Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WILMINGTON CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $957,859
Total expenses: $865,941
Contributions and grants received: $670,999
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $496,044
Investment income: $34,572
Other revenue: -$243,756
Total assets, end of year: $2,036,392
Total liabilities, end of year: $711,489
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,324,903
Program services expenses (Part IX): $559,166
Management and general expenses: $220,003
Fundraising expenses: $86,772
Program service expenses (Part III): $559,166

Program services were 64.6% 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.

1c · Fundraising events

$494,883
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$5,228
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$170,888
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$3,811
2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION

total $317,409 · related or exempt $317,409
2b · Program service revenue: ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS

total $103,598 · related or exempt $103,598
2c · Program service revenue: FIELD TRIPS, PARTIES, CAMPS

total $75,037 · related or exempt $75,037
3 · Investment income

total $34,572 · excluded $34,572
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$494,883
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$253,938
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$253,938
11a · Other revenue: FOOD & MERCHANDISE SALES

total $10,182 · excluded $10,182
11e · Other revenue, total

$10,182

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $80,264 · program services $40,132 · management and general $20,066 · fundraising $20,066
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $356,221 · program services $227,101 · management and general $77,494 · fundraising $51,626
9 · Other employee benefits

total $27,315 · program services $10,553 · management and general $7,364 · fundraising $9,398
10 · Payroll taxes

total $34,595 · program services $21,181 · management and general $7,732 · fundraising $5,682
11c · Fees: accounting

total $11,278 · management and general $11,278
11f · Fees: investment management

total $2,470 · management and general $2,470
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $27,826 · program services $27,826
13 · Office expenses

total $11,203 · management and general $11,203
14 · Information technology

total $17,506 · management and general $17,506
16 · Occupancy

total $111,306 · program services $100,176 · management and general $11,130
17 · Travel

total $13,938 · management and general $13,938
20 · Interest

total $25,062 · program services $22,556 · management and general $2,506
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $75,354 · program services $67,819 · management and general $7,535
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM&EXHIBIT SUPPLIES

total $38,011 · program services $38,011
24b · Other expenses: MERCHANT SERVICES FEES

total $21,902 · management and general $21,902
24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

total $7,879 · management and general $7,879
24d · Other expenses: IN-KIND OPERATING EXPENSE

total $3,811 · program services $3,811

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $466,798 · end of year $443,417
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $50,125 · end of year $56,243
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $14,649 · end of year $15,573
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $5,948 · end of year $7,234
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$2,923,788
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$1,699,338
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $1,299,804 · end of year $1,224,450
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $234,273 · end of year $289,475
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $120,383 · end of year $6,274
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $46,706 · end of year $56,209
23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

beginning of year $671,523 · end of year $649,006
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $983,267 · end of year $1,035,051
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $249,718 · end of year $289,852

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

MISSION: "IGNITING YOUNG MINDS TO EXPLORE THROUGH INTERACTIVE PLAY". OUR MISSION IS GUIDED BY THREE PRINCIPLES WHERE WE EMPOWER CHILDREN TO: IMAGINE - WE ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO BE CURIOUS AND LEARN THROUGH PLAY. EXPLORE - WE INVITE CHILDREN TO DISCOVER SCIENCE, HEALTH, THE ARTS AND LITERACY THROUGH OUR EXHIBITS, ACTIVITIES, AND EVENTS. ENGAGE - WE ACTIVELY SUPPORT POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ALL CHILDREN, OUR COMMUNITY, AND OUR PLANET FOR TODAY AND THE FUTURE.

THE WILMINGTON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM HAS BEEN SERVING OUR COMMUNITY FOR OVER 27 YEARS. OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING AND ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES HANDS-ON ART, SCIENCE, AND LITERACY-FOCUSED LEARNING FOR ALL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES. BOASTING OVER 15,000 SQUARE FEET OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT SPACE, THE MUSEUM OFFERS DAILY PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS, CAMPS, OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES, AND BIRTHDAY PARTIES. WE WELCOME OVER 60,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD WITH MORE THAN 33% OF GENERAL ADMISSIONS DISCOUNTED OR FREE.

Expenses $559,166 · Revenue $496,043

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Jessie GoodwinJESSIE GOODWIN

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$88,736

From this org

$83,236

From related orgs

$0

Other

$5,500

Hours/week

40
Harriett LowethHARRIETT LOWETH

CHAIRMAN

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tiffany KitchenTIFFANY KITCHEN

VICE CHAIRMA

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Carrie RankinCARRIE RANKIN

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jeffrey SmithJEFFREY SMITH

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Anna BennettANNA BENNETT

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Caroline BlantonCAROLINE BLANTON

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jessica DanielJESSICA DANIEL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Barbara Gasquet-CarreraBARBARA GASQUET-CARRERA

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tyler GrimesTYLER GRIMES

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Tanner KonradyTANNER KONRADY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Laura LisleLAURA LISLE

BOARD MEMBE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lanetta PantielLANETTA PANTIEL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Claire PowersCLAIRE POWERS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Chris UteschCHRIS UTESCH

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Allie WallaceALLIE WALLACE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jack WiggenJACK WIGGEN

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: 2024
Filed: 27 October 2025
IRS schema version: 2024v5.0
Source object: 202533029349301268

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