Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,047,692
- Total expenses
- $7,212,670
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,838,551
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3,081,200
- Investment income
- -$14,756
- Other revenue
- $142,697
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,600,438
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,887,284
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $3,713,154
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,318,936
- Management and general expenses
- $1,161,437
- Fundraising expenses
- $732,297
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,318,936
Program services were 73.7% 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
$453,340
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1c · Fundraising events
$392,050
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$1,236,422
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$756,739
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$127,928
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2a · Program service revenue: Admissions
total $2,895,897 · related or exempt $2,895,897
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2b · Program service revenue: Field trips
total $185,303 · related or exempt $185,303
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3 · Investment income
total $135 · excluded $135
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,984 · other assets $12,907
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$1,984 · other assets -$12,907
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$14,891 · unrelated business -$12,907 · excluded -$1,984
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$392,050
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$24,000
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$24,000 · excluded -$24,000
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$115,568
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$53,499
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $62,069 · related or exempt $62,069
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11a · Other revenue: Event Rentals
total $100,069 · related or exempt $100,069
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11b · Other revenue: Miscellaneous Revenue
total $4,559 · related or exempt $4,559
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$104,628
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $819,903 · program services $554,802 · management and general $112,030 · fundraising $153,071
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,316,569 · program services $892,680 · management and general $178,231 · fundraising $245,658
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $19,379 · program services $10,388 · management and general $5,166 · fundraising $3,825
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $90,424 · program services $48,470 · management and general $24,106 · fundraising $17,848
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $188,998 · program services $115,730 · management and general $30,652 · fundraising $42,616
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,122 · management and general $6,122
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $164,511 · management and general $164,511
-
11g · Fees: other
total $200,564 · program services $156,883 · management and general $42,600 · fundraising $1,081
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $171,717 · program services $149,330 · management and general $22,387
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13 · Office expenses
total $77,680 · program services $65,283 · management and general $9,892 · fundraising $2,505
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14 · Information technology
total $166,934 · program services $64,061 · management and general $96,031 · fundraising $6,842
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,105,161 · program services $982,161 · management and general $82,000 · fundraising $41,000
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17 · Travel
total $34,025 · program services $8,105 · management and general $16,099 · fundraising $9,821
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20 · Interest
total $142,511 · program services $12,289 · management and general $130,222
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,499,605 · program services $1,499,605
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23 · Insurance
total $33,018 · management and general $33,018
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24a · Other expenses: Program Expense
total $305,730 · program services $305,730
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24b · Other expenses: Events
total $292,131 · program services $73,968 · management and general $10,133 · fundraising $208,030
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs and Maintenance
total $174,451 · program services $172,251 · management and general $2,200
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24d · Other expenses: Bank and Credit Card Fe
total $168,932 · management and general $168,932
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24e · All other expenses
total $234,305 · program services $207,200 · management and general $27,105
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,748,293 · end of year $907,497
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,275 · end of year $2,651
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $107,268 · end of year $473,153
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $52,355 · end of year $42,561
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $189,080 · end of year $174,872
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$15,533,871
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$9,015,400
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $7,946,965 · end of year $6,518,471
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $4,266,145 · end of year $3,481,233
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $266,603 · end of year $416,939
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $530,459 · end of year $238,539
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $2,554,703 · end of year $2,165,771
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $479,145 · end of year $468,614
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $5,606,169 · end of year $4,597,421
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,775,138 · end of year $3,555,305
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $103,164 · end of year $157,849
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
To inspire children to care about and change the world. National Children's Museum (NCM) is a next generation institution that sparks curiosity and ignites creativity for children under 12 by fostering critical competencies in S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math).
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National Children's Museum is a unique hybrid institution that combines learning elements found in a science center with children's museum experiences. Through hands-on science, technology, engineering, arts, and math S.T.E.A.M. based experts, programs, and virtual offerings, the museum sparks curiosity and ignites creativity for children under the ages of twelve and their families. Ongoing experiences include field trips, workshops, pop-up demonstrations, early learner programs, membership events, and access initiatives. Virtual, on-site, and off-site experiences reach families and educators from across the country.
Expenses $5,318,936 · Revenue $3,247,897
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Robert Volmer
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Liz Snowdon Bonner
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Scott Stewart
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nelson Pena
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Agatha Aurbach
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stephanie Beyer Kirby
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sy Damle
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dirck Hargraves
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Juan Hinojosa
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Gregory Hutchings
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jasper Jung
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aya Kanai
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Michelle Kang
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Robert Micek
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Paul Monsees
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Beth Newburger Schwartz
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ginger Zee
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Heather Zimmerman
Trustee (Left Dec 2024)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Aggie Aurbach
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ross Hechinger
Trustee
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Robb Micek
Finance Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
-
Meredith Schwengel
VP of External Affairs
- Total calculated
- $192,125
- From this org
- $186,584
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,541
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,584
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $186,584
-
Kevin Cantfil
VP of Operations & Finance
- Total calculated
- $150,000
- From this org
- $150,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Erik Smith
VP of Exhibits, Education,
- Total calculated
- $124,592
- From this org
- $121,073
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,519
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Kiryn Hoffman
President & CEO (Joined Oct 2024)
- Total calculated
- $72,365
- From this org
- $72,365
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Stephanie Earp
VP of Advancement (Joined Jan 2025)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 32
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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
- 11 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202602269349301740
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