- Revenue 2024
- $12,320,522
- Expenses 2024
- $11,824,029
Program services were 86.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A520
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 980 MACARTHUR CSWY
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN IN OUR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY. VISITORS OF ALL AGES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY TOGETHER, LEARN, IMAGINE, AND CREATE. THE MUSEUM OFFERS INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, PROGRAMS AND LEARNING MATERIALS RELATED TO ARTS, CULTURE, COMMUNITY AND COMMUNICATION. MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS DEDICATED TO ENRICHING THE LIVES OF ALL CHILDREN BY FOSTERING A LOVE OF LEARNING AND ENABLING CHILDREN TO REALIZE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL.
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MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM IS A NON-PROFIT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL CHILDREN IN OUR MULTICULTURAL COMMUNITY.VISITORS OF ALL AGES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PLAY, LEARN, IMAGINE, AND CREATE TOGETHER THROUGH INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS, PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ARTS, CULTURE, SCIENCE, AND THE SOUTH FLORIDA COMMUNITY. THROUGH THESE OFFERINGS, THE MUSEUM SERVED 450,000 PEOPLE IN FY25. THE MUSEUM IS HOME TO FORMAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTE (ECI), A NAEYC ACCREDITED PRESCHOOL, AND THE MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHARTER SCHOOL (MCMCS), AN A-RATED MDCPS, WHICH TOGETHER SERVE 400 CHILDREN DAILY. THE MUSEUM ALSO PROVIDES AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR 360 CHILDREN DAILY AT FIVE PARTNER SCHOOLS LOCATED IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, FROM GOULDS TO MIAMI GARDENS, AND 105 CHILDREN IN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING AT THE MUSEUM. THE MUSEUM PROVIDES SPRING, SUMMER, AND WINTER CAMP AS WELL AS ONE-DAY CAMPS. THE MUSEUM PROUDLY ENGAGES CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES AND BACKGROUNDS BY PROVIDING AN INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT ENSURES HIGH QUALITY, HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS SENSORY FRIENDLY SATURDAY. FOR ALL. THE MUSEUM SERVES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, BOTH LOCAL AND VISITORS, ON-SITE, IN THE COMMUNITY, AND ON-DEMAND THROUGH THE MUSEUM AT-HOME VIDEO LIBRARY.
Expenses $10,251,634 · Revenue $5,984,377
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Jeffrey BerkowitzJEFFREY BERKOWITZ
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Scott WagnerSCOTT WAGNER
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Marianne DevineMARIANNE DEVINE
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Gary ReshefskyGARY RESHEFSKY
PAST PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Michael BerkowitzMICHAEL BERKOWITZ
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
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Kelly Ruane MelchiondoKELLY RUANE MELCHIONDO
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Melissa NetkinMELISSA NETKIN
VICE PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Michelle DienerMICHELLE DIENER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Steven WeberSTEVEN WEBER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Claudia RodriguezCLAUDIA RODRIGUEZ
MEMBER AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Daniel SchmerinDANIEL SCHMERIN
MEMBER AT LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Samuel Terilli JrSAMUEL TERILLI JR
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Adrienne PardoADRIENNE PARDO
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Richard LampenRICHARD LAMPEN
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Karin AjmaniKARIN AJMANI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ryan BailineRYAN BAILINE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kate LashleyKATE LASHLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda CollLINDA COLL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Anton FarjardoANTON FARJARDO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Todd GambergTODD GAMBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Norman S GersteinNORMAN S GERSTEIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Erika KoopmanERIKA KOOPMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christine KotlerCHRISTINE KOTLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nancy LashNANCY LASH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joseph LeuchterJOSEPH LEUCHTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $12,320,522
- Expenses
- $11,824,029
- Contributions
- $5,922,804
- Grants paid
- $0
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2023
- Revenue
- $10,661,313
- Expenses
- $11,169,987
- Contributions
- $4,762,960
- Grants paid
- $0
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2022
- Revenue
- $10,836,676
- Expenses
- $9,633,314
- Contributions
- $4,763,609
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,858,201
- Expenses
- $7,849,832
- Assets (EOY)
- $28,550,242
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,887,045
- Expenses
- $5,451,471
- Assets (EOY)
- $25,535,882
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,499,544
- Expenses
- $7,956,747
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,946,720
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,201,439
- Expenses
- $8,033,649
- Assets (EOY)
- $25,018,054
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,685,446
- Expenses
- $7,725,933
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,885,659
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $9,116,018
- Expenses
- $7,343,016
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,358,330
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $7,463,449
- Expenses
- $7,280,976
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,541,330
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,286,787
- Expenses
- $6,081,488
- Assets (EOY)
- $19,340,186
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,716,063
- Expenses
- $6,448,244
- Assets (EOY)
- $17,341,848
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $6,001,956
- Assets (EOY)
- $16,741,874
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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$884,864
2025 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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$120,000
2023 PROGRAM SUPPORT
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2023 UNRESTRICTED
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2024 UNRESTRICTED
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$50,000
2022 THIS GRANT IS UNRESTRICTED.
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$26,227
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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GREATER MIAMI JEWISH FEDERATION
$25,000
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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$19,070
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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MIAMI CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CHARTER SCH
SCHOOL · FL
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.