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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE LOWCOUNTRY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,307,863
Total expenses
$2,074,788
Contributions and grants received
$1,954,962
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,201,199
Investment income
$17,433
Other revenue
$134,269
Total assets, end of year
$4,131,348
Total liabilities, end of year
$190,292
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,941,056
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,692,714
Management and general expenses
$265,290
Fundraising expenses
$116,784
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,692,714

Program services were 81.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,251,855

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $703,107

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $640,259 · related or exempt $640,259

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $295,178 · related or exempt $295,178

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $187,621 · related or exempt $187,621

  • 2d · Program service revenue: BIRTHDAY PARTIES

    total $78,141 · related or exempt $78,141

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $17,433 · related or exempt $3 · excluded $17,430

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $17,725 · personal property $43,458

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $17,725 · personal property $43,458

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $61,183 · unrelated business $43,458 · excluded $17,725

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $94,518

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $72,448

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $22,070 · related or exempt $22,070

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $51,016 · excluded $51,016

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $51,016

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $272,451 · program services $136,225 · management and general $103,890 · fundraising $32,336

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $778,655 · program services $730,337 · management and general $42,593 · fundraising $5,725

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $12,729 · program services $10,494 · management and general $1,774 · fundraising $461

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,286 · program services $75,256 · management and general $12,725 · fundraising $3,305

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,074 · program services $68,489 · management and general $11,577 · fundraising $3,008

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $333 · program services $333

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,450 · management and general $10,450

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $155,048 · program services $88,459 · management and general $20,608 · fundraising $45,981

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $97,919 · program services $97,919

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $70,063 · program services $30,107 · management and general $35,639 · fundraising $4,317

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $42,246 · program services $35,909 · management and general $2,112 · fundraising $4,225

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $119,594 · program services $104,099 · management and general $7,909 · fundraising $7,586

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,744 · program services $2,744

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,171 · program services $3,677 · management and general $3,677 · fundraising $817

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $135,617 · program services $124,767 · management and general $6,781 · fundraising $4,069

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,362 · program services $18,257 · management and general $663 · fundraising $442

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBIT & PROGRAM EXPENSE

    total $146,407 · program services $146,407

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $22,558 · program services $14,662 · management and general $3,384 · fundraising $4,512

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $6,081 · program services $4,573 · management and general $1,508

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,054,018 · end of year $2,164,079

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $94,793

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,460 · end of year $274,799

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $480 · end of year $827

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $19,785 · end of year $21,327

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

    $3,560,054

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

    $1,889,738

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,682,161 · end of year $1,670,316

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $11

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $45,938 · end of year $101,818

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $97,329 · end of year $88,474

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,077,879 · end of year $1,854,540

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $638,562 · end of year $2,086,516

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MUSEUM IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO SPARK IMAGINATION, STIMULATE CURIOSITY AND ENCOURAGE PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH THE POWER OF PLAY IN FAMILIES FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN.

  • THE CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF THE LOWCOUNTRY PROVIDES A CHILDRENS MUSEUM AND OFFSITE PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 10 AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH AREA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. EXHIBITS IN THE MUSEUMS SEVEN INDOOR GALLERIES ARE FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING YOUNG CHILDRENS COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT WITH HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED INVESTIGATIONS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE STEAM DISCIPLINES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

    Expenses $1,692,714 · Revenue $1,201,199

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Coltrane

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $165,881
    From this org
    $161,682
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,682
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $359
    Filer's total
    $165,881

  • Mike Lisle

    COO

    Total calculated
    $115,154
    From this org
    $110,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,385
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alexis Carrico

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Susan Sellew

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Leslie Norris

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Steve Hufford

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Diorio

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Edward Rawl

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Pooh Gephart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Grimes

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nate Harrison

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Candice Kenan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ruth Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • James Maybank

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Winkler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Schuchart

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susannah Nelson Darby

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jasmine Woodard Rose

    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. 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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443199349303304

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