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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by WONDERLAB-MUSEUM OF SCIENCE HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$637,930
Total expenses
$410,463
Contributions and grants received
$525,686
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$85,902
Investment income
$15,001
Other revenue
$11,341
Total assets, end of year
$5,658,765
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,288,459
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,370,306
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$347,678
Management and general expenses
$36,988
Fundraising expenses
$25,797
Program service expenses (Part III)
$347,678

Program services were 84.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $18,977

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $506,709

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU

    total $85,902 · related or exempt $85,902

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15,001 · excluded $15,001

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,050

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,050

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,050 · excluded $1,050

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,671

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $5,380

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $10,291 · related or exempt $10,291

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $8,104 · program services $6,724 · management and general $823 · fundraising $557

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $190,716 · program services $158,234 · management and general $19,382 · fundraising $13,100

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,632 · program services $7,991 · management and general $979 · fundraising $662

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,060 · program services $12,495 · management and general $1,531 · fundraising $1,034

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,045 · program services $42,352 · management and general $5,187 · fundraising $3,506

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,850 · management and general $1,850

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,222 · program services $37,763 · fundraising $459

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,172 · program services $3,172

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,025 · management and general $1,025

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,144 · program services $3,783 · management and general $45 · fundraising $316

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,589 · program services $6,929 · management and general $82 · fundraising $578

  • 17 · Travel

    total $716 · program services $654 · management and general $7 · fundraising $55

  • 20 · Interest

    total $37,707 · program services $34,426 · management and general $408 · fundraising $2,873

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $16,922 · program services $15,450 · management and general $183 · fundraising $1,289

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,974 · program services $3,179 · fundraising $795

  • 24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $5,575 · program services $5,464 · management and general $55 · fundraising $56

  • 24b · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD AND ON-LINE

    total $4,418 · program services $4,374 · management and general $44

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL

    total $2,619 · program services $2,619

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $2,586 · program services $2,069 · fundraising $517

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,387 · management and general $5,387

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,400 · end of year $1,400

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,306,479 · end of year $2,587,087

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,380 · end of year $22,227

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,167 · end of year $31,913

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $40,301 · end of year $38,936

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $32,535 · end of year $46,955

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

    $4,409,914

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

    $2,512,986

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,991,550 · end of year $1,896,928

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,044,929 · end of year $1,033,319

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $40,984 · end of year $28,619

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $89,757 · end of year $104,061

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $1,128,634 · end of year $1,155,779

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,737,857 · end of year $2,864,310

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,439,509 · end of year $1,505,996

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE WONDERLAB MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY IS A PREMIER CENTER FOR INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION AND DISCOVERY. WONDERLAB PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, TO EXPERIENCE THE WONDER AND EXCITEMENT OF SCIENCE THROUGH HANDS-ON EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT STIMULATE CURIOSITY, ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION, FOSTER LIFELONG LEARNING AND EXPLORE CONNECTIONS TO THE ARTS AND EVERYDAY LIFE.

  • THE WONDERLAB MUSEUM PROVIDES INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH. PRIOR TO MARCH 2020, THE ORGANIZATION SERVED OVER 85,000 VISITORS AT ITS MUSEUM IN DOWNTOWN BLOOMINGTON AND AT OFF-SITE EXPERIENCES. AFTER A STEEP DECLINE IN ATTENDANCE DURING THE YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC, ATTENDANCE IS MOVING STRONGLY TOWARD PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 80,909 VISITORS (CHILDREN, ADULTS, INFANTS) AT THE MUSEUM. IN-PERSON OUTREACH PROGRAMS DURING THAT TIME REACHED AN ADDITIONAL 10,468 CHILDREN AND ADULTS. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2024, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERED 31 DIFFERENT WEEK-LONG SESSIONS OF WONDERCAMP (A HANDS-ON, IN-PERSON SUMMER SCIENCE ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCE) PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR 479 REGISTERED CAMPERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S VISITORS ARE PRIMARILY FROM SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

    Expenses $347,678 · Revenue $96,193

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Brandon O'Leary

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brechin Newby

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Caitlin Keller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Ciolli

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Raff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Slotegraaf

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heather Niehoff

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jamie Miller

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonelle Gross

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lauren Parkes

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rick Van Kooten

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Wisk Wensey Derifond

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ashley Johnson

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philemon Yebei

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andy Cron

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Patricia Riveire Stumpf

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karen Jepson-Innes

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $24,636
    From this org
    $24,636
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30

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
13 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543219349300904

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