Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,255,749
- Total expenses
- $1,094,472
- Contributions and grants received
- $869,845
- Grants paid
- $366,019
- Program service revenue
- $260,272
- Investment income
- $3,507
- Other revenue
- $122,125
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,018,844
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $27,362
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $991,482
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $917,596
- Management and general expenses
- $47,366
- Fundraising expenses
- $129,510
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $917,596
Program services were 83.8% 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
$27,010
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1c · Fundraising events
$518,023
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$42,563
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$282,249
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2a · Program service revenue: Museum Admissions
total $116,386 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: Educational Services
total $28,995 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: Day Camps
total $47,413 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2d · Program service revenue: Birthday Parties
total $33,620 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2e · Program service revenue: Other
total $33,858 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $3,507 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $3,507
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$385,271
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$518,023
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$263,146
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $122,125 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $122,125
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $366,019 · program services $366,019
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $68,000 · program services $40,150 · management and general $7,841 · fundraising $20,009
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $265,562 · program services $246,102 · management and general $3,339 · fundraising $16,121
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $28,368 · program services $25,395 · management and general $634 · fundraising $2,339
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $34,701 · program services $29,788 · management and general $1,166 · fundraising $3,747
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $13,390 · program services $0 · management and general $13,390 · fundraising $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $60,507 · program services $28,877 · management and general $4,805 · fundraising $26,825
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $51,683 · program services $46,260 · management and general $0 · fundraising $5,423
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13 · Office expenses
total $24,755 · program services $11,544 · management and general $235 · fundraising $12,976
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14 · Information technology
total $7,940 · program services $7,230 · management and general $155 · fundraising $555
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16 · Occupancy
total $22,407 · program services $20,826 · management and general $345 · fundraising $1,236
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17 · Travel
total $636 · program services $636 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $7,284 · program services $5,116 · management and general $1,340 · fundraising $828
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20 · Interest
total $116 · program services $0 · management and general $116 · fundraising $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $52,041 · program services $51,799 · management and general $53 · fundraising $189
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23 · Insurance
total $9,492 · program services $7,524 · management and general $1,282 · fundraising $686
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24a · Other expenses: Program supplies
total $25,198 · program services $10,057 · management and general $0 · fundraising $15,141
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24b · Other expenses: Exhibits
total $11,008 · program services $11,008 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Credit card processing
total $25,202 · program services $0 · management and general $10,604 · fundraising $14,598
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24d · Other expenses: Staff & Camper T Shirts
total $4,370 · program services $4,370 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24e · All other expenses
total $15,793 · program services $4,895 · management and general $2,061 · fundraising $8,837
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $575,534 · end of year $589,118
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $85,777 · end of year $219,259
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $15,910
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $617 · end of year $2,414
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $9,069 · end of year $7,851
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$445,378
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$261,086
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $211,544 · end of year $184,292
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $21,667 · end of year $15,825
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $5,017 · end of year $3,962
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $25,652 · end of year $7,575
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $568,408 · end of year $520,844
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $261,797 · end of year $470,638
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Ignite the growth of children, families and communities through interactive learning.
Activities or mission (Part I)
We believe in learning through playing. The exhibits are carefully selected to promote S.T.E.A.M focused learning(Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). We strive to promote a fun and interactive environment where children thrive and become excited about learning.
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Musueum Operations: Aiding the educational, intellectual and cultural development of children and families by making activities available to enterain and educate. During 2024, attendance at the Museum exceeded 65,000.
Expenses $261,435 · Revenue $116,386
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Day Camps: Inspiring imagination and creativity through different hands-on interactive projects and visitors from the local community. Camps are designed for children ages 5 through 11. Both half-day and full-day camps are offered. During 2024, there were 15 camp sessions with approximately 230 registrants.
Expenses $59,601 · Revenue $47,413
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Educational Services: Programs, including Field Trips, Home School Workshops and Toddler Takeover, are regularly scheduled experiences which provide opportunities to come in contact with a variety of topics. During 2024, there were approximately 170 events or program sessions with approximately 6,300 participants.
Expenses $112,947 · Revenue $28,995
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Other Programs: Other events and programs that allow children and families to experience new educational opportunities. Events, including Touch-a-Truck and Santas First Stop, are one day experiences organized around a specific theme. During 2024, there were approximately 20 events with approximately 15,000 participants.
Expenses $483,613 · Grants $366,019 · Revenue $67,478
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Josh Davis
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
D'Ann Douglas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jodi Green
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Lori Higgins
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn Hill
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Fatima Javed
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Sarah Matheny
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
John Morrell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Anna Pappa
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.25
-
Zach Stiles
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Liza Waddell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Seth Wells
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Amanda Yarbrough
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $68,000
- From this org
- $68,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- 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.
Grants on this return
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$100,000
Restoration Project
-
Education
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Port Neches Groves Independent School District
$40,945
Education
-
Beaumont Independent School District
$20,872
Education
-
Orangefield Independent School District
$12,719
Education
-
Bridge City Independent School District
$9,001
Education
-
Lumberton Independent School District
$8,200
Education
-
Education
-
Kountze Independent School District
$5,304
Education
-
Education
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503219349317465
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