Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by WOW CHILDRENS MUSEUM WORLD OF WONDER LTD.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $840,659
- Total expenses
- $794,075
- Contributions and grants received
- $369,314
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $465,574
- Investment income
- $1,153
- Other revenue
- $4,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $476,614
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $116,704
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $359,910
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $580,144
- Management and general expenses
- $111,030
- Fundraising expenses
- $102,901
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $580,144
Program services were 73.1% 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)
$75,004
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$294,310
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$44,500
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2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION
total $228,597 · related or exempt $228,597
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2b · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS
total $131,615 · related or exempt $131,615
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2c · Program service revenue: PARTY
total $63,511 · related or exempt $63,511
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2d · Program service revenue: GROUP ADMISSION
total $20,620 · related or exempt $20,620
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2e · Program service revenue: OUTREACH
total $14,538 · related or exempt $14,538
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $6,693 · related or exempt $6,693
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3 · Investment income
total $1,153 · excluded $1,153
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$11,812
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$7,249
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,563 · related or exempt $4,563
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $55 · related or exempt $55
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11e · Other revenue, total
$55
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $92,589 · program services $62,961 · management and general $13,888 · fundraising $15,740
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $365,165 · program services $248,312 · management and general $54,775 · fundraising $62,078
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $14,452 · program services $9,827 · management and general $2,168 · fundraising $2,457
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $47,216 · program services $32,107 · management and general $7,082 · fundraising $8,027
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $7,735 · management and general $7,735
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,308 · program services $1,308
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16 · Occupancy
total $64,414 · program services $54,752 · management and general $6,441 · fundraising $3,221
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17 · Travel
total $2,766 · program services $1,106 · management and general $1,660
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20 · Interest
total $3,106 · management and general $3,106
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $63,191 · program services $63,191
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23 · Insurance
total $5,213 · program services $1,303 · management and general $3,128 · fundraising $782
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24a · Other expenses: BUILDING MAINTENANCE
total $40,025 · program services $34,021 · management and general $3,202 · fundraising $2,802
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24b · Other expenses: SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $19,061 · program services $16,202 · management and general $1,906 · fundraising $953
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24c · Other expenses: EXHIBITS
total $14,488 · program services $14,488
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24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING
total $11,874 · program services $6,531 · management and general $1,187 · fundraising $4,156
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24e · All other expenses
total $41,472 · program services $34,035 · management and general $4,752 · fundraising $2,685
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $365,610 · end of year $385,949
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,250 · end of year $23,218
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $1,925 · end of year $1,614
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$956,451
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$890,618
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $126,523 · end of year $65,833
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $46,273 · end of year $38,793
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $59,874 · end of year $77,911
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $75,835
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $313,326 · end of year $359,910
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
WOW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ENGAGES ALL FAMILIES IN EDUCATIONAL, HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES THAT CONNECT CURIOSITY, CREATIVITY AND DISCOVERY.
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WOW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FEATURES EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS TO PLAY, EXPLORE AND LEARN IN A WELCOMING COMMUNITY SETTING. EXHIBITS SUCH AS MICRO U, DISCOVERY GARDEN, THE MARKET AND BANK CELEBRATE CHILDREN'S NATURAL INSTINCTS TO LEARN THROUGH DISCOVERY AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY, AND OFFER DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE EXPERIENCES FOR YOUNG LEARNERS. DROP-IN SCIENCE, ART AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS EXPAND ON THE MUSEUM'S EMPHASIS ON CURIOSITY AND COMMUNITY. WITH THEMES SUCH AS KINDERGARTEN READINESS AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE, AFTER-HOURS EVENTS OFFER CAREGIVERS SUPPORT IN WORKING WITH THEIR LITTLE ONES ON ACADEMIC, EMOTIONAL AND LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT.
Expenses $562,044 · Revenue $451,036
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WOW CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BRINGS OUR PLAY-BASED LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES TO COMMUNITY SITES: SCHOOLS, DAYCARES, LIBRARIES AND OTHERS AROUND BOULDER COUNTY, WITH A PRIORITY ON SERVING SITES THAT REACH LOW-INCOME STUDENTS. EDUCATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT COLORADO ACADEMIC STANDARDS AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITIES EMBEDDED IN THE MUSEUM'S LEARNING FRAMEWORK, WITHOUT NEEDING TO SECURE SOMETIMES CUMBERSOME TRANSPORTATION.
Expenses $18,100 · Revenue $14,538
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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JOANNA CAGAN
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $92,589
- From this org
- $92,589
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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VICTORIA JOHNS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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EMILY FEARNOW
VICE PRESIDE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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LAUREN BARTHEN
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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ANDREW BURCH
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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LYNN ANDREWS
PROGRAMMING
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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PEGGY GOODBODY
COMMUNITY EN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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MARK MEISTER
FUNDRAISING
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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BEN SCARBROUGH
FINANCE COMM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.57
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
- 10 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202443129349302579
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