WE ADVANCE OUR MISSION TO PROVIDE A CREATIVE AND DYNAMIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES DISCOVER AND APPRECIATE STEM.
Expenses $3,249,832 · Revenue $1,492,130
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THE MICHIGAN SCIENCE CENTER DELIVERED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OUTREACH INITIATIVES, WORKSHOPS, AND CAMPS THAT SERVED 50,706 PARTICIPANTS. THROUGH THESE EFFORTS INCLUDING TRAVELING SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY OUTREACHWE EXTENDED HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES BEYOND OUR MUSEUM WALLS, ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES AND SUPPORTING OUR MISSION TO INSPIRE DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION, AND APPRECIATION OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH.
Expenses $551,803 · Revenue $253,355
-
FACILITY RENTALS ALLOWS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE UNITED WAY AND BLACK TECH SATURDAY, THE OPPORTUNITY RENT THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES/FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, IT ALLOWS FOR A UNIQUE CORPORATE MEETING SPACE AS WELL AS THEMED EVENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Expenses $269,854 · Revenue $123,901
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FACILITY RENTALS ALLOWS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS THE UNITED WAY AND BLACK TECH SATURDAY, THE OPPORTUNITY RENT THE FACILITY TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCES/FIELD TRIPS FOR STUDENTS. IN ADDITION, IT ALLOWS FOR A UNIQUE CORPORATE MEETING SPACE AS WELL AS THEMED EVENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Expenses $445,945 · Revenue $148,653
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
J Thomas MacFarlaneJ THOMAS MACFARLANE
SECRETARY (END 04/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jacqueline DedoJACQUELINE DEDO
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Orlando BustosORLANDO BUSTOS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Steve AmbroseSTEVE AMBROSE
SECRETARY (BEG 07/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Thomas G StephensTHOMAS G STEPHENS
CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Bill FoyBILL FOY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christine BarmanCHRISTINE BARMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dan NaugleDAN NAUGLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dave SawinDAVE SAWIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Denise CarlsonDENISE CARLSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Don ManvelDON MANVEL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eileen WeiserEILEEN WEISER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Glenda Price Ph DGLENDA PRICE PH D
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gregory IoanidisGREGORY IOANIDIS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jason VazzanoJASON VAZZANO
BOARD MEMBER (BEG 04/24)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jenny D'AnnaJENNY D'ANNA
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jim DanahyJIM DANAHY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jody IngleJODY INGLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marjace MilesMARJACE MILES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark SnyderMARK SNYDER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michael GarrettMICHAEL GARRETT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Micky BlyMICKY BLY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Patrick ConroyPATRICK CONROY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Roger MeyersROGER MEYERS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Shelly OtenbakerSHELLY OTENBAKER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Tom SzczepanskiTOM SZCZEPANSKI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Christian GreerCHRISTIAN GREER
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $357,540
- From this org
- $357,540
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $297,540
- Bonus
- $60,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $357,540
-
Katora ColeKATORA COLE
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFC (END 11/24)
- Total calculated
- $131,782
- From this org
- $131,782
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Andrea HarpANDREA HARP
CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $108,885
- From this org
- $108,885
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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 committee
- 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
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523219349319542
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