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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MOCO KIDSCO.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,344,212
Total expenses
$7,135,691
Contributions and grants received
$4,736,830
Grants paid
$1,109
Program service revenue
$1,614,635
Investment income
$58,794
Other revenue
-$66,047
Total assets, end of year
$10,099,683
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,644,464
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,455,219
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,353,154
Management and general expenses
$922,748
Fundraising expenses
$859,789
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,353,154

Program services were 75.0% 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

    $95,720

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,925,434

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,715,676

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $202,073

  • 2a · Program service revenue: WORKSHOPS/CAMP/EVENTS

    total $1,425,947 · related or exempt $1,425,947

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES

    total $139,691 · related or exempt $139,691

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $48,997 · related or exempt $48,997

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,945 · excluded $41,945

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $20,400

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $2,428

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $17,972

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $17,972 · excluded $17,972

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $442,142

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $425,293

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $16,849

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $16,849 · excluded $16,849

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,130

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $95,720

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $115,987

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$100,857 · excluded -$100,857

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $16,838 · excluded $16,838

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $16,838

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $1,109 · program services $1,109

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $197,066 · program services $68,973 · management and general $68,973 · fundraising $59,120

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,374,671 · program services $2,622,689 · management and general $370,068 · fundraising $381,914

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $52,484 · program services $33,912 · management and general $12,037 · fundraising $6,535

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $200,764 · program services $155,795 · management and general $25,611 · fundraising $19,358

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $265,759 · program services $199,147 · management and general $35,704 · fundraising $30,908

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $58,035 · management and general $58,035

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $696,827 · program services $489,879 · management and general $9,569 · fundraising $197,379

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $29,802 · program services $18,873 · management and general $379 · fundraising $10,550

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $122,867 · program services $80,685 · management and general $21,222 · fundraising $20,960

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $123,829 · program services $90,490 · management and general $16,621 · fundraising $16,718

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,241,386 · program services $1,084,349 · management and general $96,638 · fundraising $60,399

  • 17 · Travel

    total $45,118 · program services $33,599 · management and general $8,036 · fundraising $3,483

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,078 · program services $2,720 · management and general $6,944 · fundraising $414

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $134,279 · program services $19,379 · management and general $114,900

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,781 · program services $12,826 · management and general $14,352 · fundraising $603

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $235,261 · program services $225,708 · management and general $1,070 · fundraising $8,483

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $120,340 · program services $111,295 · management and general $4,813 · fundraising $4,232

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

    total $79,916 · program services $32,628 · management and general $21,126 · fundraising $26,162

  • 24d · Other expenses: SECURITY

    total $78,145 · program services $41,203 · management and general $36,650 · fundraising $292

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $40,174 · program services $27,895 · fundraising $12,279

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,263,498 · end of year $597,936

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $209,192

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $213,488 · end of year $495,516

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $115,445 · end of year $102,977

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

    $1,062,322

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

    $351,536

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $743,543 · end of year $710,786

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $567,753

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,150,731 · end of year $7,415,523

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $177,171 · end of year $171,044

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $225,284 · end of year $330,892

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,849,939 · end of year $8,142,528

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,234,311 · end of year $1,455,219

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

KID MUSEUM IS OUR REGION'S PIONEERING EXPERIENTIAL MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL MAKERSPACE. WE FOSTER THE "MIND OF A MAKER" IN KIDS AND YOUTH, EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ESTABLISHED, EDUCATIONAL NONPROFIT IN THE WASHINGTON, D.C. METRO AREA THAT OFFERS HANDS-ON, MAKER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS. ITS UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ENGAGING YOUTH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH (STEAM), BUILDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND HELPING DIVERSIFY THE TALENT PIPELINE OF THE FUTURE. SINCE ESTABLISHING A PROOF-OF-CONCEPT SITE IN 2014, KID MUSEUM HAS SERVED MORE THAN 400,000 VISITORS. AT ITS TWO MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD FACILITIES, IT FOSTERS THE "MIND OF A MAKER" TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION WITH THE SKILLS TO INVENT THE FUTURE. AS A LEADER IN INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, KID PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND THE COMMUNITY TO DISMANTLE STRUCTURAL INEQUITIES AND ENABLE ALL STUDENTS TO UNLOCK THEIR FULLEST CREATIVE POTENTIAL.

  • IN ITS TENTH YEAR OF OPERATIONS, AND ITS SECOND FULL YEAR AT OUR FLAGSHIP LOCATION AT BETHESDA METRO CENTER, KID MUSEUM IS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK, SERVING THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND EDUCATORS EACH YEAR WITH A RANGE OF INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS. OUR PROGRAMS ARE BUILT AROUND HANDS-ON, TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT BUILD SKILLS IN CODING, ENGINEERING DESIGN, AND INVENTION, AND PREPARE KIDS TO TAKE ON LIFE'S CHALLENGES WITH CREATIVITY, CURIOSITY, AND COMPASSION.1) OUT OF SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM PROVIDES YOUTH WITH THE SKILLS AND EXPANDED MINDSET TO BECOME INNOVATORS OF THE FUTURE THROUGH ENGAGING, HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING FROM WEEK-LONG SUMMER CAMPS AND DAILY CAMPS, TO MULTI-WEEK AFTER-SCHOOL CLASSES. IN ADDITION, THE MUSEUM PROVIDES VIBRANT WEEKEND EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE WHOLE FAMILY. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS IN-PERSON WEEKEND PROGRAMMING, SERVING VISITORS THROUGH OPEN EXPLORE TIME, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, WORKSHOPS, AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS.2) SCHOOL PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM OFFERS RIGOROUS, CURRICULUM BASED PROGRAMS, WITH A SERIES OF EXPERIENCES THAT COMBINE TECHNICAL SKILLS (EG. CODING, ELECTRONICS, ENGINEERING DESIGN) WITH 21ST CENTURY LEARNING INCLUDING CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COLLABORATION. THE ANNUAL INVENT THE FUTURE CHALLENGE BRINGS THESE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO THOUSANDS OF AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES RIGOROUS, STANDARDS-ALIGNED CURRICULAR PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, REACHING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS INCLUDING THOSE FROM TITLE I AND HIGH-POVERTY SCHOOLS THROUGH OUR KID INVENTORS PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, KID MUSEUM REACHES HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS THROUGH SINGLE VISIT MAKER DISCOVERY FIELD TRIPS, EXPLORING HANDS ON TECHNICAL AND BUILDING SKILLS, AS WELL AS DEEP DIVE WORKSHOPS AND OPEN BUILD EXPERIENCES IN WHICH STUDENTS PURSUE THEIR OWN PROJECT BUILDS. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO BROADEN ACCESS AND REACH OF OUR PROGRAMS TO STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.3) TEEN PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S TEEN VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO GUIDE VISITORS THROUGH OUR HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS. THESE TRAINED STUDENTS THEN SERVE AS ACTIVITY FACILITATORS DURING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, FAMILY WEEKEND PROGRAMS, AND AT CAMPS. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM ALSO CONTINUED ITS INTENSIVE TEEN INNOVATORS PROGRAM THAT ALLOWED TEENS TO DELVE INTO STEM, MAKER, AND LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS STRENGTHEN THEIR TECH AND MAKER SKILLS. THE FY24 TEEN INNOVATORS PROGRAM ALSO CONTAINED THE FIRST AI INTEGRATION COHORT, WHICH EXPLORED THE WAYS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MAKING INTERSECT. ALL COHORTS OF THE TEEN PROGRAM EXPLORE COLLEGE AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN STEM AND NON-STEM FIELDS.4) EDUCATOR PROGRAMSKID MUSEUM'S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES EDUCATORS WITH THE SKILLS, RESOURCES, AND INSPIRATION NEEDED TO SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE STEM-BASED MAKER EDUCATION INTO EVERYDAY CLASSROOMS. IN FY24, KID MUSEUM CONTINUED ITS MODEL FOR SUPPORTING SCHOOLS IN SYSTEMIC INTEGRATION OF MAKER LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS DELIVERED A STUDENT CURRICULUM, PARTICIPATED IN COHORT-WIDE TRAINING WORKSHOPS, AND PARTNERED WITH KID MUSEUM STAFF FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING.5) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTIN FY24, KID MUSEUM FURTHER REFINED ITS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FUNCTION, PERFORMING OUTREACH TO LOCAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNITIES AT LITTLE TO NO COST TO THE PARTICIPANTS. STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THAT ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM PARTICIPATED IN PROGRAMS WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS AT KID MUSEUM DURING THE WEEK AND WEEKENDS. KID MUSEUM ALSO BUILT OUT ITS RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FUNCTION TO ALLOW US TO FURTHER REFINE OUR IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITIES SERVED BY THESE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $5,353,154 · Grants $1,109 · Revenue $1,614,635

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

Listed in Part VII

  • CARA LESSER

    FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $177,481
    From this org
    $153,528
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,953
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,528
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,970
    Filer's total
    $177,481

  • DAVID GOLDBERG

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ROBBY BREWER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • JILL CHESSEN

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SAM ALEMAYEHU

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GEORGES ANDRE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SUSAN HENDRICKSON

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • SHANIKA HOPE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CORINNA LATHAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL LIN

    DIRECTOR (END 2/2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALEXANDRE RENE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BRIAN TAFF

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ANTONIO TIJERINO

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACQUELINE EYL

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $147,869
    From this org
    $143,577
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,292
    Hours/week
    40

  • MONICA GOODWYN-CAUL

    CHIEF PEOPLE AND CULTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $149,749
    From this org
    $142,047
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,702
    Hours/week
    40

  • HOLLY CHRISTENSEN

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $143,277
    From this org
    $137,491
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,786
    Hours/week
    40

  • SUSAN HULLINGER

    MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $137,078
    From this org
    $134,524
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,554
    Hours/week
    40

  • DOROTHY JONES-DAVIS

    CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $140,121
    From this org
    $128,448
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,673
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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
15 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521359349314127

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