Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by CHILDRENS CREATIVITY MUSEUM.
This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.
What the amendment changed
Compared with the latest return for 2023 , filed 15 May 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.
Listed under a different title
- Alice Ferguson: At-Large then Director
- Herve Gomez: Director/Treas then Director
- Jennifer De Palm: At-Large then Director
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,135,636
- Total expenses
- $2,100,876
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,596,010
- Grants paid
- $42,918
- Program service revenue
- $1,538,380
- Investment income
- $1,246
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,963,565
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,107,641
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $855,924
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,605,812
- Management and general expenses
- $364,182
- Fundraising expenses
- $130,882
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,605,812
Program services were 76.4% 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
$32,093
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$999,301
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$564,616
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2a · Program service revenue: Admissions
total $300,578 · related or exempt $300,578
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2b · Program service revenue: Facility/Theater Rentals
total $309,282 · related or exempt $309,282
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2c · Program service revenue: Field Trips/Workshops
total $10,763 · related or exempt $10,763
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2d · Program service revenue: Other income
total $9,419 · related or exempt $9,419
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2e · Program service revenue: Yerba Buena Gardens
total $908,338 · related or exempt $908,338
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3 · Investment income
total $1,246 · excluded $1,246
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $37,000 · program services $37,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $5,918 · program services $5,918
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $185,000 · program services $139,216 · management and general $31,700 · fundraising $14,084
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $994,239 · program services $748,186 · management and general $170,367 · fundraising $75,686
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $69,531 · program services $57,963 · management and general $5,819 · fundraising $5,749
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $94,244 · program services $71,059 · management and general $16,074 · fundraising $7,111
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $63,803 · management and general $63,803
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $46,683 · program services $34,760 · management and general $2,451 · fundraising $9,472
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $2,864 · program services $2,273 · management and general $402 · fundraising $189
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13 · Office expenses
total $26,697 · program services $26,149 · management and general $299 · fundraising $249
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14 · Information technology
total $12,441 · program services $9,410 · management and general $2,061 · fundraising $970
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $11,642 · program services $10,085 · management and general $1,552 · fundraising $5
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,711 · program services $1,352 · management and general $2,297 · fundraising $62
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20 · Interest
total $14,208 · program services $12,796 · management and general $960 · fundraising $452
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $56,818 · program services $42,614 · management and general $9,659 · fundraising $4,545
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23 · Insurance
total $52,918 · program services $18,131 · management and general $32,853 · fundraising $1,934
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24a · Other expenses: Subcontractors
total $159,257 · program services $182,081 · management and general -$22,824
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24b · Other expenses: Utilities
total $79,009 · program services $60,406 · management and general $12,658 · fundraising $5,945
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24c · Other expenses: Repairs and maintenance
total $47,752 · program services $38,890 · management and general $6,251 · fundraising $2,611
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24d · Other expenses: Dues and Memberships
total $39,771 · program services $25,732 · management and general $14,039
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24e · All other expenses
total $97,370 · program services $81,791 · management and general $13,761 · fundraising $1,818
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $520,147 · end of year $354,674
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $118,046 · end of year $135,293
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $83,195 · end of year $489,564
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,937 · end of year $14,495
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $22,083 · end of year $24,052
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,527,589
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$590,512
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $166,687 · end of year $937,077
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $13,350 · end of year $8,410
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $265,452 · end of year $395,677
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $307,145 · end of year $203,792
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $500,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $26,334
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $13,350 · end of year $8,172
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year -$269,309 · end of year $713,520
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $90,473 · end of year $142,404
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
The childrens creativity museum (CCM) is a hands-on, multimedia arts and technology museum for children. Its mission is to nurture creativity and collaboration in all children and families. We believe that creative expression, innovation, and critical thinking are core to fostering the next generation.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The Childrens Creativity Museum, a hands-on, multi-media arts and technology museum, nurtures creativity and collaboration in all children and families. The museum believes that creative expression, innovation, and critical thinking are core to [continued on Sch. O]
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Networks and Outreach:CCM works with colleagues at local, state, and national levels to expand opportunities for children and youth typically underrepresented in the arts and sciences. Nationally, we help lead NASAs National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Net), serve as a founding member of the LEGO Playful Learning Museum Network, jointly manage howtosmile.org and its online STEM activities for all ages, and advise on a range of projects using analog and digital technology to engage children and caregivers in art-and-science learning. Regionally, we lead the California Girls in STEM Network and facilitate a community of practice to leverage the power of play in museums throughout Northern California. Locally, we amplify the voices of AAPI communities in partnership with the SOMA (continued on Schedule O)
Expenses $1,152,308 · Grants $37,000
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Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.
Expenses $407,493 · Revenue $300,578
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Creativity Museum and Creativity Theater:The Childrens Creativity Museum (CCM) was founded originally as Zeum through a downtown San Francisco community redevelopment effort in the 1990s. Our 20+ years operating at the cross-section of art-and-technology infuses a look - and please touch! experience rarely found in museums. By providing a safe environment for children ages 2-12 to engage in play-based learning, explore their curiosities, and tackle hands-on design challenges, we build essential creative confidence and collaboration skills.We have always been led by a director of color, our Board and staff are roughly 50% people of color, and 62% of CCMs visitors identify as people of color (2017 Morey study). CCM proudly connects with children in our (continued on Schedule O)
Expenses $46,011 · Revenue $362,803
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.
Listed in Part VII
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Carol Tang
Exec Director
- Total calculated
- $186,158
- From this org
- $185,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,158
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,158
- Filer's total
- $186,158
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Darrell Porcello
Dir of STEM
- Total calculated
- $157,062
- From this org
- $148,908
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,154
- Hours/week
- 37.5
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $148,908
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,154
- Filer's total
- $157,062
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Katharine Greenbaum
Deputy Director
- Total calculated
- $109,223
- From this org
- $108,609
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $614
- Hours/week
- 37.5
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Raj Kapoor
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Sonia Chang
Vice-Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Merve Lapus
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ross Culverwell
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jennifer De Palm
At-Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alice Ferguson
At-Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Herve Gomez
Director/Treas
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kai Haley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Khafre Jay
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Darlene Lin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carol Liu
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sergio Lopez
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stella Ma
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim Milosevich
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Andy Russell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sudheer Tegualpalle
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcus von Engel
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jessica Wong
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tania Zapata
Director
- 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. 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
None.
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
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$7,000
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$7,000
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$7,000
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$7,000
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$7,000
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 14 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202521349349305912
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