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← CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF OAK PARK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF OAK PARK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,030,897
Total expenses
$725,033
Contributions and grants received
$647,294
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$259,373
Investment income
$22,673
Other revenue
$101,557
Total assets, end of year
$1,114,539
Total liabilities, end of year
$354,749
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$759,790
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$461,342
Management and general expenses
$205,874
Fundraising expenses
$57,817
Program service expenses (Part III)
$461,342

Program services were 63.6% 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

    $185,462

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $30,253

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $185,546

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $246,033

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $33,168

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS AND RENTALS

    total $259,373 · related or exempt $259,373

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22,673 · excluded $22,673

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $104,907

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $30,253

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $27,553

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $77,354 · excluded $77,354

  • 11a · Other revenue: PRODUCT SALES

    total $22,233 · related or exempt $22,233

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $1,970 · related or exempt $1,970

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $24,203

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $408,034 · program services $254,267 · management and general $139,369 · fundraising $14,398

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $50,685 · program services $31,585 · management and general $17,312 · fundraising $1,788

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,792 · program services $4,801 · fundraising $3,991

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,344 · management and general $2,344

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $16,872 · program services $15,607 · management and general $1,265

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,848 · program services $10,034 · management and general $814

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $32,374 · program services $29,946 · management and general $2,428

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,460 · program services $11,525 · management and general $935

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND EXPENSE

    total $33,168 · program services $2,915 · fundraising $30,253

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $29,602 · program services $29,602

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

    total $25,084 · program services $3,650 · management and general $21,434

  • 24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $23,038 · program services $21,310 · management and general $1,728

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $71,732 · program services $46,100 · management and general $18,245 · fundraising $7,387

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $290,660 · end of year $122,305

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $399,791

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $107,615 · end of year $208,743

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $6,489 · end of year $12,641

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

    $1,004,676

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

    $643,826

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $370,131 · end of year $360,850

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1 · end of year $10,209

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,911 · end of year $14,292

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $69,547 · end of year $90,588

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $216,514 · end of year $211,109

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $34,000 · end of year $38,760

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $431,980 · end of year $736,722

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $19,944 · end of year $23,068

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF OAK PARK DBA WONDER WORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS TO SPARK CURIOSITY AND CREATIVITY IN ALL YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH POSITIVE, PLAY-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES.

  • WONDER WORKS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS INSTILLED A LIFELONG LOVE OF LEARNING IN ITS VISITORS FOR OVER THREE DECADES. OUR 6,400 FACILITY CONTAINS NINE INTERACTIVE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EXHIBITS WHICH INSPIRE PLAY-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN THE ARTS, MATH, MUSIC, SCIENCE, AND LITERACY THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH ILLINOIS EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. FOCUSING ON AGES 0-8 AND THEIR FAMILIES, OUR GOAL IS TO OFFER NOVEL AND INVIGORATING EXPERIENCES THAT SCHOOLS AND INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY TO PROVIDE. IN 2023, WONDER WORKS INTRODUCED TWO NEW EXHIBITS TO PROMOTE BUILDING SKILLS AND STEM EXPERIMENTATION: A WALL OF WONDER THREE DIMENSIONAL BUILDING STRUCTURE AND A WIND TUNNEL. WE COMBAT INEQUITY THROUGH MULTIPLE ACCESS PROGRAMS, WHICH REMOVE ATTENDANCE BARRIERS FOR FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOME, SENSORY AND ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS, TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS, AND THOSE WHO RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. MUSEUM FREE DAYS AND OUTREACH EVENTS ALSO ENSURE THAT OUR PROGRAMS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE HISTORICALLY BEEN DENIED ACCESS. THE MUSEUM ALSO EXPANDED BEYOND ITS DAY TO DAY FOOTPRINT THROUGH THREE OUTDOOR FESTIVALS TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION THROUGH PLAY: BUBBLE WORKS, WONDER WHEELS, AND DINO WORKS. THE MUSEUM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES, PARTIES DURING MUSEUM OPEN HOURS, AND FIELD TRIPS. WONDER WORKS CONTINUES TO EVOLVE AND PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, SUPPORTING OUR SOCIETY'S YOUNGEST MEMBERS.

    Expenses $461,342 · Revenue $283,576

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sara Yount

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carrie Summy

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Colin Dowdall

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Corina Davis

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Bevly

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jermal Chandler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Collins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Gallagher

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Preston Jones Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa Kiker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael McGarry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Allison Price

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stephanie Vitale

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dareon Woodard

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lailani Workman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stella Yoon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicholas Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
2023
Filed
17 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202411999349301606

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