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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC MUSEUM.

Totals

Total revenue
$19,808,927
Total expenses
$10,455,457
Contributions and grants received
$17,266,836
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,873,609
Investment income
$173,120
Other revenue
$495,362
Total assets, end of year
$33,953,910
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,734,423
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$32,219,487
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,898,474
Management and general expenses
$1,771,985
Fundraising expenses
$784,998
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,898,474

Program services were 75.5% 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

    $292,876

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,031,514

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $14,942,446

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,238,997

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MUSEUM ADMISSIONS

    total $1,031,125 · related or exempt $1,031,125

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD SALES

    total $345,871 · unrelated business $66,107 · excluded $279,764

  • 2c · Program service revenue: STORE SALES

    total $294,641 · excluded $294,641

  • 2d · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS

    total $201,972 · related or exempt $201,972

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $173,120 · excluded $173,120

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $258,217

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $258,217

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $258,217 · related or exempt $45,251 · unrelated business $212,966

  • 11a · Other revenue: PARKING FEES

    total $203,607 · related or exempt $203,607

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $33,538 · unrelated business $2,381 · excluded $31,157

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $237,145

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $394,389 · management and general $394,389

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,159,875 · program services $3,440,607 · management and general $224,646 · fundraising $494,622

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $391,733 · program services $310,648 · management and general $36,426 · fundraising $44,659

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $360,106 · program services $273,120 · management and general $47,722 · fundraising $39,264

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $3,500 · management and general $3,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $147,301 · program services $28,308 · management and general $118,993

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $247,302 · program services $247,302

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $249,613 · program services $228,626 · management and general $20,970 · fundraising $17

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,851,304 · program services $1,428,432 · management and general $314,408 · fundraising $108,464

  • 17 · Travel

    total $61,148 · program services $13,098 · management and general $48,050

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $979,718 · program services $734,788 · management and general $146,958 · fundraising $97,972

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $181,956 · program services $18,292 · management and general $163,664

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTED SERVICES

    total $758,729 · program services $548,079 · management and general $210,650

  • 24b · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE

    total $282,629 · program services $282,320 · management and general $309

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $261,363 · program services $261,363

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $80,504 · program services $73,499 · management and general $7,005

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $44,287 · program services $9,992 · management and general $34,295

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $9,898,490 · end of year $3,141,586

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,827,632 · end of year $10,457,144

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $51,775 · end of year $50,309

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $654,526 · end of year $547,767

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

    $23,403,887

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

    $5,762,993

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $10,580,303 · end of year $17,640,894

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,100,558 · end of year $2,116,210

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,975,142 · end of year $1,483,369

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $177,112 · end of year $162,040

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $95,013 · end of year $89,014

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,209,427 · end of year $12,216,812

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,656,590 · end of year $20,002,675

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE GRPM EXISTS TO BE A LIVING MONUMENT OF ARTIFACTS, IDEAS AND STORIES TOLD THROUGH EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND CELEBRATE OUR HUMAN BOND. WE ENRICH THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH EXPERIENCES OF THE WIDER WORLD IN A UNIQUELY GRAND RAPIDS CONTEXT. OUR VISION IS TO INSPIRE PASSIONATE CURIOSITY AND A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD AROUND US.

  • THE GRPM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES FOCUSING ON HISTORY, SCIENCE AND CULTURE. IN ADDITION TO THREE FLOORS OF CORE EXHIBITS, THE GRPM OFFERS A ROTATING SELECTION OF TEMPORARY EXHIBITS. THE CHAFFEE PLANETARIUM PROVIDES VISITORS WITH AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE THAT EXPLORES THE WONDERS OF SPACE AND THE UNIVERSE. EDUCATIONAL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS, AND SUMMER CAMPS. THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION FEATURES OVER 250,000 ARTIFACTS AND SPECIMENS FROM A VARIETY OF FIELDS, INCLUDING ANTHROPOLOGY, NATURAL HISTORY, AND MORE. THE DIGITAL STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON MAKING THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTION AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT MORE ACCESSIBLE USING NEW INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THE MUSEUM HOSTS A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, INCLUDING LECTURES, CONCERTS, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. THE GRPM PROVIDES OUTREACH SERVICES TO SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BRINGING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND PROGRAMMING TO UNDERSERVED AREAS. THE MUSEUM'S STAFF AND SCHOLARS ENGAGE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO THE MUSEUM'S COLLECTIONS, CONTRIBUTING TO THE FIELD OF KNOWLEDGE IN A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES.

    Expenses $7,898,474 · Revenue $1,481,955

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Marlin Feyen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Rich Noreen

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • James Haveman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Dr Jesse Bernal

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Lyman S Parks Jr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Dale Robertson

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $247,799
    From this org
    $232,469
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,330
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $232,469
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,330
    Filer's total
    $247,799

  • Karen Wilburn

    CFO & VP OF ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $124,821
    From this org
    $124,492
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $329
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Mari Beth Johnson-Jelks

    VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES

    Total calculated
    $122,937
    From this org
    $116,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,438
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

  • Stephanie Ogren

    VP OF SCIENCE & EDUCATION

    Total calculated
    $106,892
    From this org
    $100,454
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,438
    Hours/week
    40 + 1 related

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
26 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202600589349301005

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